NES/SNES Classic Editions

[RandV]

What in God's name are you even arguing?

That's what I'm thinking

On Steam, you can buy the SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis classics bundle of 59 games for $68.99 CDN, individual games cost $3.29, and of course these are all subject to Steam sales (not sure what they were priced at last week). That's a pretty cheap and efficient way to legally own 16-bit games. It even has steam workshop support and mods available.

From the SNES games he listed prices for from ebay, you're looking at roughly 3 games physical games SNES costing the same as a new release on current consoles. I haven't fired up my Wii for a few years, and the exact price is a bit ambiguous between the points system and currency conversion rates, but I recall SNES games costing between $8-10? Still better than the ebay price but if you want to get a good hoarders collection the price is going to quickly add up. To get the same library as the SNES classic offers you're going to need to spend at least $200.

But that's all kind of beside the point though. Anyone who's actively looking to binge play these older games will probably use an emulator. Someone who wants to be a collector and have a display shelf will go the ebay route. I see the NES/SNES classic editions more for a market somewhere in between, adults who wouldn't otherwise seek out these games but if they see it will buy for the nostalgia kick for themselves or to pass onto their kids.

 

[Pilky01]

I saw an article elsewhere and speculation about Nintendo releasing these games as a retail cart. I would 100% buy the 'SNES Classic Edition' as a standalone retail package for my Switch. **** all that virtual console nonsense! Gimme all the good stuff in one straight dose!

 

[KingBran]

What in God's name are you even arguing?

Right?
Someone said most retro games are super expensive. They aren't. Nor is it true that it is super expensive to legally get something that can emulate these games. You even aren't locked down to just a few games.

*robot voice*

Hello @Blueton

Do you know when I will be able to pre-order this system in Canada?

Please advise.

Sometimes I feel like a robot too.

 

[Supermassive]

I saw an article elsewhere and speculation about Nintendo releasing these games as a retail cart. I would 100% buy the 'SNES Classic Edition' as a standalone retail package for my Switch. **** all that virtual console nonsense! Gimme all the good stuff in one straight dose!

Capcom did this with their arcade classics - I have the PSP and X-BOX Original collections. Excellent recreations.

Nintendo did the NES Remix thing for the Wii U and 3DS with big success, I wonder if they'd consider making the VC library a little more affordable this time around. They should provide some incentive to collecting all games in a set, perhaps doing so would unlock bonus content or remixed versions of the games. That's basically a licence to print money.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Canadian preorders aren't available yet.

 

[Westlander]

Yay, just got put on a waiting list here in the NL, I should get the thing on release day! Most of the game shops/toy stores in the big cities here apparently had their waiting lists filled at the end of the first morning of the announcement at the end of June and wouldn't take any more names, neither would the online shops. I ended up just trying the local branch of a toy chain in my small town and they still had a spot open.

I can't believe people are so crazy for this glorified garage sale stuff, but I guess I'm just as bad!

 

[Afino]

Apparently live pre orders on Walmart


GO GO GO

 

[Retrocity]

Ugh, I want to wait on Bestbuy or Gamestop because I have giftcards from them. Preferably Gamestop because I never buy anything out of there.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Apparently live pre orders on Walmart


GO GO GO

Apparently Wally World screwed up and put preorders up too soon, thus everyone who managed to preorder one are having their orders cancelled:

 

[Warden of the North]

If the N64 mini is a real thing Im getting one. it will be the perfect introduction to gaming for my daughter.

 

[syz]

They've already filed a patent for the N64 Classic, and I can't imagine a worse way to spend $80 or whatever they end up charging.

You can already play better versions of Ocarina and Majora on actively supported Nintendo hardware. Nothing else on that platform is worth playing anymore.

 

[karnige]

If the N64 mini is a real thing Im getting one. it will be the perfect introduction to gaming for my daughter.

based off the patents for the nes and snes mini its pretty much 100% a go

 

[aleshemsky83]

They've already filed a patent for the N64 Classic, and I can't imagine a worse way to spend $80 or whatever they end up charging.

You can already play better versions of Ocarina and Majora on actively supported Nintendo hardware. Nothing else on that platform is worth playing anymore.

I actually agree. n64 games belong on the 3ds, playing it on an HD tv is just asking to have you nostalgia shattered.

Hell, they even redid a lot of the assets for zelda on 3DS because even on that tiny screen they still look awful by todays standards.

 

[Psyfer]

They've already filed a patent for the N64 Classic, and I can't imagine a worse way to spend $80 or whatever they end up charging.

You can already play better versions of Ocarina and Majora on actively supported Nintendo hardware. Nothing else on that platform is worth playing anymore.

Ogre battle 64 is the only other game I would be interested in but I already have it for Wii VC

 

[Warden of the North]

They've already filed a patent for the N64 Classic, and I can't imagine a worse way to spend $80 or whatever they end up charging.

You can already play better versions of Ocarina and Majora on actively supported Nintendo hardware. Nothing else on that platform is worth playing anymore.

Because I want to pay $80 dollars, not a couple hundred + games.

It will be for my kid, whos 6.

 

[syz]

Because I want to pay $80 dollars, not a couple hundred + games.

It will be for my kid, whos 6.

How badly do you hate your kid to make them engage with an N64 controller at all?

Better off with the SNES, imo. Time has left the N64 in the dirt and at this point I'm not even sure if nostalgia could make up for it.

