Classic NES Series
| Classic NES Series | |
|---|---|
The Famicom Mini (left) and Classic NES Series (right) packaging of Super Mario Bros. | |
| Genre | Various |
| Developer | Nintendo |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platform | Game Boy Advance |
| First release | Super Mario Bros. February 14, 2004 |
| Latest release | Dai-2-Ji Super Robot Taisen December 16, 2004 |
The Classic NES Series, known as the Famicom Mini series in Japan and the NES Classics series in Europe and Australia, is a line of emulated Nintendo Entertainment System and Famicom Disk System games, published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) in 2004 to commemorate the NES's 20th anniversary. In Japan, the series was released in three "volumes" of ten games, plus two additional games available in limited quantities as raffle prizes. A smaller selection of these games were released in Western territories, split between two waves of releases. The games received mixed reviews, with critics praising how enjoyable most of the games remained to play after 20 years, but criticizing the high price point of each game.