I'd rather have the flexibility of a Raspberry Pi 3 with RetroPie + Roms for NES, SNES, MegaDrive, NeoGeo, N64, FBA, MAME, etc... for a similar amount of money.

RP3 £27
MicroSD 64GB £10
2 BT Controllers £15

Hopefully this gets more heat that the other deal which has 5p of RRP and has for some reason over 1500 degrees.

​ sadly a lot of heat is now down to who/what posts it. Happens every day now.

Unless it's possible this could be modified to play other ROMs in the future this is useless to me. Far better emulation options on just about every platform out there already, NES emulation is so mature that it's practically perfect these days.

This would just be a collectors item to sit on my shelf and look good.

Have some heat!

Nice

Hopefully this gets more heat that the other deal which has 5p of RRP and has for some reason over 1500 degrees.

Gotta be hot.

Heat added.

Be aware that it won't play cartridges. Seems to be confusion over that.

must resist........ill bite on the next post that has it 5p cheaper :laughing:

Just to let others know - It has been confirmed there won't be any more games available than the 30 you get with the system. No digital distribution for more games or expansion through mini-carts. Only the 30 already built in the system.

Disappointing.

On a brighter note, Nintendo has been coy on the subject of a mini SNES. So there is that to look forward to.

this should more like £40 since its rrp is $60 same as a new game

I'm tempted, but the lack of ability to add NES games is offputting.

Unless it's possible this could be modified to play other ROMs in the future this is useless to me. Far better emulation options on just about every platform out there already, NES emulation is so mature that it's practically perfect these days.

This would just be a collectors item to sit on my shelf and look good.

Doesnt the other deals come with a 2nd controller?

i wonder if this is just using the wii cpu and cos it has USB it maybe hackable to play other games. wait and see I guess.

Surely including the entire rom collection for fifty quid would be a fairer price?

Quid a game! Far too pricy.

Sorry. Make that nearly £2 a game. I thought it said with 50 games.

Is there even a full titles list?

What 'console'? It doesn't play cartridges! Just 30 emulated games and only one pad!

Just buy a S905 based android box for £25 approx, £2 mini bluetooth game controller and download happy chick and you can play all the nes, snes, n64 games you want at full speed. Might even have the power to run Dreamcast games as well.

Pay for the rights? You mean those ones that they already own?

Unless you mean 3rd party titles, in which case, fair enough. Just include every officially licensed Nintendo game.

Where's the harm? They're ancient games that could be enjoyed, rather than buried in a hole and forgotten about.

They'd sell more units as well. It would be a win/win.

Headline: Officially licensed games cost most than illegally downloaded rom shocker!!!

nice

Holding off until 60hz confirmed.

I understand that but the reality is its a small selection of games for one retro console and people will soon bore of it. However as a collectable displayable item its very good if you can stomach the price. As it doesn't even come with a psu and its based on such ancient hardware it probably costs very little indeed to make. Just a few dollars probably.

Gonna hold out on this since it doesn't play cartridges, plus the games are a bit of a mixed bag despite some classics. I guess they didn't want to undermine the virtual consoles library on Wii U/3DS

Exactly. That's why I want one!

I'd rather have both

Went to game earlier today and they have the controller listed as 7.99 with "game exclusive" next to it on poster
not sure how accurate as they regularly have editions you can get elsewhere

Wow its released by Nintendo :O

Personally, I honestly don't see the point of this, except for nostalgia for the -cough- "older" gamers... or wannabe gaming hipsters. You can play all these on an emulator for free. Suppose there's always the chance this may be a "collector's item"...

Sweeeet! :stuck_out_tongue:

all the interest in this i can actually see it easily outselling the wii u. waiting for a snes version

Crazy how popular this is, and how much they're going for.
You could get a NES / SNES usb pad for a few quid. You've all the roms you desire just a few clicks away.

I'm personally excited for this. While I do appreciate that some of you folks can emulate all the library at a fraction of the cost, having a mini NES plugged in via HDMI with 30 excellent games is a no brainer for me/us older gamers lol.

Also buying this officially, adds to the sales numbers, which hopefully means that future products could see a release. Hopefully a SNES and/or a N64 version because the mini-NES sold well. If that makes sense.

