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Anonymous Posted on May 29, 2010

My Nintendo 64 Gameshark (v.2.21) won't turn on no matter what Nintendo 64 gamepak I use. It worked when I first bought it but it stopped working the day after. The LED indicator read "8." when it stopped working. I just bought it used off of Amazon.com. Do you think there's a solution to this problem or is my Gameshark broken?

  • Anonymous May 29, 2010

    I Tried Using Super Mario 64 with the game shark and I still got an "8." on the LED desplay. It won't turn on so I need help.

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You'll need to startup with either Mario 64 or GoldenEye in the cart slot in order to load the GameShark using the default keycode, and be able to fix your problem. If you don't have those games, it's possible some other older carts will work, but I've only tested those two.

Thank you and good luck!

  • Anonymous May 30, 2010

    After two days of on and off success with the game shark including using super mario 64 to try to solve the problem, it now rarely even shows an LED of any sort except an occasional dash, small c , H, or an 8. Is there anything else we can do with super mario 64 besides putting it on the game shark and turning it on to fix the problem? Or do we just need a new game shark? Thank you very much for your time.

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When a Gameshark is given the code for a game - it will lock up and show '8' until that game cartridge is inserted. Without the relevant cartridge that correspond to the entered code, your gameshark will remain locked up.

If you have a gameshark with a port on the back:

My Nintendo 64 Gameshark (v.2.21) - 368eda5.jpg

You can hook it up to your computer and reset / remove the troublesome codes. The tutorial and software for this is here. This may only apply to v3.2 or v3.3 though.

One other thing I have stumbled across is that there are two games that will usually allow a locked up Gameshark to start again so you can resolve the problem: Mario 64 or GoldenEye.

I hope that helps.

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