/vr/ - Retro Games

>>3274201
I do own a GBA player, but have never taken it apart. I'm assuming the way the pins are probably connected to the board, there's not really any uneven force being put on the cart or the connections, especially at such a small size.

As for the Famicom, a quick bit of research shows that the eject mechanism is much longer, and actually lifts up from the edges of the carts instead of prying from just the front, so I imagine it would be much less prone to damage.

As you can see in this image, the eject levers of the SNES lift at a very sharp angle, and only from the front, which causes the stress on the pins as opposed to just lifting it straight out.