I hope they will bring out a snes version

I own every NES and SNES game ever made so not for me :smile: but still good for someone who doesn't :P

could it be used in motorhome through 12v USB charger as that's how it says it's powered

Nods.

So as this is the PAL version will the games run at 50Hz???

Yep. I'd buy a Snes version.....but the BEST game of all time wouldn't be on it I bet.....Shadowrun.

fixed

Well Nintendo had to sell at least 1 console for Christmas

ShopTo used to be brilliant but now pretty crap.

Good price - question is..will they have enough stock on release day? Only suspicious as Amazon have taken it down from their site now - I guess as they sold a lot of them and stock is limited?

best price i've seen anyway, heat :smiley:

I'm just interesting in gutting it and sticking my raspberry pi inside of it!

if you want to play emulation, just pickup the OG Xbox and softmod it

Not voting! This will be £20-£30 by January!

Love all the moaners that it is rubbish because you can effectively steal all the games via the internet. At £2 a game this represents reasonable value for a piece of hardware and 30 games, which will provide some hours of entertainment.

Maybe Nintendo made loads of these in which case the price will most likely go down, cant really say. I pre ordered one just in case they sell out, If theres stock everywhere near release I will cancel and wait for a price drop

Amen.

JoeSpur
Unless it's possible this could be modified to play other ROMs in the future this is useless to me. Far better emulation options on just about every platform out there already, NES emulation is so mature that it's practically perfect these days. This would just be a collectors item to sit on my shelf and look good.

A valid point you make there?, lol.

Wouldn't half mind getting to know if this is able to do other Custom ROM's too mind you?. :-)

I love the look of the NES. Some great games on there but it is a shame they don't let u add more and/or play snes games. Then this would be an absolute day one must buy. As it stands I will wait a bit but still gunna get one in the end.

Also for all those out there that have an old psp Sat in their draws.
There are great emulators u can get for the NES, snes, master system and mega drive.
It's my holiday companion everytime without fail

Shame there is no expansion possibilities.

Would love to try Turtles again some 25+ years later and become just as frustrated as i was as a seven year old. F'n solid.

Also i see Punchout isnt mentioned with a sniff of Mike Tyson anywhere??? Shame they went for the updated non Tyson version as undoubtedly he was a big reason it did so well initially in the US

Stick with the memories, you'll ruin them with disappointment if you play this for longer than 20 mins.

lol, maybe he just has one hell of an impressive nintendo collection, I too own over 940 SFC games :wink:

I guess this should work with an HD monitor via HDMI instead of TV, right? As I dont have a TV at home.

this is what I have just done with my S905 android box, got MAME and SNes emulator with all my old fav games and use my PS4 controller... never heard og happy chick though, will look it up..

I'm curious to how the HDMI output is going to handle image quality. Will this be blur-typical affair, or will we be treated to pixel perfect replication upscaled to 1080p flawlessly. I hope for, but highly doubt, the latter.

Who cares? Just get one anyway :smiley:

Would it be possible to rewire the controller to have an original connection and use on original console?

It doesnt need to play cartridges to be called a console.
It is indeed a console.

No. It isn't!

It's a toy. Nothing more.

Sega's version of this played cartridges as well as having a stack of games iirc.
I can see why it has held its value/gone up in price.

This 'Nostagia Entertainment System' however isn't as well made, but probably will rocket in price on eBay anyway because Nintendo fanboys have unwavering loyalty and bottomless pockets.

I have the SEGA Mega Drive version which, as someone else noted, had the major advantage of accepting original Mega Drive cartridges. The emulation on that machine was abysmal though. Games did not run at full speed and sound quality was poor.

If you insist on not pirating, then it is much better to buy these games through some sort of storefront (either SEGA classics on Steam or the Wii virtual console for Ninetendo games). Note that you can buy a Wii for £18 at CEX and the Wii virtual console has the advantage of spoting a much wider range of both Nes and Snes games.

I agree with the original poster. While its nice to go back & play the old classics again, gaming has moved on so much that the old ones never give feel the same 2nd time around.

However, I would buy a SNES one of these if it had mario kart, Pilot Wings & Street Fighter 2

It wasn't easy to made an order from there, LLoyds bank sent me a message and said do you want to made this transfer from Fraud service. A bit worry then

20 obvious SNES inclusions from me...

