Ok. So I found an old Sega Genesis at a yard sale. It was pretty dusty and looked like someone spilled soda on it. Now me and my girlfriend took it apart and really cleaned it up. 
 

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Did the previous owner play with it in the yard or something?
That looks like Dirt, not soda.

That's the first series of that console. While not strictly fragile, they couldn't survive the nightmare that that's been through. Get an RF and have a look by all means, but I think you're going to have to lay it to rest.

I did a little research. Turns out that the power adapter is the wrong kind. Maybe not enough power going to it. But when we opened it up it was pretty sticky. It's all cleaned up now. Looks good as new. I also did a search on craigslist and the only RF switches I found are the ones with the consoles people are selling.