Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

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This article is about the 2024 Nintendo Switch game. For the Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge used in the Nintendo World Championships, see Nintendo World Championships 1990.
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
The American box art for Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition.
For alternate box art, see the game's gallery.
Developer Nintendo EPD
indieszero[1]
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch
Release date Australia July 18, 2024[2]
Japan July 18, 2024[3]
South Korea July 18, 2024[4]
HK July 18, 2024[5]
Malaysia July 18, 2024[6]
Philippines July 18, 2024[7]
ROC July 18, 2024[8]
Singapore July 18, 2024[9]
Thailand July 18, 2024[10]
Oman July 18, 2024[11]
UAE July 18, 2024[11]
Bahrain July 18, 2024[11]
Kuwait July 18, 2024[11]
Qatar July 18, 2024[11]
Europe July 18, 2024[12]
Israel July 18, 2024[13]
South Africa July 18, 2024[14]
Brazil July 18, 2024[?]
Argentina July 18, 2024[15]
Canada July 18, 2024[16]
Chile July 18, 2024[17]
Colombia July 18, 2024[18]
Mexico July 18, 2024[?]
Peru July 18, 2024[19]
USA July 18, 2024[20]
Language(s) English (United Kingdom)
English (United States)
French (France)
French (Canada)
German
Spanish (Spain)
Spanish (Latin America)
Italian
Dutch
Portuguese (Brazil)
Japanese
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Korean
Genre Compilation
Rating(s)
ESRB:E - Everyone
PEGI:7 - Seven years and older
CERO:A - All ages
ACB:G - General
USK:6 - Six years and older
ClassInd:L - General audience
SMECCV:A - All ages
GRAC:All - All ages
GSRR:P - Six years and older
MRO:7 - Seven years and older
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
Format
Nintendo Switch:
Game Card
Digital download
Input
Nintendo Switch:
Joy-Con (horizontal)

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition is a game for Nintendo Switch based on the Nintendo World Championships competitions, released on July 18, 2024. Similar to the NES Remix series, the game revolves around completing challenges based on various first-party Nintendo Entertainment System titles, including games from the Super Mario franchise such as Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, and Super Mario Bros. 3. The game was revealed on May 8, 2024, in a trailer that featured past winners and participants of the Nintendo World Championships.[20]

Gameplay[edit]

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition features three single-player modes — Speedrun Mode, World Championships, and Survival Mode, the multiplayer Party Mode, and the unlockable Legendary Trial.

In Speedrun Mode, players compete in 156 challenges (66 of which being Super Mario challenges), that entail completing a specific action in an NES game in the fastest amount of time possible, such as reaching a goal, collecting an item, or defeating a boss or group of enemies. Each challenge has a difficulty level rated on a scale of one to five stars ("Normal" for one, "Hard" for three, "Master" for four, and "Legend" for five; no challenge exists at a two-star difficulty), and the player is assigned a letter rank based on how fast they completed the challenge. While a challenge is being played, a timer is displayed at the bottom-left corner of the screen; the player's personal best time and button inputs are also displayed on the left, and their profile on the right. If the player loses, the game automatically rewinds to before they lost, though the timer will continue counting up. Before a challenge, the player can view a demo video that shows how the challenge is played or a replay of their personal best run; for Legend-difficulty challenges, the player can also view "classified information", which contains a visual guide showing how the player can complete them.

Coins are awarded for completing challenges, which are used to unlock more challenges. The number of coins earned depends on the challenge's difficulty and the player's rank. Extra coins are also awarded for clearing certain objectives, such as achieving a new personal best time or participating in the World Championships.

In World Championships, players with a Nintendo Switch Online membership compete in a weekly set of five challenges and have their scores ranked on a global leaderboard.

Survival Mode is another online mode in which the player competes against ghost data of other players around the world in an elimination tournament consisting of three rounds: the first with the starting eight players, the second with the top four players, and the third with the top two players. The tournament has two divisions: a Silver Division and a more challenging Gold Division with higher-ranking players.

