/vr/ - Retro Games

I've gone through 3 NES consoles and I'm about to give up entirely. Every time it's the same.

>Get NES console
>Attempt to play games
The dreaded NES blink syndrome
>Clean cartridge slot with cleaner clip that attaches to a cartridge
>Clean game thoroughly
Still blinking
>Open up console
>Inspect everything
>Disable lockout chip
>Try again
Blinking intensifies
>Fuck this shit
>Put NES on the stack of failures and start over

Is there some magic secret that I'm not getting? Am I not cleaning it right? Are they rejecting me for being a Sega fanboy?

I'm considering just giving up on it and getting an AV Famcom and adapter.