Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Manufacturer | Nintendo | |||
| Type | stationary game console | |||
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| Main processor | ARM Cortex-A7 Quad-Core (2 GHz) | |||
| Graphics processor | Dual-core Mali-400 (500 MHz) | |||
| Storage media | 256 MB DDR3 RAM 512 MB NAND flash memory |
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| Controller | 2 ports for so-called Nintendo Classic Mini: NES controller | |||
| Online service | none | |||
| Units sold | approx. 3.6 million
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| predecessor | none | |||
| successor | SNES Classic Mini | |||
The Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System ( NES Classic Mini for short ) in Europe and Australia, alternatively NES Classic Edition in North America, is a game console from Nintendo released on November 11, 2016 in Europe, Australia and North America . The game console is a technically improved and more compact reissue of the Nintendo Entertainment System from 1985.
In 2017 a successor console appeared with the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System .
scope of delivery
In addition to the console itself, the NES Classic Mini package includes a Nintendo Classic Mini: NES controller with a cable length of around 70 cm (for comparison: the original NES controller has a cable length of around 240 cm) and an HDMI cable and a USB cable for power supply. A socket adapter for the USB cable is not included. For this purpose, 30 NES classics are preinstalled on the console .
Games
| Game title | Year of publication on the NES or Famicom |
Number of players | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balloon Fight | 1985 | 1 - 2 | Nintendo |
| Bubble bobble | 1986 | Taito | |
| Castlevania | 1986 | 1 | Konami |
| Castlevania II: Simon's Quest | 1987 | ||
| Donkey Kong | 1986 | 1-2 | Nintendo |
| Donkey Kong Jr. | 1982 | ||
| Double Dragon II: The Revenge | 1989 | Arc System Works | |
| Dr. Mario | 1990 | Nintendo | |
| Excitebike | 1984 | 1 | |
| Final Fantasy | 1987 | Square Enix | |
| Galaga | 1988 | 1-2 | Bandai Namco |
| Ghosts' n Goblins | 1986 | 1 | Capcom |
| Gradius | 1-2 | Konami | |
| Ice climber | 1985 | Nintendo | |
| Kid Icarus | 1986 | 1 | |
| Kirby's Adventure | 1993 | ||
| Mario bros. | 1983 | 1-2 | |
| Mega Man 2 | 1989 | 1 | Capcom |
| Metroid | 1986 | Nintendo | |
| Ninja Gaiden | 1988 | Koei Tecmo | |
| Pac-Man | 1984 | 1-2 | Bandai Namco |
| Punch out !! Featuring Mr. Dream | 1987 | 1 | Nintendo |
| StarTropics | 1990 | ||
| Super c | 1-2 | Konami | |
| Super mario bros. | 1985 | Nintendo | |
| Super Mario Bros. 2 | 1988 | 1 | |
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | 1-2 | ||
| Tecmo Bowl | 1989 | Koei Tecmo | |
| The Legend of Zelda | 1986 | 1 | Nintendo |
| Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | 1987 |
Technical details
The NES Classic Mini has dimensions of 133 mm × 45 mm × 104 mm and weighs 174 g , for comparison, the original NES has dimensions of 255 mm × 85 mm × 202 mm and a weight of 1247.9 g.
On the front there is a reset button and a status LED next to the power button . The console is connected to a screen via HDMI and supports HD playback in 60 Hz . Power is supplied via micro USB , as is common with smartphones , for example . It offers three different display modes for this purpose:
- CRT filter: image processing to simulate old televisions and screens
- Changed aspect ratio : Outdated 4: 3 display, based on the NES
- Original resolution: Games are displayed as they were originally written
The 30 pre-installed NES games are played via a software emulator. In addition to this pre-installed offer, no other games can officially be installed or played. With a software hack, however, it is possible to add further content by overwriting the read-only memory .
In contrast to the NES, the NES Classic Mini offers the option of saving the current game status with four defined save points per game and playing it again later.
The NES Classic Mini does not have an Internet connection and is not compatible with the controllers of the NES ; for the compatible Nintendo Classic Mini: NES controllers there are two slots on the front.
control
The NES Classic Mini is controlled either with the Nintendo Classic Mini: NES controller included in the scope of delivery or with the Classic Controller ( Pro ) of the Wii . The NCM: NES controller is the same size as the controller of the original NES . These can Nintendo Classic Mini: NES controller with a Wii Remote are connected so as control for Virtual Console -NES games on the Wii and Wii U are used.
