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Maybe it's from the time you ate that peanut butter sandwich while you played Zelda. Or perhaps it's from some sticky piece of candy. Whatever it is, it's keeping your controller from functioning properly. There are a few methods to solve this. Let's take a look at them.
This first method is one that doesn't always work too well, but I have had it bring one of my SNES controllers back from the dead. It is quite simple and costs absolutely nothing. All you have to do is take a toothbrush and wet it. Please, folks, use common sense and don't put toothpaste on the toothbrush. Just wet it and slide it around the Control Pad or whatever button is stuck and doesn't function properly. Try to run the bristles into the little gaps between the buttons and the controller. Do this for 3-5 minutes and your controller should function a bit better, if not perfectly.
There is also another method that always works, but it is a little bit more expensive. I know that you didn't want to do this, but you might have to buy a new controller. This will cost you anywhere from a couple of bucks to about ten dollars. If none of the above methods work, I recommend doing this. Unless, of course, you know of some other method for cleaning NES controllers. There may be another way on the Internet...I would check it out.
Right now, these are the only methods I have experience with. However, last week I bought an extra Super Nintendo controller. I'm going to get the extra controller to not work and then try a few methods to see if anything fixes it, so expect more soon.
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