Nice work

ah yes, this is how I use to open my gamecube. Nice.... you can also use the plastic end of thumbtacks to open GB carts this way

yeah, i assumed it wouldn't but i just thought i'd ask. thanks!

also there has never been a tri wing screw made big enough for a pen to fit into the screw hole

just a guess though.

doubt it. it works cos the security screw is flat with dents in, the tri wing is 3 individual wings that would be very brittle made from plastic

do you think this would work for the tri-wing screws on a DMG?

bic pens are the best for this

heh, I have never gotten this to work either, for some reason. Maybe wrong plastic. Still, it's a common trick and alot of people report that it works OK. I'd still want a real gamebit.

worked for my NES and SNES havnt tried it for a game yet, as i say its a quick tip, saved me waiting 2days for the stuff to arrive and didnt cost a penny. ^^

i have yet to get a pen to hold form for this to actually work...
I have found it to be more time consuming than it takes to pay $2-3 for a security bit (try kitsch-bent.com).
Just my opinion.. i've maybe gotten 1 screw out of a game (that had already been opened btw) before it strips out.
And if the game has never been opened... good luck.

You can get both Nintendo security bits for a couple bucks on eBay, that includes shipping.

Still, it's a neat trick if you need to get into something ASAP.

Hehe, that's pretty brilliant! If you don't mind the smell of burning plastic.

If you dont have a security screwdriver set, and you have the larger ones to open do this with a pen, if the smaller you will have to improvise.

Dead simple, take a pen/plastic, remove the gubbins keep the case, heat it up with a lighter, even a touch of flame, shove it in the hole, give is 30seconds to go cold and harden around the shape of the screw, you now have a screwdriver, unscrew, you get one or 2 screws out of each melt, nice little trick worked a treat