Nintendo
is
embracing
the
world
of
speedrunning
in
its
own
way.
The
company
announced
a
new
collection
of
NES
games
for
the
Switch
called
Nintendo
World
Championships:
NES
Edition,
but
the
twist
is
the
bundle
is
built
entirely
around
playing
really
fast.
The
collection
features
13
different
games
—
including
Metroid,
The
Legend
of
Zelda,
and
a
whole
lot
of
Super
Mario
Bros.
—
but
instead
of
playing
through
the
entire
thing,
players
are
tasked
with
completing
“bite-sized
bits
of
classic
blockbusters,”
with
the
goal
of
getting
the
best
possible
time.
Nintendo
says
there
are
more
than
150
time-based
challenges
spread
across
the
included
games,
and
the
collection
will
include
a
single-player
mode
and
local
multiplayer
with
support
for
up
to
eight
players.
Switch
Online
subscribers
will
also
have
access
to
“World
Championships
Mode
to
submit
their
best
times
in
five
challenges
that
rotate
each
week
and
compete
for
a
spot
on
the
global
leaderboard.”
(And
if
the
Nintendo
World
Championships
name
sounds
familiar,
that’s
because
it’s
taken
from
Nintendo’s
irregularly
occurring
esports
tournament.)
The
collection
sounds
a
bit
like
NES
Remix,
taking
games
you’ve
probably
played
many
times
before
and
tweaking
them
with
new
challenges
to
make
them
feel
different.
It
also
leans
heavily
on
nostalgia,
as
shown
by
the
physical
edition,
which
includes
a
(nonfunctioning)
gold
NES
cartridge.
Nintendo
World
Championships:
NES
Edition
launches
on
the
Switch
on
July
18th.
(Originally posted by Andrew Webster)
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