So I just looked through my DS cartridge collection to play some games on my DSI XL.
I found one of my DS cartridge won't work because of cartridge root.
I have not played this game in close to a decade and even then I only played the game once.
I keep all of the DS game cards in a plastic game card case for protection.
However this game card is the only card with cartridge root.
I brought all of the DS games brand new when Nintendo sold them back then so not been used by someone else.
My concern is I kept them in a case to keep them dry and to prevent corrosion and haven't been used in a long time but yet one of the cartridges got cartridge root.
Is this supposed to be normal?
I find it odd that I have not played this game in a long time and kept it in a case and it still rooted
I know that game cards can root over time but I thought this is weird that this happened
Has anyone else had this happen to a DS game card that never been played in years?
P.s. the game is Mario & sonic at the winter Olympic games (Nintendo DS)
@Tay205 Heard of disc rot in optical media etc, but never in carts - folk still using old Atari 2600 etc with no issues. Could just be that the contacts need cleaned - have you tried that?
@Tay205 Could be a moisture issue like @Silly_G said, or even damage from static electricity if you live somewhere really dry, or you might just have been unlucky and got a faulty cart - not all faults show up immediately with electronics. I've seen a couple of your other post that you've had issues with batteries in your Switch too - could point to something environmental? Or you're just really unlucky...
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