This is a list of games that are part of the ''Classic NES Series'' in North America, in Japan, and ''NES Classics'' in Europe and Australia. The series consists of emulated

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games for the

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. A special edition

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that has a similar color pattern to an NES controller (along with a Famicom counterpart in Japan), was released to go along with these games. In Japan, the color of the cartridges often matches the color of their original Famicom cartridges, but in North America, all the games in this series were released in a light gray cartridges made to resemble the default color of NES cartridges.

List

All of the games were published by

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A total of 18 first-party games were released in the series. Of these, six were previously released by alternative means on the Game Boy Advance: * ''

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'' for the

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featured an Advance Play mode, allowing NES games to be played on a Game Boy Advance by using a

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. Two other games feature a yellow check mark, as they do not support Advance Play. * The

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accessory featured a NES emulator for the Game Boy Advance, allowing NES games to be played after scanning the corresponding cards.

Third party

Reception

The series of reissues had a mixed reception. Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot complained that a ''

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'' without multiplayer is "hardly a ''Bomberman'' at all." ''

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''s inclusion in the series was considered redundant by Bob Colayco of GameSpot, since it was already included as an unlockable extra in the remake '' Metroid: Zero Mission'' as well as in ''

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''. Some reviewers were annoyed that the Classic NES Series versions of some games differed slightly from the originals. For example, Craig Harris of

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complained that the Classic NES Series version of ''

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'' had an automatic firing setting that made it less difficult than the original. Reviewers also complained about the lack of the pie/cement level in ''

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''.Dr. Chapstick
"Review: Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong for Game Boy Advance
Gamepro.com. June 4, 2004. In ''

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'', the screen ratio aspect was altered, causing odd graphical artifacts.Gerstmann, Jeff.
GameSpot: Super Mario Bros. review
.

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. June 8, 2004 The prices of the Classic NES Series and previous rereleases were also criticized. Many reviewers noted that $20 was a high price for one game. Both GameSpot and IGN noted that Nintendo had given away ''

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'' and '' Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' for free in the

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bonus disc, although they conceded that the Classic NES Series version was portable.Gerstmann, Jeff.
"Classic NES Series: The Legend of Zelda for Game Boy Advance Review"
. GameSpot. June 8, 2004.Harris, Craig

IGN. June 4, 2004. However, reviewers consistently hailed ''Super Mario Bros.'', ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''Castlevania'', ''Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' and ''Dr. Mario'' as being worth the cost of the cartridge."The Legend of Zelda (NES Classic)"
. 1Up.com. Retrieved February 4, 2007.

References

External links

NES Classics for Game Boy Advance
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