Nintendo announced the release of a smaller version of the NES console.
Game console NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) first came out in 1983. It was specially adapted for the American market the Japanese console Famicom (in our country, the Famicom became known only in the early 90s under the guise of the Taiwan clones of Dendy). According to official data, the world has sold more than 60 million of these consoles. And yesterday, Nintendo officially said it plans to raise its 8-bit legend a highly original way.
NES is quite different from the Famicom. The housing and the loading cartridge with the games, it was decided to make the image VCR the Americans could easily get used to the console. Cartridges has increased greatly in size and were equipped with additional protection against piracy. Game controllers easily disconnected from the box. From Famicom they were firmly attached to the body, and if the controller failed, replace it no it was not possible. NES also received the RCA composite output instead of RF modulator, which was equipped with Famicom.
Nintendo announced the release of a smaller version of the NES console, which will go on sale on November 11 this year and will be called the Nintendo Classic Mini: the Nintendo Entertainment System. The case of the updated console will be so tiny as to fit easily on the palm of your hand. Unfortunately, consoles are able to play cartridges games, but instead, her memory will be written 30 classic games from Nintendo and other game publishers. The list of these games such immortal hits as the first three Super Mario Bros., two parts Castlevania, Final Fantasy, Pac-Man, Metroid, The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II, Super Contra and many others.
Like many of us might wish, this list will not expand over time, and this means that the prefix is, in principle, be able to play exclusively these games and no more. Included with it will go one of the classic NES controller. Extra controller for the game alone can be purchased for $ 9.99. The console will cost $ 59.
