Classic Super NES Rumored To Start Production
April 19, 2017
The online community is absolutely buzzing today about Eurogamer's report that Nintendo plans to sell a Classic Super NES later this year that follows the plug-and-play model used by the discontinued Classic NES featuring built-in games as a one-and-done purchase. Let's hope the company takes the apparently unanticipated demand for classic Nintendo games sold in bulk at a reasonable price into account when they set up manufacturing targets this time. Here's Tom Phillips with the news:
The SNES mini (or, to continue Nintendo's official branding, likely the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System) is currently scheduled to launch in time for Christmas this year. Development of the device is already under way, our sources have indicated.
Nintendo's plans for SNES mini are also a major reason why last year's NES mini did not see a reprieve from discontinuation, Eurogamer understands, despite the latter's continued popularity and sell-out status.
Of course everyone has their wish list of games to be included in the Classic SNES, and I'm no exception. Here's my list of twenty-five games that I'd like to see in the console. I'm limiting myself to reasonable selections based on the Classic NES's library licensees (so Capcom, Square-Enix, and Konami are in, but no Aero the Acro-bat from Sunsoft or Plok from Tradewest), but I'm not accounting for the technology licensing issues that have kept classics like Yoshi's Island and Star Fox off of the Virtual Console services because, let's face it, not including those games would leave a noticeable hole in the library.
- Chrono Trigger
- Donkey Kong Country
- Donkey Kong Country 2
- Donkey Kong Country 3
- EarthBound
- F-Zero
- Final Fight
- Final Fantasy III (VI)
- Kirby's Dream Course
- Kirby's Dream Land 3
- Kirby Super Star
- Mega Man 7
- Mega Man X
- Pilotwings
- Star Fox
- Street Fighter II Turbo
- Super Castlevania IV
- Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
- Super Mario Kart
- Super Punch-Out!!
- Super Mario RPG
- Super Mario World
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- Super Metroid
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
How about you? Which games do you want to see in a Classic SNES?