NES Mini - Specs are OUT

Are you sure that Nintendo isn't lying again? Remember, they kept promising to increase production of NES mini so that it'd be available for fans, then never followed through and abruptly cancelled production altogether (despite the unfulfilled demand still being there).


Regardless, the SNES classic system only has 21 games on it. 20 of the games on SNES classic are decades old and already available on emulator (the exception is the never before released Starfox 2). If additional games could be downloaded or even if they released games at regular intervals, then I'd say go for it. But as it stands, adding games isn't a feature of the system.



Look at the articles on this thing. It's already shaping up to be a rinse & repeat of the NES mini, with the hype surrounding its "rarity." OMG, not enough SNES classics to go around, what are fans to do... lol

time.com/4876262/super-nes-classic-price-release-date-buy/

Super Metroid and FFIII are both amazing games still.

One could argue that Super Metroid is the best game ever made.

They did say they're gonna have em available into next year, so here's hoping it's true. They should just enforce a 1 or 2 per household policy, I guess they don't care.

I still say it's a ploy, for generating buzz around all things Nintendo.

It's probably good for their stock prices too, leading investors to believe that people are clamoring for Nintendo products. And Nintendo does care about investors, because they caved to investor demands when they released a Mario game for mobile phones. Investors and stock market analysts think that mobile phone gaming is where the growth is at. Recall how they were constantly bashing Nintendo (stock) for previously not going the mobile phone route.

If they do keep making em, I'll definitely get one. If they don't make enough to keep up with demand, then there's always emulators. They sell USB SNES controller clones that are pretty cheap too.

In the meantime I'll probably be binge-playing Cuphead anyway, I'm really enjoying it. It's very challenging but not impossible, reminds me a lot of Contra and Super Mario, where if you die you have to go back to the beginning of the level. The map also reminds me a lot of those old Zelda games.

I think if you play with 2 players, one can revive the other if they die.

If you're into platforming games, the Rayman games on PC (and consoles) are supposedly very good. The PC versions get alot of hate for being UBISoft (UPlay DRM) though.

3DS has a new Metroid game that's receiving rave reviews. Downside is that you'd have to buy a 3DS handheld system to play it. Sometimes I wish Nintendo had gone the way of Sega (i.e. drop out of hardware biz)... in that hypothetical world, I could play games like the new Metroid on the platforms that I already own.

I've read that the specs are the same for SNES classic. Nintendo is charging you $20 extra for a product that has the exact same internal hardware.

The SNES classic includes 2 controllers, so it includes 1 more than NES classic did. Granted, the controllers probably costs them $2 a piece to manufacturer. Also, nine fewer games than the NES classic had. They definitely should've included more games. But they know how popular the thing will be regardless, so they don't give a rat's a$$.

I remember you mentioned how things get overhyped, well today I went to my favorite taco place but it was completely packed and the drive-thru line went all the way out to the street. Turns out today is "National Taco Day" so lots of places are giving away free tacos.

I'd rather just pay regular price for a few tacos and not have to wait in a ridiculously long line just to save 3 dollars. I can't even fathom how people go through such lengths just for that, not to mention all the gas they're burning while waiting in line.



*edit* Oh yeah, I saw an SNES Classic on Ebay listed for $500,000.


I think maybe the scalpers aren't doing so well and are just trolling now.

Yes, I believe many of the emulators on PC can bang out 1080P. Also, they include many filtering options to smooth out the graphics (and/or try to make the games look like they're being played on a CRT).

NES & SNES classic consoles are limited to 720p. Not sure about graphics filtering they might have, but they do have an option to include CRT lines.

Playing games on a large 1080P HDTV @ 720P resolution seems perfectly fine though, at least when I did so with the PS3. Perhaps because you're sitting far enough from the TV to not notice the slight blur (resulting from the TV not outputting at its native resolution). Probably only makes a difference if you're sitting really close to your monitor or tv. Actually, these old games might benefit from the slight blur (especially if the classic consoles aren't using any sort of graphics filters), since the old CRT tv's & monitors were somewhat blurry compared to modern monitors.

That's due to Nintendo releasing them in very small batches per store. Sorry to be a naysayer, however, the demand for this product will continue to escalate with the holidays approaching. As such, expect Amazon scalper prices to trend upwards as we get closer to Dec 25. Perhaps after the holidays, if Nintendo releases more for a bit longer (into January and February), you'd have better luck finding one at an acceptable price.

My gut tells me that Nintendo has no plans to significantly increase supply (by design), despite their claims to the contrary. They basically said the same sh!t regarding NES classic when people were clamoring for those, then the big N didn't actually follow through with increasing production.

If you're lucky enough to find it for $100, I say go for it. Many of the games are actually very good and I can't argue against buying & owning legal copies of games. I'd rather buy them too, if/when they're available for acceptable prices. I'm glad these old games are making a come back, even if Nintendo is going about it the wrong way.

If all else fails, there are superb emulators available for big N games and this retro console for Sega games (85 games included and wireless controllers, so you don't have to sit within 5 feet of your TV).

www.bestbuy.com/site/sega-genesis-flashback-console-black/5901952.p?skuId=5901952&ref=212&loc=1&ksid=0e0c4567-9b8a-4c63-b51a-14a17c479e27&ksprof_id=3&ksaffcode=pg265372&ksdevice=c&lsft=ref:212

At least Sega now knows how NOT to do it. From that link I learned you can even plug in your old cartridges if you were to have any, which is nice backup to have.

But the fanboys aren't fawing as much over Sega as they are over Nintendo (god knows why). Plus I'm pretty sure I've already seen similar products available in stores from both Sega and Atari.

Yesterday, I read an article about the new Atari console - the Atari Flashback 8 Gold (yeah, they do a new edition of those almost yearly now too). Their spokesperson said it will have 120 games pre-installed and that they'll do the release the right way (a not so inconspicuous slam against Nintendo).

Yep, that game was so bad they aren't even including it, I'm not surprised.

Didn't they find thousands of copies of it buried in some landfill, because that's how much it wasn't selling?

Prices went down again today. $145 + $5 shipping is lowest price I've seen yet (from a re-seller w/ good ratings).

www.ebay.com/itm/SNES-CLASSIC-EDITION-MINI-CONSOLE-In-Hand-Ships-Today-/202074893908?epid=238940552&hash=item2f0c9a2e54:g:-9oAAOSwSDZZpjrG


Re-sellers appear to be getting scared that Nintendo might unload an adequate supply on the market and they (the re-sellers) will be stuck with the excess inventory.