Retro video games writer Limited Run Video games has responded to a report that claimed it bought NES recreation cartridges that might harm consoles. The corporate stated that the report was correct, blamed the issue on a change in provider, and apologized for the problem.
Earlier this week, Time Extension revealed a report that included quotes from retro recreation fan Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso, who accused Limited Run Video games of promoting traditional NES video games in 3.3V cartridges, which do not match the 5V NES consoles that play them. In accordance with Gutiérrez Hermoso, which means components on the board draw energy from incorrect alerts that may ultimately harm each the cart and the NES itself. The 2 video games that he recognized as affected by this downside are Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland and PioPow.
In a press release supplied to Eurogamer, a Limited Run Video games spokesperson confirmed the fees within the report, stating partly: “Upon studying about this subject from our group, we instantly started investigating and might affirm that on account of a problem with voltage regulation, there’s a small likelihood that extended use of those titles might lead to harm to both the cartridge or the console {hardware}.”
The corporate additional stated that the producer behind these carts had solely labored on a “very small handful of titles” for Limited Run Video games, and that the corporate is trying into their earlier output to detect different potential issues. Within the meantime, Limited Run promised to ship substitute cartridges to purchasers and provided refunds as a substitute possibility as properly.