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Nintendo Is Launching a New, Tiny NES For $60 With 30 Games (engadget.com)
Nintendo, which has been in the news a lot lately thanks to Pokemon Go, has announced a new console. It's called the Nintendo Classic Mini, and it will ship pre-loaded with 30 games. The upcoming Nintendo Classic Mini will be priced at $60, and an extra NES controller will set you back by $10. The controller can be attached to a Wii remote for use and the Virtual Console on the Wii or Wii U. The console, which comes with an HDMI and USB cable (for power) will ship on November 11. Engadget reports about the titles: The full list includes Balloon Fight, Bubble Bobble, Castlevania, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Double Dragon II: The Revenge, Dr. Mario, Excitebike, Final Fantasy, Galaga, Ghosts' N Ghoblins, Gradius, Ice Climber, Kid Icarus, Kirby's Adventure, Mario Bros., Mega Man 2, Metroid, Ninja Gaiden, Pac-Man, Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream, StarTropics, SUPER C, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Tecmo Bowl, The Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.HotHardware has more details.
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse is also a much more complicated game to emulate because it uses the MMC5 mapper to expand the NES's graphical capability. (I'll admit that CV3 underuses the MMC5 compared to some other games though. It was originally designed for the somewhat less complex VRC6 mapper, but Konami probably found it cheaper to use the MMC5 than to get the VRC6 certified.)
The Zapper relies on the 15.7 kHz horizontal scan rate of a CRT SDTV to detect light. The vast majority of HDMI displays are LCD, not CRT, and thus lack anything remotely similar for the Zapper to pick up. To work on an HDTV, the system would need to use a system similar to the Wii Remote and Sensor Bar to determine where the barrel is pointed.