If they have the rights to Donkey Kong Country, which Rare re-invented and made a true franchise/brand, I'd put their DK titles on there...

Seeing as they appear to have Konami, Capcom & Square licence deals, I'd love some of their SNES titles on there too...

Chrono Trigger (Square)
Donkey Kong Country (Rare)
Donkey Kong Country 2 (Rare)
Donkey Kong Country 3 (Rare)
F-zero
Final Fantasy II (Square)
Final Fantasy III (Square)
Mega Man X (Capcom)
Mega Man X-2 (Capcom)
Secret of Mana (Square)
Star Wing
Super Castlevania (Konami)
Super Ghouls N Ghosts (Capcom)
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario RPG
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Metroid
Super Punch Out
The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past

This is clearly a collector items on a small price to stop people from emulating their games for free. This games are half of what in the virtual console. I think the prize is cheap. I mean the Sega mini consoles are selling on a similar price tag and been around for 5 years now. I wonder what took them so long.

​yep. will buy lots at any price and keep them sealed. 47 pounds is chrap. I spent more on taxi last night.

If I could choose the 30 games for them to pre-install before sending to me I'd choose

Super Mario Bros 1,2,3
Tetris
RC Pro Am
Excitebike
Mega Man 1,2,3,4,5,6
Track & Field 2
California Games
Marble Madnes
Blades of Steel
Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers
Probotector

And a few more.

It's not necessarily cheap but it appears to represent good value to me, I would spend more on a single night out, and have regularly had meals that cost more than this little console, it has 30 games and is bound to provide many hours of entertainment over the years. It probably looks expensive when as has been pointed out, you can steal the games over the Internet and play them if you own a pc or the like and pay nothing.

This is cool though

Well 20% value added tax bumps it right up

Not too pretty on the current crop of TVs though.4

​hello. I like the sound of this setup. anybody know any places that will do the hard work for you and you can just pick up and play?

Pre-ordered mine, no doubt I'll forget by the time November comes. November-me will be surprised and happy when this arrives.

I really want this thing to do well. Imagine families buying this for new generations of children this Christmas. To think there will be children this Christmas playing Megaman 2 . Makes me excited thinking about it. That said, this price is hot for what is 30 solid games from the NES catalogue.

Heat added , however ....

Coinops Premium and 8 on Xbox original

https://youtu.be/PXuOqmtWDQQ

https://youtu.be/PXuOqmtWDQQ

End of emulation story :-)

​You need to install a custom firmware to the psp. There are lots of YouTube tutorials to follow. I can't remember the name of all the emulators but the snes one is called snes9x I think.

Anyone know if they'll be a SNES version?

Have all that and also one too many controllers considering I'm the only one who ever uses them. :stuck_out_tongue:

Btw, it's back in stock.

Products in US do not include VAT so $60 doesn't really mean just $60 but possibly $66 or whatever it's the final value. As for Brexit, that's still going to take like two years or so.

Sorry to butt in, but this sounds interesting and I'm not sure I follow, are you saying it appears like something other than hukd users is upping the heat on certain items for their own reasons?

Yes, that's the name of the SNES emulator for PSP although I would highly recommend not to use it on PSTV because it runs really slow for some reason (NES, SMD, GBA, etc run fine).

It's a shame that the turtles game doesn't come in the game bundle. Still looks a great thing to buy though :smile:

That's what I'm hoping :smile:

I'd put a lot of money on there being a snes version in the future. The snes to Wii controller already exists and has done for years(it was a club Nintendo gift) and after making loads of money from this, I guarantee a snes version will be released. Not sure about 64, controllers will be more expensive to manufacture and there's not 30 good n64 games (it's not aged well).

I wonder if they'll make a Famicom version though

Don't understand the price. Is it new product or 25 years old? I'm sure it cost less than 5% of this price to produce this. Do you pay just for your memories?

​i just wish they would release these a little larger with the same cartridge ports . Built in games are great but there's a lot of 2nd hand cartridges out there that can be bought at reasonable prices.

Preordered for £45.46. The price keeps alternating between £45.46 and £47.86.

