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

 

[hobbledehoy899]

"all games included in the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System are the original US 60 Hz releases."

But what about authenticity and the preservation of gaming history‽ ／ｓ

 

[rileysrjay]

Hmm, maybe they'll actually do pre-orders this time around? Because iirc there weren't any with the NES classic. (I think that think geek might've had them last second, but I'm not too sure)

 

[ut2k4master]

Hmm, maybe they'll actually do pre-orders this time around? Because iirc there weren't any with the NES classic. (I think that think geek might've had them last second, but I'm not too sure)

there were definitely pre-orders in europe. no idea about the us

 

[KevinLSX]

An official release of starfox 2? SICK

 

[wurstpistole]

I will preorder five just to sell them again.

 

[Hanafuda]

I know it won't take long before someone sucks that 'official' StarFox2 rom off this thing, so I'll pass. An emulator's an emulator.

 

[MushGuy]

Here we go again... Wait, WHAT? The Super FX games, too? Even Star Fox 2? I really hope they get Virtual Console releases eventually!

 

[PhyChris]

it suports SA-1 and SuperFX chips! should be a good emulator on there.

 

[duffmmann]

The fact that the cords don't connect with a wiimote connection looks promissing that the controller lengths may actually be approrpiate this time, though it is a small bummer that we can't get 2 SNES classic controllers just by buying this for use on our Wiis and Wii Us.

I have a feeling this wont be as easily exploitable as the NES Classic was though. Would be awesome if it is though.

 

[Jhynjhiruu]

Just hope EU get the PAL SNES because the USA one is so fugly!

Yep, we get PAL SNES. https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Misc-/Ni...er-Nintendo-Entertainment-System-1238330.html

 

[osaka35]

dang, no chrono trigger? I mean, I know it'll be hacked and I can just put it on there (and oh I will), but still. Wonder why.

 

[rileysrjay]

there were definitely pre-orders in europe. no idea about the us

If that's the case then I might try and preorder one through Amazon uk or something. As long as they'll ship it here to the us.

 

[Coto]

Star fox 2...

MUST BUY...

 

[Jhynjhiruu]

dang, no chrono trigger? I mean, I know it'll be hacked and I can just put it on there (and oh I will), but still. Wonder why.

TBH the original hakchi and hakchi2 will probably need like 5 lines of code added to work on this

 

[wurstpistole]

Yep, we get PAL SNES. https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Misc-/Ni...er-Nintendo-Entertainment-System-1238330.html

Besides Starfox 2, this also means first official release of Mario RPG and FFVI in Europe.

 

[rileysrjay]

Star fox 2...

MUST BUY...

Or be like the rest of us and pirate the game two days later off of the internet.

 

[osaka35]

TBH the original hakchi and hakchi2 will probably need like 5 lines of code added to work on this

Got my fingers crossed.

 

[duffmmann]

Great collection of games, but its 9 short of 30, there are some fantastic titles that didn't make the cut. Hoping the device will be as easy to exploit as the NES Classic, I'd have to immediately add: DKC2, DKC3, Super Mario All-Stars, Kirby 3, NBA Jam, Chrono Trigger, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man 7. And bam there you go, 30 games.

 

[Jhynjhiruu]

Great collection of games, but its 9 short of 30, there are some fantastic titles that didn't make the cut. Hoping the device will be as easy to exploit as the NES Classic, I'd have to immediately add: DKC2, DKC3, Super Mario All-Stars, Kirby 3, NBA Jam, Chrono Trigger, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man 7. And bam there you go, 30 games.

TBH the original hakchi and hakchi2 will probably need like 5 lines of code added to work on this

 

[hobbledehoy899]

Or be like the rest of us and pirate the game two days later off of the internet.

You could already get a working Star Fox 2 dump in 2003!