SNES Classic Edition

[NintendoKing]

Nintendo officially announced the SNES Classic Edition with 21 games.
(but people will hack it like the NES Classic Edition within days if release I'm sure)
http://www.nintendo.com/super-nes-classic

Of course we all expected this once Nintendo reapplied for their patent on the SNES controller design.

The launch is on September 29th, 2017!
Price $79.99!

"The Super NES Classic Edition system has the original look and feel of the '90s home console, only smaller. Plus, this one comes fully loaded with 21 games!" -Nintendo.com

It will include Starfox 2 in its first official release.


Official List of Games:
LoZ: A Link to the Past
Super Mario Kart
Star Fox 2
Star Fox
Donkey Kong Country
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2: Yoshis Island
Earthbound
F-Zero
Super Metroid
Street Fighter 2: Turbo
Super Punch-Out!
CastleVania IV
Mega Man X
Kirby Super Star 8-in-1
Final Fantasy III
Kirbys Dream Course
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Contra III: The Alien Wars
Secret of Mana
Super Ghouls N' Ghosts

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Instabuy - if I can - but wondering what and when they will announce for EU and JP...

[EDIT] - Here's the EU version:  http://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2017/June/Nintendo-announces-the-Nintendo-Classic-Mini-Super-Nintendo-Entertainment-System-1238678.html

Interestingly, the EU version includes Starfox with its original title, rather than as Starwing.  That's nice to see, at last.

So the big question - do we think they'll make enough of them this time round?

[NintendoKing]

This system is gonna be cool, I just need to figure a way to get one. Gonna have to keep my eyes peeled.

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I just noticed the controller ports as well - looks like they won't work with the Wii etc. unless they are hiding something novel.

[UglyJoe]

Would be nice to get my hands on one this time.  That's one heck of a game lineup.

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Nintendo officially announced the SNES Classic Edition with 21 games.

 
You left out the original Starfox my good friend! 

Regarding the lineup - they're all great games, but I feel a bit underwhelmed I think only because there are no golden surprises in there.

Yes I know that's a flimsy complaint to have - it's not even a real complaint to be honest, other than that there's no SMB: All Stars.

I also thought it would have been better to include DKC2 given it's much better than DKC, but I understand the nostalgia needs.

[UglyJoe]

Nintendo officially announced the SNES Classic Edition with 21 games.

 
Regarding the lineup - they're all great games, but I feel a bit underwhelmed I think only because there are no golden surprises in there.

An unreleased title from a mainline series isn't golden enough?

[P]

Yes Star Fox 2 is really the golden surprise here.

The line-up is highly impressing although I'd wanted to see Dragon Quest V and maybe Chrono Trigger part of such a list. DQ V is hands down my favourite DQ game, fully comparable to the masterpiece FF VI, and from what I heard the most famous DQ. The only reason it's not more popular is because it was never released officially in English I think. Maybe the Japanese version of the Classic Edition will have it though.

Interestingly, the EU version includes Starfox with its original title, rather than as Starwing.  That's nice to see, at last.

It's probably an NTSC Super Famicom emulator with NTSC versions of all games. As it's HDMI there's no TV region problems anymore. I guess the PAL NES Classic did the same.

So the big question - do we think they'll make enough of them this time round?

That's the big question indeed. Maybe I'll get one this time around.

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I also thought Chrono Trigger would be there.  I suppose I am being quietly unreasonable - having Star Fox 2 officially is great, even without manual and box.

By the way I didn't realise but this is already available to pre-order online in the UK.  I have been trying (in vain) to pre-order one for the last two hours but the site is severely struggling.

Will update if I am successful, but I'm not holding my breath.


Post Merge: June 26, 2017, 04:44:21 pm


[UPDATE] - I was able to order one in the end from GAME.co.uk

Apparently they ship to the states too, according to some people..

Don't try and order more than one though, otherwise it'll cancel out.

I had hoped I could order a couple more for friends and spares, alas.

One other note - the order might later be cancelled if they over allocate.

[NintendoKing]

"In Japan, the system will include Panel de Pon, Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem, Ganbare Goemon: The Legend of the Mystical Ninja, Super Soccer, and Super Street Fighter II. These titles replace EarthBound, Kirby's Dream Course, Street Fighter II Turbo, Super Castlevania IV, and Super Punch-Out from the US model."

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Is that an official press release?  Where did you see that story?

OK, great to see Panel De Pon there, and I understand Fire Emblem and Goemon are popular - but replacing those titles feels like a huge mistake.  

Heck, having Super SF2 is a huge mistake, it's definitely inferior, not a good port at all...

Oh, I saw that they announced it on their official site - and also it shows the controller ports:



So it does look like they will connect to the Wii after all, and be a much cheaper classic controller substitute.

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2017/170627.html

[Protoman]

Good news and Star Fox 2 is a good surprise, hope it makes it to VC later on too.

But, I doubt I'll buy one, because I'm sure they'll do the same thing again, not make enough of them and then cancel it too soon.

[P]

Ouch the Japanese version seems inferior now when they removed Earthbound, Super Punch-Out, Kirby's Dream Course and Castlevania IV and it still has no DQ V or Chrono Trigger!

Panel de Pon and Fire Emblem are welcome additions that are both on par with the other games on the list IMHO, but replacing one of the best Castlevanias with Goemon and downgrading Street Fighter II makes little sense to me. Super Soccer is a fun game I had for my PAL Snes but personally I'd had rather seen Pilotwings or something.
I'm just happy they kept Star Fox 2 though.

And it comes with two Classic Controller-compatible Super Famicom controllers? OK I'm getting this if I can!

[chowder]

The game list is great, hopefully they'll keep the production run going a little longer this time...

It's cool that they've done different region consoles too, although I'll argue to the end that the US model is a fugly box

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I'm sure they'll do the same thing again, not make enough of them and then cancel it too soon.

Welp, pre-orders opened on Nintendo UK's store and sold out in a few minutes.  Not holding my breath they'll make anywhere near enough stock...