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Pay for some childhood nostalgia with the NES Classic Edition console
Break out those bell bottoms, dust off your backwards caps, because the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is coming back… kinda.
Nintendo of America has announced that a new, smaller NES will be hitting US retail shelves on 11 November. It’s going to cost you US$59.99 for that childhood nostalgia.
According to the press release, the device is called the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition — that’s quite a mouthful!
The little device will come pre-installed with 30 classic titles for the NES, but no cartridge slot. Sorry collectors, but this isn’t going to be a substitute for your normal or top-loader NES. And, no, it won’t be able to use the Disk Drive, either.
The NES is coming back to stores! Pick up the new mini NES Classic Edition on 11/11 w/ 30 included games! pic.twitter.com/wFDw7lHWb7
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) July 14, 2016
The NES Classic edition will include the likes of Super Mario Bros., Castlevania, and Final Fantasy. It’ll also (unfortunately) include Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.
It appears as though the system will be a straight emulator of the original console as games will have multiple suspend points, forgoing battery backup saves and password. It’s working is similar to ROMs in emulators.
The package will come with one Classic Controller with additional controllers fetching US$9.99. It will also be compatible with the Classic Controller Pro.
Nintendo doesn’t state if the hardware will filter the pixelated images to allow for crisper, more fluid visuals, or just output the video willy-nilly.
Have a look at the full list 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
