Quote Originally Posted by Ye0ldmario View Post
thanks to everyone for replying, i was able to get it working. I bent the pins up and cleaned the 72 pin thoroughly with alcohol and it works.

Gonna re-sell it.
There ya go. I've not found an NES yet that couldn't be "fixed" (read: restored) with this exact combination of awesomeness. Try disabling the lockout chip, too -- it stops the flashing FOREVER.