Nintendo’s re-releasing its very first console, the Nintendo Entertainment System, in pint-sized form. The NES Classic Edition hits retail Nov. 11 for $59.99, packing in 30 retro favorites — some of which aren’t currently available on Wii U, Nintendo’s most current system.

Wii U Virtual Console NES games typically cost $4.99 each. If you were to buy all the games included in the NES Classic Edition, it would cost you almost $150, so the NES Classic Edition could save you up to $89.71.

We’ve got a rundown of the NES games you can replay on your HD television exclusively with the help of the adorable Classic Edition; none of them are currently sold on Wii U Virtual Console. Some of these may be offered on Wii or Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console, however; we’ll note that if so. While Wii Virtual Console games can be bought on Wii U, they're typically slower, less crisp and only accessible through the system's Wii menu.

Bubble Bobble (available on Wii)

Double Dragon 2: The Revenge (available on Wii and 3DS)

Final Fantasy (available on Wii)

Ice Climber (available on Wii and 3DS)

Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream (available on Wii and 3DS)

(available on Wii and 3DS) Tecmo Bowl (available on Wii and 3DS)

The Nintendo eShop updates weekly, meaning many of these games may come to Wii U Virtual Console before the NES Classic Edition's November launch. For now, though, the tiny console sounds like a good deal.

Clarification: These games aren't currently available on the Wii U Virtual Console stateside, but may be sold on that of other regions.



