Also, yes, Earthbound is an excellent translation of Mother 2 from Japan. The Mother series is known for being very odd, and Earthbound captures it perfectly in English. Also also, the reason why Final Fantasy VI was called Final Fantasy III in North America is because they wanted to prevent confusion. We got Final Fantasy I. Japan then released Final Fantasy II and III, which we did not get. Then they released Final Fantasy IV, which we did get. In order to try and prevent us from getting confused by a jump from I to IV, they called it Final Fantasy II here. Then we didn't get Final Fantasy V, and then we DID get Final Fantasy VI, and the same logic was applied. Then we got Final Fantasy VII, and they gave up.
jondorthebrinkinator I think it was more so kids putting drinks on there, but other than that, you’re right. I think another reason for the redesign was that they wanted it to seem less childish, even though the only thing about the Super Famicom that could be construed as childish is the multi-colored buttons on the controller.
In game consoles I've only owned Xbox 360 and the three most recent Nintendos... the urge to put cereal or a drink hasn't struck me... yet. Maybe I'll give my Switch a sandwich tomorrow.
2 years late to this. Nintendo of America's president decided it looked like a bag of Wonder Bread. However, I don't know how our design came to be, but this was the reason for the change.
Jax Nean mario all stars + world especially, since that version of world is slightly enhanced (Luigi has his own sprites for example, instead of being just a pallet swap)
_PilotWings_ most definitely would have been a welcome addition. Very simple game but a huge part of my childhood, definitely. Plus, it was tons of fun! Oh, well...
I just got mine, and surprisingly, the bottom piece of plastic on my mini console was extremely yellowed. It's like someone was smoking cigarettes and blowing the smoke only at the bottom. Cheers to Nintendo for such a realistic and lifelike version of the original system!
I like our North American version of the SNES. It looks more "hi-tech". Granted, the SFC style SNES looks more like a really fun toy and in a way I'm jealous that you guys got it. But I think our version looks more serious and futuristic, sorta like the control deck on a spaceship, and I don't think it looks bad at all. Also, a little known fact, the Y and X buttons on the western SNES controller are concave, they're not all convex like yours. To me this gives it a slightly nicer thumbfeel.
I find absolutely remarkable the fact that you do almost no editing in your videos, yet they still are so interesting. And that tiny amount of editing is perfect. Stuart Ashen is a demonstration of the principle that says that a good youtuber does not need bells or whistles. Just a sofa and a camera. Honestly, I do hope you don't get poisoned by the stuff you make yourself swallow from time to time.
TakerKaneanite619 if they do I won't be getting one I got this one but I've got a Pikachu N64 under my bed so I may just used the money for that to get some games for it because all I have for its Pokémon Stadium
TakerKaneanite619 let’s not travel down that road for a third time I do not like the classic consoles They never have any in stock and you can play all of the games for free or on the 3ds
Actually, the reason "Starfox 2" didn't get released is it was very similar to the N64 version, and was scrapped. Don't remember if it looking sub-par was the reason, just heard that much. Could be right. Makes sense.
Personally, I like the North American Design better, but prefer the SFC logo. NA design also has more stackable cartridges too. Mind, I'm not too attached to the pink and purple schematic of the controller, but would take it over the convex X and Y of the SFC and PAL SNES. I think the "other" console that somebody wasn't familiar with is going to look ugly for the most part.
One of the reasons it was shaped like that in the US, was the top reason for NES failures was liquid damage because people put their drinks on the console because it was so flat. They made the SNES it angular to make it harder to put drinks on top.
Funny how Nintendo said they wanted to change up the design after the NES in order to stop people from comparing its appearance to a toy yet they put goddamn lavender switches and buttons and whatnot on it.
StRoRo - if that were true then Nintendo would've added a cup holder to the design of the console. And it would've had a picture of Bob-omb in the bottom..
I am american and I always thought the same thing, especially after I found out what it looked like in other countries. When Snes came out, i was still old enough to know they could make the plastic shell look like what ever they want. For some reason they looked up the definition of sleek, and made the US version of the snes look the opposite of that.
I actually prefer the CRT filter mode. Yeah, it looks a little fuzzy at first, but the graphics on the SNES were never meant to be displayed in high-def. I think they look way too pixelated and blocky in the other modes. CRT mode is how I remember the games looking on the crap TV that I had to play my SNES on as a kid, lol.
I think Donkey Kong Country kinda looks better WITH the CRT filter because I have this personal opinion (not based on any fact or whatever) that that game was meant to be hidden with a bit of CRT fuzz. The models look a bit bad in places without it in a way that's kind of jarring.
I think the issue with the CRT filter is that it doesn't really look like a CRT. It has the scanlines/flickering that CRTs could have but it lacks things like the shadow masks and the diffusion/halation that would often also be on CRTs. So it looks a bit more like a crt than no filter but isn't exactly right if you compared it.
As somebody who was a child in the US when Super Nintendo came out, I can 100% say that nobody was bothered by the look of the thing because, "Whoa! Graphics!"
Actual unboxing at 12:46. Nothing against Ashens I just think it's fucking hilarious that there was so much to talk about the box didn't even get opened until more than halfway through the video.
Still a lot better than what Darksyde Phil did one time where he had a Final Fantasy unboxing where he forgot to open the box... AND ITS TEN MINUTES LONG
I believe there were actually a total of 3 designs for the US SNES, the one you showed being the first run. To be fair though, the updated designs didn't really appear until after no one was playing SNES anymore.