Famicom Mini
On November 10, 2016, the Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer was released in Japan. This console is the Japanese counterpart to the Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System and is therefore the technically improved and more compact new edition of the Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom for short) from 1983. In addition to the case, there is a choice of 30 pre-installed games Differences. 22 games of the NES Classic Mini and the Famicom Mini are identical, but they differ in the following 8 games:
| Game title | Year of publication on the NES or Famicom | Publisher | Included on the Famicom |
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| Bubble bobble | 1986 | Taito | No |
| Castlevania II: Simon's Quest | 1987 | Konami | No |
| Donkey Kong Jr. | 1982 | Nintendo | No |
| Final Fantasy | 1987 | Square Enix | No |
| Kid Icarus | 1986 | Nintendo | No |
| Punch out !! Featuring Mr. Dream | 1987 | Nintendo | No |
| StarTropics | 1990 | Nintendo | No |
| Tecmo Bowl | 1989 | Koei Tecmo | No |
| Atlantis no Nazo | 1986 | Sunsoft | Yes |
| Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundōkai | 1990 | Arc System Works | Yes |
| Final Fantasy III | 1990 | Square Enix | Yes |
| NES Open Tournament Golf | 1991 | Nintendo | Yes |
| Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari | 1989 | Arc System Works | Yes |
| Solomon's Key | 1986 | Koei Tecmo | Yes |
| Tsuppari Ōzumō | 1987 | Koei Tecmo | Yes |
| Yie Ar Kung Fu | 1985 | Konami | Yes |
Reviews
The NES Classic Mini received mostly positive reviews. Criticisms cited were the controller cable that was too short, the lack of a socket adapter in the scope of delivery and the limitation of 30 games due to the lack of an interface .
Nintendo was criticized for the insufficiently produced quantities and the resulting delivery bottlenecks. Reggie Fils-Aime ( COO of Nintendo America) said: “What happened is that global demand has dwarfed everything we imagined. That's why there were bottlenecks. ”Due to the high demand and low availability, the console was offered at overpriced prices on various sales portals.
gallery
scope of delivery
NES Classic Mini Console
Back of the NES Classic Mini Console
Detailed view of the NES Classic Mini Controller
Accessories: socket adapter and an extension cable for the NES Classic Mini Controller
NES Classic Mini Controller
See also
literature
- Markus G. Amer: 30 games for NES Mini & NES . Books On Demand, Norderstedt 2016, ISBN 978-3-7412-7234-9 .
- Andreas Zintzsch: Nintendo Classic Mini: Your Cheats, Tips and Tricks . Bildner Verlag, Passau 2016, ISBN 978-3-8328-0243-1 .
Web links
- Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System In: Nintendo.de
- Game instructions
- Using the menu screen
- Operating instructions (PDF; 3612 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Darren Calvert: NES And SNES Mini Are Still Big Sellers For Nintendo. nintendolife, accessed November 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Original Nintendo accessories: standard controller. Nintendo.de, accessed on April 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Robert Berg, Nico Jaenecke, Manuel Bauer: Nintendo Classic Mini: test, games, price, buy - all information! Computerbild.de , November 15, 2016, accessed December 1, 2016 .
- ↑ Jan-Frederik Timm: Nintendo Classic Mini in the test. Back to the past. Computerbase.de, November 12, 2016, accessed December 1, 2016 .
- ↑ Technical data NES. Nintendo.de, accessed on November 20, 2016 .
- ↑ Nintendo Mini Classic NES: emulator suggests the Virtual Console emulation on Wii U . In: playm.de . October 5, 2016 ( playm.de [accessed June 30, 2017]).
- ↑ Chaim Gartenberg: You can now hack an NES Classic to add more games. theverge.com, January 9, 2017, accessed April 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System. In: Nintendo of Europe GmbH. Retrieved November 13, 2016 .
- ↑ Robert Berg, Nico Jaenecke, Manuel Bauer: Nintendo Classic Mini: test, games, price, buy - all information! Computerbild.de, November 15, 2016, accessed on January 12, 2017 .
- ↑ Nintendo was surprised by the success of the NES Classic. Futurezone.at, January 17, 2017, accessed on January 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Darius Schuiszill: Nintendo Classic Mini in the test: Cool (NES) s with two major shortcomings. Netzwelt.de, January 9, 2017, accessed on January 12, 2017 .
- ↑ Tobias Költzsch: Nintendo's Mini-NES is back on the shelves. In: Golem.de. June 30, 2018, accessed November 5, 2018 .
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