'NES Classic Edition' rekindles nostalgia this November
Nintendo is going back to its roots with a mini-system that recalls the glory days of 8-bit.
Nintendo is banking on its rich reserves of nostalgia with a new standalone system.
The "NES Classic Edition" is a miniature replica of the original Nintendo Entertainment System, complete with NES Classic Controller and HDMI cable, and comes pre-loaded with 30 games. It will release on November 11 for $59.99. Think those "Arcade Collection" plug-and-play hubs you see in stores, but this time it's all official. It also uses suspend points similar to modern emulators.
A second Classic Controller will be on sale separately for $9.99, or you could use a Classic Controller or Classic Controller Pro for two-player games. Plus, the new NES Classic Controller can be used to play Virtual Console NES games on your Wii U and Wii.
Check out the full listing of games below.
- Balloon Fight
- Bubble Bobble
- Castlevania
- Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
- Donkey Kong
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Double Dragon II: The Revenge
- Dr. Mario
- Excitebike
- Final Fantasy
- Galaga
- Ghosts 'N' Goblins
- Gradius
- Ice Climber
- Kid Icarus
- Kirby’s Adventure
- Mario Bros.
- Mega Man 2
- Metroid
- Ninja Gaiden
- Pac-Man
- Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
- StarTropics
- Super C
- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Bros. 2
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Tecmo Bowl
- The Legend of Zelda
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
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I just squealed like a little girl. I'm going to pre-order one of these ASAP.
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preordering is evil craddock, is it your first day here?
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Somebody's gotta be the bad guy.
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It's a solid lineup... but I do wonder if there'll be a way to side-load more. Probably not, since Nintendo's actually building the thing, unlike most retro console knock-offs.
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I have a suspicion they won't lock the barn door too tightly. I bet it's pretty easy to add games and they probably don't care all that much.
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That's how all the Atari and Sega retro collection mini consoles work, and they have been hacked to take an SD card or even a cartridge slot from the original consoles.
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Very great list. I expected only the oldest, first-party games, but there is a wide variety of excellent third-party games (Final Fantasy, Star Tropics) too.
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Super C is the better Contra game anyway.
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I gotta figure out a way to load Mega Man 3 onto this thing. :-\
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Still need to pick it up for some on-the-go Mega Man'ing. I do have it for PC. I liked it, but am still disappointed it only contains the 6 NES games. I get why they chose those games--remastering games on the same hardware--but MM Anniversary from 2004 was a much better deal.
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This looks like the perfect Christmas gift for my mother to get me. She doesn't have much cash, so $60 won't break the bank.
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Prediction: This thing will be basically impossible to find for months.
Other Prediction: Because of Prediction #1, its massive success will encourage Nintendo to either make some kind of expansion adapter dongle to load other games, or release a V2 with that functionality.-
I'm thinking this will be positioned as a gateway drug into the Wii U/3DS Virtual Console libraries, which are rumored to be heavily expanded for NX. Those NES Remix games from a few years back accomplished a similar purpose.
If this thing is successful--and it will be--I wonder if Nintendo will release other classic consoles in this style: SNES, Game Boy, N64... The tech is there, and so are consumers rabid for retro.-
It's going to sell like hotcakes and I can absolutely see them doing SNES, GameBoy, even N64 next. This is clearly a thing for them now.
Also, I'm going to post the Arduboy again. How cool would something this slim that plays original Gameboy games be?! www.arduboy.com (for the record, the arduboy isn't nearly powerful enough to emulate Gameboy games sadly)
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I only wish the controllers were wireless.
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SOLD
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Because they usually charge way more for individual NES games, like $5 a pop on Virtual Console, and also the fact that they've never really done anything like this before. They tend to re-release old games at way higher prices than they really should, but this actually seems like a good value.
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Yeah I'll admit the packaging pulled me in too. If they released these games on a disc as a $60 Wii U game I probably wouldn't buy it, especially considering I have a lot of those games on VC already. But the microconsole thing is really cool to me. Also it's official Nintendo, so it'll probably be better quality than other cheaper microconsoles with a bunch of games on it.
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Another prediction: "Nintendo thumb" will come roaring out of the grave right alongside that awful controler.
