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SNES Mini Classic Thread | No preorder or shipping discussion here
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Package says delivered, front door step
I get home and there is nothing there. Are you fucking kidding me, this is the 4th god damn package in a row they fucked up. Where can I bitch to corporate honestly. I even have an account with all my shipments saved, they have yet to deliver successfully to my Fucking house.
I am fuming!!!!!!
#FuckFedEx
I get home and there is nothing there. Are you fucking kidding me, this is the 4th god damn package in a row they fucked up. Where can I bitch to corporate honestly. I even have an account with all my shipments saved, they have yet to deliver successfully to my Fucking house.
I am fuming!!!!!!
#FuckFedEx
Hero_of_the_Day
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Think Geek comes through! Ordered launch day morning. Fuck you amazon!
You've gotten passed "initiating customs process"?
I have had hundreds of UPS packages delivered in the last year with no issues. We are talking TVs just chilling on the porch, computer cases and more.
This is just a fedex issue
No. Just says Origin Scan Maspeth, NY
Oh, very nice!
Euphoria14
Member
Got 2 in Long Island City, so basically 2 hours away from my home.
Another one just departed from some FedEx facility in Jersey.
Im expecting by Wednesday to be honest. Its FedEx.
Another one just departed from some FedEx facility in Jersey.
Im expecting by Wednesday to be honest. Its FedEx.
Thanks. Can't wait!
The SNES classic reminds me how much better gaming was in the 16-bit era. 60hz lightning fast twitch based gameplay that in many cases requires intense concentration and an active 1-1 response rate with what's going on on-screen. The story and graphics are all secondary, it's the insane gameplay that makes this the true golden era of gaming. The controller is just perfect. The games are mindblowing. It's like ive been transported back to the early 90s, when I would only get a few games per year but god damn would they last me.
The collection here is nearly perfect but I can't for the life of me understand why there are 2 Kirby games here, if any. Everyone knows Kirby's 15 minutes of fame was manifested in the NES era's dying days and in the admittedly amazing Gameboy series. Why waste 2 slots for this guy when you leave the fucking SNES port of fucking SimCity on the table?? Not only is thr genre not represented here at all but the SNES version is pure classic and would have been well worth the licensing fee. Or, outside of that there's no reason why ActRaiser isn't on here.
Chrono Trigger gets called out as the de facto omission, but let's be honest... That game actually transcends being representative of games of that era. It came late in the SNES lifespan and, while great, I think by that point many people had already moved onto the next generation of games. CT deserves a full on remake and I don't fits in with the rest of this collection for numerous reasons...
How about sports titles? Who could forget Ken Griffey Jr's Winning Run, or the NBA Jam games? Licensing nightmares aside that's a glaring omission.
The collection here is nearly perfect but I can't for the life of me understand why there are 2 Kirby games here, if any. Everyone knows Kirby's 15 minutes of fame was manifested in the NES era's dying days and in the admittedly amazing Gameboy series. Why waste 2 slots for this guy when you leave the fucking SNES port of fucking SimCity on the table?? Not only is thr genre not represented here at all but the SNES version is pure classic and would have been well worth the licensing fee. Or, outside of that there's no reason why ActRaiser isn't on here.
Chrono Trigger gets called out as the de facto omission, but let's be honest... That game actually transcends being representative of games of that era. It came late in the SNES lifespan and, while great, I think by that point many people had already moved onto the next generation of games. CT deserves a full on remake and I don't fits in with the rest of this collection for numerous reasons...
How about sports titles? Who could forget Ken Griffey Jr's Winning Run, or the NBA Jam games? Licensing nightmares aside that's a glaring omission.
Is it possible that it's "out for delivery," but the driver entered some info ahead of schedule and that's why it says that it's already been delivered?
at 8:03pm?
unlikely
Walmart already refunded me....so I guess I will now have to murder some folks to get one lol
KojiKnight
Member
This is like saying why are there two Mario games... Mario World and Yoshi's island are very different games. Kirby Super Star and Dream Course are even mow different than that.
Those other titles you mention require added modification or added licenses.
poodaddy
Member
You can't teach taste.
Brofist accepted and returned, in equally epic capacity. Coffee and SNES games played on the eternally superior purple beast of America on me if you're ever in the Tacoma area.
Do you remember anyone giving a shit about Dream Course back in the day? I don't even remember Super Star getting spotlighted in any of the gaming mags.
This is going to get a lot of hate but I think even Secret of Evermore seems more appropriate...
KojiKnight
Member
Yes, yes I do.
