Tencent Digital (Compiled: Hamish) Do you still remember the childhood of Nintendo? The days of that time were so simple: just turn on the TV, turn on the main unit, and you can hold the handle to start the game. Nintendo introduced a compact host called NES Classic Edition that will take you back to your childhood.
With NES Classic Edition, you can play 30 classic 8-bit console games on your home TV. Its function is simple and direct, you do not need to connect to the Internet, do not need to wait for firmware updates, you can not even buy more games, and you do not have to worry about whether the developer will continue to support it in the next three to four years. You just have to sit down, turn on the power, and start the game.
Whether you are an old fan of Nintendo, or a young parent who wants to introduce some old games for kids at home, you can find a variety of classic games at NES Classic Edition, including "The Mario Bros." and "The Legend of Zelda. 》, "Galaxy Warrior" and "Dia King."
Heritage classic style
Nintendo is a very demanding company and there are no exceptions on the NES Classic Edition. The appearance of the mainframe looks like a hard plastic version of the original NES host - the same gray black stripes, and even the front of the fuselage was designed with a purely decorated warehouse door, which says "Nintendo Entertainment System ( Nintendo Entertainment System)".
The overall size of the NES Classic Edition is so small that you can easily fit it into a backpack or suitcase. It has two lever interfaces, a power button, and a reset button on its front. This reset button is similar to the phone's "Home" button. Clicking it will bring the system back to the game selection screen. The back of the body is the HDMI interface and power interface.
The NES Classic Edition almost perfectly reproduces the original NES host, whether the size, shape or weight is equal to or close to the original data. The handle connection uses Nintendo's Wiimote interface. The company declined to say whether it will adapt to the handles of the Wii and Wii U consoles in the future.
We found a very serious problem in the actual experience - the line of the handle is too short. In this way, users cannot enjoy the game on the couch. They are likely to sit on the floor in front of the TV to play games.
One host, 30 games
NES Classic Edition is very simple to use, it does not support any online features, players can directly scroll through the main interface of the game. Each game on the screen will indicate whether it is a single game or a double game. After selecting the game, press any key of the handle to see a simple description of the game, and then you can start the game.
In the actual test, we tried to play Mario Brothers, King Kong, Double Dragon II and Castlevania. The entire game process runs smoothly and we have not encountered any graphical failures or other issues.
Unlike the original NES console, the NES Classic Edition supports game progress saving, which is similar to a "game log" on a computer game. In this way, the player can temporarily save the game and continue to start from the save point the next time he wants to play. Each game supports up to 4 schedules.
to sum up
NES Classic Edition is a very interesting device, its single-handle package price of 59.99 US dollars, plus 10 US dollars can be upgraded to dual-pad version. This price is reasonable, if you want to buy these games on a modern console and then experience it with a virtual machine, you're sure to spend more money.
However, these 30 games may not have your favorite game, and the game library cannot be expanded. This may be a big disadvantage. In addition, we can't find any other complaints about this "time machine".
Source: Digital Trends