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For everyone who still presses start.

Retro Gaming Pros is all about the consoles, handhelds and cartridges we grew up with. We write guides, history and hardware explainers, and we repair NES and Atari consoles when yours needs some help.

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Guides, history and hardware.

Straight answers about the consoles we all grew up with, from why they break to how to make them look great today.

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Why your NES blinks, and how we fix it for good

The blinking red light is the most famous fault in retro gaming. Here's what causes it, what actually helps, and which home remedies make it worse.

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Is your Pokémon save about to disappear? Game Boy save batteries explained

Many Game Boy cartridges keep your save alive with a tiny coin battery that's now 25+ years old. Here's how to tell if yours is dying and how to keep your save.

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How to make retro consoles look great on a modern TV

Plugging an old console into a new TV often looks blurry and feels laggy. Here's why that happens and the best ways to fix it, from cables to upscalers to HDMI mods.

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The systems

A quarter century of consoles.

From the Atari 2600 in 1977 to the GameCube in 2001, in order of their US release. Pick one to load its file on the TV up top.

    Repairs

    NES and Atari repairs.

    Right now we repair Nintendo Entertainment System and Atari consoles. Tell us what's going on and we'll get back to you about a fix. More systems are on the way.

    Nintendo (NES)

    The front-loading NES is the most-loved console we work on, and its common faults are very fixable.

    • Blinking red light and grey screen
    • 72-pin connector replacement
    • No power or no picture
    • Controller and controller port repair
    • Cartridge cleaning and testing

    Atari

    Woodgrain and all. Atari hardware is simple and tough, which makes it a great candidate for a second life.

    • Won't power on
    • No picture, snowy or rolling picture
    • Sticky or dead console switches
    • Joystick and controller port repair
    • Cartridge slot cleaning
    Community

    We play for the community.

    Retro gaming lives on because players, collectors and fixers look out for each other. We stand up for that community every day.

    Right to repair

    Your console is yours. You should be able to open it, fix it, mod it and keep it running, and we'll help you learn how.

    Preservation

    These games and machines are history. Keeping them working, documented and playable matters.

    Free advice

    Stuck on a setup or a fix? Send us a question. Sharing what we know is the whole point.

    Fair for collectors

    We call out hype pricing and help new players start a collection without overpaying.

    About

    Made by people who still play these games.

    Retro Gaming Pros is for anyone who still keeps a console hooked up to the TV, or wishes they did. We write about the hardware, the history and the games, and we fix NES and Atari consoles when they stop cooperating.

    We think old games should stay playable, affordable and understood. That means sharing what we learn, supporting the right to repair, and being straight with you about what a fix really takes.

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    WHAT YOU'LL FIND HERE
    Hardware guidesHow it works
    Fix-it explainersWhy it breaks
    Console history1977 to 2001
    Setup helpOld games, new TVs
    Collecting tipsBuy smart
    RepairsNES & Atari
    Contact

    Say hello.

    Suggest a blog post, ask a question about your hardware, or ask about an NES or Atari repair.

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