Nintendo Game Boy Advance Famicom Mini / Classic NES Series (2003-2005)

To commemorate the 20-year anniversary of the Famicom and NES in 2003 and 2005 respectively, Nintendo re-issued several classic games for the console on the Game Boy Advance. The US saw 12 of these releases while Japan received 30. Additionally, a three-part set was available through the Club Nintendo website in Japan. In this video I take a look at the differences between the US and Japanese releases and unbox the latter.

[@kaikoontang]

The cats logo is a Japanese moving/logistics company called Yamato Transport.

[@urracojalpa4481]

If the company is called Yamato Transport, why the internet address says www.kuronekoyamato.co.jp (kuroneko = black cat)?

[@somerandomguy6147]

Yamato The unsinkable massive Collosal giant ship Of imperial japan in ww2. This ship was history for being The biggest most armored Most armed battle ship In the world

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

Fun facts: The entire Game Boy series are region-free, meaning you can play imported USA, PAL region and Japanese Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games on your Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance handhelds.

[@adrianpadilla1030]

I had no idea this existed, this is absolutely amazing. I must have...

[@thogameskanaal]

The Japanese characters on the side of the 3rd box read "Disk System Selection".

[@TheCheerios777]

No lie, I actually still look at this video every now and then because it helped me decided which game to buy and you helped me a lot with your knowledge about the set and also giving a brief look on the games. This is the only thing about Nintendo that had me go and collect only 2 titles. In my opinion, the box art from the Famicom library look way better than the NES and that is why I bought them. But again, thanks for uploading these awesome Nintendo videos. If I ever need info on any Nintendo systems or products, I always go to your channel due to you being really informative :) Thanks again!

[@NewController01]

I think this'll be one of my goals in life, to try and own the Famicom Mini Collection

[@ThePreciseClimber]

It looks so awesome.

[@SyntaX7777]

We’ll there’s 2 that go for thousands so good luck

[@theenemy333]

How's achieving that goal going so far?

[@NewController01]

@@theenemy333 well I own at least 4 of the games

[@SyntaX7777]

NewController01 I ordered 2 of them back in early March and they still haven’t come. 2 days ago was the 3 month anniversary of them not coming.

[@lilorangefella]

20:45 is The Mysterious Murasame Castle. I’m very late but i just thought you should know. Takamaru is actually an assist trophy in Smash Bros

[@cpctheshinymew5381]

It also appeared as a treasure in pikmin 2

[@TheEverythingMan62]

Great videos man. I've never seen anyone go into so much detail of nintendo products, and it makes it really intresting to watch. Keep up the good work.

[@TheJadeFist]

I had no idea they had these collection packs like that, not gonna lie they're pretty cool, kinda wish I had them.

[@hawkeyeone3064]

13:09 "Well, they failed miserably in comparison to this set." Not really, I have some Classic NES Series games I got factory sealed quite recently(Dr. Mario, Bomberman, and others) and they look great, I wish you would've done a full evaluation of the Classic NES Series boxes. But, both Classic NES Series and Famicom Mini look like they're full of nostalgia. I should really start playing more NES games again!

[@zephiel123]

I think he was referring to effort in this case. The Famicom Mini set looks marginally better than what we got..better replicated too. Making the boxes for the games "mini" was pretty cool too.

[@SolidSnake9689]

Just to inform, this was not a set you ordered or used Club Nintendo coins to purchase. If you purchased all ten games in one set and registered them with your Club Nintendo Account they would mail you the boxes as a reward to put your games in. That's why the games all have Club Nintendo coins.

[@ThePreciseClimber]

So these collections had to be collected, huh? :P

[@TechTokOffical]

Do u know what the original msrp was? I'm just curious if there was a "break" in price considering you were essentially guaranteeing nintendo u were buying 30 games.

[@yauy]

I don't. I think it was reasonable, though.

[@neneg813]

I manage to get all 12 Classic NES Series game and all 3 Famicom Mini box sets for a total of $35 bucks! Now I can play them on my NES themed GBA SP!

[@Applesgosh]

FUCKING LUCKY

[@FennekinM8]

be thankful he bought you a gameboy game, he was thinking of you be greatful.

[@yumesama9883]

neneg813 how?

[@red_7593]

You are a master

[@BorisGradina]

I want all three Famicom mini Game boy advance sets For my birthday next year

[@mattray4876]

I bought the Super Mario Bros. amd Super Mario Bros. 2 Famicom Mini games while in Tokyo back in 2006. I also bought a copy of Kid Icarus: which I didn't know would play on my DS at the time. To this day, I still play Kod Ocarus every now and then on my GBA and GBA Micro.

