#Ah well! At least I saved my poodles and my Switch + games!

[demonfox38]

Update: Out of the games in that Rubbermaid container, only 1 did not revive after cleaning. And frankly, I remember that game being dead as a kid.

Surviving Games: Bad Dudes, Destination Earthstar, Dirty Harry, Karnov, King's Knight, Milon's Secret Castle, Monopoly, NASCAR, Othello, Pac-Man, Robocop, Silent Service, Sky Shark, Super Off Road, The Lone Ranger, The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants, Top Gun, Total Recall, Urban Champion, Wizards & Warriors

Dead Game: Top Gun: The Second Mission

If we want a few additional numbers tossed in, here is the rest of the collection.

Designated Survivors (games that were moved out of the basement, ensuring their safety): Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Bros 3, The Adventures of Bayou Billy (which I don't even remember grabbing, but yeehaw!), The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

Confirmed Destroyed and Tossed: Wheel of Fortune

Status Unknown, Presumed Tossed: Gremlins 2: The New Batch

So, that's 3 destroyed cartridges, 26 survivors, for a surviving rate of ~89.65%. If we're talking just the ones I worked on from that Rubbermaid container, that's a survival rate of 20 out of 21 / ~95.24%.

I think about half of them would be better served with replaced electrolytic capacitors, but as far as their collection goes, I'm taking this as a win.

Also saved the Game Genie and its book, so extra victory there!

Okay, kids. Place your bets.