The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo’s follow-up console to the legendary Nintendo Entertainment System, launched in 1991 and introduced what many consider some of the greatest video games of all time – classics such as Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Mario Kart, Super Metroid and F-ZERO.


The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo's follow-up console to the legendary Nintendo Entertainment System, launched in 1991 and introduced what many consider some of the greatest video games of all time. (Photo: Business Wire)

On Sept. 29, this beloved console is coming back to stores in the form of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition. The mini system, which contains 21 pre-installed classic games and can easily be plugged into any high-definition TV using the included HDMI cable, will be available at a suggested retail price of $79.99. And for the first time, players who pick up the system can enjoy the intergalactic adventure Star Fox 2, the sequel to the original Star Fox game that was created during the Super NES era but never released … anywhere!

“While many people from around the world consider the Super NES to be one of the greatest video game systems ever made, many of our younger fans never had a chance to play it,” said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “With the Super NES Classic Edition, new fans will be introduced to some of the best Nintendo games of all time, while longtime fans can relive some of their favorite retro classics with family and friends.”

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition has the same look and feel of the original system – only smaller – and comes pre-loaded with 21 incredible games:

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  • Contra III: The Alien Wars™
  • Donkey Kong Country™
  • EarthBound™
  • Final Fantasy III
  • F-ZERO™
  • Kirby™ Super Star
  • Kirby’s Dream Course™
  • The Legend of Zelda™: A Link to the Past™
  • Mega Man® X
  • Secret of Mana
  • Star Fox™
  • Star Fox™ 2
  • Street Fighter® II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
  • Super Castlevania IV™
  • Super Ghouls ’n Ghosts®
  • Super Mario Kart™
  • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars™
  • Super Mario World™
  • Super Metroid™
  • Super Punch-Out!! ™
  • Yoshi’s Island™

All of these games would be considered classics by anyone’s standards, and some of them in particular – Secret of Mana, Final Fantasy III, EarthBound and Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars – are massive role-playing games that can take dozens of hours to complete. Even for super fans who have played all of these games multiple times, the inclusion of the never-before-released Star Fox 2 game will offer them something entirely new to enjoy – if they can unlock it by proving their skills in the original Star Fox game. (Well, they only have to complete the first level – we didn’t want to make it too hard!)

Included with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition are one HDMI cable, one USB charging cable with AC adapter and two wired Super NES Classic Controllers, perfect for playing multiplayer games. Having two controllers will make it easy for two players to dive into multiplayer action right away. Some of the games with multiplayer options include Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Super Mario Kart, Contra III: The Alien Wars and Secret of Mana.

*Note that an AC adapter for the USB cable is required to play the system but is not included in the packaging.

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition launches on Sept. 29 at a suggested retail price of $79.99.

Super Nes Classic Official Site

 

[Sliter]

Yes!!! This is it. A SNES console with controllers I can use with WiiU virtual console. Done.

This "ugly" console was my childhood.

Also was mine, but Id rather get the nice looking one (european or japanese) now lololo xD
Maybe because of wasn't what I had back there

 

[Futurdreamz]

IGN hands-on with the American/Canadian SNES (S-nezz ).



I gotta admit, this somehow looks even uglier than it was already.

You must love pugs.

 

[spotanjo3]

Of course, I kind of liked the Classic NES (However, to be honest that famicom version is better looking, thought). Anyway, we are going to get the Classic SNES (UK) because it is going to be a must to have.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

You must love pugs.

Think I had one when I was a kid but my bastard of a cousin allegedly killed him.

 

[Ev1l0rd]

Oh great. More people going to buy overpriced emulators. At least this time some of the games might be worth their value.

I stand by my statement that anyone considering this is better off using the RetroPie. Easy to set up, much more systems and definetly worth the price.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1496674 here we have a SNES mini case for the Raspberry Pi in case you need it to look fancy.

I wonder how long it takes for them to stop selling the thing due to "production costs" like they did with the NES mini (a plastic box with a fancy emulator in it that was hugely popular when they cancelled it).

Now as a notice: I do like Nintendo. That is why I criticize them. They can do great things. But the entirety of their "mini" series is just blandly lazy cash-grabbing (especially when you realize the NES mini ran Linux).

 

[Futurdreamz]

It seems that NA is not doing preorders. I hope they do a midnight/weekend release so I'm not stuck at work when the stores open.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

It seems that NA is not doing preorders. I hope they do a midnight/weekend release so I'm not stuck at work when the stores open.

Imagine:

Amazon: We're going to open pre-orders in 10mins.

3mins later... Amazon: We're sold out now. Congrats to those who pre-ordered it.

 

[the_randomizer]

IGN hands-on with the American/Canadian SNES (S-nezz ).



I gotta admit, this somehow looks even uglier than it was already.

Gotta thank Lance Barr for that, he thought the SFC/EU Snes looked too toy like, and made it worse lol. The SFC/EU design is much better, a LOT better.

It seems that NA is not doing preorders. I hope they do a midnight/weekend release so I'm not stuck at work when the stores open.

Yeah, well NA Amazon and NOA can both suck it.

 

[NESjimbo]

No pre-orders huh. Then I guess it's a case of bringing a lawn chair, a coffee Thermos and hanging out outside a Gamestop at midnight.

 

[NESjimbo]

Hmmmm, very interesting...

https://www.polygon.com/2017/7/20/16003876/n64-classic-edition-nintendo-trademark

 

[Sliter]

Hmmmm, very interesting...

https://www.polygon.com/2017/7/20/16003876/n64-classic-edition-nintendo-trademark

iQue is coming back hahaha

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

The American Classic SNES was available yesterday for pre-order at Walmart.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Nintendo is taking the piss. lol

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"Available Sept. 29"

Good luck with that.

 

[the_randomizer]

Nintendo is taking the piss. lol

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"Available Sept. 29"

Good luck with that.

Actually, NOA announced preorder is available at the end of the month and I do have one preordered I have my ways.

 

[BORTZ]

My baby SNES pi3 shell came today. And it's going to have Chrono Trigger AND the whole DKC trilogy.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Actually, NOA announced preorder is available at the end of the month and I do have one preordered I have my ways.

Probably only 100 units for thousands and thousands.

 

[Ev1l0rd]

Actually, NOA announced preorder is available at the end of the month and I do have one preordered I have my ways.

Nintendo allowing preordes? Wow. Thats new. Guess they did realize that understocking is bad (i hope).

 

[TxFxL]

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...i_is_just_as_hackable_as_the_nes_classic_mini

So it looks like there is data transfer with the snes classic! great news for @Cluster and anyone else looking to expand the system

Now we just have to find out the amount of memory on the system to get an idea of how many games it will hold

 

[DNA64]

So it looks like there is data transfer with the snes classic! great news for @Cluster and anyone else looking to expand the system

Now we just have to find out the amount of memory on the system to get an idea of how many games it will hold

The games only takeup about 22.5MB of space, and the complete NTSC-US ROM SET is about 540MB.
The NES Classic system featured a 512MB ROM, and I'd be surprised if the SNES Classic didn't use the exact same hardware with a new shell.

I'll be doing some hardware hacking as soon as I get my hands on one on the 29th.

 

[DrHerbertWest]

The NES Classic system featured a 512MB ROM, and I'd be surprised if the SNES Classic didn't use the exact same hardware with a new shell.

But only around 300MB is usable for games and saves, meaning no full rom set. We'll have to pick and choose what we want to include to stay under 300MB.