How do you imagine 'modders' will be able to mod this to add games when it has no external storage or connections other than HDMI & controller ports?

Open it and fiddle with the hardware inside (like a hardmod). Of course to most people they'll give up doing such but to those that want to expand their collection they might be willing to do it.

I have plenty of consoles and stuff that can run emulators so I'll probably leave as is.

I have set up a raspberry pi to do the same as this only it has every nes,snes,master system and mega drive game. it can also play some ps1 and n64 games. Cost about the same too.

​I've not played with a pstv. All my emulators are running on an old psp. They run great

So have most folk. Just a shame it doesn't look to pretty on an LCD compared to a CRT

Can anyone guess how the emulation is done? Are they eShop games or something? Because i know all eShop games take up quite a bit more space than the rom files themselves. Just wondering how easy it would be for games to be added by modders.

It'll probably use VC NES games and for the menu, a slimmed down Wii version with a NES theme.

Is there a super nes version of this? Used to love playing Mario Kart, street fighter 2, F zero and Zelda a link to the past. To name but a few.

But this is a good deal aswell

Do these play on keyboard? Or joy pad? Do you know if anyone sells these as plug and play. Am not computer savvy enough to put something like that together.

It's not really hard to set it up, simply download the emulator for the system, roms and then play with the controller of your choice either wired or wireless. I prefer wired controllers for retro gaming.

I'd be all over this if it was a Mini SNES.

I also went the Pi route- looks awesome on an HD TV, and has a complete set of NES rooms on the memory card, along with a good selection of SNES & Megadrive games. Look for a 3D printed NES case on EBay to add the finishing touch:

where you get that case from :smile:

Here by the seems of it http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3D-Printed-NES-inspired-Raspberry-Pi-case-for-the-B-V2B-and-V3B-/231994499375?hash=item3603f3212f:g:BjUAAOSwnDxUeJP8

Wouldnt ot better to have an android type tv device for £50 that you could add all emulator games to?

This is SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!. :-)

How about a mini Megadrive with 80 games and 2 control pads for £49.99 instead?
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3816789.htm

Sega's Mega Drive micro-console was outsourced to a crappy company named AtGames with awful audio quality, mediocre controllers and poor picture quality.

Hopefully if Nintendo are producing this in-house, then it should be of a better build quality. As much as I love the aesthetic of the original console, I was too young at the time, and the Mega Drive/SNES was my introduction to gaming.

Yes, this is being produced officially by Nintendo so you'll be getting a high quality micro-console. It probably won't differ much from a Pi/PSTV/etc but I love the idea of a Mini NES and having new NES controllers. :smiley:

I'll probably end up buying it to play Super Mario Bros, and the fact that after all these years, it's probably still the coolest looking console. It would definitely be a conversation starter as soon as your friends saw it.

I'm pretty burnt out of Mario 1 but Mario 3 still holds up spectacularly. It's even better on SNES! :smiley:

do they charge your card immediately or when they dispatch it?

Upon despatch

The heat reeks of midlife crisis.

a console is a toy.a video game console is a electronic device that is designed to play video games.it doesn't have to play cartridge/disc.is it really that hard to understand?

sadly that one is not really made by Sega,and is made buy a crappy company,and as a result is lacks quality..sound and video quality is poor,build quality is bad and controllers feel cheap and nasty,nothing like the real sega hardware.
whereas this NES is made by nintendo themselves so you can expect very high build quality all around.

Sega really dropped the ball there. Since they're never going to release a Dreamcast 2 the least they could've done would be to produce a high quality Mini Mega Drive but they're too cheap for that.

they are out of hardware business..they have been out since end of Dreamcast..so there is zero chance for that sadly.

Every heard of VAT?

You're literally voting this cold because it's more expensive than piracy!! :confused:

already got my pi3 retro gaming box with 8000 games on it, so it's no good for me.

why not snes? most nes games very basic

NES is the most popular retro console out there to collect and Nintendo's top one too, but it'd possible there's going to be a Mini SNES afterwards and perhaps a Mini N64.

