Famiclones with tight cartridge slots

[Protoman]

I recently had a Super Retro Trio(I've since sold it) and now I have a Twin Fami(plays FC and SFC) and they both had the same
issue, a tight cartridge slot. When I pull out a game I have to pull hard and it feels like its going to damage my games if I switch
games too often. Is there anything I can do?

[MaxXimus]

The only thing I can recommend is to buy official hardware.

[fcgamer]

The modern clones passed off in Western markets are terrible.  I had one of those machines too, at one point, and I quickly got rid of it, never looking back.

Older clones are the way to go, if you don't want official hardware.  Stuff like Micro Genius, decent product.

[MaxXimus]

Other higher quality clones include the older dendy clones as well as Pegasus clones.

Stuff like neo fami and all other rebrands of that product are crap.

I wonder if official cartridge pin connectors can be installed in to clone systems?

[satoshi_matrix]

I recently had a Super Retro Trio(I've since sold it) and now I have a Twin Fami(plays FC and SFC) and they both had the same
issue, a tight cartridge slot. When I pull out a game I have to pull hard and it feels like its going to damage my games if I switch
games too often. Is there anything I can do?

Try placing a game you don't care about inside the cartridge slots and leaving them there for extended periods. Go on ebay etc and buy a sports game n the cheap. Insert it and remove it over and over. Eventually, pins will loosen.

[Protoman]

Right now I'm using my pro action replay in the slot and putting the snes game on top, just letting it pass through without cheats. It works, but because I need another game on the back slot to make it work, it covers the FC slot instead.

[satoshi_matrix]

You could also try the credit card method. Place a card or two in the slot to loosen the connection.

[chowder]

Death grip connectors in cheap famiclones seem to be a common problem, I've ripped the PCB out of an admittedly cheap pirate before trying to get the cart out of the slot.  I resorted to spending an hour or so carefully bending the pins in with a jeweller's screwdriver to loosen it up a bit.  Then I threw it away, it was a POS anyway.

[otreber]

Yes, buy official hardware with your credit card and forget about problems!