Ninja Gaiden is one of the hardest games ever. Same goes for Battletoads.
Unfortunately, I doubt that the emulator in this mini-NES will offer state saving. It'd sure be nice if it did, though, especially since Ghosts 'n' Goblins and Ninja Gaiden are included. That's one big benefit to building your own box.
The games are identical to the original cartridge versions, but for one very important update - save states. Nintendo said: "Players needn't worry about losing any hard-earned progress either as each game has multiple suspend points, allowing them to start where they left off at a later time, no passwords needed."
Pretty sure save states are enabled.
Source: http://www.wired.co.uk/article/nintendos-classic-mini-brings-back-nes-masterpieces
Ninja Gaiden is one of the hardest games ever. Same goes for Battletoads.
That's great. Thanks for that. I'm not sure if that language from Nintendo means the save state ability that I'm thinking of (where you can literally save anywhere and at any time), since they call them "multiple suspend points," but at least there will be some enhancements to make saving easier. In a way, I'm a bit surprised, since I might've expected Nintendo to offer a pure experience as close to the original experience, but, now that I think about it, lots of those included games relied on save codes, and those are a huge pain, so I can understand why Nintendo chose to implement a workaround for that.
I have no reason to believe otherwise. Suspend point is basically the same thing as save states where you save at any place and the file remains there, and this is based on the feature that they have in their Virtual Console games.
Apparently it has been hacked and you can upload any game you want
The ability to add any game makes it a lot more appealing. Still, the 3ft controller cords and having to hit the Reset button every time that you want to switch games or load a save state are huge turn-offs. Perhaps hackers can hack in "Home" functionality (ex. make it so that pressing Select and Start performs a reset) and 3rd parties could market extension cords (heck, they might already exist, especially since it appears to just be the Wii interconnect).
Just build a Raspberry Pi. The case, board, AC adapter cost about the same as the mini NES, the micro SD will add up $40 for a 128 GB (which is overkill), but you can emulate other systems, it has Bluetooth and Wifi, and can support 360/Xbone/DS3/DS4 controllers, along with the ones that look like SNES (wired or wireless).
Ive said it before in this thread but the tiny cord on the controller is a complete deal breaker for me.
A Nintendo representative provided the following statement to IGN:
“Throughout April, NOA territories will receive the last shipments of Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition systems for this year. We encourage anyone interested in obtaining this system to check with retail outlets regarding availability. We understand that it has been difficult for many consumers to find a system, and for that we apologize. We have paid close attention to consumer feedback, and we greatly appreciate the incredible level of consumer interest and support for this product.â€
Additionally, a representative told IGN, “NES Classic Edition wasn’t intended to be an ongoing, long-term product. However, due to high demand, we did add extra shipments to our original plans.†The company has no plans to produce more NES Classic systems for North America. This announcement includes the discontinuation of the NES Classic Controller. As for third party accessories, Nintendo said the decision whether or not to continue production of accessories will be up to each individual manufacturer.