At first it didn't work at all - no cricket on crack sounds or any other to that matter.

I disassembled it, and interestingly my batteries and board look completely brand new with no rusting/cording whatsoever. I plugged it back in just to see what would happen, and the cricket on crack began - at least it was making a noise this time.

Even though the entire thing looks brand new, I guess I'll just have to replace the batteries nonetheless.

Here are some pics