 

[Pilky01]

N64 mini doesn't interest me nearly as much as SNES does.

Its discussed to death other places, but the N64 era did not age well. Nothing from that time aged well (at least not anything that was pushing boundaries).

The SNES is like classical music; it can't go out of style. The N64 was transitory.

 

[aleshemsky83]

Ogre battle 64 is the only other game I would be interested in but I already have it for Wii VC

There's a few others like star fox (on the 3ds though) and Yoshi's story which are still very good. And Mario of course. There's actually a very good version of Mario 64 for the dsthat should get remastered.

The problem with n64 is not just the ancient polygons and cardboard textures. It's that there was this bizarre blurriness to every game that looks absolutely awful now. It's like they smeared Vaseline on the screen when you play it now. I don't even know if there's a word for it.

 

[Devourers]

I owned an N64 but always felt I made the wrong decision back in the day and should've gone with Playstation. I was expecting the following sequels at the time (keep in mind, I was a kid, I didn't do any research): Earthbound 2, Super Mario RPG 2 (not paper mario), Chrono Trigger 2, etc.

If they make an N64 classic I'm thinking the odds of getting WWF No Mercy, even without the license, is slim to nil. I have very few games on N64 that I absolutely love and while Mario 64 is great, always preferred the 2D mario games. It'll be awesome for people that loved N64 but for me the N64 will always be the ****stain on Nintendo's resume, out of successful consoles. (Obviously, Virtual Boy is much worse)

There's a few others like star fox (on the 3ds though) and Yoshi's story which are still very good. And Mario of course. There's actually a very good version of Mario 64 for the dsthat should get remastered.

The problem with n64 is not just the ancient polygons and cardboard textures. It's that there was this bizarre blurriness to every game that looks absolutely awful now. It's like they smeared Vaseline on the screen when you play it now. I don't even know if there's a word for it.

Even back in the day, I thought it looked ****. Possibly because I was already so used to PC games at the time and Playstation had CD's so there were at least cut scenes of high quality to bridge the gap until future consoles caught up graphically. I still remember playing the PC NHL games back in the day and being like "wow they look like real players" even though in retrospect when you look back that's pretty laughable.

 

[Pilky01]

Even back in the day, I thought it looked ****. Possibly because I was already so used to PC games at the time and Playstation had CD's so there were at least cut scenes of high quality to bridge the gap until future consoles caught up graphically. I still remember playing the PC NHL games back in the day and being like "wow they look like real players" even though in retrospect when you look back that's pretty laughable.

I still remember getting NHL 98 for Playstation and being absolutely blown away at how realistic everything was.

 

[Mach85]

I owned an N64 but always felt I made the wrong decision back in the day and should've gone with Playstation. I was expecting the following sequels at the time (keep in mind, I was a kid, I didn't do any research): Earthbound 2, Super Mario RPG 2 (not paper mario), Chrono Trigger 2, etc.

If they make an N64 classic I'm thinking the odds of getting WWF No Mercy, even without the license, is slim to nil. I have very few games on N64 that I absolutely love and while Mario 64 is great, always preferred the 2D mario games. It'll be awesome for people that loved N64 but for me the N64 will always be the ****stain on Nintendo's resume, out of successful consoles. (Obviously, Virtual Boy is much worse)



Even back in the day, I thought it looked ****. Possibly because I was already so used to PC games at the time and Playstation had CD's so there were at least cut scenes of high quality to bridge the gap until future consoles caught up graphically. I still remember playing the PC NHL games back in the day and being like "wow they look like real players" even though in retrospect when you look back that's pretty laughable.

Paper Mario games are dope! I hope you gave it a chance anyway.

 

[guinness]

N64 mini doesn't interest me nearly as much as SNES does.

Its discussed to death other places, but the N64 era did not age well. Nothing from that time aged well (at least not anything that was pushing boundaries).

The SNES is like classical music; it can't go out of style. The N64 was transitory.

The N64 has held up better than PS IMO, I just didn't have as many N64 games that I was into back then as the PS, plus when I was a freshman in college, my roommate put a mod chip in my PS, and the burners+Blockbuster were the ticket.

I still have my PS, but the games look awful on modern TVs; the NES and SNES look bad too, but sprites seem to hold up better than the early polygon systems.

The only reason I would consider a N64 classic, is for MK, emulation of that system is hard to do. (btw, if Sega made a Saturn classic too...Panzer Dragoon!).

The issue with the SNES classic, is that in classic Nintendo fashion, the only way you'll be able to find one, is on eBay.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

I still remember getting NHL 98 for Playstation and being absolutely blown away at how realistic everything was.

NHL '99 was my jam.

I still bust it out and play it on my PS3 every now and then.

 

[Oogie Boogie]

Wal-Mart pre-orders are getting cancelled.
Due to a glitch pre-orders went live when they weren't suppose to.

 

[RandV]

The N64 has held up better than PS IMO, I just didn't have as many N64 games that I was into back then as the PS, plus when I was a freshman in college, my roommate put a mod chip in my PS, and the burners+Blockbuster were the ticket.

I still have my PS, but the games look awful on modern TVs; the NES and SNES look bad too, but sprites seem to hold up better than the early polygon systems.

Not to mention the horrible load times and easily scratched disks on those first CD consoles.