I remember when i got the SNES it came with Super Mario World and a coupon for Mario All Stars, all you had to pay was shipping. So it ended up costing a couple bucks (canadian). Granted that was like, 1990 but still. Lol
I have to agree on the American SNES design. As a kid I didn't know any better, but as an adult once I saw what Europe and Japan got I was so jealous. So much so that I bought a Super Famicom controller to use with my Retro Duo. It was surprising to find out that the X and Y buttons weren't concave on those. But it was only after playing with that controller that I realized the colors of the crystals in the secret caves in DKC3 were based on those buttons
Even before the Starfox 2 on his there was a pretty complete fan-translation where someone used the leaked builds of the game that were mostly finished to cobble-together a final product.
TheShowMan looking like 2 purple smarties and 2 purple skittles for buttons lmao 😂😂😂(although i still love it,so much nostalgia,i still have my old one)
I managed to get my hand on one of the American ones, it's fun to play casually, but I was a Sega kid growing up, It was a gift from my mom, and I only had 3 games for it... never was allowed much time playing video games at home anyway. I did have a friend that had a SNES and I got to play it... barely, because he was one of those kids that wouldn't let ANYONE touch ANY of his stuff... got quite boring to go to his house after a while... But I'm super happy I got it anyway.
The Super Nintendo's North American design was made to prevent kids from putting soda cans on it. In the eighties, it was common for kids to play video games while sitting on the floor, with the console on the floor in front of them. Since thick carpeting was also really common at the time, they would put their drinks on the only flat surface available; the console. The number one reason that the NES was sent in for repair was because a drink had been spilled on it. That's why they gave the SNES a design that you can't put a drink on.
I had one with rounded edges and one with sharp. I liked the sharp version better. Mainly because it had an eject button. Purple buttons didn't effect game play as we never looked at them anyways. We also had indented y and x and rounded a and b, while yours are all rounded. All in all don't care the design can't compare to the awesome of the Genesis.
Lance Barr was head designer for NoA at the time, and he felt the Japanese/European Super NES design was "too soft, like a loaf of bread." He wanted a blockier, angrier design, hence why the American Super NES looks the way it does. I really don't mind either design, they are both okay, but I do wish the American style retained the colorful A/B/X/Y buttons, instead of the two-tone purple.
Nice video. I got a SNES mini, but made the decision to put it away to give to my little girl at Christmas. I can't wait to play it myself though, haven't held a SNES controller since the late 90s. Anyone else really wish Stunt Race FX was on it? I loved that game.
Here in Brazil we've got the NA version. Do the EU version also feel it's going to break if you use it regularly? I mean, it's well built, but it seems to be made mostly for displaying, since it's too light.
Holy crap that's a really good selection of games. All Stars would have been amazing, but we would have a sticker on the front saying something like 20+1+4 games
But can you make the SNES case as well? The games on this are not the point entirely, they sell because of the nostalgia bonus and because not everyone who plays games is tech savy, duh.
To be honest I like the American SNES. That being said, neither the Japanese Super Famicom nor the SNES are beautiful. For beauty you should look at the Neo-Geo AES. It's dead sexy.
That they didn't include Super Street Fighter 2 is the reason I'm still debating even getting one of these. That game was probably my favorite game on the snes.
Just looked on the Argos site and it's £80 but sold out...then on Amazon and there are a load for sale at £140-50 from all these brand new scalpers...sorry, sellers....
It was £70 originally on Argos. They increased the price when more stock came in. Sadly people are buying from scalpers. Just look at the bids on eBay.
I am waiting for the Nintendo 64 Mini, myself as i was never a fan of this system, maybe just Mario Kart was good on it, but it was the Nintendo 64 that got me interested in those games from this company, before i was always a Sega fan.
The American SNES controller had concave buttons on the top and convex buttons on the bottom. That way you could tell which buttons were which without having to look down at the controller.
Yeah, but all our modern controllers have that same 4 button format now, and nobody ever complained about a lack of tactile differences in figuring out the buttons.
which noone should actually need... you can just plug it into any USB and run it that way... almost every TV has USB nowadays, and you can power it that way... I actually power it through my Xbox One S' USB
"Also it cost £80" Argos charged a premium then. RRP was £69.99. If you paid anything more, that's on the retailers in question. Amazon charged £70, Nintendo UK's own direct online store charged £70. A tenner might not be much, but it sucks that the retailers themselves are taking advantage of the demand to hike the price.
A lot of us Americans liked or didn't mind on the look of our SNES. You have to remember that is what we had and many loved their SNES. I look at the mini and my first reaction is that it didn't look like mine with its purple buttons and yellowing case.
12:09 to be fair, Ashen. The North American SNES was designed like that, as a means of Nintendo trying to combat Sega’s Genesis (or Mega Drive elsewhere but the US) so the SNES wouldn’t be perceived as a “toy”.
I like the SNES but this thing feels like a total rip-off to me. Why is there no AC adapter included? Why are the controller cables still too short? Why are there only 21 games on it when they could've easily fitted way more? It just feels so incomplete and it''s not cheap enough to make me look past all its flaws.
On the note about the American SNES... I have the PAL release of Kirby's Fun Pak. (WHY WAS THAT MISSING, NINTENDO?!) And the tutorial in that game refers to the controller as "That grey thing with purple buttons"... I was so confused as a child.
