SNES Games Are Coming To The Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console

Jenni Lada

Published: Mar 3, 2016 03:18 pm

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New Virtual Console games were announced for the Nintendo 3DS during today’s Nintendo Direct. Super Nintendo games will be available on the handheld, starting today. They will only be playable on the New Nintendo 3DS systems and offer a Pixel Perfect mode that allows them to play at the games’ original resolution.

Three Super Nintendo Virtual Console games are immediately available on the Nintendo 3DS. They are F-Zero, Pilotwings, and Super Mario World. Each one is $7.99.

Two more waves of Super Nintendo Virtual Console games were announced for the Nintendo 3DS. Donkey Kong Country, Earthbound, and Super Mario Kart will be added on March 24, 2016. They’ll be followed by Donkey Kong Country 2, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and Super Metroid on April 14, 2016.

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Jenni Lada

Jenni is Editor-in-Chief at Siliconera and has been playing games since getting access to her parents' Intellivision as a toddler. She continues to play on every possible platform and loves all of the systems she owns. (These include a PS4, Switch, Xbox One, WonderSwan Color and even a Vectrex!) You may have also seen her work at GamerTell, Cheat Code Central, Michibiku and PlayStation LifeStyle.