Probably because it hasn’t been mashed for 20 years straight.
And like the NES CE’s controllers, the feel is spot-on: the buttons and gamepad have the same look and feel, although the latter is a bit stiffer on the new ones. The truth is you’d be hard pressed to tell them apart from the originals - they probably went back to the original molds. If someone isn’t making it already… better start now.įortunately, the controllers aren’t subject to the same form-over-function criticism. I predict a wireless setup that fits here, replacing the front piece and connecting to both controller ports. I suppose this was done to preserve the SNES shell, but what’s the point if it has to ruin that whole look any time you actually use it? Not only that, but it isn’t even properly hinged - just a plastic snap and a plastic strip that flexes and holds the front piece on. The only major problem I have is that the front of the device has to flip off in an awkward way to expose the controller ports. I mean, why would either of those things work? Still, it’s a little disappointing that Nintendo didn’t think of some creative way to include them in the device’s function. The power button is the same as the original, and the reset button also works.īut the eject button is fake, and the cartridge slot doesn’t actually open. But as with the NES CE, the imitation only goes so far. It’s a miniature SNES, obviously, and very like the original it is, though considerably smaller. I’m happy to say that the SNES CE (as we’ll abbreviate it) nails it, with a few mostly aesthetic exceptions.įirst, let’s talk about the device itself.
I love that thing, and I’m as familiar as one can get with the hardware and feel of the games. But it still works like a charm, and I still play it regularly. I’ve had the same SNES since I was a kid - it’s all beat to hell, pieces missing off the back, bite marks on the controllers, and yellowed with age, and of course filthy. But a few new features and departures from the original make it a distinct product - and one very much worth your $80. Riding high on the success (and mind-boggling scarcity) of the NES Classic Edition, Nintendo surprised no one with the announcement of the SNES Classic Edition, a tiny version of the classic Super Nintendo console that comes with 21 of its greatest hits built in.
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