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Nintendo Classic Mini NES

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Pros

  • 60Hz graphics makes everything nice and crisp
  • NES Mini remains a delightful offering in a charming form factor
  • SNES Mini stays fairly true to its inspiration

Cons

  • ridiculously short length of the cables
  • Nintendo hasn t bundled a plug with the NES Classic Mini
  • the system only comes with one controller

Key specs

  • 512MB
  • 256MB
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • no

Nintendo Classic Mini NES - Pros & Cons

Nintendo Classic Mini NES

Pros

  • 60Hz graphics makes everything nice and crisp
  • NES Mini remains a delightful offering in a charming form factor
  • SNES Mini stays fairly true to its inspiration
  • are games that have aged incredibly well
  • looks and feels great in cooperative play
  • the hardware is easily portable and is great for cooperative play
  • delightful appearance and menu design
  • new ways of thinking
  • new connections
  • and new industries
  • pristine video output and excellent build quality

Cons

  • ridiculously short length of the cables
  • Nintendo hasn t bundled a plug with the NES Classic Mini
  • the system only comes with one controller
  • Nintendo decided to make their cable length incredibly short
  • Nintendo Classic Mini and not be super
  • lack of an AC adapter
  • idle screen of the Famicom Disk System
  • shoddy port of Ghosts 'N Goblins
  • slightly shallow movement is hardly a deal-breaker
  • Nintendo s NES Classic Mini
  • crack the system to add more games to it

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Nintendo Classic Mini NES - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Storage512MB
RAM memory256MB
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Features
Backward compatibilityno
Accessories includedGame
Type of media supported
None
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Connectivity
Ethernetno
WiFino
USByes
Number of USB Inputs1
Number of USB 2.0 ports1
HDMIyes
Number of HDMI outputs1
Component outputno
Composite outputno
SCART outno
Number of connection ports2
S-video outputno
VGA outputsno
Digital optical input no
Digital optical outputno
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Screen
HDRno
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Dimensions
Depth6.5 in
Width8.9 in
Height2.91 in
Weight28.22 oz
Colour of productGrey

Nintendo Classic Mini NES - Q&A (4)

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    Productz
    over 1 year ago
    Can you add games to NES classic Mini?
    ahmad
    over 1 year ago
    Plug in the power source to your NES Classic and turn it on. Your new games will be inside a folder named "New Games" alongside the preloaded titles. When you want to add more games, connect the NES Classic to your PC, open Hakchi and select Synchronize selected games with NES/SNES Mini.
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    Productz
    over 1 year ago
    Is the Nintendo classic Mini worth it?
    cliff_treutel
    over 1 year ago
    This adorable device works pretty much as well as you could hope, and it comes with 30 brilliant games pre-installed for you to play. Whether you want to reacquaint yourself with Super Mario Bros, Excitebike and the like, or fancy playing those retro gems for the first time, you're in for a treat.
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    Productz
    over 1 year ago
    What are the buttons on a NES?
    tiffany_hettinger
    over 1 year ago
    The Nintendo Entertainment System controller is an oblong brick-like design with a simple four button layout. It consists of two round buttons labeled "A" and "B", a "START" button, and a "SELECT" button.
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    Productz
    over 1 year ago
    Why is my NES Classic not working?
    mila_schamberger
    over 1 year ago
    Verify that you are using the original AC adapter that came with the console. Reset the AC adapter. While resetting the AC adapter, check for any damage (frayed cables, cuts, kinks, etc.). If any damage is found, the AC adapter will need to be replaced.
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Nintendo Classic Mini NES Nintendo - Editorial Reviews (13)

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Nintendo Classic Mini NES Nintendo Classic Mini: NES review
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TechRadar
Published: 25.06.2018
Nintendo Classic Mini: NES review
4.0

A nostalgia-fuelled trip back to the '80s

Nintendo Classic Mini NES Nintendo Classic Mini review: Is this micro NES all it's cracked up to be?
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T3
Published: 20.04.2017
Nintendo Classic Mini review: Is this micro NES all it's cracked up to be?
4.0

T3 dons the shoulder pads and travels back to 1983 in a quest to find out

Nintendo Classic Mini NES Nintendo Classic Mini: NES review | Stuff
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Nintendo Classic Mini: NES review | Stuff

Update: Hooray! This diddy NES is going back on sale in June 2018...

Nintendo Classic Mini NES Nintendo Classic Mini NES review
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Eurogamer.net
Published: 05.02.2017
Nintendo Classic Mini NES review

Nintendo's Classic Mini NES is a sleek, miniaturised version of the classic console that mimics the look and feel of th…

Nintendo Classic Mini NES The NES Classic is back, but Switch owners should think twice
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CNET
Published: 28.06.2018
The NES Classic is back, but Switch owners should think twice

Nintendo’s original 8-bit box is back for round 2.

Nintendo Classic Mini NES Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System Review: Small, cute and wonderful | Finder
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finder.com.au
Published: 27.11.2016
Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System Review: Small, cute and wonderful | Finder

The NES Classic Mini is a tiny but nearly perfect slice of gaming history and nostalgia.

Nintendo Classic Mini NES Review: The NES Classic Edition and all 30 games on it
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TechCrunch
Published: 08.11.2016
Review: The NES Classic Edition and all 30 games on it

Nintendo is courting nostalgia for the holidays this year, like pretty much every year — but the NES Classic Edition, a palm-size recreation of the original console with 30 games built-in, rates highly on the nostalgia scale even for a company whose heart is stuck in the 1980s. It’s already a…

Nintendo Classic Mini NES Nintendo NES Classic Mini review - a dainty delight with design detriments
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WIRED UK
Published: 14.11.2016
Nintendo NES Classic Mini review - a dainty delight with design detriments

Nintendo's microconsole packs in a host of retro games at a bargain price - but is it worth going back in time for?

Nintendo Classic Mini NES Nintendo Classic Mini: SNES review – fun-sized reboot of greatest ever console
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the Guardian
Published: 28.09.2017
Nintendo Classic Mini: SNES review – fun-sized reboot of greatest ever console

The Mini SNES will allow the original fans to share beauty, joy and creative brilliance of video games with families and friends

Nintendo Classic Mini NES Super Nintendo Classic Mini review: A nice trip down memory lane
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The Irish Times
Published: 19.10.2017
Super Nintendo Classic Mini review: A nice trip down memory lane
4.0

The device will appeal to retro gamers who manage to get their hands on one

Nintendo Classic Mini NES Nintendo NES Classic Edition review
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Polygon
Published: 11.11.2016
Nintendo NES Classic Edition review

Now you’re playing with (USB) power

Nintendo Classic Mini NES Nintendo Classic Mini NES Review: In Depth
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Recombu
Published: 14.11.2016
Nintendo Classic Mini NES Review: In Depth
4.5

Nintendo Classic Mini NES review: Ageing Nintendo fans and younger gamers alike will find plenty to love in this mini NES console.

Nintendo Classic Mini NES Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System Review | GameGrin
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GameGrin
Published: 07.11.2017
Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System Review | GameGrin

After the success of the Nintendo Classic Mini last year it was only a matter of time before Nintendo moved...

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