The SNES Classic Edition, Nintendo's follow-up to last year's minimally stocked NES Classic Edition, will hit shelves Sept. 29, and it works the same way as its predecessor: you plug it in, play, and experience bursts of nostalgia.
But the mini console also has a neat trick up its sleeve, and that's the ability to rewind games back to a minute or so, depending on the title. Some emulators already have this function, but it's great to know Nintendo threw it in.
SNES Classic Edition Has A 'Rewind' Feature
As with the NES Classic Edition, you can suspend any game at any time — it comes preloaded with 21 titles, from Donkey Kong Country to F-Zero to Star Fox and more — or you can just hit "Rewind," which will take you back from an earlier point.
This will prove useful for hard-to-beat bosses or levels that require strenuous effort to go through. You'll likely have to die a few times in most games that are difficult to complete, but this feature makes sure you don't have to suffer the shame of losing again and again. It's technically cheating, of course, but Nintendo added it in — it's an official way to cheat.
SNES Classic Edition: Frames And Screensavers
There are two new visual upgrades as well. Players will be able to choose from a selection of frames to act as backgrounds during gameplay if they don't like black bars. They'll also have the option to enable a screensaver mode that will show their own gameplay footage.
SNES Classic Edition
The SNES Classic Edition is the mini iteration of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, released in 1990 in Japan. It's only slightly larger than the palm of your hand, and unlike the NES Classic Edition before it, two controllers are available right out of the box.
For $79.99, you get 21 games. The 21st title, however, needs to be unlocked by beating Star Fox. That's right — the 21st title is the previously unreleased Star Fox 2, which Nintendo canceled over fears of looking lackluster against the then-upcoming Nintendo 64. It surprised players upon announcement because, sure, while the game has been available as a ROM, this is the first time it'll ever be released officially.
Suppose you're not a Star Fox fan, there are plenty of other titles to choose from too, some of them being EarthBound, Final Fantasy III, Kirby Super Star, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
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