List of Classic NES Series games

This article is about the Game Boy Advance series. For the NES marketing label, see Classic Series (NES). For the emulated games service, see Nintendo Classics.

"Famicom Mini" redirects here. For the microconsole, see NES Classic Edition.

This is a list of games that are part of the Classic NES Series in North America, Famicom Mini (ファミコンミニ, Famikon Mini) in Japan, and NES Classics in Europe and Australia. The series consists of emulated Nintendo Entertainment System, Family Computer, and Family Computer Disk System games for the Game Boy Advance.

Those who bought all the games in one series could order a special collection box from Club Nintendo.

A special edition Game Boy Advance SP 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 Nintendo.

Nintendo

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:

• Animal Crossing for the GameCube featured an Advance Play mode, allowing NES games to be played on a Game Boy Advance by using a GameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable. Two other games feature a yellow check mark, as they do not support Advance Play.
• The e-Reader accessory featured a NES emulator for the Game Boy Advance, allowing NES games to be played after scanning the corresponding cards.

Title	JP release	NA release	PAL release	Other availability
				Animal Crossing	e-Reader
Donkey Kong	February 14, 2004	June 7, 2004	July 9, 2004
Excitebike	February 14, 2004	June 7, 2004	July 9, 2004
Ice Climber	February 14, 2004	June 7, 2004	July 9, 2004
The Legend of Zelda	February 14, 2004	June 7, 2004	July 9, 2004
Super Mario Bros.	February 14, 2004	June 7, 2004	July 9, 2004
Dr. Mario	May 21, 2004	October 25, 2004	January 7, 2005
Balloon Fight	May 21, 2004	-	-
Clu Clu Land	May 21, 2004	-	-
Mario Bros.	May 21, 2004	-	-
Wrecking Crew	May 21, 2004	-	-
Metroid	August 10, 2004	October 25, 2004	January 7, 2005
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link	August 10, 2004	October 25, 2004	January 7, 2005
Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Kōkeisha	August 10, 2004	-	-
Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shōjo	August 10, 2004	-	-
Kid Icarus	August 10, 2004	-	-
Nazo no Murasame Jō	August 10, 2004	-	-
Shin Onigashima	August 10, 2004	-	-
Super Mario Bros. 2	August 10, 2004	-	-

Third party

Title	Licensor	JP release	NA release	PAL release	Note
Bomberman	Hudson Soft	February 14, 2004	June 7, 2004	July 9, 2004	-
Pac-Man	Namco	February 14, 2004	June 7, 2004	July 9, 2004	-
Xevious	Namco	February 14, 2004	June 7, 2004	July 9, 2004	-
Mappy	Namco	February 14, 2004	-	-	-
Star Soldier	Hudson Soft	February 14, 2004	-	-	-
Mobile Suit Z Gundam: Hot Scramble	Bandai	March 18, 2004	-	-	The first release in the Famicom Mini Extra Series. It was a raffle prize for people who purchased Kidō Senshi Gundam: Senshitachi No Kiseki on the Gamecube in Japan. Only 2000 copies were printed.[1]
Dig Dug	Namco	May 21, 2004	-	-	-
Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū	Konami	May 21, 2004	-	-	-
Ghosts 'n Goblins	Capcom	May 21, 2004	-	-	-
Adventure Island	Hudson Soft	May 21, 2004	-	-	-
TwinBee	Konami	May 21, 2004	-	-	-
Castlevania	Konami	August 10, 2004	October 25, 2004	January 7, 2005	-
SD Gundam World: Gachapon Senshi Scramble Wars	Bandai	August 10, 2004	-	-	-
Dai-2-Ji Super Robot Taisen	Banpresto	December 16, 2004	-	-	The second release in the Famicom Mini Extra Series. It was a raffle prize for people who purchased Super Robot Wars GC on the Gamecube in Japan. Only 2000 copies were printed.[2]

Reception

Upon launch of the series in Japan, 1 million units were sold within eight days.^[3]

The series of reissues had a mixed reception. Jeff Gerstmann of GameSpot complained that a Bomberman without multiplayer is "hardly a Bomberman at all".^[4] Metroid'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 Metroid Prime.^[5]

Some reviewers were annoyed that the Classic NES Series versions of some games differed slightly from the originals. For example, Craig Harris of IGN complained that the Classic NES Series version of Xevious had an automatic firing setting that made it less difficult than the original.^[6] Reviewers also complained about the lack of the pie/cement level in Donkey Kong.^[7][8] In Super Mario Bros., the screen ratio aspect was altered, causing odd graphical artifacts.^[9][10]

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.^[8][11] Both GameSpot and IGN noted that Nintendo had given away The Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link for free in the Collector's Edition bonus disc, although they conceded that the Classic NES Series version was portable.^[12][13] 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.^[12][13][14]