it's perfectly safe, but it's OK, I'm used to english people not knowing how things in their country work.
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Nintendo Classic Mini - NES Coming on November 11th (30 NES games)
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it's perfectly safe, but it's OK, I'm used to english people not knowing how things in their country work.
Bjoern the Smexy
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German-GAF can pre-order it here btw:
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B01IFJEWTM/
It certainly was harder to find than it should've been. When you search "Nintendo Classic Mini" you'll mostly find those Game Boy shaped Game & Watch keychain thingies. Many of them, actually.
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B01IFJEWTM/
It certainly was harder to find than it should've been. When you search "Nintendo Classic Mini" you'll mostly find those Game Boy shaped Game & Watch keychain thingies. Many of them, actually.
superNESjoe
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Where is the US preorder!?
frankie_baby
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Safe perhaps but wouldnt pass safety standards
Bjoern the Smexy
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Not live yet, but here's a link to the product page on Amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IFJBQ1E/?tag=neogaf0e-20
old manatee
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I really, really want to read the bottom of that box! I just know it explains the asterisk beside "pre-installed" on the cover!
I don't know that.
Cucurbitacée
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My bet is:
*No, you cannot add more games, stop dreaming!
KojiKnight
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Cucurbitacée;210053334 said:
There is a difference between forcing your kids into something, and introducing them to something and seeing if they like it.
I actually told my daughter to not touch my restored NES because I didn't want her to break it, but she watched me a ton and one day she asked if she could play and I let her. Now the NES is the second most played thing for her.
Definitely not. This is an official licensed Nintendo product, not some random person on Craigslist.
Oh yes, please. Take my money.
dead souls
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no dragon warrior
They'll give away a version containing it when they relaunch Nintendo Power.
manueldelalas
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Maybe it's just me, but I would replace FF1 with Rad Racer any day; I can play better versions of FF1 anywhere.
NOLA_Gaffer
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There's a difference between "forcing" a child to like something you like (as the comic portrays) and introducing a child to something they potentially wouldn't have known about otherwise.
For what it's worth I bought a friend's nephew a translucent 2DS with New Super Mario Bros 2., Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins and Mario Kart 7 a few years back and he loved the thing.
Yeah, I never understood this. I even made a thread about it back in February, but the question was never really answered.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1189409
no dragon warrior
Heh, I'm with you guys. I was thinking about it this morning while I was getting ready for work. I was like "Man! To have the first Final Fantasy AND the first Dragon Warrior on this thing would be amazing!" It is what it is. Truth be told, everyone will be letdown in some way. The NES had a lot of great games and, well, when selecting 30 titles from a catalog of 700+, it would be impossible to compose a dream collection that would unanimously please everyone. Having said that, the 30 titles included with the NES Mini is a very good selection of games that should satisfy everyone to some degree.
Hippopuncher12
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So this is a pretty cool idea I just find the amount of games pretty lacking. Have they mentioned any plans or is it even possible for them to add an existing one in the future?
old manatee
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Urban Champion conspicuously absent.
KojiKnight
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Nope, can't expand it and it doesn't read carts. More likely than not, this is going to be a series if the first one sells well. I'd expect 2-3 (the realistic amount of games they'll be able to get the rights to and run well) and then maybe go into SNES from there.
Diddy Kong
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We can only pray friend.
Patrick Young
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I'll consider a purchase if there's a price drop.
jshackles
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Heh, I'm with you guys. I was thinking about it this morning while I was getting ready for work. I was like "Man! To have the first Final Fantasy AND the first Dragon Warrior on this thing would be amazing!" It is what it is. Truth be told, everyone will be letdown in some way. The NES had a lot of great games and, well, when selecting 30 titles from a catalog of 700+, it would be impossible to compose a dream collection that would unanimously please everyone. Having said that, the 30 titles included with the NES Mini is a very good selection of games that should satisfy everyone to some degree.
The inclusion of Mega Man 2 and Double Dragon 2 (and not the first games in these series) shows that whoever put this list together knew what they were doing.
I could see this as well!
Version 2 could be the top loader, and Version 3 the Famicom!
(Going ahead and releasing the SNES one at the same time as Version 2, of course! I want that ASAP too!)
Ban Puncher
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The inclusion of Castlevania II: Simon's Quest shows that this person drinks during work hours.
KojiKnight
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Simon's Quest is not only a classic, but an underated one as well. They knew what they were doing.
Though hopefully they'll include some nice physical NES style instruction booklets in the box as well...
Should be interesting one way or the other... If it's a hardware clone, then the menu is going to be very limited... If it's just emulated the menu could be a lot more robust and maybe have software manuals/walkthroughs.
I love this idea!
Banjotanooki
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Holy crap, I want this to happen now...
MysteryQuesadilla
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Castlevania II doesn't deserve the hate it gets. It has some of the best music in the series and day/night mechanic is actually pretty cool (at the time mind-blowing). It is really obtuse and combat is clunky but it's still pretty fun.
kunonabi
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It still isn't better than CVIII though which is the best Castlevania game ever made.
KojiKnight
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It was the original "Metroidvania" Castlevania, even if it had issues, it definitely laid the groundwork.
Ban Puncher
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It would be kinda neat if the Donkey Kong game that is included is the 2010 NES version with the Pie/Cement Factory restored.
KojiKnight
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CVIII used an advanced mapper (think like the SNES special chips) which could be complicating things... but more likely, it's simply being held back in case this first mini does well.
(edit) Looking at this list again... StarTropics, Bubble Bobble, Gradius, and Zelda 2... It's like my B-team game dream on top of the great A games on there.
MysteryQuesadilla
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Totally agree CV III is my personal fav. I can't tell you how many people think I am crazy for preferring this over SotN.
panama chief
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This is gonna get hacked and the fun will begin
But isn't that true for pretty much every game in this collection?
I don't think people are buying this for the best versions of anything so much as for faux-authenticity. There's something masochistic about playing the first FF as it was when it released, but also something that feels pure about it too.
Lupin the Third
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You mean made by Nintendo themselves. (Though Nintendo did sublicense the third-party games for inclusion.)
Doubt they'll print anything but the bare minimum. There might even be digital manuals on the device itself, esp. if it's based on Wii/2DS hardware.
Speaking of which, hoe are you supposed to access Save States and all that? The Reset button on the front of the unit? That seems inconvenient. Maybe there's a secret Home button on the back of the NES Classic Controller?
Fushichou187
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If it's an SoC setup and the roms are burned directly onto the chip, I don't see how it'll get hacked. Zero idea what the actual physical hardware in there is though...
What what I liked the first FF on my NES
>_____>
I still think it's the best FF.
It needs to have an RPG and FF1 is probably the most iconic on the system. The music is still great today and a lot of folks have nostalgia for it (The players guide shipped as Nintendo Power was really taking off) DQ1 could arguably be there instead, but it's hard to go back to the NES version.
SpiceMelange
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I hope this thing boots very fast to get that nes vibe. Like 1-2 seconds from pressing power to seeing the list of games.
I'd like for them to include an updated version of this:
One guide covering all 30 games. Maintain the original design and layout of the original book for nostalgia/retro purposes.
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