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Could be worse. Could be the Master System with the horrible raised lines on the d-pad that dug into your thumb. http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/thegameroom/images/4/47/Sega_Master_System_Controller.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140305163654
Or the shitty edition of the Saturn pad. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Sega-Saturn-Controller-Mk-I-NA-FL.jpg
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How many times are people gonna pull that little thing off the shelf with corded controllers. Really wish they were wireless somehow.
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Definitely getting this at release, even though I have most of those games on my NES anyway. I need/want this
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Who is happy he bought some nintendo stock. This guy --------------->
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Pretty cool, I almost lost it but.... then I realized its not a real NES with a upscaler chip + HDMI out :(
All I ever wanted was Nintendo to re make both the NES and SNES as the actual real hardware that take the old cartridges and is fitted with an HDMI out with an additional upscaler chip to process the original signal to 1080p and also run real cartridges.
If Nintendo started to re print NES and SNES cartridges and do the updated real hardware they make billions. Pokémon Go might even go "Wow!"
This is cool but its just a emulator(basically the Virtual Console on silicon) in a small NES shell :( and that makes me sad. NES emulation on the PC has been around forever and other emulator consoles you can buy that take real NES cartridges.
Man I should give up my dream of the re released updated real NES and SNES as well a freshly re printed cartridges shouldn't I...
Khaannnnnnn I mean Nintendooooooooo :(
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But a) Nintendo's emulation is evidently more accurate, as it should be since they made the original hardware and b) Higeartridges for games that are a few kilobytes in size are crazy overkill these days. I generally don't get the attachment to original discs and carts over images/roms though so I'm the wrong person to convince.
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This is exactly what I have/do!, I have a XRGB-mini Framemeister its freaking amazing, its hooked up to my NES,SNES and Genesis with RGB.
Still I would love Nintendo to start printing real cartridges again or have some sort of order system for us that want them. Also I still think re printing the hardware and cartridges would be amazing in my special world in my head :)
roushimsx I know you be right there with me in line buying new cartridges and consoles :) , all well maybe one day it will happen hey.
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I have an xrgb mini as well, but I'm really looking forward to getting an AVS to simplify the whole setup. Plus I'm hoping that the system will have a bit less latency than what we're getting out of the mini :D
One thing I haven't had the chance to do yet is to just chuck the AC adapter from the NES and do a USB power mod...but honestly with the AVS there's not much need anymore. Natively USB powered!
There's a pretty vibrant industry of people doing reproduction carts and materials, although I think the more awesome stuff is when you can buy a physical copy of a game that was otherwise never available that way. Something like The Legend of Link ( http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2136/ ) or Streemerz. Those fuckers are off. the. hook. Also really want to pick up some more of those new games that are coming out. :(-
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Nope, I ended up just leaving one hooked up at a time. Right now it's the N64, which benefits the least from the xrgb (and I'm going to send it off for an HDMI mod anyway :( )
Almost bought an Amiga CD32. God, I was so close. The only reason I didn't? Those fucking controllers are awful. Decided I'd just emulate the darn thing and collect the games instead. :( -
If you are American and live in America, and use American equipment, dump SCART. Remove that bastard plug from all of your console cables and replace it with a 25 pin D-Sub, pin appropriate. Use one of the removed plugs to attach to a high quality male-male VGA cable. At this point, you will be rewarded with the ability to use literally any VGA switch box that you like, a cheap $2 switch box from Monoprice, or a high-end startech switch box that may cost upwards of $100.
Everything about your retrogaming life will be better, your penis will also grow by five inches.
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Awesome! Yeah I love to do that as well but don't have an income anymore so I have to hold off till I am back in the game LOL :)
Nice that is rad, didn't know you could do that, USB power would be very cool, yeah AVS is the ultimate for sure.
Thanks for the link that is pretty freaking cool, it rad the scene keeps going hey.
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You guys should check out the Open Source Scan Converter:
http://retrogaming.hazard-city.de/ossc.html
It's going to take the throne from the XRGB. It has fully customizable output modes, for one, but the best part is it has less than 1ms input lag, since it only buffers a few lines before it starts the ouput.
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That exists, but it's reaaaally expensive http://www.analogue.co/
I kind of want one though, it's so badass
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I just modded my NES with an HDMI kit (hi-def nes kit by Kevtris) from game-tech.us. They're out of stock now but will be taking preorders again soon.
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oh wow, you're lucky. Heard they sold out in a couple hours
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wish the controller was wireless but that would be asking for too much
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