Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System

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Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System
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Official NES - Logo
NES Classic Mini
NES Classic Mini (right) with the corresponding gamepad (left)
Manufacturer Nintendo
Type stationary game console
publication
JapanJapan November 10, 2016
United StatesUnited States November 11, 2016
EuropeEurope November 11, 2016
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
Controller 2 ports for so-called Nintendo Classic Mini: NES controller
Online service none
Units sold approx. 3.6 million

(As of June 30, 2018)

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

Original Nintendo Family Computer ( Famicom )

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
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

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

Commons : NES Classic Mini  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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