The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time.Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest.(Many of which I often still play today!) So with that, I bring you my personal list of what I think would make for a great SNES Classic console, following in the footsteps of some of the NES game choices, popular titles, and games I remember fondly as a young person. Nintendo already has the emulation system and hardware figured out, especially now with the new 3DS sporting a brand new SNES eShop, and if the NES Classic is successful, I imagine a SNES Classic Edition is not far to follow.

Outside of all that excitement, what really got my mind racing was the idea that they could do this same product, but for my childhood favorite console: The Super Nintendo Entertainment System. I don't need to repeat all the news stories and coverage, so if you want to check out some more information about specifics or see the list of included games you can check out Nintendo’s announcement here!

I have interacted with several people who do not traditionally purchase many video games, but are ecstatic to have a quick and easy way to play their childhood favorites, and even introduce some of those classics to children of their own. The response of the masses seems positive, and I think Nintendo’s broad appeal shines even brighter when the focus is put on the games that many young adults grew up with. Nintendo has been taking advantage of their massive back catalog of well-loved titles via the Nintendo eShop and virtual console for years as well, but considering their nature and history of conservative brand protection, new hardware for retro games was not the direction I thought the company was moving towards, even with the recent heightened popularity of all things 80s and 90s. This in itself is not a new idea, Colleco and Atari have been selling similar items at drug and grocery stores for years, but I was still caught off-guard upon hearing this announcement. The “NES Classic Edition” is a tiny NES console that comes equipped with 30 games ready to play out of the box, and modern HD sensibilities to boot. Much to the surprise of myself and many others, Nintendo recently announced a new product aimed at capitalizing on the nostalgia of its ‘classic’ titles of yore.

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