Nintendo Classics (marketing label)

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The logo for the Classic Series.
German logo for the NES version of Classic Serie

Nintendo Classics, also known as the Classic Series[1] (referred to as Classic Serie in Germany and Série Classic in France), is a mostly European marketing label that consisted of many reissues of Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, and Super Nintendo Entertainment System games (the latter of which being labeled as Super Classic Serie in Germany and Série Super Classic in France). This was marketed to show the most popular games for said system and sell them at a lower price point, similar to how the Nintendo Selects series was later implemented.

The Classic Series label existed in North America as well, but only four Nintendo Entertainment System titles were released there with this brand, none of which involve the Super Mario franchise, unlike in Europe. North American rereleases on the Game Boy and Super Nintendo Entertainment System were instead labeled Player's Choice, which was later used in Europe as well from the Nintendo 64 onwards. There does not appear to be a Nintendo Classics equivalent that was released in Japan, but it is likely that the Nintendo Classics logo was reused for the Japanese box art for Super Mario All-Stars, given how closely the series was released compared to the Japanese release.

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Main article: Mario Bros. (Classic Serie)
1993 NES Europe-only "Classic Serie(s)" port of Mario Bros.
Gameplay of the Classic Series edition of Mario Bros.

In 1993, Mario Bros. had been rereleased for the Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe with the German Classic Serie label, and it featured several significant changes compared to previous versions on the system.

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