In Party Mode, up to eight players race against each other locally in challenges. They can choose to play a series of challenges in themed challenge packs or individual challenges.

In the Legendary Trial, a mode unlocked once all 156 Challenges are completed, the player speedruns through all thirteen Legend-difficulty challenges to achieve the best time. The mode features speedrun splits and, on repeat playthroughs, notifies the player how much faster or slower they were on a specific challenge. To achieve an S rank, the player must have a total time of less than 28 minutes.

Pins can also be earned when completing challenges with an A rank or higher or winning in the Survival Mode divisions for the first time, which the player can equip to their profile and display under the game screen during challenges. The player can also assign a player icon, their favorite NES or Famicom game, and a "Hype Tag" that describes themselves to their profile. Three of the Hype Tags reference the Super Mario franchise: "All About Mario", "Luigi Obsessed", and "Rescued by Peach".

Featured games[edit]

Thirteen NES games are featured, five of which are from the Super Mario franchise. Unlike the original Nintendo World Championships 1990, Rad Racer and Tetris do not appear.

Super Mario challenges[edit]

Super Mario Bros. 3 has the most challenges in the game, with 24. Super Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong are the only games that feature challenges that make the player go from the beginning to the end of the game (Mario Master and Kong Crusher, respectively); the former is also the longest challenge, with an estimated play time of 10 minutes.

Estimated play times are displayed in Party Mode.

Super Mario Bros.[edit]

Title Objective Difficulty Setting Estimated play time
Mushzoom Get the Super Mushroom. Normal
★☆☆☆☆ 		World 1-1 5 secs.
Loose Change Collect all the coins. Normal
★☆☆☆☆ 		World 1-1 (sub-area) 5 secs.
Step It Up Grab the Goal Pole. Normal
★☆☆☆☆ 		World 1-1 5 secs.
? Block Party Hit 5 ? Blocks. Normal
★☆☆☆☆ 		World 1-2 5 secs.
Run for Your Money Collect all the coins. Normal
★☆☆☆☆ 		World 6-2 (sub-area) 5 secs.
One on 1-1 Grab the Goal Pole. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 1-1 30 secs.
Hit the Bricks Break 20 blocks. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 1-2 20 secs.
Axe to Grind Touch the axe at the goal. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 1-4 30 secs.
Shoo, Lakitu Grab the Goal Pole. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 4-1 30 secs.
Cash Grab Collect 30 coins. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 1-1
World 1-2 		1 min.
In the Zone Enter pipe 4 in the Warp Zone. Master
★★★★☆ 		World 1-2 40 secs.
Sink or Swim Enter the pipe at the end. Master
★★★★☆ 		World 2-2 40 secs.
Cheep Cheep Chase Grab the Goal Pole. Master
★★★★☆ 		World 7-3 40 secs.
Mario Master Use Warp Zones to clear World 8. Legend
★★★★★ 		Entire game 10 mins.

Donkey Kong[edit]

All challenges take place during the first loop of gameplay.

Title Objective Difficulty Setting Estimated play time
Bottom Rung Climb a ladder. Normal
★☆☆☆☆ 		25m 5 secs.
Hammer Hustle Get a hammer. Normal
★☆☆☆☆ 		25m 15 secs.
Barrel Roll Reach Pauline. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		25m 30 secs.
Lost & Found Collect the parasol and purse. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		75m 20 secs.
Jumping Jacks Reach Pauline. Master
★★★★☆ 		75m 40 secs.
Finders Keepers Collect the parasols and the purse. Master
★★★★☆ 		100m 30 secs.
Construction Destruction Pull out all the bolts. Master
★★★★☆ 		100m 50 secs.
Kong Crusher Clear levels 1 through 3. Legend
★★★★★ 		Entire game 2 mins.

