NES Remix 2
NES Remix 2 is a video game compilation for the Wii U, released in 2014 as a download-only title.[1][2] It features 12 classic NES games, including Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, which are played as a series of miniature challenges. The sequel to 2013's NES Remix, it later received a 2-in-1 retail release NES Remix Pack, and a Nintendo 3DS version containing the "best of" both games, Ultimate NES Remix.
Overview
In NES Remix 2, players can choose from a variety of classic games for the Nintendo Entertainment System that were, on average, released later than those featured in the first NES Remix. Rather than playing them in their entirety, these games are given a curated set of Stages that can be selected from a main menu. Stages consist of one or more challenges that must be completed consecutively; these challenges are short excerpts of gameplay that can last from several seconds to several minutes, giving players a sampling of various moments and types of gameplay. Of the 12 games included in NES Remix 2, 11 become available to be played in this manner as they are unlocked. In addition, there are two sets of "Remix" Stages that present unique challenges, such as combining elements of two different games, adding new graphical effects, or creating scenarios that are not otherwise possible in the original games. A set of "Bonus" Stages features even more challenges, some of which include the 12th NES game, Ice Hockey, that does not have its own set of Stages.
After playing a single, introductory Remix Stage based on Super Mario Bros. 3, five NES games become unlocked and available to play. Every Stage is given a time limit and/or a "Life" counter, which is the number of times a challenge can be failed before the player must restart or use a "continue". Upon completing a Stage, the player is graded from one Star to three Stars, or the best possible grade of three Stars with rainbow-colored outlines, based on the speed of completion and whether or not any continues were used. New games, as well as extra Remix or Bonus Stages, are unlocked by accumulating these Stars. The Adventure of Link is the fourth game to unlock after the initial five, once 110 Stars have been collected.
The player can also collect Bits, which are another type of score-keeping. Unlike Stars, they can be earned even when a Stage is cleared repeatedly. Each Stage has a base number of Bits awarded, which is multiplied by the number of Stars earned (rainbow Stars count as four), as well as bonus amounts of Bits for first-time clears and "perfect" clears (no Life is lost). Setting a new completion-time record also nets 15 Bits, and new to NES Remix 2 is a "Rainbow" bonus of 200 Bits for achieving the highest grade for the first time in a given Stage. When certain milestone numbers of Bits are collected, a new Miiverse Stamp is unlocked.
New to NES Remix 2 is the ability save and view a replay of each Stage's fastest completion, as well as share replays via Miiverse.[3] A new bonus mode called Super Luigi Bros. features the entire Super Mario Bros. game played in reverse, as Luigi.[3] Players who own the first NES Remix will also have access to Championship Mode, which has players compete for the daily high score in three consecutive Mario challenges.[3]
Stages
The following Stages feature content from The Adventure of Link. Note that "Life" refers to the number of chances given to complete the Stage, rather than Link's actual Life Gauge.
There is no Zelda content in the "Remix I" Stages.
The Adventure of Link
The Adventure of Link and its first Stage are unlocked by collecting 110 Stars. There are 10 Stages for this game, with 22 challenges in total. Each subsequent Stage is unlocked by simply playing the Stage before it.
| Stage # | Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Challenges: | 4 |
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| Time: | — | |||
| Life: | 3 | |||
| Bits: | 15  80 10
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| Notes: | Stage 1-4: Continue past the Aches to find a Treasure Bag. | |||
| Stage # | Details | |||
| 2 | Challenges: | 2 |
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| Time: | — | |||
| Life: | 3 | |||
| Bits: | 22.5 120 15
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| Notes: | — | |||
| Stage # | Details | |||
| 3 | Challenges: | 1 |
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| Time: | — | |||
| Life: | 3 | |||
| Bits: | 22.5 120 15
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| Notes: | Go left after descending the elevator. | |||
| Stage # | Details | |||
| 4 | Challenges: | 1 |
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| Time: | — | |||
| Life: | 3 | |||
| Bits: | 22.5 120 15
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| Notes: | — | |||
| Stage # | Details | |||
| 5 | Challenges: | 1 |
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| Time: | — | |||
| Life: | 3 | |||
| Bits: | 22.5 120 15
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| Notes: | — | |||
| Stage # | Details | |||
| 6 | Challenges: | 3 |
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| Time: | — | |||
| Life: | 3 | |||
| Bits: | 22.5 120 15
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| Notes: | — | |||
| Stage # | Details | |||
| 7 | Challenges: | 1 |
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| Time: | 100 | |||
| Life: | 3 | |||
| Bits: | 22.5 120 15
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| Notes: | — | |||
| Stage # | Details | |||
| 8 | Challenges: | 2 |
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| Time: | — | |||
| Life: | 3 | |||
| Bits: | 22.5 120 15
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| Notes: | All Enemies' magic can be reflected by crouching. | |||
| Stage # | Details | |||
| 9 | Challenges: | 3 |
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| Time: | — | |||
| Life: | 3 | |||
| Bits: | 30 160 20
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| Notes: | Stage 9-2: Link has become a Fairy. | |||
| Stage # | Details | |||
| 10 | Challenges: | 4 |
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| Time: | — | |||
| Life: | 3 | |||
| Bits: | 22.5 120 15
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| Notes: | Stage 10-1: The quickest method is to go right after descending the elevator, then defeat the Fire Bago-Bago in the next room. Stage 10-3: The Thunder magic has already been cast. Stage 10-4: The most effective strategy is to crouch in the left corner and repeated slash the Sword. | |||
Remix II
"Remix II" and its first three Stages are unlocked by collecting 150 Stars; another three Stages are unlocked for every 15 Stars thereafter. Six of its 20 Stages contain The Adventure of Link content.