[@musashix96]

20:46 That's Nazo no Murasame-jo. 20:59 That's Shin Onigashima. 21:04 That's Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir. 21:07 That's Famicom Detective Club Part II: The Girl Who Stands Behind.

[@SuperMarioAPA3968]

21:10 That's Castlevania

[@Skybolter]

After taking over an Analysis on the Famicom mini 20th Anniversary for Game Boy Advance, i just realize that i already created the Super Mario Bros All stars for Game Boy Advance, what do I mean with that? , this are the games that I collected for GBA: Mario Bros. Arcade 1983 - GBA Famicom Mini Super Mario Bros. 1985 - GBA Super Mario Bros. 2 The lost levels 1986 - GBA Famicom Mini Super Mario Advance: Super Mario Bros 2/ Doki Doki Panic Version - GBA Super MarioAdvance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 - GBA Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario world - GBA Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi Island - GBA. Hard to belive that I have the complete collection.

[@Willom]

On the box the guy with blue hair, red coat and katana is Takamaru. He is from nazo no murasamejou. The one to the right of Mario 2.

[@IntenseRobbie1983]

You know I wish I had these. I wonder how much money Bob had to buy these volumes for? I had an idea, I wish for Gameboy advance would of made more Classic NES series games like Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, plus a ton more. Hey Bob, did you already try these games out?

[@The_Real_DCT]

Actually the disk system was made to allow more complex games as carts were still very limited in size and capacity, The original Super Mario Bros was considered the absolute height one could achieve with carts. This was before advancements in chips allowed for more memory and other features to allow more complex cart games, it was also a form of copy protection, due to how the disks were made requiring the Nintendo branding at the top of the disk for it to work, as well as a way to force developers to pay Nintendo for manufacturing costs as previously in Japan devs were free to make their own carts.

[@yukia.8188]

18:15 "Oh no! The cats are gone!" 18:26 "There is a cat" 😂 u really make me laugh hard

[@RyuHayabusa06]

Awesome pick up! I've seen the games but never this big box set. Need to get this in my collection.

[@richieb74]

Those game boy advance carts are so cool! Love the famicom colors!

[@NewController01]

12:02 I believe you'll find that one is Ghosts 'n' Goblins

[@yumesama9883]

yep

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

The 1983 8-bit _Mario Bros._ was not released within our GBA "Classic NES" series since the remixed version, known as _Mario Bros. Classic_, had appeared on four different _Super Mario Advance_ titles (the fourth release, based on _Super Mario Bros. 3_, had replaced the original two-player mini-game version) as well as on _Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga_; the only North American release of the original MB on GBA was as an e-Reader title. The remix version's appearance totaled five titles and, along with the e-Reader version, Nintendo of America thought that number was enough for a platform game that old.

[@The90sGamingGuy]

Nice Game Boy Advance NES classic collection. I am just getting into the GBA and will be picking up some games from the Classic NES series.Great video. Keep the awesome videos coming!

[@miguelgomezruiz3535]

I just got a The legend of zelda Famicom mini in great condition. In fact, the game looks brand new. Im so happy with it.

[@Agamemnon2]

That's a really cool bit of packaging there.

[@Skybolter]

On July 30th of 2013 i have got SUPER MARIO BROS 2 THE LOST LEVELS for my GBA & Gamecube Game boy player, I'm so happy about it.

[@Fiilis1]

Always remember, got castlevania as my first bought nes game, i had to decide between ghost&goblins and castlevania, though got the ghost&goblins later. Those were the times

[@lamtatyan]

Thanks for sharing! Though I am very unlikely to have them, it is good to have a look and admire them!

[@Comrieion]

Just emulate these games on M.E.S.S.

[@mrroboto5785]

I've tried to play the Classic NES games on Visual Boy Advance and for some reason they don't work. Is there a reason for that? I mean on one hand it would be just as easy to download the NES counterparts, which I did, but if they are available on the GBA category I should be able to use them.

[@lamtatyan]

According to Wikipedia, Visual Boy Advance only supports games of Game Boy, Super Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance. Hence NES games should not be supported by Visual Boy Advance.

[@lianas7970]

Thanks so much for uploading these videos! You have some fantastic stuff :)

[@Antpaok]

@yauy r u getting the 3ds xl?

[@weirdproq]

Pac-man in the Classic NES series is the most interesting, because it was originally released as an unofficial NES cartridge game from Tengen (Atari), then re-released by Tengen on an official cartridge, then again on the super rare, hard to find, official Namco cartridge. The last one is the one they probably used since they probably changed the title screen so it doesn't say Tengen in the list of companies.

[@inventordude]

I still have my good ol' Dandelion yellow Gameboy Color and it still works perfectly unlike smartphones these days that last only 2 years or so..

[@ThePreciseClimber]

Frankly, this is way cooler than NES Classic Edition.

