Smelly games

[Dirk]

Hi,

since I found NESmaker my love for NES games got rekindled and I've started collecting NES games again.
Now I got some games that have that musty cellar smell, you know what I mean?

Does anybody of you have a tip how the get that smell out of the cardboard of game boxes (without damaging the box of course ;-) )?

 

[mouse spirit]

Air and time is best.But No.Maybe rice or... ciggarettes?(joke) Actually transfering the smell may work.Like kinda wrap in a fluffy towel and maybe some will just come off of it onto the cloth.Then wash the cloth.That may take a long time and not do much.The towel could smell nice to start.

 

[mouse spirit]

Possibly baking soda. Not directly on the card board, but maybe have both enclosed in a bigger box.

 

[PasseGaming]

More or less leaving it out in the air for extended periods of time will eventually make the smell go away.

 

[AllDarnDavey]

Ozone generator maybe. It did wonders for removing pet smell before an open house when my wife was a realtor.

 

[pizle]

I've found smoking heavily around my 2nd-hand possessions pretty much neutralizes any prior odors they may have emitted. If that's not your style, you can try storing them with desiccant or scented dryer-pearls for a few weeks. That'll pull the "funk" out without damaging anything (plastics/metal/PCB's alike).