SNES Mini Classic

aardvark · 21 Oct 2017 at 14:21

yeah they are very clear.
i use the scanlines to blur it as my tv is quite close but on my friends smaller older tv it was fine without it.

sc(+)pe · 22 Oct 2017 at 20:40

DIABLO said:
Anyone bought or heard of anyone buying a mini from Argos passed the initial shipment?

I picked one up in store on Friday. My work is close to one so I was popping in checking the item code and on Friday there were two in stock. Was well chuffed

DIABLO · 22 Oct 2017 at 20:46

sc(+)pe said:
I picked one up in store on Friday. My work is close to one so I was popping in checking the item code and on Friday there were two in stock. Was well chuffed

That is what i have been doing, but my local is is not so conveniently placed so wondered if i was wasting my time glad to see i'm not, cheers.

aardvark · 23 Oct 2017 at 12:36

just bought a Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Wii arcade fight stick which apparently work on the mini snes so i'll let you know in a few days!!

as much as i like the snes pad a joystick is so much better for some games.

MrWhippy · 26 Oct 2017 at 13:40

Just seen 3 in my local CEX at £130 a piece. Gave it a miss...

Tee Hee Johnson · 26 Oct 2017 at 13:41

MrWhippy said:
Just seen 3 in my local CEX at £130 a piece. Gave it a miss...

At least they are coming down, were £150 in the two in Glasgow a fortnight ago.

BenjiSayers · 30 Oct 2017 at 16:07

Not sure if it is of any use to anyone on here but the Game store in Newcastle seemed to have a few of these behind the counter when I went in at lunch time. I assume they aren't on order as it's been out a bit now and Game only hold stuff for a couple of days if I recall correctly.

aardvark · 30 Oct 2017 at 21:35

aardvark said:
just bought a Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Wii arcade fight stick which apparently work on the mini snes so i'll let you know in a few days!!

as much as i like the snes pad a joystick is so much better for some games.

works perfectly!

Ninco! · 31 Oct 2017 at 23:02

Thought I would introduce the nephew into retro gaming. Took a few minutes for the eyes to dial in!

Surprisingly, it did not take long for the memories to come flooding back - I could recall the old cheats on Mario Kart after 25 years - amazing how the memory recalls after all this time!

We tried Contra - What the...?

Did people really pay for this game back in 93? It is simply an arcade game where you pump in coins. Insane difficulty.

steve5424 · 1 Nov 2017 at 11:12

Ninco! said:
Thought I would introduce the nephew into retro gaming. Took a few minutes for the eyes to dial in!

Surprisingly, it did not take long for the memories to come flooding back - I could recall the old cheats on Mario Kart after 25 years - amazing how the memory recalls after all this time!

We tried Contra - What the...?

Did people really pay for this game back in 93? It is simply an arcade game where you pump in coins. Insane difficulty.

Have you tried Super ghouls and Ghosts yet?? That is also insanely difficult. Just seems that games have gotten easier over the years.

Jokester · 1 Nov 2017 at 12:08

I could barely get past the first screen in Ghouls and Ghosts

Warbie · 1 Nov 2017 at 12:29

Thing is - they weren't insanely difficult back then. We're just used to being wrapped up in a comforting blanket of quick saves, hand-holding icon signposts and regenerating hp! That and we're getting old.

steve5424 · 1 Nov 2017 at 18:15

Warbie said:
Thing is - they weren't insanely difficult back then. We're just used to being wrapped up in a comforting blanket of quick saves, hand-holding icon signposts and regenerating hp! That and we're getting old.

I remember Ghouls and Ghosts being that difficult back then as well. Never made it past the 3rd level. At least now with the save states I am able to get further.

stopper · 2 Nov 2017 at 00:16

Back then games were all about memorizing the patterns. It gets a lot harder to do that as you get older.

Nitefly · 2 Nov 2017 at 08:37

steve5424 said:
I remember Ghouls and Ghosts being that difficult back then as well. Never made it past the 3rd level. At least now with the save states I am able to get further.

Silly question but does the mini SNES have save states for this game? I couldn’t see them (not that I spent long looking!)

JDR82 · 2 Nov 2017 at 09:02

It has save states for all games, while playing any game hit reset and this returns you to the main menu where you will see a little save window floating which you can then store in one of four slots for that game.

yogibear88 · 2 Nov 2017 at 10:14

Jokester said:
I could barely get past the first screen in Ghouls and Ghosts

I have played this for around an hour and still not got past the first level. Crazy difficult (or maybe I just suck).

linktoinsanity · 2 Nov 2017 at 12:58

Jokester said:
I could barely get past the first screen in Ghouls and Ghosts

Tried pressing Start?

Jamesyboyjim · 3 Nov 2017 at 12:12

Ghouls and Ghosts has always been a brutally hard game, even when compared to other coin sucking arcade classics!

Battery! · 3 Nov 2017 at 12:40

So mine arrived today... Christmas present for my lad... honest..