Well here’s a welcome bit of news: The NES Classic Edition (or Mini as we like to call it) will allow for a few different video modes, save states, and more.
In order to better replicate the look of playing games in the Eighties, the console will allow for a CRT mode (scanlines and all) and a 4:3 mode, as well as a Pixel Perfect mode that squares up the games to keep them as crisp as possible on modern TVs.
There are four suspend save slots per game, allowing players to pause and pick up from anywhere in the software. Think: four different playthroughs of Super Mario Bros 3, perfect for speed run practice or exploration.
Digital manuals will be available for the games, although they won’t actually be on the Mini. The reproduced original manuals will be accessed via QR code from the home screen, scannable by phone and viewable in browsers. Although, you could probably just got to Nintendo’s website and view them yourselves, but whatever.
The controllers, whose cords only appear to only be about 3 feet long, can be used with with the Wii and Wii U to play Virtual Console games, and a plethora of Wii corded controllers can be used on the NES Classic. We can finally use those Wii Classic Controllers that we’ve forgotten to through away.
The NES Classic Edition arrives November 11
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