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

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Way to rub it in I'd buy a EU region one if it was compatible with NTSC TVs and could ship outside the UK.

I've pre-ordered from GAME but want to get it from Amazon instead as I don't trust GAME too much.

This is the Amazon UK link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nintendo-S...3?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1498498060&sr=1-13

 

[the_randomizer]

I've pre-ordered from GAME but want to get it from Amazon instead as I don't trust GAME too much.

This is the Amazon UK link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nintendo-S...3?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1498498060&sr=1-13

Which you can't even preorder from yet, it's a placeholder. Who knows when we can actually reserve ours, or if Nintendo didn't f*ck it up by limiting quantities.

DOn't forget Super Mario RPG as well, I know there are heavy licensing issues due to Enix's characters as well.

It was on the VC though, but that game uses the SA-1, like Kirby's Super Star and Dream Land 3.

Only a few games used the SuperFX and Super FX-2 chip.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

NES Classic: £59.99
NES Classic Controller: £7.99

SNES Classic w/2 controllers: £79.99

Only an increase of £12.01 so it's not that bad.

 

[chartube12]

I still hold my ground, that nintendo will sale digital bundles of the nes classic games and the snes classic games for a limited time on the switch at 60 each. Then start selling their games individually at a increased price. Say 5 dollars a pop.

 

[Armadillo]

Hm, requires a UK phone number. Do they ship to US?

Not for that. GAME won't ship anything over 2kg outside the UK. GAME include all hardware orders in this as they probably can't be bothered to weigh everything.

 

[Clydefrosch]

Can't wait for them to produce a whole 6, only to have 1 person buy them all and sell them for $2000 each.

and what difference would it make if they made 600000?
scalpers will scalp one way or another.

 

[NESjimbo]

I've pre-ordered from GAME but want to get it from Amazon instead as I don't trust GAME too much.

I just preordered from Game too. Why don't you trust them?

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

I just preordered from Game too. Why don't you trust them?

They sometimes run into weird issues, cancel orders, charge before or charge too much, or what have you.

 

[NESjimbo]

Not for that. GAME won't ship anything over 2kg outside the UK. GAME include all hardware orders in this as they probably can't be bothered to weigh everything.

Well I already pre-ordered, so I guess I'll keep my fingers crossed...

 

[the_randomizer]

Aha! Preordered on Amazon UK using my US account, good! I'll at least be able to get the EU version, which I hope runs at 60 Hz/FPS XD

Edit: based off of this, https://www.reddit.com/r/nesclassicmods/comments/5qiauv/european_nes_classic/ they should run 60 Hz as well, I hope.

 

[Armadillo]

Well I already pre-ordered, so I guess I'll keep my fingers crossed...

Will more than likely get cancelled a few days before release, when GAME go to process the order.

 

[ut2k4master]

the uk amazon preorder is up now, go go go

 

[chartube12]

I still hold my ground, that nintendo will sale digital bundles of the nes classic games and the snes classic games for a limited time on the switch at 60 each. Then start selling their games individually at a increased price. Say 5 dollars a pop.

But not until right before the switch shortages are over. They wouldn't want 99% of switch owners buying the bundles.

 

[migles]

Aha! Preordered on Amazon UK using my US account, good! I'll at least be able to get the EU version, which I hope runs at 60 Hz/FPS XD

nowadays that isn't an issue, only old analog tvs got that hz thing...
specially with hdmi..
i never had problems with ntsc here with current systems..
the only issue i had was back in the playstation 2 era with composite cables... got myself an rgb cable and solved that problem

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Aha! Preordered on Amazon UK using my US account, good! I'll at least be able to get the EU version, which I hope runs at 60 Hz/FPS XD

Edit: based off of this, https://www.reddit.com/r/nesclassicmods/comments/5qiauv/european_nes_classic/ they should run 60 Hz as well, I hope.

Thank you. Pre-ordered.

Three now.

 

[the_randomizer]

the uk amazon preorder is up now, go go go

Way ahead of ya, glad they're willing to ship outside of the UK this time.

nowadays that isn't an issue, only old analog tvs got that hz thing...
specially with hdmi..
i never had problems with ntsc here with current systems..
the only issue i had was back in the playstation 2 era with composite cables... got myself an rgb cable and solved that problem

Even though it's the EU version? I thought EU Snes games weren't optimized to run at their proper speed. Granted, the NES EU Classic based them off the NA ROMs.

 

[Thirty3Three]

Psht. I'm just ready for the classic wii u, for 200 bucks. It's going to be tiiiiiiiiiiggggght.

 

[rileysrjay]

Well, let me know when murica pre-orders are up. That'll probably take a month though before they open them and will last for two minutes on amazon.

 

[Thirty3Three]

is there a link for the preorder for the USA?

 

[the_randomizer]

is there a link for the preorder for the USA?

Doesn't seem to be one yet.