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NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
#1051
DVD Talk Legend
#1052
DVD Talk Legend & 2021 TOTY Winner
#1053
DVD Talk Legend
Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
Frankly I don't think Galaga should have been included, same with Donkey Kong and Pac-Man. These games were considered old news by 1986 and were not important to the NES legacy at all. I suspect they were chosen for those feeling nostalgia for the old arcade era in general, not specifically for the NES.
#1054
DVD Talk Legend
Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NES_Cl...Included_games
#1055
DVD Talk Legend
Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
I can see including those anyways honestly. The NES had decent ports of all those games and I think a few classic arcade titles are a good fit for a collection like this meant for a more casual player. Gives people a little taste of everything. Plus characters like Donkey Kong and Pac Man are icons that a lot of people know just as well as Mario or Link.
#1056
DVD Talk Legend
Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
I love that Galaga is on there, after Dr. Mario it's probably my most played title.
#1057
DVD Talk Legend
Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
I checked the official NES page and I did not wait for the full page to appear with all the games listed
I wish they included Pro Wrestling since that was one of my favs.
https://www.nintendo.com/nes-classic/
#1058
DVD Talk Godfather
Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
Oh man, Pro Wresting on there would have been amazing. Likewise, Super Tennis is the huge game missing for the Classic SNES for me.
#1060
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
#1061
DVD Talk Legend
Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
That said, you can put SNES games, and games from many other consoles, onto the NES Classic. The number of buttons on an NES controller may be an issue for playing SNES games on the NES Classic, but you could buy and use an SNES Classic controller to use on the NES Classic.
https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/29/16...nes-compatible
#1062
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Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
Yes to all of the above
The hardware on both machines is practically identical. You can do all the same things with both. And for adding SNES functionality to the NES, the 8bitdo 2.4 controllers are a superb option. They're only $25, match the OEM SNES controllers extremely well, and solve the cord issue as well as giving you all the SNES buttons.
The hardware on both machines is practically identical. You can do all the same things with both. And for adding SNES functionality to the NES, the 8bitdo 2.4 controllers are a superb option. They're only $25, match the OEM SNES controllers extremely well, and solve the cord issue as well as giving you all the SNES buttons.
#1063
DVD Talk Legend
Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
My Target restocked this. Looked like they had nine of them. I still haven’t grabbed one but I think if they still have them this weekend I’ll get one.
#1065
DVD Talk Legend
Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
^^ Thank you... got one.
#1066
DVD Talk Hero
Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
These are everywhere now. I even saw extra controllers in the wild for the first time.
#1067
Moderator
Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
These aren't an exclusive anymore? Pfft. Putting mine in the trash!
Or... feeling maybe I could try the emulator modifications I've been so nervous to try because now there's plenty of opportunity to get a second in case I screw it up...
Or... feeling maybe I could try the emulator modifications I've been so nervous to try because now there's plenty of opportunity to get a second in case I screw it up...
#1068
DVD Talk Legend & 2021 TOTY Winner
Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
There's no reason to be nervous about it story. There's a program that does everything for you. All you need is a PC (or a Mac with a Windows partition) with a USB port. Downloading cover art for all of the games (and reviewing and correcting it if you're anal like I am) is the longest part of the process. Actually installing the hacked kernel and games to the device takes less than 5 minutes, and there is little to no real risk.
#1069
Banned by request
Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
I think the entire process for me took about 20 minutes - and that includes me looking at the cover art. It worked perfectly.
#1070
Moderator
Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
Do the menus and all that change? Ends up more a list of titles? How about the ability to save wherever, multiple save points, etc.? Still there for all titles or just the originals?
#1071
DVD Talk Legend & 2021 TOTY Winner
Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
The program also adds a hack so that you can get back to the main menu without pressing reset on the console itself (Down Arrow+Select is the default, but you can change that)
Reminder that when you're picking games to install, you might want to get Punch Out and Tecmo Bowl, even though they're already on there, if you're interested in having Mike Tyson and the original player names in the games.
#1073
Moderator
Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
Fascinating, thank you. Is there a way to do all that Game Genie stuff, too?
#1074
DVD Talk Legend & 2021 TOTY Winner
Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
The program that you use to hack the console has a place where you can put in Game Genie codes for each game if you want to, I'm not sure how that part of it works once you've loaded it though. I never tried it.
#1075
DVD Talk Legend
Re: NES Classic Edition (30 games; 60 bucks; 11/11/2016)
Forget going to a brick or mortar or Target.
https://www.gamestop.com/nes/console...edition/136574