Damn. That's fucked up DarkKnight, but awesome about the phone call to Nintendo in that clerk's face.
Mine's from 1989 and works fine. I have 2 from 1989, and 1 from 1994 that works fine too. And one of mine has been completely soaked in rain and stopped working, but worked as soon as it dried. I really dont' know what could kill one of these beasts.












