
The classic dog bone-style controller looks and feels identical to the original, right down to the convex purple A and B and concave lavender X and Y buttons. Two SNES-style controllers are included, a notable upgrade from the NES Classic and its single included gamepad. The back of the machine foregoes any nostalgically molded faux connectors and simply holds a micro USB port for power and an HDMI port for connecting the system to your TV (HDMI and USB cables, along with a USB power adapter, are included). A small red power LED to the left of the connectors lights up when the system is on, just like the original SNES.

They're actually molded details on a panel that pulls out to reveal a pair of NES Classic-style (and Wii-style) connectors.

The front appears to hold miniature versions of the SNES gamepad connector, but this is a facade. The Power and Reset controls are rectangular purple buttons on their own vertical ridges, flanking a nonfunctional Eject button that's a darker gray than the rest of the system. It's shaped identically, with a prominent rectangular protrusion running horizontally across the top and holding the nonfunctional cartridge slot. Size nonwithstanding, the resemblance to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System is uncanny. The system measures 1.6 by 4.2 by 5.2 inches (HWD), making it closer in size to a SNES game cartridge than the original SNES itself. The SNES Classic is a miniature SNES, just like the NES Classic is a miniature NES.


Nintendo has claimed that the SNES Classic will be more readily available at launch, but we won't be certain until we see (or don't see) it on shelves for ourselves. Even a year later, your best bet at finding one is paying several times the system's original price tag from a reseller. It sold out immediately, and became nearly impossible to find at retail. The NES Classic Edition was plagued with availability issues. Best Hosted Endpoint Protection and Security Software.