[@BarryWrobel]

Hi Bob! The game you are referring to at 12:02 is Makaimura or Translated Ghosts ‘N Goblins.

[@SHAZARD07]

Does anyone have any idea roughly how much it would cost to buy a vol.1 box set??? I can't find one on ebay or for sale anywhere. Cheers

[@makieernandez2919]

Do you know that Nintendo made nes classic edition mini and snes classic edition mini that came this year

[@somethingsomethin74]

where did you get the games ebay or club nintendo? how much where they?

[@adultmoshifan87]

I have the European NES Classics release of Xevious and the Japanese Famicom Mini release of Ice Climber. And many of the e-reader NES titles!

[@SuperNickid]

@World of Nintendo: I do have the Japanese Super mario bros.2 GBA cartridge since the GBA was not region lock, even the GBA side of the Nintendo DS was not region lock. Since it was meant for Japan the GBA was more meant for kids so they change something in the GBA version of Super mario bros.2 the lost levels, only the GBA version the continue code still exist if you accidently click on retry. You have to hold A before pressing start on the title screen you have to hold B instead once you got 8 stars on the title screen for World A through D, and the continued code work for does as well on the GBA re-release. The continued code does not work for the Family computer disk system version of Super mario bros.2 including all Virtual console version since you have to hold A for World A through D once you got all the 8 stars on the title screen.

[@KnoxRobert16]

agreed! just got one in the mail recently still sealed and in shrink wrap! no way am i ever opening it!

[@AldenMoellerInc]

21:24 Its Doki Doki Panic!

[@BRONST0N]

Directions with pictures say to not remove the individual games from the top first, but rather remove them from the bottom, then the top. ....Does the exact opposite. 22:37 . YOU HAD ONE RULE. LOL

[@cleardragon]

Awesome video. New sub and I also just bought the smb2 mini famicom off eBay. Thank you

[@retrovideogamejunkie]

goemon on vol2?

[@RoyaltyReigns8]

would these famicom mini game that look like gba cartridges work on a gba?

[@Comrieion]

*FACEPALM* Yes

[@RoyaltyReigns8]

ok

[@Comrieion]

+Killer Carter77 You'r welcome

[@RoyaltyReigns8]

thanks

[@AKAPhilfish]

What's the console or plug-n-play in the top shelf, furthest left?

[@jeason2346]

Great video. These sets are beautiful. A must have!

[@mrroboto5785]

Oh Super Mario Bros 2: Lost Levels! How many lives have I spent in this game? I wonder if they had ported this to the NES in the 1980s, what the box art would have been? This or maybe more akin to the fan made one where both Mario and Luigi are on the cover like the original? This is rather plain to be honest. It took many years but in one format, we did finally get the 8 bit version of this game. Given it was on the Wii's Virtual Console. It was a hundred points more at 600 where most NES were 500, but it was worth it.

[@ronaldhenson9170]

I will never fail Mario he is my all time favorite Nintendo character

[@enrico759]

What a colorful gift for Japan. I'd choose the Donkey Kong and Super Mario Bros. 2 out of all the 3 volume collection.

[@Skybolter]

Donde vives ? en california ? no es por nada pero tienes una Grandisima coleción de Videojuegos y consolas en toda la sala, por cierto vi tu viedo de la parte 2 de World of Nintendo Collection 2011 y estaba viendo un multipuerto para Gamecube/Wii y queria saber como e llama ese accesorio y donde lo consigo ?

[@theretrogamer14]

Is it just me or does anyone else think this guy sounds sort of like Matthew Broderick?

[@benmathov6899]

He does a little bit, yeah.

[@wojiaobill]

The cats are the logo of the Kuroneko (黒猫) courier company

[@SoulReaper287]

Sir, that last game in Vol. 3 is NOT Bomberman. That is SD Gundam World: Capsule Warriors - Scramble Wars.

[@vicodin12345]

those boxes are in extremely good condition good job

[@PseudoSabotuer]

The second game in the third volume is Nazo No Murasame Jou, and it looks like the two games to the right might be the Famicom Detective Club games.

[@MadBug09097]

8:15 "Oh no! The cats are gone!"

[@de.onetwothree]

Where did you get the World of Nintendo light?!?!

[@cptburr]

When i went to japan those cats were watching me

[@skrrskrr]

12:01 But that's Ghosts 'n Goblins and 12:26 that one I think is called Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū.

[@JunsnipesS266]

I really want all three of those sets

[@Skybolter]

I can prodly say that i have finally got Super Marios Bros 2 The lost levels of the Famicom mini series of the Famicom 20th Anniversary and i'm so glad for that..

