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VANCOUVER, B.C., July 14, 2016 – If you see a Nintendo Entertainment System on store shelves this holiday shopping season, you haven’t entered a time machine. (Unless everyone around you is wearing acid-washed jeans and neon leg warmers. If that’s the case, you may have unknowingly walked through a rift in the space-time continuum.) The most likely scenario is you are setting eyes on the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition, launching in stores on Nov. 11 at a suggested retail price of $79.99. That’s right: The NES is back! But this isn’t the same NES that you fondly remember. This new nostalgia-fueled system is a near-identical, mini replica of Nintendo’s original home console and plugs directly into your high-definition TV using an included HDMI cable. The console comes complete with 30 NES games built in, including beloved classics like Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Donkey Kong, PAC-MAN, and Kirby’s Adventure.

“We wanted to give fans of all ages the opportunity to revisit Nintendo’s original system and rediscover why they fell in love with Nintendo in the first place,” said Pierre-Paul Trepanier, Nintendo of Canada’s General Manager and Senior Director. “The Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition is ideal for anyone who remembers playing the NES, or who wants to pass on those nostalgic memories to the next generation of gamers.”

The system comes packaged with an HDMI cable, an AC adapter, and one NES Classic Controller, which is patterned after the iconic design of the original NES controller. But you really just want to know the full list of 30 games, right? Feast your eyes on the fantastic collection of NES classics included with each and every system:

·      Balloon Fight^™

·      BUBBLE BOBBLE

·      Castlevania^™

·      Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest^™

·      Donkey Kong^™

·      Donkey Kong Jr. ^™

·      DOUBLE DRAGON II: THE REVENGE

·      Dr. Mario^™

·      Excitebike^™

·      FINAL FANTASY^®

·      Galaga^™

·      GHOSTS’N GOBLINS^®

·      GRADIUS^™

·      Ice Climber^™

·      Kid Icarus^™

·      Kirby’s Adventure^™

·      Mario Bros. ^™

·      MEGA MAN^® 2

·      Metroid^™

·      NINJA GAIDEN

·      PAC-MAN^™

·      Punch-Out!! ^™ Featuring Mr. Dream

·      StarTropics^™

·      SUPER C^™

·      Super Mario Bros.^™

·      Super Mario Bros. ^™ 2

·      Super Mario Bros. ^™ 3

·      TECMO BOWL

·      The Legend of Zelda^™

·      Zelda II: The Adventure of Link^™

There’s a little something for everyone: a nice mix of timeless favorites, cult classics, and maybe even some games that you never got around to playing. Each is sure to bring back memories and produce plenty of new ones. You can even enjoy playing several of these games with two players by attaching a second NES Classic Controller, which will be sold separately at a suggested retail price of $12.99. A Classic Controller or Classic Controller Pro can also be used (each sold separately).

When connected to a Wii Remote controller, the NES Classic Controller can also be used to play Virtual Console NES games on a Wii U or Wii system. Playing these retro games using a retro controller makes the experience that much more authentic. And if you ever need to step away from the NES Classic Edition in the middle of a tough level (or take a break to call one of Nintendo’s helpful Game Counselors*), don’t worry about losing any hard-earned progress. Each game has multiple suspend points, so you can start where you left off at a later time, no passwords needed.

What’s old is new again with the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition. Relive past glories. Finish off that boss you never beat. Save the galaxy and rescue the princess!

*Please only call if you have indeed entered a time machine. The Game Counselor program no longer exists in 2016.

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About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii U^™ and Wii^™ home consoles, and Nintendo 3DS^™ and Nintendo DS^™ families of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System^™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.4 billion video games and more than 693 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL, as well as the Game Boy^™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi^™ and Nintendo DSi XL^™, Super NES^™, Nintendo 64^™, Nintendo GameCube^™ and Wii systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario^™, Donkey Kong^™, Metroid^™, Zelda^™ and Pokémon^™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at http://www.nintendo.ca/.

Last week we posted an article regarding the Sydney Hunter kickstarter being $10k away from getting a Wii U stretch goal.

After checking the campaign status today, Sydney Hunter is stating that it’s under $4k away from reaching the Wii U stretch goal!

With only 8 days to go on this campaign, there’s a good chance that the stretch goal can still be reached.

Sydney Hunter and the Caverns of Death is a new retro-style adventure/puzzle platformer for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and now Nintendo Entertainment System. Armed only with his trusty boomerang, Sydney must navigate dark caverns while avoiding bats, ghosts, hot lava and other obstacles. If you can survive all 10 caverns, you will be able to win your freedom. Your support for this Kickstarter campaign will help bring a new game to one of the most beloved systems of all time…the SNES. You also have an opportunity to receive some cool rewards available exclusively through this Kickstarter campaign.

• 10 total levels.
• Unique soundtrack.
• Different region versions available.
• Exclusive Kickstarter rewards.

Source: Kickstarter Campaign

This game looks quite fun based on the kickstarter video. The art is fantastic and the development team appears to have done a great job so far. Hopefully enough people back this so we can get a Wii U release as well, which is at the $35,000 point.

There campaign has reached over $25,000 with 15 days to go, so there’s under $10,000 to go for this stretch goal!

Spotlighting Jaleco’s classic game, Whomp’em, for the NES!

If you’d like to see us play more of this game, let us know in the comments below.