Open it up!

Step 2: Open it up!

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Turn the screw on the back anticlockwise until it comes out. Ideally you would use a smaller screwdriver than I used but thats what I had to hand.

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tyelr says: Jun 4, 2009. 7:25 AM

I can't open it up eather

paigefer in reply to tyelrJun 18, 2009. 4:43 PM

i heated up the end (non-blade side) of a plastic knife and melted it into head of the screw thingy, then let it dry and opened it with that. worked like a charm.

Raz0rDot in reply to paigeferMay 8, 2012. 7:44 AM

I tried doing that, and all i got was the print of the screw in my knife. Did i do something wrong?

josh92176 (author) in reply to tyelrJun 4, 2009. 12:34 PM

Have you tried the advice which I gave to other people? -josh

deth_zeppelin says: May 22, 2009. 3:05 AM

im struggling to open the cartridge, is there any other easy eays to open it?

dsalkowski in reply to deth_zeppelinJul 5, 2011. 2:39 AM

Just get a plastic pen like a bic and remove the ink section. Jam the smaller end into the screw and it should be able to be unscrewed.

thearm in reply to dsalkowskiFeb 9, 2012. 7:19 PM

This worked for me. I had to dig around the hole with a screwdriver to get the pen to fit in, and after that, the pen tip worked much like a screwdriver. The screw was loosened first just by scraping at it with a screwdriver. I took the ink tube out of the pen and used the short casing.

ryboodle in reply to deth_zeppelinJun 11, 2011. 1:43 PM

all you have to do is get a 3.5(it may be 3.8) mm gamebit screwdriver from amazon and then your set the cart i have tested it on and work are n64 games and the expansion pack for it and gbc games

HaKurama says: Jul 1, 2011. 1:33 PM

I ended up using some moldable plastic to form a custom tool, this makes it a lot easier (and cheaper if you have the plastic already). =)

skilaru14 says: Nov 21, 2009. 8:54 AM

Thank you so much! This worked really well.

Opening the cartridge was harder than I thought. You really have to apply a lot of force onto the battery. Also, removing the tabs from the battery was hard, there is a high chance of damaging the tabs.