I've been playing the new $80 Super Nintendo Classic Edition for nearly a week, and it's a delight
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition is hella fun.
That's my considered take after playing games on the new retro game console since Friday, when Nintendo sent me one to test.
That the Super NES Classic is such fun may not be much of a surprise. The device is a remake of the 1990s video game console that was beloved by millions of people.
The new version, which arrives on September 29, is a tiny, $80 device that comes with 21 fittingly classic games packed right in. Unlike the original, you won't need to use any game cartridges; you just plug the system in and turn it on, and it's ready for action.
First and foremost: The Super NES Classic Edition is very small.
It literally fits in my palm, as you can see here. It's maybe one-third the size of the original Super Nintendo console.
The fact that the Super NES Classic Edition is so tiny makes it adorable looking. It would look good on your desk with all your other tchotchkes.
But it's small size has some drawbacks It's so light that you can easily lift up the system by accident, potentially breaking or damaging it in the process. Or it seems like it could be easily damaged if someone stepped on it or kicked it.
And that's not a remote possibility, thanks to another problem. The wires that connect the console to the TV and particularly the ones that connect to the wired gamepads are fairly short. Even in my relatively small living room, I had to position the console between my couch and television just so the gamepads would stretch far enough to reach me.
If I yanked on the controllers while playing a game, the console would lift in the air — with the risk that it might come crashing down. Meanwhile, it was right in the middle of foot traffic.
That said, are you really adding a Super Nintendo into your home entertainment system permanently? Probably not.
Beyond it being cute as heck, another benefit of the Super NES Classic being so tiny is you can easily detach it from your entertainment system and stow it away somewhere. It's so small, you could literally wrap all the wires around it, including a game pad, and shove it in a drawer.
And let's be clear: There's not a great reason to keep this thing out all the time. Even if you love every one of the 21 games that come with the device, there's a limit on what you can do it. You can't add more games. Nor can you plug in any of your old SNES game cartridges.
So I set up and put away the console before and after each use.
The list of games on the Super NES Classic is awesome!
We're talking about the original games from foundational franchises including "Super Mario" and "The Legend of Zelda."
Just by itself, the collection of games included with the Super NES Classic makes it worth buying. Somewhere between "Super Mario World" and "Super Metroid" and "Super Mario Kart" and "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past," the list of classic games on the Super NES Classic Edition becomes comical, because of just how great it is. These aren't just "big" games — we're talking about some of the heaviest hitters from the early-to-mid-'90s.
And if those games haven't convinced you, the console also includes "EarthBound," "Star Fox," "F-Zero," and "Donkey Kong Country"? It also has the finished but never-before-released "Star Fox 2."
For $80, you're paying a little less than $4 per game. Plus you get the console and two game pads. It's quite a bargain.
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