Heat, some great memories playing those games

Official promo trailer: http://youtu.be/qAGVilt3Rls

Damn, that was a weak ad. I hate to say but NintendoLife did a better job although they exaggerated on the bad quality of VHS cassettes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7I8MZc2S9Q

Still the cheapest although I opted to get direct from Nintendo with the free 9" Retro Mario plush for £49.99. Especially as Nintendo have always shipped well packaged with over size boxes. An important factor for collectors who want a pristine product to arrive

Nintendo Store is part of The Hut Group so they ship their products just like Zavvi does -- In protective boxes. ShopTo does too but for a little more and if you like the plush, it's worth it.

So need to get this ordering next month love the fact that it made n released by Nintendo

Best price for certain, used shopto a lot in the past, plus money isn't taken until the pre order so also time to shop around if it reduces. Heat.

That's what I want it for, to put on my shelf as a collectors item but I can't warrant spending this much for something I won't even use. Maybe I'll bite if it was £40

Need this

Sega accounce there own mega drive mini that can play original cartridges info on digital spy want both now

This is a bit like voting any deal cold because you can get things cheaper from shoplifters.

That's not really made by Sega, it's by a crappy Chinese company called AtGames who produce awful low quality hardware.

This is HUKD's hottest gaming deal of all time :wink::smile:

Need one but still think it's kinda pricey

Nintendo is also going to release the Mini Famicom. I'd personally love to get that one over the Mini NES. Mini NES has an advantage, well, two 1) Games on Mini NES are in English and 2) controllers can be unplugged. Ninty's just being traditional about Famicom so I see where they're coming from.

Should of made it 100 quid with 2 pads n every game. And Internet multiplayer cos u fan get the games on ya phone since last five years

Loving mine but controller cable is small so had to move console away from tv otherwise I was way too close to tv.

Enjoy gamers it's great fun

There's a cable extender now which costs about $9.99 on Amazon.com but it's better to just wait for the Chinese to make a cheap alternative.

Btw, it's not fully retro until it turns yellow. :laughing:

​You would probably also want a longer cable for controller that comes with this as gotta be honest the length is pitiful. Can't compare to length of original NES controller though as never had one. Do wish Nintendo, Sega etc would just put the original consoles that take cartridges back into production for a limited time just to see how they would sell I reckon
there would be a market for them and production costs (with the exception of labour) would be considerably lower.

THIS CONSOLE HAS BEEN HACKED. People can now load up to 80 or 90 games to it. Just Google for the instruction. So if you've been hesitant to pull the trigger due to the limited number of games, wait no longer.

Mini Super NES Classic Console Coming?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/gaming/mini-super-nes-classic-console-coming/ar-BBxF0QG

Stuffs like this may help:

How to Build Your Own Mini SNES

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/12/how-to-build-your-own-mini-snes

Tech & Science : How To Build Your Own Mini SNES - Press From - Australia

http://au.pressfrom.com/news/tech-and-science/-2199-how-to-build-your-own-mini-snes/

Enjoy. :-)

i know im saying a silly thing but does it have contra

Dear MOD team. Can you please consider unbanning the user Splasho who was recently mysteriously banned 2 weeks ago. There have been all sorts of theories as to why he was banned, ranging from a comment he made about the new Nintendo Switch controllers being small for the Japanese market as they have smaller hands (no racist intentions there at all), or him getting into spats with the XBOX/PLAYSTATION gamers who cause mischief in the Nintendo deal threads.

Truth be told, I have no idea why he was banned. But unless he beat up a mod, or stole the crown jewels from her majesty it would be nice if one of the HUKD elders could consider letting him back on? :smiley:

A lot of others feel the same, just to evidence this from a couple of recent threads:-

http://www.hotukdeals.com/misc/nintendo-switch-uk-hands-premiere-2595174
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/nintendo-switch-joy-con-wheel-pair-pre-order-hut-14-98-delivered-2608479?p=29933766

And there are plenty other threads with similar comments and feelings. Ultimately Splasho was a good deal poster, and even more so a really good info provider, helper and community contributor, particularly in the Nintendo HUKD community where is sorely missed and there is a large hole now left.

For the record Splasho has not asked me to do this and I am not actually in contact with him as he can't get on his HUKD account. I just like the guy and think he deserves a 2nd chance. Some HUKD users seem to be on their 22nd chance to me :smiley:

Best wishes, yours hopefully.