@Diether Roi De Guzman We all just need to stay strong, follow the rules and guidelines that doctors that have been going to school and working as professionals have said. Those people have been practicing medicine before either of us were even born. And everything should be good! :D
This totally opened my eyes... As an American, I still own my SNES, and I thought they all looked like that and had lavender buttons. Man I missed out... On a side not, F-ZERO is the tits. I still play that game when I get home from work, and it hasn't gotten old on me yet!
If you really want to make an argument for not including a USB wall plug, the better one imho is that this way they only need to produce one (packaged) version for everyone, instead of different ones for all the kinds of wall sockets there are. My tv's measly two USB are already taken by more important stuff.
MadameSpuki the original cartridge game for snes in 1996 never came out that's the point. Most of us would not have played it and since this is a nostalgia Snes thing, you get my point
Funny thing is, Ashens; it's the exact same console AS the NES mini. Same boards, same inputs, same emulator chip; just with different games loaded in. Couple folks have been taking them apart to check it for those hardware reviews.
Interestingly, the Japanese SFC Classic Mini drops five of the games included on the US/EU version and replaces them with others: US/EU Exclusive: - EarthBound - Kirby's Dream Course - Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting - Super Castlevania IV - Super Punch-Out!! JPN Exclusive: - Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem - Legend of the Mystical Ninja - Panel de Pon [re-skinned as "Tetris Attack" at least in the U.S.] - Super Soccer - Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers It would've been nice to get all 26 games included worldwide (or drop SFII Turbo in favor of 'The New Challengers' since it has the speed options that made 'Turbo' so popular PLUS Fei Long and Cammy), but it is what it is. It also would've been nice to see some or all of the following on there, too: - Chrono Trigger - The Firemen - Harvest Moon - Pilotwings - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time - Zombies Ate My Neighbors I realize licensing costs play a role in selecting the games, but surely they could've gotten more on. Ah well, it'll end up jailbroken like the NES Mini and you'll be able to load more games on it, anyway.
Great video as always, sir! I was wondering why the US boxart was used for the European release. I'll chock it up to lazy printing orders by Nintendo. I (fortunately) have the US mini but I'd really love to get one of these with the Euro / Japanese console style and convex buttoned controller. My disdain for the US design is why my original Super Fami stays hooked up…
I heard the american design for the SNES was because it made it not so easy to place cups/drinks on top of it that could spill onto the device (which apparently was an issue with the NES in the US)
The PCB inside this thing is exactly the same as the NES mini, just running a different emulator. It can be hacked with the same software as the NES mini.
Anyone else think Ashens grossly exaggerates the risk of copyright strikes? I mean millions of channels, including other big ones show game footage all the time.
Yeah, as far as I know copyright strikes do only happen on screens that look the same every time when played. It is an automated system. Just don't show the start of a level and move a little weird.
the reason there's no wall adapter is because most HDTV have a USB slot in the back that can be plug in for power which make sense. but :\ most TV only have 1 USB slot... (used for firmware update or connect other storage device to load videos or music if the tv allows it.)
StarFox 2 wasn't released because it was TOO GOOD, the opposite of what you said. They wanted to keep last and new gen more separate, but SF2 was just so insanely good, they didn't want it to ruin next gen sales.
So many ignorant comments about Star Fox 2 already being in the wild for years... Yeah.. a roughly 80% complete debug version, the finished game has never seen the light until now. Also Stuart: Considering Blast Corps is a game by Rare, it's highly unlikely we'll be seeing it on a mini N64, so prepare for that disappointment now.
Earthbound!!!!! I'm currently playing that game and it's so freakin' charming. It's nice to see an RPG that isn't all pseudo-medieval. And plus you get to fight villains like the "Big Pile of Puke". On the North American SNES controllers, the X and Y buttons are concave so you can feel the difference between them.
Apparently, Star Fox was changed to Starwing because there was an Atari 2600 game already Star Fox or something. I think it was a decision by Nintendo of Europe because no other region did that.
Nintendo owns the game license Rare (Microsoft) owns the goldeneye license and Activision owns the Bond license. That's three companies that would have to come to an agreement.
L Blair last time around it was Nintendo who blocked the release of the HD remaster, the deal microsoft had in mind was that Nintendo can release the virtual console version on Wii, while they release the hd version on 360 maybe Nintendo and MS can finally come together, maybe Microsoft let's them put RARE games on the N64 mini, and Nintendo let's them release GoldenEye HD on Xbox One and maybe on Switch too as a bonus? microsoft and nintendo seem closer than ever before now with all the crossplay stuff, and the Xbox devision is very open to stuff like that atm it seems. so if there is any chance for a rerelease of GoldenEye, it is right now! Maybe make it a partnership, release it with all the Rare games, including Banjo and Perfect Dark, and in turn let Microsoft finally release that Remaster that was 90% finished apparently
I grew up with the door stop design and thought that was normal. I saw different designs as an adult and thought that they were redesigned, well at least I was half right. I like the doorstop one better myself, but to each their own.
Does Nintendo actually even strike people for showing games still? I really, really, really, doubt that Guru Larry, every member of Vinesauce, every gaming press channel, every longplayer, and every 10 year old with a camcorder are being demonetized or banned.
It's just an easy way for big companies to make some quick easy free revenue these days. They don't hit everyone, but it sucks when you're the one they do hit. Basically like fishing, Nintendo drops a hook, and if it gets a bite it reels it in. TH-cam does not care because they still make the same money either way. Plus better from a business perspective to keep the big boys with the $$$'s happy than a single content creator.
