{"id":11096,"date":"2016-11-09T16:30:17","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T21:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=11096"},"modified":"2016-11-09T21:01:11","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T02:01:11","slug":"nintendo-brings-back-the-80s-to-celebrate-the-launch-of-the-nes-classic-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2016\/11\/nintendo-brings-back-the-80s-to-celebrate-the-launch-of-the-nes-classic-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Brings Back the \u201880s to Celebrate the Launch of the NES Classic Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NES Classic is sure to be the hit of the holidays and Nintendo is fully embracing their 8-bit roots. The company is bringing back some other retro pieces in another blast from the past.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition<\/em> system, which includes 30 classic NES games such as <em>Super Mario Bros.<\/em>, <em>Metroid<\/em>, <em>Donkey Kong<\/em>, <em>The Legend of Zelda<\/em>, <em>Kirby\u2019s Adventure<\/em> and <em>PAC-MAN<\/em>, launches on November 11th. But it\u2019s not just the launch of this retro console that\u2019ll see you remembering the glory days of gaming.<\/p>\n<p>On the night of November 10th, fans who visit the Nintendo NY store in Rockefeller Plaza will have a blast in the past with an \u201980s-themed launch event. On launch weekend (from November 11th &#8211; 13th), Nintendo is also bringing back its righteously nostalgic Power Line for three days only. Plus on November 10th and November 11th, Nintendo&#8217;s social media channels will go completely retro to a time when \u201csocial media\u201d involved trading passwords and game tips on the school bus.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->&#8220;Many of us have fond and wonderful memories of the original NES,&#8221; said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America\u2019s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. &#8220;With these launch activities for the NES Classic Edition, we want to replicate the nostalgic feelings of sitting down and playing the NES with your family for the first time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo&#8217;s old phone tip service the Power Line returns from November 11th to November 13th, between the hours of 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM ET each day. The original Power Line was a beloved service in the \u201980s that connected fans to Nintendo Game Play Counselors who offered helpful tips and tricks. In this fully automated version, you can use your real-life phone (bonus points if it has a cord!) to dial (425) 885-7529 to hear recorded tips for several games, plus behind-the-scenes stories from original Nintendo Game Play Counselors. You never know what you might learn!<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition<\/em> contains 30 classic NES games, a replica of the original NES controller, three display modes (including one that makes your fancy hi-def display look like a retro tube TV) and Suspend Points for easy on-the-spot saving.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition<\/em> hits stores for $79.99 on November 11th.<\/p>\n<p><center> <\/p>\n<div class=\"tumblr-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/embed.tumblr.com\/embed\/post\/x51MKqZgCCGNoMroYxyHcg\/152735115330\" data-did=\"f23e9c33aba09e48eba5710a04f78267e923fa3b\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nintendo.tumblr.com\/post\/152735115330\/win-a-tubular-80s-themed-prize-pack\">http:\/\/nintendo.tumblr.com\/post\/152735115330\/win-a-tubular-80s-themed-prize-pack<\/a><\/div>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/assets.tumblr.com\/post.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"tumblr-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/embed.tumblr.com\/embed\/post\/jQUko9niqkGxW6XoVVWQ4w\/152840154390\" data-did=\"53498727d8404aafcb73a078a0dc428f85b27a90\"><a href=\"http:\/\/darkainartsgamers.tumblr.com\/post\/152840154390\/more-at-httpgamersdarkainartscom\">http:\/\/darkainartsgamers.tumblr.com\/post\/152840154390\/more-at-httpgamersdarkainartscom<\/a><\/div>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/assets.tumblr.com\/post.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NES Classic is sure to be the hit of the holidays and Nintendo is fully embracing their 8-bit roots. The company is bringing back some other retro pieces in another blast from the past. The Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition system, which includes 30 classic NES games such as Super Mario Bros., Metroid, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11098,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1178,21,35,1530,4,75],"tags":[1792,1386],"class_list":["post-11096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nintendo-3ds","category-nintendo-ds","category-nintendo-switch","category-nintendowii","category-nintendo-wii-u","tag-nes-classic","tag-nintendo"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/nes_classic_wide.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-2SY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10517,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2016\/07\/nintendo-bringing-back-the-nes-on-november-11th\/","url_meta":{"origin":11096,"position":0},"title":"Nintendo bringing back the NES on November 11th","date":"July 14, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Relive the 80s when the Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System launches in stores on 11th November. 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