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How do you pull out your proto Gameboy cartridges

Apr 09 at 12:55:08 AM
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This is something that always ends up on my mind after playing with a gameboy proto cartridge (DMG style with the cutout and rom chip sticking out). Whenever I go to take it out, it's always a pain in the ass. There seems to be 3 options:

1: Pull on the rom chip. This is by far the easiest, but to me, I'm not sure I like that pressure point on the chip/holder.

2: Pull using the sides. Except, with the cutout, and no helpful ridges, there's not a whole lot of slippery surface to grab onto here. I feel like I gotta hercules grip the damn thing to get it out with this method.

3: Use your fingy nails to sorta grip that little ledge thing above the rom chip and pry on that. Seems to work, but your thumb nails may hate you after a couple of these.

Me, I tend to go either route 2 or 3, since I'm kinda OCD. 

How do you do it? Is there a *gasp* 4th option?


(I realize these are developer items and in no way obligated to be user friendly, just trying to have a bit of fun)

 

Apr 09 at 9:41:07 AM
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Option 4: grab it by the eprom cover (only proto I have left)! Otherwise I do option 3.

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Apr 10 at 11:09:05 AM
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< Cherub >
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Hey, that's a cool cover, I haven't seen one of those yet.