You're fine IF you become a Nintendo partner and let them take a nice chunk of the ad revenue... Otherwise you're guaranteed to get content ID'd and lose all profits. Nintendo don't give a shit if it's covered by fair use, reviews or anything
When he said he didn't have a SNES for comparison, I was almost expecting an "OH WAIT, I'M ASHENS *pulls SNES from thin air*"
In America this was known as the Super Nintendo Chalmers.
Nice Ralph reference there
HoldenMan3000 I love you.
I'm learnding
HoldenMan3000 gotta love ralph
Unless you're AVGN, then it's Superintendo.
0:03 First shot: *Takes Super Nintendo Mini out of frame only to put it back into frame.*
We need a Popstation Classic.
It should have mryah krat
Callum Gilmour Nostalgia
I will buy that.
Callum Gilmour will it cost £135 in cex when its released, since they won’t make enough units
*Poopstation Classic*
Also, yes, Earthbound is an excellent translation of Mother 2 from Japan. The Mother series is known for being very odd, and Earthbound captures it perfectly in English.
Also also, the reason why Final Fantasy VI was called Final Fantasy III in North America is because they wanted to prevent confusion. We got Final Fantasy I. Japan then released Final Fantasy II and III, which we did not get. Then they released Final Fantasy IV, which we did get. In order to try and prevent us from getting confused by a jump from I to IV, they called it Final Fantasy II here. Then we didn't get Final Fantasy V, and then we DID get Final Fantasy VI, and the same logic was applied. Then we got Final Fantasy VII, and they gave up.
Wot
Supposedly the US SNES had that curved hump on top so kids couldn't set bowls of cereal on top of it. Apparently it was a big problem with the US NES.
jondorthebrinkinator I think it was more so kids putting drinks on there, but other than that, you’re right. I think another reason for the redesign was that they wanted it to seem less childish, even though the only thing about the Super Famicom that could be construed as childish is the multi-colored buttons on the controller.
In game consoles I've only owned Xbox 360 and the three most recent Nintendos... the urge to put cereal or a drink hasn't struck me... yet. Maybe I'll give my Switch a sandwich tomorrow.
Are American kids really that idiotic?
2 years late to this. Nintendo of America's president decided it looked like a bag of Wonder Bread. However, I don't know how our design came to be, but this was the reason for the change.
I agree, Mario All Stars, PilotWings and Chrono Trigger would have been nice, also Any of the Dragon Quest games
Jax Nean mario all stars + world especially, since that version of world is slightly enhanced (Luigi has his own sprites for example, instead of being just a pallet swap)
I would pay for this if any of the Sufami redux Dragon Quest games were on it. Probably will be in Japan.
They figured out how to hack it, so you'll probably be able to add roms to it.
_PilotWings_ most definitely would have been a welcome addition. Very simple game but a huge part of my childhood, definitely. Plus, it was tons of fun! Oh, well...
But the DS ports are significantly better than any of the SNES Dragon Quests
Super Mario RPG is amazing. I'm really surprised to hear that people didn't like it.
I can't stand the music in Mario RPG
ReedSolomon
reported for gay
Christopher Seale
I feel the same way.
ReedSolomon
Some songs i agree and the rest of them i dont.
Some ppl like it some ppl don't
I'd quite like a Mini Ashens classic
With 20+1 catch phrases.
It'd be one of those popstations with interchangeable screens of his couch with different items on each screen.
A terrible old games you've probably never heard of mini.
"An excellent idea!"
With a very small couch.
Accidentally kept that little bit at the start in, did you?
BeaverInABlender accidentally on purpose.
@Jaden Bissell lol average minecraft child
@Jaden Bissell are you banned on minecraft, did one of yours friends destroy your blocky house. No need to be a tough guy online lol.
Super Castlevania IV has one of the best soundtracks of any game ever. Great game.
Really? The Rondo of Blood soundtrack is waaaaaaaaaaay better.
Dunno, never heard it. But dat Final Fantasy VI OST doe.
Except for normal battle theme, which is literally the most underwhelming song ever written.
I just got mine, and surprisingly, the bottom piece of plastic on my mini console was extremely yellowed. It's like someone was smoking cigarettes and blowing the smoke only at the bottom. Cheers to Nintendo for such a realistic and lifelike version of the original system!
Hiding in the bathroom at work just to watch this now.
I like how I can go back and watch 10 year old videos and the quality is just the same (in a good way).
I like our North American version of the SNES. It looks more "hi-tech". Granted, the SFC style SNES looks more like a really fun toy and in a way I'm jealous that you guys got it. But I think our version looks more serious and futuristic, sorta like the control deck on a spaceship, and I don't think it looks bad at all.
Also, a little known fact, the Y and X buttons on the western SNES controller are concave, they're not all convex like yours. To me this gives it a slightly nicer thumbfeel.
PsychoJosh
It's hideous
I find absolutely remarkable the fact that you do almost no editing in your videos, yet they still are so interesting. And that tiny amount of editing is perfect. Stuart Ashen is a demonstration of the principle that says that a good youtuber does not need bells or whistles. Just a sofa and a camera.
Honestly, I do hope you don't get poisoned by the stuff you make yourself swallow from time to time.
If they release a N64 version, how many NINTENDO SIXTY-FOUR!!!!!!!? kid type parodies do you expect?
64.
How many colors will it be released in?
