so the original problem had fixed itself not long after I had posted this thread and the game was working just fine, but now a new problem seems to have popped up after not playing for a few months in that I get a "no signal" message on the screen after turning it on. I checked all connections and everything seems to be plugged in securely, even unplugged and plugged back in to be sure. I thought maybe the system needs to warm up or something but even after leaving it on for a bit and restarting I still get the same thing. Anyone have any experience with this?