Super Mario Bros. 2[edit]

Title Objective Difficulty Setting Character Estimated play time
Door to Door Enter the door. Normal
★☆☆☆☆ 		World 1-1 Mario 5 secs.
Veggie Plucking Pull up a vegetable. Normal
★☆☆☆☆ 		World 1-1 Princess Toadstool 5 secs.
Sub-Space Exploration Get the mushroom in Sub-Space. Normal
★☆☆☆☆ 		World 1-1 Toad 5 secs.
Leap to the Peak Reach the mountain summit. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 1-1 Mario 15 secs.
Egg Toss Defeat the boss, and enter the mask gate. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 1-1 Mario 30 secs.
Desert Dash Enter the pyramid. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 2-1 Toad 30 secs.
Over & Out Pull up the rocket. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 4-1 Luigi 30 secs.
Evasion Is Key Use the key to open the door. Master
★★★★☆ 		World 1-2 Luigi 30 secs.
Destroyer of Dreams Defeat Mouser. Master
★★★★☆ 		World 1-3 Mario 40 secs.
Cloudtop Climb Reach the cloud atop the waterfall. Master
★★★★☆ 		World 3-1 Princess Toadstool 30 secs.
Whale of a Time Pull up and board the rocket. Master
★★★★☆ 		World 4-2 Princess Toadstool 40 secs.
1-1 Dream Run Clear World 1-1. Legend
★★★★★ 		World 1-1 Mario 2 mins.

Super Mario Bros. 3[edit]

Title Objective Difficulty Setting Estimated play time
Mushzoom 2 Get the Super Mushroom. Normal
★☆☆☆☆ 		World 1-1 5 secs.
Coin Collector Collect all the coins. Normal
★☆☆☆☆ 		World 1-1 (sub-area) 5 secs.
Super Leaf in the Wind Get the Super Leaf. Normal
★☆☆☆☆ 		World 1-2 5 secs.
Hammer Bro KO Defeat the enemy, and get the treasure chest. Normal
★☆☆☆☆ 		Grass Land Enemy Course 5 secs.
Half-Pipe Enter the pipe on the right side. Normal
★☆☆☆☆ 		Giant Land intermission 5 secs.
Lookie, Tanooki! Get the Tanooki Suit. Normal
★☆☆☆☆ 		World 5-5 (sub-area) 5 secs.
1-1 of a Kind Clear the course. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 1-1 30 secs.
Check 1-2 Clear the course. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 1-2 30 secs.
Ka-Boom Boom Defeat the boss, and get a magic ball. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 1-Fortress 15 secs.
Curtain Call: Larry Defeat the boss, and get a magic wand. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 1-Airship 15 secs.
Beat the Heat Clear the course. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 2-Desert 30 secs.
Curtain Call: Morton Defeat the boss, and get a magic wand. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 2-Airship 15 secs.
Froggy Paddle Clear the course as Frog Mario. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 3-5 40 secs.
Curtain Call: Wendy Defeat the boss, and get a magic wand. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 3-Airship 15 secs.
The Big Race Clear the course. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 4-1 30 secs.
Curtain Call: Iggy Defeat the boss, and get a magic wand. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 4-Airship 15 secs.
Quickstep Clear the course as Shoe Mario. Master
★★★★☆ 		World 5-3 50 secs.
Rotary Rush Clear the course. Master
★★★★☆ 		World 5-4 40 secs.
Curtain Call: Roy Defeat the boss, and get a magic wand. Master
★★★★☆ 		World 5-Airship 20 secs.
Hammer It Out Defeat the boss, and get a magic ball. Master
★★★★☆ 		World 6-Fortress 2 50 secs.
Curtain Call: Lemmy Defeat the boss, and get a magic wand. Master
★★★★☆ 		World 6-Airship 20 secs.
Perilous Plants Get the treasure chest. Master
★★★★☆ 		World 7-Piranha Plant 1 20 secs.
Curtain Call: Ludwig Defeat the boss, and get a magic wand. Master
★★★★☆ 		World 7-Airship 20 secs.
World 1 Wizard Clear World 1. Legend
★★★★★ 		Grass Land 6 mins.

