The NES Classic Edition has a lot going for it.
An adorable form factor, a great library, and fantastic emulation.
In fact, if you saw our preview we posted earlier, then you've already seen how much
better the NES Classic's emulator looks compared to the Wii U's Virtual Console.
And it's that aspect I wanted to explore a little bit more in-depth.
Because on the NES Classic, you can choose exactly how you want your games to appear,
whether it's in Pixel Perfect mode, which displays the game how the creators saw it
during the design process, or in 4:3, which is how it appeared on most people's TVs of
the era.
In either case, the NES Classic offers a more accurate portal than the sad state that is
the Wii U's vertical console, which only offers a single distorted portrayal, squashing the
graphics vertically, while also dulling the colors--it's like they dropped the brightness
by half or something.
Here it is again on the NES Classic for comparison.
But let's take the comparison a step farther and show exactly how they stack up ina head-to-head
battle using 3 different games . Kirby's Adventure, Super Mario Bros. 2, and Super Mario Bros.
3.
The first of which will be displayed using the 4:3 mode on the NES Classic, whereas both
Marios are using the "Pixel Perfect mode."
But before we start, I want to clarify that we are displaying these games exactly as we
recorded them with no additional filters or color-balancing taking place.
We even resized them at the exact same scale.
So enough jibber-jabber--let's get to it.
Take it away Kirby.
It really is a monumental difference.
And it's not just in the looks department, but sound too.
Let's watch the Mario 3 footage one more time, but this time, we'll switch the sound source
between the two, as designated by the speaker icon.
And we'll be starting with the NES Classic
Did you notice how much clearer the NES Classic Sounds?
Man, you almost have to feel bad for the Wii U at this point...anyways, thanks so much
for watching and make sure to stay tuned to GameXplain for more on the NES Classic and
everything else Nintendo too.