Weird issue with a Playchoice 10

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I have a weird issue with my Playchoice 10 game. When I try to play Super Mario Brothers, the Game Select and Start buttons do not work (kind of an issue, since you can't start the game in this case).

What's odd is that the Game Select and Start buttons work just fine on all of the other games, and they used to work fine on SMB. I already tried moving the slot that SMB is in, and still have the same issue. I also tried reseating all the chips on the SMB cartridge without success.

Any ideas as to what could be causing the problem? Bad cartridge, or something else?
 
I was gonna suggest moving it to another slot... but since you did that...

points to a board problem...

try cleaning the board edge connector...
 
Problem = solved

I was playing around with the game again last night, and found that the "B" leaf swith for player 2 was bent so it was stuck on. I rebent the mounting plate for the switch, and SMB works perfectly now.

Gotta love those 2 minute free fixes!
 
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