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels[edit]

Title Objective Difficulty Setting Character Estimated play time
Not Lichen It Get the Poison Mushroom. Normal
★☆☆☆☆ 		World 1-1 Mario 5 secs.
Paratroopa Toppling Jump on the Koopa Paratroopa. Normal
★☆☆☆☆ 		World 1-1 Luigi 5 secs.
Mushzoom 3 Get the Super Mushroom. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 1-1 Mario 10 secs.
Staircase Race Grab the Goal Pole. Hard
★★★☆☆ 		World 1-1 Luigi 10 secs.
Mario vs. 1-1 Grab the Goal Pole. Master
★★★★☆ 		World 1-1 Mario 40 secs.
Luigi vs. 1-1 Grab the Goal Pole. Master
★★★★☆ 		World 1-1 Luigi 40 secs.
Divemaster Grab the Goal Pole. Master
★★★★☆ 		World 9-1 Mario 50 secs.
Lost Legend Grab the Goal Pole. Legend
★★★★★ 		World 8-2 Luigi 1 min.

Prohibited glitches[edit]

If the player performs any of the following glitches, the game displays a message that says the strategy is unavailable. The game is then rewound to before the glitch takes effect or restarts the challenge from the beginning. During this, the player's timer is not affected and still increments up.

Release[edit]

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Special Edition bundle in Japan
The Special Edition bundle in Japan, with the Famicom Controller Joy-Con included

The game was released on the Nintendo eShop worldwide as well as physically in Japan, the Americas, Europe, and Australia as part of a Deluxe Set (known as the Special Edition in Japan) that contains a golden NES cartridge replica similar to the Nintendo World Championships 1990 cartridge, 13 cards depicting the cover art of the featured NES/Famicom games, five pins (depicting Mario, Link, Samus, Donkey Kong, and the game's logo),[20][12][2] and, in the Japanese Special Edition, two Nintendo Switch Famicom controllers.[25]

On the North American My Nintendo site, three wallpapers for smartphones, tablets, and desktops based on characters from the included games were downloadable, one of which depicted Raccoon Mario from Super Mario Bros. 3. A digital download of instructions for overcoming various challenges, including those pertaining to Super Mario, was also included.

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ニンテンドー ワールドチャンピオンシップス ファミコン世界大会[?]
Nintendō Wārudo Chanpionshippusu Famikon Sekai Taikai 		Nintendo World Championships Famicom Tournament
Chinese (simplified) Nintendo World Championships Famicom世界大会[?]
Nintendo World Championships Famicom Shìjiè Dàhuì 		Nintendo World Championships Famicom Tournament
Chinese (traditional) Nintendo World Championships Famicom世界大會[?]
Nintendo World Championships Famicom Shìjiè Dàhuì 		Nintendo World Championships Famicom Tournament
Korean 닌텐도 월드 챔피언십 NES 에디션[?]
Nintendo Weoldeu Chaempionsip NES Edisyeon 		Nintendo World Championship NES Edition

Trivia[edit]

  • This game was accidentally leaked by the ESRB before the release of the reveal trailer.[26]

References[edit]

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  14. ^ Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition. Nintendo (official South African website) (English). Retrieved July 19, 2024. (Archived July 18, 2024, 08:32:53 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
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  21. ^ @TAKTAK7095110 (July 17, 2024). Nintendo World Championships ファミコン世界大会での「スーパーマリオブラザーズ」にて-1面を検証したところこの様になりました… #ファミコン世界大会 #スーパーマリオブラザーズ. X. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  22. ^ @yaamaamooto (July 17, 2024). まさかの禁止プレイｗｗｗ 今回はやってないけど4-2のwrong warpも無理なのかな？パイプジャンプはやった、FPGとかBBGはできるのだろうか？#ファミコン世界大会. X. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  23. ^ @kurou_lawes (July 17, 2024). 裏技対策されとるww #Switch #ファミコン世界大会. X. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
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  25. ^ Nintendo World Championships ファミコン世界大会 | Nintendo Switch | 任天堂. Nintendo (Japanese). Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  26. ^ May 3, 2024. The ESRB Just Leaked a New Nintendo Game. YouTube. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

External links[edit]

An unused smiley face (likely a placeholder) from Super Mario Bros. 2 The Cutting Room Floor has an article on Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition.
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