When I insert the game cartridge the leapster explorer does not recognize it at all, doesn't start the game, doesn't show the game under "games" - it's as if nothing is in it - i've taken it out and reinserted, etc. but nothing seems to work

Jayson Brollini

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• Posted on Sep 02, 2008

SOURCE: Leapfrog Leapster doesn't read cartridges anymore?

HI my son has a LEAP frog MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NOTHING OBSTUCTING THE CONTACTS( metal on the game and the cartdridge meet)


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SOURCE: When we inserted a new game cartridge (Pet Pals

its not recognizing the game, contact is probably dirty. take an eraser and rub the contacts of the cartridge and get them super clean, blow out ALL the debris and that should fix it.
good luck!

SOURCE: I turn on my daughter's

You have to make sure that your Cartridges is clean. Try to vacum of blow both of the cartridge hole and also the place where you put the cartridge, Sometime very small tiny dirt will makes that the cartridge cannot be recognise by the console.

Instead of 1 starter game and a few demo game that you get from Leapfrog Connect, you can also get more downloadable games for your Leapster 2. You can get it here:
leapster-2.blogspot.com