TakerKaneanite619 if they do I won't be getting one I got this one but I've got a Pikachu N64 under my bed so I may just used the money for that to get some games for it because all I have for its Pokémon Stadium
pjponly tloz mm, tloz oot, sm64, starfox, Mario kart, so on
TakerKaneanite619 let’s not travel down that road for a third time
I do not like the classic consoles
They never have any in stock and you can play all of the games for free or on the 3ds
Actually, the reason "Starfox 2" didn't get released is it was very similar to the N64 version, and was scrapped. Don't remember if it looking sub-par was the reason, just heard that much. Could be right. Makes sense.
Personally, I like the North American Design better, but prefer the SFC logo. NA design also has more stackable cartridges too. Mind, I'm not too attached to the pink and purple schematic of the controller, but would take it over the convex X and Y of the SFC and PAL SNES. I think the "other" console that somebody wasn't familiar with is going to look ugly for the most part.
Michael Burgwin the f*cks wrong with you?
I look forward to not being able to buy this before it is discontinued, just like with the NES.
Who's laughing now.
Super Mario RPG is a classic! it's worth playing if you like Paper Mario.
One of the reasons it was shaped like that in the US, was the top reason for NES failures was liquid damage because people put their drinks on the console because it was so flat. They made the SNES it angular to make it harder to put drinks on top.
Funny how Nintendo said they wanted to change up the design after the NES in order to stop people from comparing its appearance to a toy yet they put goddamn lavender switches and buttons and whatnot on it.
My laptop makes a great dinner plate. Yadoink.
Wait, do you not see how a more rounded design with rainbow buttons... isn't a more toy-like design... than boxy angular and two tone purple buttons?
Christian Guzman I like the light tone design. Better than everything the same colour.
StRoRo - if that were true then Nintendo would've added a cup holder to the design of the console. And it would've had a picture of Bob-omb in the bottom..
I am american and I always thought the same thing, especially after I found out what it looked like in other countries. When Snes came out, i was still old enough to know they could make the plastic shell look like what ever they want. For some reason they looked up the definition of sleek, and made the US version of the snes look the opposite of that.
I actually prefer the CRT filter mode. Yeah, it looks a little fuzzy at first, but the graphics on the SNES were never meant to be displayed in high-def. I think they look way too pixelated and blocky in the other modes. CRT mode is how I remember the games looking on the crap TV that I had to play my SNES on as a kid, lol.
I think Donkey Kong Country kinda looks better WITH the CRT filter because I have this personal opinion (not based on any fact or whatever) that that game was meant to be hidden with a bit of CRT fuzz. The models look a bit bad in places without it in a way that's kind of jarring.
Highlander77
Good argument. To each his own. I prefer pixel perfect mode myself.
I want those pixel edges harder than my dick
I think the issue with the CRT filter is that it doesn't really look like a CRT. It has the scanlines/flickering that CRTs could have but it lacks things like the shadow masks and the diffusion/halation that would often also be on CRTs. So it looks a bit more like a crt than no filter but isn't exactly right if you compared it.
"The Snez". People acted like I was weird for calling it that. Good to know I'm in company.
Hyreia SNES literally means Super Nintendo entertainment system I don’t know why anyone would think you were weird
We made fun of/hated my friend for saying it like that. I either said super, super nintendo, or Ess En Ee Ess
In Scotland it was Nez or Snez depending on which one you owned and Sega had the master system and the megadrive to compete with them.
As somebody who was a child in the US when Super Nintendo came out, I can 100% say that nobody was bothered by the look of the thing because, "Whoa! Graphics!"
Spent 8½ Minutes staring at the back of a box.
Hamburger King 9 and it took me 17 minutes to type this response to your comment on my mobile tablet device.
I could listen to ashens all day long
Actual unboxing at 12:46.
Nothing against Ashens I just think it's fucking hilarious that there was so much to talk about the box didn't even get opened until more than halfway through the video.
Yes because all we want to do is see him take it out of the box and nothing else.
well it does say unboxing
Fuck you "WALCOMs7"...Fuuuuck yoooouuuu!!!
Still a lot better than what Darksyde Phil did one time where he had a Final Fantasy unboxing where he forgot to open the box...
AND ITS TEN MINUTES LONG
As long as the couch, his hands and his sense of humor are all present, I don't care if an Ashen's video is 10 hours long.
Obviously its pronounced Mega Manx
Isn't that Big Clive?
I have fond memories of the horrible lavender box that looks like shit thank you very much.
foist I feel sorry to everyone who got parmaviolets for Christmas.
if this comment wouldn't have any punctuation and some typos, this could've been a @dril tweet
Retro Plus hahaha
the color.... *RADICAL!!!* 🤘
the shape.... *MEGA LAMEO DUDE!!!* 👎
Retro Plus don't feel sorry, the design is neat.
I've been watching for 3 years and personally,I think your my favorite review channel thing.
Shit, that's a really good selection. Top marks for including Earthbound, one of the best RPGs ever FIGHT ME ON IT.
Please don't.
Oooh you were this close...
I believe there were actually a total of 3 designs for the US SNES, the one you showed being the first run. To be fair though, the updated designs didn't really appear until after no one was playing SNES anymore.
