Presentation
Released on September 29, 2017 by us, the SNES Mini (or Super NES Classic Mini or Super Nintendo Entertainment System Mini) is a console emulating the Super Nintendo (16-bit console from 1992).
This console was released in three different formats (European, North American and Japanese), thus taking up the three original formats from the 90s.
North American version
The European console is 16.5 cm wide, 22.5 long and 7.8 high for a total of 300g which makes it a very practical console for transport.
Please note that the original controllers do not have the same connector and are therefore not usable. Unlike the classic Wii controller. Additionally, and unfortunately, it is not possible to insert original cartridges because there is no built-in reader.
Features
The pack contains the following items
- The console
- Two Super Nintendo controllers
- An HDMI cable
- A USB C power cable (power adapter not included)
- 21 pre-installed games (20 games released on the original console + 1 exclusive game)
Games list
The console features 20 original games, including some of the console’s flagship titles from the 90s, and 1 exclusive game never before released:
- Donkey Kong Country
- EarthBound
- Final Fantasy VI (under the name of Final Fantasy III)
- F-Zero
- Kirby’s Dream Course
- Kirby’s Fun Pak (under the name of Kirby Super Star)
- Mega Man X
- Secret of Mana
- Star Wing (under the name of Star Fox)
- Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting
- Super Castlevania IV
- Super Ghouls’n Ghosts
- Super Mario Kart
- Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
- Super Mario World
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
- Super Metroid
- Super Probotector: Alien Rebels (sous le nom de Contra III: The Alien Wars)
- Super Punch-Out!!
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Star Fox 2 (exclusive game)
⚠ Watch out for copies ⚠
Unfortunately, in recent years, the increasing popularity of retrogaming has led to a resurgence of pirate consoles or pale copies of existing consoles. And the SNES Mini is no exception!
Having spent time on sales platforms to unearth rare gems, we were able to see that consoles that look like two drops of water to the SNES Mini can be sold as Nintendo products and at the same price.
How to differentiate them?
Here are a few things to pay attention to:
- The very large number of games which are often pirated copies or of very poor quality
- The absence of the Nintendo logo on the console as well as on the controllers
- The controller connectors visible on the front of the console (on the official console, they are hidden)
