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Nintendo’s new NES collection is all about speedrunning
Gotta go 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. 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.” 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.
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