I do think there is a case to argue Evermore as an inclusion, but it'd almost certainly come at the cost of another RPG. The classic is already very rpg heavy.
My Thinkgeek order arrived today. The mushroom is fricking huge.
KojiKnight
Member
Play it with a friend or spouse and your opinion will change.
AppleSautts
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My Walmart order shipped too and should be delivered tomorrow.
SpacePirate Ridley
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Super Punch-Out!! is as trash as I remember. As a huge fan of the nes original (and the the wii version of course) that they transformed the sequel into a shitty boxing game mainly made for time trials in mind, overboard cheating characters and absolutely HORRIBLE tells for each boxer instead of a puzzle rhythm game is a travesty.
No good main character, no story, no charismatic trainer, no rounds with banter, mediocre music, its just the cherry on top of the shitcake.
On the other hand StarFox 2 on Hard is an absolute blast amd hard as nails, dont even want to try on expert.
No good main character, no story, no charismatic trainer, no rounds with banter, mediocre music, its just the cherry on top of the shitcake.
On the other hand StarFox 2 on Hard is an absolute blast amd hard as nails, dont even want to try on expert.
I loved super punchout as a kid. I thought the graphics were fantastic. To be fair, I was too young to play the orginal at the time.
friskykillface
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It's really meh tbh
Shamrock7r
Member
I loved Kirby's Dream Course.
whalenapp81
Member
I feel you. It did that to me as well. Shipped from some flyover state and taking forever to get here.
I totally disagree with everything in this post. Super Punch Out is my fave in the series by a huge margin.
Star fox 2, a pretty big letdown, especially with how much I enjoy 1 and 64. I can understand now why it was never released. Get rid of the pure rail shooter action of the first game and replace it with this? Is poop to me.
Marty Chinn
Member
Nah it was amazing 22 years ago. I was fortunate to play it back then and in that era it was ahead of its time.
JackBauer24
Member
Got my shipping notice, but won't arrive until Wednesday.
Vital Tundra
Member
As a kid I loved the purple and thought the SNES NA was much edgier and cooler. Not as much now. But remember in 1990, the NA version was far more cutting edge of a design.
The EU/JPN look really nice, but I just don't understand the hate towards the NA version. Its not offensive in the slightest. Both look great in my opinion with my preference being NA SNES.
Also I hate the SNES's logo. I get its the 4 face buttons but its got like 2 slanted circles and 2 circles with a little cut out of each. Just doesn't look good.
I think even young me coming hot off playing starfox 1 wouldve been bummed about the switch in gameplay.
More stages with multi-branching paths and secrets. Less open stages and endlessly tracking ships with a HUD.
The concave X and Y make the N.A. version better by default, regardless of aesthetics.
Vital Tundra
Member
Truer words were never spoken. Feels so good on my thumb.
Agreed. The JP SFC controller just doesn't feel right compared to this. Whose idea was it to make X and Y concave?
MercuryLS3
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Yeah I have to agree here, especially in games like mario world your finger nestles into Y so nicely while the meat of your thumb hits the B button.
Weltall Zero
Member
What the fuck. Kirby Super Star was positively huge back then. It was on the cover of all the mags.
Also Dream Course is much better than any of the games you mentioned, especially Secret of Evermore. How can you say it and Super Star are redundant when one is a golf-billiards game and the other a platformer?
And SMFH at saying Chrono Trigger doesn't belong, or even that it released too late in the SNES' lifecycle.
KojiKnight
Member
NoA. Miyamoto was quoted as saying he loved the idea, but was sad he couldn't call the buttons by color because of the two tone purple.
Weltall Zero
Member
That may be why I'm finding it so much better than other people in this thread, I've only played it with the missus and we had a blast. May be our most played game so far in the Mini!
My Walmart order status page for my SNES Classic once said "expedited" shipping (tho I never paid a shipping premium), but once it shipped, that designation went away. I got 10% off when I complained about the ridiculously slow shipping speed that followed. Shipped Friday, arriving Thursday.
It's just sitting in Utah for 2 full days right now.
MacGurcules
Member
Yeah? I should call and complain then. I've got pretty much the exact same story, except mine's been in Indiana. Shipping actually estimated Tuesday, but after no movement for two days, it updated this afternoon to Thursday.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
Member
fuck walmart, they shipped today and it will arrive 1 day longer than it was supposed to (from tomorrow to the day after tomorrow)
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
Hey man I'm calling it a win. I was fully prepared to not be getting one at all, I can live with Wednesday.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
Member
well, i suppose that's a good way to see it
LowParry
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Why are you complaining when you're actually getting the product? Enjoy the fact you're getting while others still have to wait.
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