Be Warned, Two NES Titles From Restricted Run Video games Might Harm Your Console

Restricted Run Video games has issued emails to its prospects confirming that each Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland and Piopow on NES could trigger injury to the consoles or cartridges if used for extended intervals of time.

As highlighted by John Riggs on Bluesky (thanks, Time Extension), Restricted Run has said that these particular video games weren’t manufactured by its common associate, and had been as a substitute dealt with by one other crew that has “solely labored on a really small handful of titles”.

My electronic mail from Restricted Run. Seems to be like my copy of Rugrats will simply keep within the field.

— JohnRiggs (@johnriggs.bsky.social) 2025-02-19T01:20:19.003Z

Restricted Run is now checking via all video games produced by this specific crew and has eliminated each Rugrats and Piopow from sale. As for individuals who have already bought both title, you possibly can both go for a substitute from Restricted Run’s normal manufacturing associate, or apply for a full refund. These wishing to obtain a substitute won’t have to contact Restricted Run; this will probably be dealt with routinely.

Naturally, it is really useful that should you do personal these merchandise on the NES, you then should not proceed to make use of them, however Restricted Run has said {that a} return won’t be crucial on this case.

In talking with Time Extension, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso mentioned that though the cartridges have voltage regulators, “it has no logic degree translation. Which means that the elements on the board continuously draw energy from indicators that aren’t meant to supply energy and can injury the cart and my NES. This cartridge is a tiny time bomb for my electronics.”