<s>
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
and	O
eponymous	O
game	O
was	O
simultaneously	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
following	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
2	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
retail	O
edition	O
consisting	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
titled	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
December	O
5	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
title	O
,	O
Ultimate	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
7-8	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
December	O
5	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
,	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
16	O
vintage	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
games	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
204	O
challenges	O
throughout	O
;	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
2	O
,	O
features	O
12	O
additional	O
NES	O
games	O
with	O
a	O
further	O
169	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
purchase	O
of	O
both	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
and	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
2	O
will	O
unlock	O
Championship	O
Mode	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
,	O
sporting	O
a	O
new	O
online	O
leaderboards	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remix	O
categories	O
are	O
additionally	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
fundamental	O
reshaping	O
or	O
combination	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
sometimes	O
by	O
blending	O
in	O
more	O
modern	O
graphical	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
experience	O
that	O
may	O
even	O
be	O
technologically	O
impossible	O
on	O
the	O
vintage	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
:	O
completing	O
a	O
darkened	O
level	O
which	O
is	O
lit	O
only	O
by	O
a	O
spotlight	O
superimposed	O
over	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
;	O
navigating	O
upon	O
disappearing	O
platforms	O
in	O
Super	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros.	O
;	O
or	O
playing	O
a	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
stage	O
as	O
Link	O
instead	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
challenged	O
by	O
Link	O
's	O
inability	O
to	O
jump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
2	O
contains	O
two	O
particularly	O
substantial	O
remixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reminiscent	O
of	O
1990	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
tour	O
across	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
Remix	O
is	O
unlocked	O
if	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
is	O
also	O
purchased	O
and	O
its	O
save	O
file	O
is	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
remix	O
pushes	O
players	O
through	O
three	O
successive	O
challenges	O
in	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
ranking	O
score	O
on	O
its	O
new	O
online	O
leaderboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	O
Luigi	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	O
is	O
a	O
Luigi	O
themed	O
remix	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
game	O
which	O
is	O
now	O
played	O
reverse-mirrored	O
from	O
right	O
to	O
left	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
Luigi	O
's	O
higher	O
jumping	O
ability	O
which	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
originally	O
introduced	O
until	O
the	O
1986	O
Japanese	O
sequel	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
game	O
featuring	O
a	O
select	O
compilation	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
challenges	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uniquely	O
features	O
Speed	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
running	O
at	O
a	O
much	O
faster	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
also	O
has	O
a	O
new	O
mode	O
known	O
as	O
Famicom	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
unlocked	O
by	O
getting	O
all	O
the	O
stars	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
Nintendo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Championships	I-Application
Remixs	O
online	O
leaderboards	O
,	O
a	O
good	O
performance	O
will	O
reward	O
players	O
with	O
stars	O
and	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
stamped	O
graphical	O
icons	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
2s	O
support	O
for	O
video	O
recording	O
,	O
can	O
add	O
flair	O
to	O
Miiverse	O
posts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Off-TV	B-Device
Play	I-Device
is	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
an	O
IGN	O
interview	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
pet	O
project	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
Analysis	O
&	O
Development	O
(	O
EAD	O
)	O
Tokyo	O
's	O
Koichi	O
Hayashida	O
,	O
after	O
having	O
directed	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
approval	O
from	O
group	O
manager	O
and	O
producer	O
Yoshiaki	O
Koizumi	O
,	O
Hayashida	O
developed	O
the	O
first	O
100	O
challenges	O
of	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
by	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
co-directing	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Hayashida	O
was	O
later	O
assisted	O
by	O
three	O
additional	O
members	O
of	O
EAD	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hayashida	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
designed	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
partly	O
out	O
of	O
desire	O
to	O
play	O
NES	O
games	O
at	O
work	O
;	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
get	O
to	O
play	O
many	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
make	O
up	O
for	O
lost	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hayashida	O
expressed	O
his	O
belief	O
that	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
should	O
be	O
completely	O
authentic	O
to	O
its	O
vintage	O
roots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
hardware	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
such	O
as	O
frame	O
rate	O
slowdown	O
when	O
too	O
many	O
characters	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
software	B-Error_Name
bugs	I-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hayashida	O
also	O
spoke	O
similarly	O
about	O
the	O
controls	O
;	O
even	O
if	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
considered	O
ideal	O
,	O
he	O
understood	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
conceived	O
that	O
way	O
for	O
a	O
reason	O
and	O
so	O
they	O
were	O
unaltered	O
for	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
gaming	O
website	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
Hayashida	O
revealed	O
that	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
would	O
have	O
been	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
handheld	O
system	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
required	O
"	O
some	O
more	O
machine	O
power	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
achieve	O
the	O
desired	O
result	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hayashida	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
his	O
familiarity	O
with	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
architecture	O
,	O
having	O
resulted	O
from	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
lent	O
itself	O
well	O
to	O
the	O
early	O
development	O
of	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
known	O
as	O
Ultimate	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
,	O
was	O
eventually	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
at	O
8.0	O
out	O
of	O
10.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
suggested	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
could	O
have	O
more	O
fundamentally	O
altered	O
certain	O
vintage	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
by	O
improving	O
upon	O
the	O
"	O
frustrating	O
"	O
play	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
vintage	O
Ice	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
,	O
Tennis	B-Device
,	O
or	O
Clu	B-Device
Clu	I-Device
Land	I-Device
,	O
or	O
by	O
making	O
Pinball	B-Device
more	O
"	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
follow-up	O
review	O
for	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
2	O
is	O
also	O
overall	O
positive	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
at	O
7.7	O
out	O
of	O
10.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
specifically	O
commend	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
"	O
great	O
job	O
of	O
revealing	O
the	O
overlooked	O
,	O
clever	O
design	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
summarily	O
praise	O
the	O
overall	O
collection	O
by	O
"	O
officially	O
demanding	O
more	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
assigns	O
a	O
7.0	O
out	O
of	O
10.0	O
,	O
calling	O
NES	B-Application
Remix	I-Application
2	O
"	O
a	O
delightful	O
experience	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
more	O
than	O
enough	O
content	O
to	O
keep	O
you	O
busy	O
...	O
for	O
a	O
good	O
while	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
