Filthy Mach Rider

Having given up on making a Gamebit, I ordered one. Until then I have a few cartridges I can open with a flathead screwdriver. One such cartridge is Mach Rider.

Just look at this game. Who knows what various misfortunes must have befell this game, but as you can see it took it on the jaw, and took it hard.
The flash really brings out the dirt that is deeply ingrained in the plastic of the cartridge.







Then there is the insides. Click that and look at the disgusting mess of splatters. It's like someone splattered tar inside the cartridge opening. It doesn't look like it, but the black goo just wiped right off. I was very surprised how well this thing cleaned up, but there still is something wrong with the plastic part. I can only think that someone found this game on the side of the road or perhaps it spent a few days in a desert. The NES should arrive tomorrow, but until then I want to complain about my local sources for NES games. The first place is a store in the mall that sells new and older video games. Their NES collection isn't that great. They also have to look up every game for a price. Legend of Zelda? $30. You can't get a game for less than $5 in there. The other place in town is a used sporting goods store which also are more expensive than ebay. Either way, ebay is sadly the best option for now. Hopefully I uncover something else.