"Tilting" a video game cartridge is the process of interrupting the flow of data from the game cartridge to the console. The result of this can be anything, from deforming the character to messing up the game's music to accessing the game's debug screen.
1Place a video game in your console.
2Get to the part of the game you want to play around in.
3Stand (or sit) in front of your game console.
4With your left hand, hold the left side of the cartridge between your thumb and pointer finger firmly.
5With your right hand, hold the top-left side of the cartridge between your thumb and your pointer finger firmly.
6Slowly and carefully pull the cartridge up an extremely tiny bit while watching the screen.
7Repeat the previous step until something happens on the screen, such as the main character looking strange or the music sounding strange. Once something happens, you can play around, but be warned, some unexpected stuff might happen!
Questions and Answers
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- If your game freezes up, just power off and turn it back on.
- Some good Nintendo 64 games to try this on are Super Mario 64, GoldenEye 007, Conker's bad fur day and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
- This works best on Nintendo 64 games.
- If you pull too much on the cartridge, the game will freeze. If you don't pull enough, nothing will happen. The trick is knowing exactly when to stop pulling.
- You may lose all your saved data.
- Cartridge tilting may be harmful to your game or system if you do it the wrong way.
Things You'll Need
- A Nintendo 64 or other console that uses cartridges.
- Some Nintendo 64 or other games.