| Stage # | Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stars required: | 150 |
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| Challenges: | 1 | |||
| Time: | — | |||
| Life: | 3 | |||
| Bits: | 30 200 20
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| Notes: | Play as Toad from Super Mario Bros. 2 in a scene based on The Adventure of Link. The Octoroks have the behavior of Ninjis; defeat them by throwing blocks or other Octoroks at them. | |||
| Stage # | Details | |||
| 6 | Stars required: | 165 |
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| Challenges: | 1 | |||
| Time: | 50 | |||
| Life: | 3 | |||
| Bits: | 30 200 20
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| Notes: | Play as Link in a scene based on Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. Bricks can be broken with Sword slashes and the Down Thrust. | |||
| Stage # | Details | |||
| 9 | Stars required: | 180 |
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| Challenges: | 1 | |||
| Time: | — | |||
| Life: | 3 | |||
| Bits: | 30 200 20
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| Notes: | Play as Pit from Kid Icarus in a scene based on The Adventure of Link. Six Fairies and two Moas fly around with the movement of Tamambos. | |||
| Stage # | Details | |||
| 10 | Stars required: | 195 |
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| Challenges: | 1 of 4
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| Time: | Varies
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| Life: | 3 | |||
| Bits: | 30 200 20
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| Notes: | Stage 10-4: Time limit of 60. Play as Link in a scene based on Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels with several Big Boos chasing him. The Hammer Bro has the behavior of a Guma. | |||
| Stage # | Details | |||
| 15 | Stars required: | 210 |
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| Challenges: | 1 | |||
| Time: | — | |||
| Life: | 3 | |||
| Bits: | 37.5 250 25
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| Notes: | — | |||
| Stage # | Details | |||
| 20 | Stars required: | 240 |
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| Challenges: | 1 of 8
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| Time: | Varies
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| Life: | 6 | |||
| Bits: | 37.5 250 25
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| Notes: | Stage 20-6: Time limit of 10. Perform a very low running jump or simply run off the ledge to gain the required momentum. | |||
Bonus
"Bonus" and its first Stage are unlocked by collecting 250 Stars; another Stage is unlocked for every 5 or 10 Stars thereafter. Two of its 20 Stages contain The Adventure of Link content.
| Stage # | Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Stars required: | 300 |
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| Challenges: | 1 of 4
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| Time: | Varies | |||
| Life: | 6 | |||
| Bits: | 37.5 200 25
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| Notes: | Stage 10-2: Time limit of 20. This challenge has a "heat wave" effect that warps the screen. | |||
| Stage # | Details | |||
| 20 | Stars required: | 400 |
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| Challenges: | 1 of 7
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| Time: | — | |||
| Life: | 6 | |||
| Bits: | 37.5 200 25
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| Notes: | — | |||
Miiverse Integration
Prior to the closure of Miiverse in November 2017, NES Remix 2 featured optional integration with the service. When selecting a Stage on the game's menu, a post about that Stage from another Miiverse user (either text, or a black-and-white drawing) would be displayed on the right-hand side of the screen, along with that user's best completion time for the Stage, when applicable. By pressing the Right Control Stick, different posts could be shown. Tapping an icon in the upper-right corner of the post added a "Yeah!" (like), while a green speech-balloon icon in the menu's bottom-right corner allowed the player to write their own Miiverse post about that Stage. New to NES Remix 2 is the ability to include a video replay of a Stage's completion when posting to Miiverse, and to view other users' replays from the in-game menu.[3]
NES Remix 2 contains 100 Miiverse Stamps which can be used while making posts. Ten of them are available by default, while another 86 are unlocked by reaching certain amounts of the total Bits collected by the player, and the final four are unlocked by completing certain modes. Collected Stamps can be viewed by pressing the Y button on the game's menu.
| Stamp |  |
|---|---|
| Subject Depicted | Link |
| Bits Required | 1,000 |
| Stamp | |
| Subject Depicted | Bowl of Heart |
| Bits Required | 2,600 |
| Stamp |  |
| Subject Depicted | Link |
| Bits Required | 16,500 |
| Stamp |  |
| Subject Depicted | Link |
| Bits Required | 17,000 |
| Stamp |  |
| Subject Depicted | Iron Knuckle |
| Bits Required | 40,500 |
| Stamp |  |
| Subject Depicted | Octorok |
| Bits Required | 42,000 |
| Stamp |  |
| Subject Depicted | Zelda |
| Bits Required | 49,000 |
| Stamp |  |
| Subject Depicted | Town Inhabitant |
| Bits Required | 52,000 |
| Stamp | Subject Depicted | Bits Required |
|---|---|---|
| Link | 1,000 |
Bowl of Heart | 2,600 | |
| Link | 16,500 |
| Link | 17,000 |
| Iron Knuckle | 40,500 |
| Octorok | 42,000 |
| Zelda | 49,000 |
| Town Inhabitant | 52,000 |
Trivia
- Several unused Miiverse Stamps are present in the game's data. One of them is of the dialogue box from The Adventure of Link that appears when a character speaks.[citation needed]
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions 
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| Language | Name | Meaning | |
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Japanese | ファミコンリミックス２ (Famikon Rimikksu Tsū) | Famicom Remix 2 |
Gallery
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The game's HOME Menu icon, featuring Link
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The game's Wii U banner
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The Japanese game logo
References
- ↑ "Release date: 25/04/2014" — NES™ Remix 2 | Wii U download software , Nintendo, retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ↑ "Re-master a dozen classic NES titles and get a fresh spin on the retro era in NES™ Remix 2, only on Nintendo eShop on Wii U!" — NES™ Remix 2 | Wii U download software , Nintendo, retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "title= NES™ Remix 2 | Wii U download software" — [1] , Nintendo, retrieved June 10, 2024.