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Classic NES Series
The Classic NES Series in North America, Famicom Mini Series in Japan, or NES Classics in Europe are a series of Game Boy Advance games that were originally released on the Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom remade for the Game Boy Advance. A special edition Game Boy Advance SP, which has a similar design to a NES/Famicom controller, was released to go along with these games. The color of the cartridges match the color of the original NES carts.
All of these games were released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Famicom in Japan.
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List of games
Famicom Mini Series (Japan)
Series 1 (released February 14, 2004)
- Bomberman
- Donkey Kong
- Excitebike
- Ice Climber
- Mappy
- Pac-Man
- Star Soldier
- Super Mario Bros.
- Xevious
- Zelda no Densetsu
Series 2 (released May 21, 2004)
- Balloon Fight
- Clu Clu Land
- Dig-Dug
- Dr. Mario
- Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu
- Makaimura
- Mario Bros.
- Takahashi Meijin Bouken Shima
- Twinbee
- Wrecking Crew
Series 3 (released August 10, 2004)
- Akumajou Dracula (a part of the Castlevania series)
- Famicom Detective Club
- Famicom Detective Club Part II
- Kid Icarus
- Metroid
- The Mysterious Castle of Murasame
- New Ogre Island
- Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japanese version)
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Classic NES Series (North America)
Series 1 (released June 7, 2004)
Series 2 (released October 25, 2004)
NES Classics (Europe)
Series 1 (released July 9, 2004)
Criticisms of the Classic NES Series
Some North American gamers have sharply critcized Nintendo for the shoddy North American lineup. Many arguments and pointed criticisms have been fired at all 12 released games:
- Bomberman - Not the best version; later released versions are better and more thorough
- Donkey Kong - The pie/cement factory level from the arcade series was not implemented. Although that wouldn't make it "Classic NES," people still wanted to play it. It has also been released on the E-Reader
- Excitebike - Only one savable track and also released for the E-Reader
- Ice Climber - Not a true classic game and also released for the E-Reader
- The Legend of Zelda - Many people wanted this game and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link to be on one cart instead of being released seperately (at $40 retail, it was quite expensive)
- Pac-Man - Released on Namco Museum and other games
- Super Mario Bros. - Already included in Super Mario Brothers Deluxe for the Gameboy Color (the GBC version also had more extra items)
- Xevious - A classic 'arcade' game, not a classic NES game. Many people didn't like the squashed squashed screen and the lack of bombs and other weapons; to sum it up, many people believed that Xevious did not age well.
- Metroid - Already included as an unlockable in Metroid: Zero Mission
Many other people also regard the released games as incomplete. They would like other classic NES games like Castlevania 2 and 3, Kid Icarus, Punch-Out, and Contra (the most popular and requested) to be released. Since the Nintendo DS has been released, the chances have been diminished that they will ever be released.
Other gamers have complained that the retail price, $20, was too hard to swallow for a breath of nolstalga; a bunch of old, short games. They would have preferred compilation carts in which many games were bundled into one cartridge.
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