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

 

[duffmmann]

i hope they keep the same connectors... this way we can get thoose extensions for dirty cheap and use wii gamepads (i think you could use the wii gamepad on the mini nes?)

I honestly doubt it, unless the designs of the system as you see on the box isn't the finalized design, because look at those controller slots, they don't look like the Wiimote connection port.l

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

So why couldn't they released star fox 2 on VC? $80 compared to nes classic is $60, less games but two controllers? Street fighter 2 turbo over Super street fighter 2 or even Street Fighter Alpha 2? Might as well just have Final fight instead. Some rather poor choices for some games over others, but is not bad selection. No pilot wings? Least have all launch titles, oh well, wait for next exploit and get any game you want again.

Or just go play SNES9X On any possible device.

Least hope the controller cord length isn't as short as the last time, and good they included 2 controllers, but secret of mana is 3 PLAYERS.... so then what?

 

[the_randomizer]

I've scalped the recent Zelda amiibos recently and the buyer was really happy with my customer service as I updated him on everything. I know that it's an asshole thing to do, to charge too bloody much but hey, if the rest does it then I wanna do it too.

Yeah, that's a good mentality; "Hey, this guy is selling drugs, I should get in on that too!" Just because someone can do it, doesn't mean they should. Scalping is a douche move, no offense, dude *sigh*

So why couldn't they released star fox 2 on VC? $80 compared to nes classic is $60, less games but two controllers? Street fighter 2 turbo over Super street fighter 2 or even Street Fighter Alpha 2? Might as well just have Final fight instead. Some rather poor choices for some games over others, but is not bad selection. No pilot wings? Least have all launch titles, oh well, wait for next exploit and get any game you want again.

Or just go play SNES9X On any possible device.

Least hope the controller cord length isn't as short as the last time, and good they included 2 controllers, but secret of mana is 3 PLAYERS.... so then what?

Licensing issues, no one knows who owned the rights to Super FX since Argonaut was long gone.

 

[migles]

I honestly doubt it, unless the designs of the system as you see on the box isn't the finalized design, because look at those controller slots, they don't look like the Wiimote connection port.l

see the page before
confirmed to be the wiimote ports
on the box it says you can use the classic controlelr and classic controller pro, which use thoose ports

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Yeah, that's a good mentality; "Hey, this guy is selling drugs, I should get in on that too!" Just because someone can do it, doesn't mean they should. Scalping is a douche move, no offense, dude *sigh*

To be honest, I wouldn't mind getting into that market and grow it but that could get me arrested so.. no. A lot of money involved in that business, though.

 

[Armadillo]

GAME has it up for pre-order in the UK.

http://www.game.co.uk/en/super-nint...4185/?cm_sp=home-_-banner0-_-NintendoSNESMini

 

[the_randomizer]

GAME has it up for pre-order in the UK.

http://www.game.co.uk/en/super-nint...4185/?cm_sp=home-_-banner0-_-NintendoSNESMini

And Amazon US isn't, surprising.

 

[TRS]

Why just Super Mario World and not All-Stars + Super Mario World?

 

[hobbledehoy899]

Not the finished version

Damn near finished, it was scrapped really late (right before publishing) by Miomoto because he was jelouse that Star Fox 2 was better than Star Fox 64.

 

[duffmmann]

see the page before
confirmed to be the wiimote ports
on the box it says you can use the classic controlelr and classic controller pro, which use thoose ports

So thats a poor job by some designer then, because those boxes are showing mini consoles with different connection ports. Would be nice if they actually showed off the final product on the box.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

GAME has it up for pre-order in the UK.

http://www.game.co.uk/en/super-nint...4185/?cm_sp=home-_-banner0-_-NintendoSNESMini

Yikes. £69.99.

Pre-ordered.

 

[Yepi69]

Earthbound?
EARTHBOUND?
Instant buy

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[migles]

So thats a poor job by some designer then, because those boxes are showing mini consoles with different connection ports. Would be nice if they actually showed off the final product on the box.

what the box is actually showing is molded plastic... if you look closely you can see you can't connect anything to it
i do believe that thing is a door you can open to reveal the real ports

 

[the_randomizer]

Yikes. £69.99.

Pre-ordered.

Damn you, Amazon ><

 

[NESjimbo]

GAME has it up for pre-order in the UK.

http://www.game.co.uk/en/super-nint...4185/?cm_sp=home-_-banner0-_-NintendoSNESMini

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

 

[duffmmann]

what the box is actually showing is molded plastic... if you look closely you can see you can't connect anything to it
i do believe that thing is a door you can open to reveal the real ports

If thats true, then that's even worse, a door to get to the ports sounds so stupid. Why not just have the ports on the front where the apparent fake ports are?

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

Damn you, Amazon ><

Costs more than the NES Classic did but this one at least comes bundled with 2 controllers.

I can't wait for this. Genuinely.

 

[the_randomizer]

Costs more than the NES Classic did but this one at least comes bundled with 2 controllers.

I can't wait for this. Genuinely.

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.

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

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

Don't know if they do but you can try it.

 

[ShadowOne333]

How did they get the rights to Super FX? Argonaut went under like 15 years ago.

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