[@mrtree1368]

ain't nothing like dragging a mint box on its side to show the camera

[@PriestRipper]

I like the way you doing review. So much details. Sub

[@jimmybenyoucef4416]

This is so awesome!

[@WillGrimm623]

Going off what others have said and expanding on it, Stinger is the sequel to twinbee , and as such is very similar.

[@bakerbakerbaker305]

I nearly had a heart attack seeing these famicom advanced games, because I had no idea these existed

[@Bloodreign1]

Volume 2, top right on the right side of the box is Makaimura, aka Ghosts N Goblins from what I could see.

[@Pmike404]

Very cool I had always wanted the famicom mini series games but they run up in price so fast. I did get very lucky and ended up buying the Japanese Famicom Version Game Boy Micro new in box at a great price though.

[@DarkPitTheFallenAngel]

40 years now.

[@DanielSanchez-us5tc]

you are missing two games in the Famicom Mini Series (Japan) for the GBA: the Japanese Famicom versions of Mobile Suit Z Gundam: Hot Scramble and 2nd Super Robot Wars, which are both Gundam games

[@yauy]

Every slot in those collectors boxes is full, so the games you're mentioning must have been released separately from the box sets.

[@zachatck64]

One was a giveaway with a Gundam game on the Gamecube, the other was a limited run item

[@googleuser8041]

Love the video. this what you do when you should be at school?

[@skrrskrr]

I got the FamiCom Mini Collection Box for series 1

[@Aragorn77it]

The cats represent the logo of Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. It's a door to door parcel delivery company in Japan ;-)

[@Nonexistanthuman]

these are hard to come by right?? i wouldnt mind picking up some of the games that were released here in the states in the famicom edition

[@yauy]

da. :) the gba is completely region-free.

[@DanielSanchez-us5tc]

you are missing one game in the Famicom Mini Series (Japan) for the GBA: the Japanese Famicom version of Mobile Suit Z Gundam: Hot Scramble

[@yauy]

I'm pretty sure those sets are complete.

[@kikiz109]

i want that castlevainia one ALOT.

[@zephiel123]

Actually, when you put the game pak into the Gameboy Advance (primarily talking about the SP here) the white part of the Famicom Mini pak is on top since the label faces down.

[@TakaiDesu]

I love your videos! thank you so much!!!!!

[@aljr357]

And do you want to sell them now that you had them for a while

[@Protagulous]

Nice job bro my favorite game series on the NES will probably have to be Megaman,the Castlevania is amazing as well as the other franchises like Mario and Zelda. Metroid a ninja gaiden however was a bit problematic, Metroid because it's cryptic set up, well now that Zelda 1 had that problem as well and ninja gaiden because of it's impossible difficulty not to say Castlevania's and hard but yeah :)

[@wadep6710]

Thanks Scott the Woz for leading me here

[@spidermcgavenport8767]

No game n watch games just curious the dk dual screen is the first ds.

[@AC3Conner]

I wish sweet home would have been released on one of these collections

[@hughjass9780]

These games are really cool I think I might by one off Amazon and get a game boy micro

[@droids75]

I wonder if they will do something like this or similar since its the 30th anniversary of the NES this year

[@blackhoodie3461]

Sweet set up man

[@richieb74]

I find it so interesting how much English you find on foreign stuff. And most places use the same Arabic numbers too.

[@urracojalpa4481]

Not in all foreign stuff, it's mainly in Japan and some other Asian country.

[@Skybolter]

Where cvan i get the GBA FAMICOM Package like those 3 that you have ?

[@weirdproq]

The famicom game in that box on the very right in the middle at 12:30 is (I believe) the second game in Konami's Goemon series.

[@AllRightPinguinoRodriguez]

Ganbare Goemon, being specific.

[@Bloodreign1]

Vol 3 has Nazo No Murasame Jo, the one you called Bomberman was Gachapon Senshi Gundam, Famicom Detective Club, and Shin Onigashima. Had to look for these particular ones on ebay to be able to tell you what they are. No I have not played them, but I have ROMS of them, the day I get more original FC carts, these won't be part of them because there's too much Japanese dialog likely in them. Plus I'm not fluent in Japanese as I'm American. The second volume though I recognized the games.

[@BryanX64]

Cool video! The 20th Ann. Gameboy Micro is cool too

[@jmream2618]

The original Super Mario 2 was released on the 3DS virtual console

[@paulspydar]

I own all 12,I am in the PAL region,The box art is very similar but does not have the silver blue gameboy advance script & so IMO looks closer to the NES box art,Also the boxes are more square & not rectangle like the US ones,

[@maziku4749]

this is a great collector's set

[@thunderguyer]

is famicom mini super mario bros 2 able to play in a european version of gba sp?

[@Lugmillord]

18:01 it says Disk System Collection