Alter_Fridge
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I think this has always been the case
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NES Classic Edition Thread: Now You're Playing With Power* *Sold Separately in Europe
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I think this has always been the case
TransTrender
Gold Member
Yes, I'm using the old Wii pro controller so that will work. The plan was to mod it after I got through a few games but I'll accelerate the schedule just for that.
Also it blew my mind when I beat the Legend of Zelda and there were like 6 unique name in the credits.
CrashPrime
Member
Yep, they even offered dongles that made them work for original purchasers. Fantastic parts for the price.
TransTrender
Gold Member
OK so I haven't use Hackchi2 on my NES classic yet but I was poking around in the UI and it wasn't clear to me where you can change the button mapping for issuing a reset from the controller.
Is this something that shows up after you hack it and then use the NES classic?
Magnet_Man
Member
Go into Settings -> Controller Hacks -> check "Use button combination to reset". This will enable the default Down + Select combination for the menu. If you want to change it to something else or make it more complex, go Controller Hacks -> select reset button combination.
After you have your settings taken care of, install your mods and then the button combination should work mid-play. For safety's sake to prevent accidental activation, you have to hold the buttons down for two seconds. Doesn't have to be at the same time either so you can hold Select and then start holding Down to activate.
TransTrender
Gold Member
Word, thanks for the description.
Maybe it was just me but I couldn't find it anywhere online that actually describe what the actual button combination is for "Use button combination to reset"
TransTrender
Gold Member
Got it working. It defaults to the home button on the Wii Pro controller like you said.
Yep!
The one I got is already fixed at least. Works perfectly and love it because is the exact setup I had more than 20 years ago. XD
The packaging, mini guide and overall quality are impressive for the price.
Has anyone else had trouble with running Genesis / Mega Drive games on this thing directly from the menu? They are not starting; the screen just goes black for a second and then it's back to menu. From what I understand the problem is that with certain formats of Genesis roms, it doesn't know which Core / Emulator to start automatically or something. Manual changes to the command line have to be made manually for each game in order for it to work. However, I've mostly seen people being able to run Genesis games directly from the NES Classic menu without these manual command line changes. What am I doing wrong here? What Core and rom format are you guys using for Genesis games?
sixteen-bit
Member
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
I keep wondering if Nintendo would make a "Vol. 2" of the NES Classic because I can think of a dozen or so games I'd love on this thing that are missing, but I feel like a Vol 2. would need a bunch of repeats since the original has so many of the classics on there. Hmm.
Sounds good for those looking. My local small town one received 7 the other day. I checked Wednesday evening and were not on the shelves despite brickseek saying 7 in stock. I checked the stock a few times since and yesterday it went from 7 to 4 to 2 then now 0. I was thinking of getting another, 2 if possible, but not to scalp. One for my brother who I said I would get one for his birthday last month and another for a friend as a surprise since he can't find one in his town.
Yeah, I've been watching brickseek for weeks and I noticed that several local walmarts suddenly had stock and when I got there the guy went in the back and brought out a box and opened it right there and told me it just came off the truck. No controllers though but I don't know what SKU they use either.
dead souls
Member
Finally. One of my local Walmarts showed some in stock on brickseek and I got one.
sixteen-bit
Member
DIY cable extension
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux9oLVo7aow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux9oLVo7aow
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
LOL. Were you planning on buying that? Because I would be PISSED.
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
Modding/Hacking is so so easy, a Volume 2 isn't necessary. If you know to plug in a USB cord to a computer, you can "hack" any NES game you want to your system. Yup, it's that easy.
Nintendo per se hasn't endorsed or recommended hacking them.
So in theory, a Vol.2 of sorts could be released. Heck, before launch, many assumed Nintendo would release waves of Minis with different games. Now considering the difficulties of getting them out faster, who knows what will they follow with. Directly to the SNES Mini maybe.
I think a SNES Classic would be much more likely than an NES Classic v2.
ok this is getting silly,
ever since release I have been visiting the amazon.de site for this product and at its peak just before christmas the console would sell for around 150~170 euro, so about double it's retail price.
As time went on, price began to steadily go down till it reached 100~110 euro, (which IMO is perfectly fine price, considering what this is and how hard it is to come by), that was like a month ago then I stopped watching assuming it would be either be readily available or down to near retail prices by stalkers by now.
how does it look now, today, a month later??
ever since release I have been visiting the amazon.de site for this product and at its peak just before christmas the console would sell for around 150~170 euro, so about double it's retail price.
As time went on, price began to steadily go down till it reached 100~110 euro, (which IMO is perfectly fine price, considering what this is and how hard it is to come by), that was like a month ago then I stopped watching assuming it would be either be readily available or down to near retail prices by stalkers by now.
how does it look now, today, a month later??
drangleic tourism
Member
And apparently you can easily mod in higher quality parts. I'm tempted to get one just to drop in some sanwa stuff. I looked at some vids and they have a real restrictor plate(circular) and a standard size removable joystick(probably not the highest quality?) in there. Buttons are probably lower quality as well, but that's a swap that takes minutes.
