Best to leave Cartridges in Console or not? (DS, N64, etc)

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Neferpitou

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There seem to be two side of thought to this:

As some reckon it best to leave games (especially in handheld) as it help prevent the connections graving dust. In manual for Gameboy it actual recommends to leave games in the slot for that reason.

While other think it cause damage leaving games in consoles. As the metal connectors on the game and system react with each other causing damage when contact for long periods of time.

I favor to leave games in the DS but not for stationary consoles.
 
Plastic protectors? I suspect it's the same mystery as old books.

OT: I'm all for ease of life, so if I'm playing a game - I'll leave it in. I've had no problems. Technically, you're meant to put a computer (which it is) on every month or few weeks to just keep it running so... yeah. I think if you were proactive enough to sustain a system, just turning it on and checking its running is the best way about it.
 
Yeah i always left my cartridges in the super nintendo, in my gameboy's aswell. and well actually i leave all games in the consoles. partly because i don't see much point in taking the game out to then put it back in when i want to play it :p only go change the disc for another one, never to just put the disc away in its case.

WRT console staining, i have a feeling its due to temperatures and what the plastic is, plastic (especially white) will stain a horrible yellow colour due to age. the only way to protect it would be, as jayme said, some sort of protector (though this won't stop it from staining on the inside) there's probably some old wivestale trick to get things back to the way they where, (wouldn't surprise me if you had to rub vinegar and something onto the plastic)

Anyway, simply put.... i don't think you can stop it, its part of the life cycle of the plastic.
 
Leave them in providing you are playing different games regularly enough. Longer period of time... probably best to find a different way of protecting the cart slot.
 
My PAL SNES is completely yellow now (except the grey bits), which is both disheartening and amusing.

I have always left them in, in fact I think the N64 has never had anything out of its slot for more than five minutes in 14 years.
 
I leave them out and ALWAYS have to blowvigourously to get the damn Ds to realise "yes, there is a game in me" so... yeah looks like leaving them in might be best.
 
I always used to take them out but had the same problem as Sparrowsabre7, probably would have been best to leave them in.
 
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