Now this is just plain awesome. Nintendo just announced a new mini version of the old NES: NES Classic Edition. Releasing November 11 for $60, the NES Classic comes with 30 pre-installed games, an HDMI cable (making it compatible with modern tvs), and a NES Classic Controller (Additional controllers sold separately for $9).
Here’s the list of 30 games that come in the NES Classic Edition:
- “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”
Here are a few facts that add even more value onto an already killer deal:
- The NES Classic Controller can plug into the Wiimote which means you can use it to play classic NES games on the Wii U.
- Wii U Classic Controller and Classic Controller Pro work with the NES Classic.
- There’s a RESUME feature so you can pause and come back later — a feature completely foreign to these older NES titles (part of what made them so dang difficult).
This will be a ton of fun to plug into my monitor and record footage. Should be lots of fun playing through some really great older titles that can be credited with starting many if not all of our contemporary blockbusters.
$60 is a good price point. Even if you only mess around with the games for a bit, you are still getting the ‘value’ of one AAA game today. Plus you also get the physical little NES which is cool. I might actually pick this up, its just too easy to plug into the TV for a little nostalgia.
It’s definitely at that ‘no-brainer’ price for me. Had this been even $75 or $100 I would probably skip it.
I’ll be buying this as well. Only two negatives: you cant open the lid and you can’t add additional games to it.
Actually… Might grab a 2nd one when its on sale and stuff a RasberryPi in it….
I’m hoping they build their Virtual Console access into it with some form of wireless or something. Would be a missed opportunity to get people to buy more, wouldn’t it?
Only thing about the NES is there is no way to save progress in a game.. Makes you wonder how people best games like final fantasy 1 and 2 that each took 20-30 hours.
They’ve built in the ability to resume progress into this.
Everything I had seen said $9.99 for an extra controller, where did the $19 figure come from? But yea, I’m definitely getting one of these as soon as possible and look forward to teaching my kids to play video games with it.
The correct amount is $9.99. I have fixed the typo. Thank you!