I remember when i got the SNES it came with Super Mario World and a coupon for Mario All Stars, all you had to pay was shipping. So it ended up costing a couple bucks (canadian). Granted that was like, 1990 but still. Lol
can confirm, Earthbound is awesome, odd and heartfelt
I have to agree on the American SNES design. As a kid I didn't know any better, but as an adult once I saw what Europe and Japan got I was so jealous. So much so that I bought a Super Famicom controller to use with my Retro Duo. It was surprising to find out that the X and Y buttons weren't concave on those. But it was only after playing with that controller that I realized the colors of the crystals in the secret caves in DKC3 were based on those buttons
Even before the Starfox 2 on his there was a pretty complete fan-translation where someone used the leaked builds of the game that were mostly finished to cobble-together a final product.
Lucky, all we get is the purple boxy version
Tone yeah the controller looks way better
TheShowMan looking like 2 purple smarties and 2 purple skittles for buttons lmao 😂😂😂(although i still love it,so much nostalgia,i still have my old one)
This is the closest thing we will come to a compilation disc like Namco Museum
I'd pay money to watch Ashens play Earthbound for the first time.
I managed to get my hand on one of the American ones, it's fun to play casually, but I was a Sega kid growing up, It was a gift from my mom, and I only had 3 games for it... never was allowed much time playing video games at home anyway. I did have a friend that had a SNES and I got to play it... barely, because he was one of those kids that wouldn't let ANYONE touch ANY of his stuff... got quite boring to go to his house after a while... But I'm super happy I got it anyway.
The Super Nintendo's North American design was made to prevent kids from putting soda cans on it. In the eighties, it was common for kids to play video games while sitting on the floor, with the console on the floor in front of them. Since thick carpeting was also really common at the time, they would put their drinks on the only flat surface available; the console. The number one reason that the NES was sent in for repair was because a drink had been spilled on it. That's why they gave the SNES a design that you can't put a drink on.
I had one with rounded edges and one with sharp. I liked the sharp version better. Mainly because it had an eject button. Purple buttons didn't effect game play as we never looked at them anyways. We also had indented y and x and rounded a and b, while yours are all rounded. All in all don't care the design can't compare to the awesome of the Genesis.
Lance Barr was head designer for NoA at the time, and he felt the Japanese/European Super NES design was "too soft, like a loaf of bread." He wanted a blockier, angrier design, hence why the American Super NES looks the way it does. I really don't mind either design, they are both okay, but I do wish the American style retained the colorful A/B/X/Y buttons, instead of the two-tone purple.
Nice video. I got a SNES mini, but made the decision to put it away to give to my little girl at Christmas. I can't wait to play it myself though, haven't held a SNES controller since the late 90s.
Anyone else really wish Stunt Race FX was on it? I loved that game.
"It's all a bit crap, really" -Ashens t-shirt
Here in Brazil we've got the NA version. Do the EU version also feel it's going to break if you use it regularly? I mean, it's well built, but it seems to be made mostly for displaying, since it's too light.
I'm just glad I managed to get my version of the console early. Five years early. It's called ZSNES.
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Holy crap that's a really good selection of games. All Stars would have been amazing, but we would have a sticker on the front saying something like 20+1+4 games
something something raspberry pi something something
How do you know someone owns a Raspberry Pi? They'll tell you.
something something illegal something something
But can you make the SNES case as well? The games on this are not the point entirely, they sell because of the nostalgia bonus and because not everyone who plays games is tech savy, duh.
I fingered Shrek in a dream.
www.thingiverse.com/thing:1496674
The Snes classic was also missing scrolling shoot-em ups like Super R-Type; Super Aleste; Axelay, even Cybernator.
To be honest I like the American SNES. That being said, neither the Japanese Super Famicom nor the SNES are beautiful.
For beauty you should look at the Neo-Geo AES. It's dead sexy.
You are so very wrong. So so very wrong this whole comment is just wrong.
@@ll1709 Haha
I can't wait for the Virtual Boy mini. If it's only big enough for one eye, it can't give you eye strain.
I like my shitty angular box with its purple buttons, goddammit!
Yeah same here. Theirs is all bland except for the 4 buttons which are way too colorful.
yeah but really. I mean look at the American one. It is the ugliest looking console ever.
I like the American one too. It's what I grew up with and love the grey and people color scheme.
To be honest my blocky SNES has way more personality now that it's body is a different yellowish grey!
My piss yellow SNES with it’s purple and lavender is great. I actually like it better than the European version.
That they didn't include Super Street Fighter 2 is the reason I'm still debating even getting one of these. That game was probably my favorite game on the snes.
Just looked on the Argos site and it's £80 but sold out...then on Amazon and there are a load for sale at £140-50 from all these brand new scalpers...sorry, sellers....
It was £70 originally on Argos. They increased the price when more stock came in. Sadly people are buying from scalpers. Just look at the bids on eBay.
I am waiting for the Nintendo 64 Mini, myself as i was never a fan of this system, maybe just Mario Kart was good on it, but it was the Nintendo 64 that got me interested in those games from this company, before i was always a Sega fan.
The American SNES controller had concave buttons on the top and convex buttons on the bottom. That way you could tell which buttons were which without having to look down at the controller.
Way more comfortable when holding run or shoot for a long time, too.
Why would you need to look down? You can easily feel the positions of the buttons with your thumb.
Yeah, but all our modern controllers have that same 4 button format now, and nobody ever complained about a lack of tactile differences in figuring out the buttons.
Harry Warburg what about the Wii remote
Why didn’t the European SNES controllers have that?
I have such fond memories of the purple SNES. Purple is my favorite color though, lol
Hey, the American version of the SNES looks like a Starfox boss... so it's kind of neat in that way.