Really surprised that this thing has something more than early Madcatz era parts in it, given the price.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
Did Nintendo ever make extra controllers? The ones on Amazon have crazy markups for a $10 item.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Target's by me got restock this morning but it was only 3 so I missed out.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
thanks for reminding me
a Master Ninja
Member
I honestly don't think so.
HOLY SHIT! I FINALLY FOUND ONE TODAY!
I was starting to think these things didn't really exist and it was a big conspiracy. I checked Brick Seek last night and a Wal-Mart about a hour away was listed as having NINE(!) in stock. When I got up this morning, I checked and it was down to five. When I got there, they had two on the shelf. I got both of them: one for me and one for my brother-in-law. He's been crazy about the thing ever since it was announced. He's been dying to get one. I went everywhere looking for one around Christmas to try to get him one for Christmas, but never could find one. Now I finally found one each for both of us.
I was starting to think these things didn't really exist and it was a big conspiracy. I checked Brick Seek last night and a Wal-Mart about a hour away was listed as having NINE(!) in stock. When I got up this morning, I checked and it was down to five. When I got there, they had two on the shelf. I got both of them: one for me and one for my brother-in-law. He's been crazy about the thing ever since it was announced. He's been dying to get one. I went everywhere looking for one around Christmas to try to get him one for Christmas, but never could find one. Now I finally found one each for both of us.
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
Wow congrats! I've gotta start checking Brickseek!
Joei
Member
Finally got a Classic! Checked Brickseek this morning and it said my local target had a few, unfortunately I couldn't make it to opening, but I called at 9 and the guy said he had some. Just got there and he said I was the first he sold today. They only got 3 I think. Crazy that that's all they're shipping.
MicroByter
Member
Decided to check BS as well and one of the Target's near my work had 5. Pulled up and there were 3 other people in line and sure enough, they had 5! Finally got one! Now to figure out what accessories to get. Definitely need a controller extension. Are all made equal or is there one that is more preferred?
hikarutilmitt
Member
TBH the Best Buy near me has a ton of the Insignia ones and they work well. I had bought a 2-pack of Kootek 10' ones off Amazon for $12 but one of them barely worked. So I have a working 6' and a working 10' cable. I've been tempted to open the bad one and see if I can fix it or if there's a break or something.
MadClacker
Member
So how accurate is this Brickseek site?
D.Lo
Member
I can't see another mini console coming now really. They don't want to cannibalise the Switch this holidays. I guess it's in another market segment, but they're trying to position the Switch as the 'SNES reborn' (Multiplayer out of the box, Bomberman, Street Fighter II, Mario Kart etc).
Maybe in a few years?
That's a good point (I like the Switch/SNES analogy, ha), classic systems could be used as stop gaps in between major console releases.
I'd buy a SNES mini in the JP/PAL style in a heartbeat regardless!
Joei
Member
I think fairly accurate. I used it to get a Neon Switch at Walmart and I check regularly for Classics. Whenever the Targets around me have them I'm always working or can't get out, and when I check later in the day they're at 0. In fact, the Target I went to is now showing 0.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
No thanks, I'd rather purchase a new set of games legitimately than go the piracy route.
Worked for me. I checked this morning since I was visiting PA. Target in the town over had 1 in stock. Drove over and bam... Found this little guy
The target must have gotten a Nintendo shipment in since they also had a Switch in stock too. Both the NES and Switch were at customer service vs the video game section. So I'd check there first if you go to Target. Although as always... YMMV.
I know I'm late, but yes you can chain extensions together. (I have a 6 and 10 ft ones together)
You can get back to menu via the home button on a classic controller, or you can use hackchi2 to set a custom button combo to act as a home button.
Naked Snake
Member
Heh. Switch though.
What's the actual cable you need to modify / get to plug this thing in and flash a different set of games to it?
When I saw this thing I thought it would be perfect for my parents, especially my mom who learned how to turn on my gamecube and animal crossing save file just to play nes pinball, but then they didn't include it but put an rpg on there
total misunderstanding of the market imo, but now you can fix that, I've been watching it come back in stock but I cant seem to google fu what the actual cable is that you need to use?
When I saw this thing I thought it would be perfect for my parents, especially my mom who learned how to turn on my gamecube and animal crossing save file just to play nes pinball, but then they didn't include it but put an rpg on there
total misunderstanding of the market imo, but now you can fix that, I've been watching it come back in stock but I cant seem to google fu what the actual cable is that you need to use?
It is accurate for the most part. sometimes incoming shipments are counted towards it for some reason. So like if they expect 10 that day it will show 10 even if they haven't received the shipment yet. If something is stolen or damaged it will also remain in the inventory until a certain period as well so that can mess things up.
Charles Brandon
Member
Just a normal mini usb one (or micro I forget which is which - the one that comes with it)
The cable that comes with it. It's a standard USB cable and the power plug is like Apple devices now where it is detachable so can power using an outlet or a computer.
I flashed and played mine the other night all from having it plugged into my computer.