bALEXc | 1 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Years ago I purchased an Earthworm Jim Genesis cart from a flee market and I am positive it has water damage due to a damaged label and rusted metal parts inside the board. The game still functions but can it damage the system itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,950 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Technically a damaged cartridge can damage the system, but as long as it's currently dry, it sounds very unlikely that should happen from just rusted parts. I'd be sure to clean the contacts before inserting it into the console's connector though. Try opening the cartridge and inspecting the PCB to see if anything looks suspicious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bALEXc | 1 Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) I already did. The PCB has been dry for years and the rust is attached to the capacitor. I already cleaned the contacts and the game works fine but I am concerned about damaging the system. I think I read somewhere that a water damaged cartridge may overheat the system. Edited October 15, 2020 by bALEXc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPeaPod | 121 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 I bought a lot of super Nintendo games that looked to have been submerged in water for a good part of its life. After cleaning the rust and changing some capacitors that had fallen off, the games played fine. I've been playing that lot of games for 5 plus years and it hasn't affected my console negatively yet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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