It's like Apple, they added a feature that wasn't in the previous one in the guise of innovation, despite us having used that for years
The ones in the US come with the micro USB wall adaptor.
which noone should actually need... you can just plug it into any USB and run it that way... almost every TV has USB nowadays, and you can power it that way... I actually power it through my Xbox One S' USB
"Also it cost £80"
Argos charged a premium then. RRP was £69.99. If you paid anything more, that's on the retailers in question.
Amazon charged £70, Nintendo UK's own direct online store charged £70.
A tenner might not be much, but it sucks that the retailers themselves are taking advantage of the demand to hike the price.
I literally wished for this review last night......
world of retro my snes mini looks exactly like the original snes... I think this is just a UK model? Idfk
The American snes looked different to the other ones.
A lot of us Americans liked or didn't mind on the look of our SNES. You have to remember that is what we had and many loved their SNES. I look at the mini and my first reaction is that it didn't look like mine with its purple buttons and yellowing case.
You guys in the United Kingdom definitely got the better looking snes compared to the one we got in Canada and the United States.
12:09 to be fair, Ashen. The North American SNES was designed like that, as a means of Nintendo trying to combat Sega’s Genesis (or Mega Drive elsewhere but the US) so the SNES wouldn’t be perceived as a “toy”.
I like the SNES but this thing feels like a total rip-off to me. Why is there no AC adapter included? Why are the controller cables still too short? Why are there only 21 games on it when they could've easily fitted way more? It just feels so incomplete and it''s not cheap enough to make me look past all its flaws.
Yup waste of money, just buy the original.
yea just buy a system that costs over 500 if you want a good version+ you need games that cost over 100 if you want to even save the damn game
any pc can play these old games anyway whats the fkin point
its ilegal.
if you dont own the game, its ilegal to play
these are all abandonware anyway who cares, we all played these 30 years ago
On the note about the American SNES... I have the PAL release of Kirby's Fun Pak. (WHY WAS THAT MISSING, NINTENDO?!) And the tutorial in that game refers to the controller as "That grey thing with purple buttons"... I was so confused as a child.
I guess I'm a 24 year old manlady. :c
Indeed. And I'm a 49 year old manlady, because I like shades of lavender just fine.
@Diether Roi De Guzman Yeah, you right. :P I wouldn't have expected I'd be where I am 3 years ago. Crazy how time flies.
@Diether Roi De Guzman That'll happen every so often. Usually the really blah years feel like they go by like a blur.
@Diether Roi De Guzman Hopefully once all this Covid stuff ends in the next year or so and everyone can have a bit more of a normal life.
@Diether Roi De Guzman We all just need to stay strong, follow the rules and guidelines that doctors that have been going to school and working as professionals have said. Those people have been practicing medicine before either of us were even born. And everything should be good! :D
This totally opened my eyes... As an American, I still own my SNES, and I thought they all looked like that and had lavender buttons. Man I missed out... On a side not, F-ZERO is the tits. I still play that game when I get home from work, and it hasn't gotten old on me yet!
This is more than $300 in my country... yeah, I will just download the roms.
ThatFeelBr0 Holy fuck! Even here it's only $119.95.
Whenever I see a new Ashen's video I always grab me a nice piece of food and put it into my glob whilst watching.
Most TVs have USB you can just plug it in. For once it makes sense to not ship with a power plug.
If you really want to make an argument for not including a USB wall plug, the better one imho is that this way they only need to produce one (packaged) version for everyone, instead of different ones for all the kinds of wall sockets there are. My tv's measly two USB are already taken by more important stuff.
@@rolfs2165 That's a good point, will the USB ports on a TV be able to handle the current that it requires to run?
Super Mario RPG also never released in UK
Nintenjam Yeah it came out in Europe in 2008 but only in the Wii Virtual Console... that's when I got to play it!
MadameSpuki the original cartridge game for snes in 1996 never came out that's the point. Most of us would not have played it and since this is a nostalgia Snes thing, you get my point
Nintenjam Oh I get what you mean, just thought I'd mention it. I'm glad they still included Super Mario RPG for those who haven't played it.
MadameSpuki I agree, first physical UK release for it.
Funny thing is, Ashens; it's the exact same console AS the NES mini. Same boards, same inputs, same emulator chip; just with different games loaded in. Couple folks have been taking them apart to check it for those hardware reviews.
Interestingly, the Japanese SFC Classic Mini drops five of the games included on the US/EU version and replaces them with others:
US/EU Exclusive:
- EarthBound
- Kirby's Dream Course
- Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
- Super Castlevania IV
- Super Punch-Out!!
JPN Exclusive:
- Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
- Legend of the Mystical Ninja
- Panel de Pon [re-skinned as "Tetris Attack" at least in the U.S.]
- Super Soccer
- Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
It would've been nice to get all 26 games included worldwide (or drop SFII Turbo in favor of 'The New Challengers' since it has the speed options that made 'Turbo' so popular PLUS Fei Long and Cammy), but it is what it is.
It also would've been nice to see some or all of the following on there, too:
- Chrono Trigger
- The Firemen
- Harvest Moon
- Pilotwings
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
- Zombies Ate My Neighbors
I realize licensing costs play a role in selecting the games, but surely they could've gotten more on.
Ah well, it'll end up jailbroken like the NES Mini and you'll be able to load more games on it, anyway.
Great video as always, sir! I was wondering why the US boxart was used for the European release. I'll chock it up to lazy printing orders by Nintendo. I (fortunately) have the US mini but I'd really love to get one of these with the Euro / Japanese console style and convex buttoned controller. My disdain for the US design is why my original Super Fami stays hooked up…
In full this is actually called the “Nintendo Super Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Classic Mini” :-P
The American version comes with an AC Adapter and the controller is really comfortable and clicky
I really dont understand the hate with the American snes. Maybe because thats what im use to. But i like it
I remember Rick Mayal doing the advert for starwing. Happy days.
+Graham Morgan Ahh... Rik *FUCKING* Mayall. Sad pafftic winker.
i wish it had killer instinct :(
the only good KI is the new one, the old ones are garbage
Microsoft bought out Rare, the developers & creators of it.
I heard the american design for the SNES was because it made it not so easy to place cups/drinks on top of it that could spill onto the device (which apparently was an issue with the NES in the US)
The PCB inside this thing is exactly the same as the NES mini, just running a different emulator. It can be hacked with the same software as the NES mini.
Evil from evilution, I would be surprised if it were the other way around.
I think they made the US SFC more like a box to help reduce the amount of units returned due to spillages in the console.
Anyone else think Ashens grossly exaggerates the risk of copyright strikes? I mean millions of channels, including other big ones show game footage all the time.
Yeah, as far as I know copyright strikes do only happen on screens that look the same every time when played. It is an automated system. Just don't show the start of a level and move a little weird.
the reason there's no wall adapter is because most HDTV have a USB slot in the back that can be plug in for power which make sense. but :\ most TV only have 1 USB slot... (used for firmware update or connect other storage device to load videos or music if the tv allows it.)
StarFox 2 wasn't released because it was TOO GOOD, the opposite of what you said. They wanted to keep last and new gen more separate, but SF2 was just so insanely good, they didn't want it to ruin next gen sales.
Ashens make me relax
So many ignorant comments about Star Fox 2 already being in the wild for years...
Yeah.. a roughly 80% complete debug version, the finished game has never seen the light until now.
Also Stuart: Considering Blast Corps is a game by Rare, it's highly unlikely we'll be seeing it on a mini N64, so prepare for that disappointment now.
You sound more triggered lol
So is dk country, what is your point?
Earthbound!!!!! I'm currently playing that game and it's so freakin' charming. It's nice to see an RPG that isn't all pseudo-medieval. And plus you get to fight villains like the "Big Pile of Puke".
On the North American SNES controllers, the X and Y buttons are concave so you can feel the difference between them.
You ordered 2?! *holds up pitchfork* SCALPER ... SCALPER.... SCALPER!
Apparently, Star Fox was changed to Starwing because there was an Atari 2600 game already Star Fox or something. I think it was a decision by Nintendo of Europe because no other region did that.
AC ADAPTER IS NOT INCLUDED
You don't need one, use the USB port on your tv
Slacker20012 yeah, bit different to the 3DS coming without one.
That's weird. The American version includes a really nice adapter
a modern phone charger will pretty much surfice
Either plug it into a TV or monitor with a USB port, or some outlets these days have direct USB ports you can plug stuff into as well.
OMG ashens, i finally found you again!!! :O happy to come back and see your channel again :)))
Whats the point of a N64 mini? They won't be able to have Goldeneye on it.
How come?
Nintendo owns the game license Rare (Microsoft) owns the goldeneye license and Activision owns the Bond license. That's three companies that would have to come to an agreement.
L Blair No, doesn't Nintendo own Goldeneye and Microsoft own rare? Because Goldeneye wasn't in rare replay and Microsoft bought rare.
Something like that. But it would take three companies to come together to agree. It won't happen.
L Blair last time around it was Nintendo who blocked the release of the HD remaster, the deal microsoft had in mind was that Nintendo can release the virtual console version on Wii, while they release the hd version on 360
maybe Nintendo and MS can finally come together, maybe Microsoft let's them put RARE games on the N64 mini, and Nintendo let's them release GoldenEye HD on Xbox One and maybe on Switch too as a bonus?
microsoft and nintendo seem closer than ever before now with all the crossplay stuff, and the Xbox devision is very open to stuff like that atm it seems. so if there is any chance for a rerelease of GoldenEye, it is right now!
Maybe make it a partnership, release it with all the Rare games, including Banjo and Perfect Dark, and in turn let Microsoft finally release that Remaster that was 90% finished apparently
I grew up with the door stop design and thought that was normal. I saw different designs as an adult and thought that they were redesigned, well at least I was half right. I like the doorstop one better myself, but to each their own.
Does Nintendo actually even strike people for showing games still? I really, really, really, doubt that Guru Larry, every member of Vinesauce, every gaming press channel, every longplayer, and every 10 year old with a camcorder are being demonetized or banned.
put up a video and see what happens
everyone knows what these games look like by now
It's just an easy way for big companies to make some quick easy free revenue these days. They don't hit everyone, but it sucks when you're the one they do hit.
Basically like fishing, Nintendo drops a hook, and if it gets a bite it reels it in.
TH-cam does not care because they still make the same money either way. Plus better from a business perspective to keep the big boys with the $$$'s happy than a single content creator.
Nintendo don't demonetise or ban you, they smash your children to bits with hammers. Ashens already told you that. :>)
You're fine IF you become a Nintendo partner and let them take a nice chunk of the ad revenue... Otherwise you're guaranteed to get content ID'd and lose all profits. Nintendo don't give a shit if it's covered by fair use, reviews or anything