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Classics! was a Spirit Board event focused on spirits from NES, Famicom, and Famicom Disk System games. It ran from 6 a.m. on January 4, 2019 to 6 a.m. on January 7, 2019 (UTC). During the event, defeating spirits on the Spirit Board which were part of the event awarded more snacks than usual.

DescriptionEdit

North AmericaEdit

Spirits from the Famicom and Famicom Disk System have taken over the Spirit Board! Defeat them to get more snacks than usual.
Legend-class spirits Donkey Kong & Lady, Link (The Legend of Zelda), and Sukapon will appear for a limited time.
The more you play, the more spirits you'll get![1]

PAL regionsEdit

Characters that featured on the Nintendo Entertainment System, Famicom and Famicom Disk System will appear on your Spirit Board! Defeat them in battle to earn Snacks.
The Legend-class Donkey Kong & Lady, Link (The Legend of Zelda) and Sukapon will also appear at set times.
The more you play, the more spirits you'll get. Don't forget to check it out![2]

Periodically appearing spiritsEdit

No. Image Name Type Class Appearance times (UTC)
137 Donkey Kong & Lady
 
★★★★ 06:00, 18:00
178 Link (The Legend of Zelda)
 
★★★★ 10:00, 22:00
1,140 Sukapon
 
★★★★ 02:00, 14:00

Randomly appearing spiritsEdit

Spirit Battle parameters
No. Image Name Series Enemy Fighter(s) Type Power Stage Rules Conditions Music
1,140 Sukapon Joy Mech Fight Mii Gunner   (180 HP) (Moveset 1111, Bear Hat, Bear Suit)
 
13,700 Coliseum •Attack Power ↑
•Assist Trophy Enemies (Sukapon)
Stamina battle
•Hostile assist trophies will appear
•The enemy has increased attack power after a little while
Clu Clu Land
178 Link (The Legend of Zelda) The Legend of Zelda Series Young Link  
 
13,500 Find Mii (hazards off) N/A •The enemy's melee weapons have increased power
•The enemy's FS Meter charges quickly
•The enemy has increased attack power
Overworld Theme - The Legend of Zelda
137 Donkey Kong & Lady Donkey Kong Series •Giant Donkey Kong   (250 HP)
•Ally: Peach   (120 HP)
 
13,500 75m •Item Tidal Wave •You lose if your CPU ally is KO'd
•The enemy has super armor and is hard to launch or make flinch
•Timed stamina battle (1:30)
Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley
1,078 Kid Dracula Kid Dracula Lucas  
 
9,600 Dracula's Castle •Hazard: Slumber Floor •The floor is sleep-inducing
•The enemy's melee blows will heal them when they hit
Dwelling of Doom
1,127 Diskun Disk System Young Link  
Pit  
Simon  
Samus  
 
9,100 Temple (Battlefield form) N/A •Take your strongest team into this no-frills battle Famicom Medley
1,128 Takamaru The Mysterious Murasame Castle Mii Swordfighter   (Moveset 3223, Takamaru Wig, Takamaru Outfit, Low Voice Type 1)
 
9,200 Suzaku Castle (Battlefield form) •Assist Trophy Enemies (Takamaru)
•Item: Swords
•The enemy's melee weapons have increased power
•Hostile assist trophies will appear when the enemy's at high damage
•The enemy has increased move speed
The Mysterious Murasame Castle Medley
138 Donkey Kong Jr. Donkey Kong Series Donkey Kong  
•Giant Donkey Kong  
 
9,000 Kongo Jungle (hazards off) N/A •Defeat the main fighter to win
•The enemy's throws have increased power
•Reinforcements will appear during the battle
Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley
1,130 Donbe & Hikari Famicom Mukashibanashi Series Young Link  
Villager  
Falco  
Diddy Kong  
Duck Hunt  
 
3,500 Duck Hunt (hazards off) N/A •Defeat an army of fighters Shin Onigashima Medley
1,124 Balloon Fighter Balloon Fight Series Villager Team  ×4
 
4,500 Balloon Fight N/A •Timed battle (1:30)
•The enemy favors up specials
•The enemy has increased jump power
Balloon Fight Medley
1,123 Excitebike Excitebike Series Wario Team    ×2
 
3,800 Mario Circuit N/A •The enemy favors side specials Excitebike - Mario Kart 8
607 Condor Ice Climber Series Ridley   (80 HP)
Ice Climbers   (80 HP)
 
4,500 Summit (Battlefield form) •Hazard: Ice Floor •Defeat the main fighter to win
•The floor is frozen
•Timed stamina battle (1:00)
Ice Climber (Brawl)
975 Wild Gunman Wild Gunman Duck Hunt Team      
 
3,400 Gerudo Valley (Ω form) •Temporary Invincibility
•Item: Shooting Types
•Start with 300% damage
•All fighters will occasionally be invincible
•Reinforcements will appear after an enemy is KO'd
Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger
139 Stanley Donkey Kong Series Villager  
 
3,700 75m N/A •The enemy starts the battle with a Gust Bellows Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley
1,139 Goku & Chao Famicom Mukashibanashi Series Diddy Kong  
Villager  
 
1,600 Town and City •Item: Golden Hammer •Reinforcements will appear during the battle
•The enemy is easily distracted by items
Yūyūki Medley
1,138 Ayumi Tachibana Famicom Tantei Club Series Villager  
 
2,300 Town and City •Item: Smoke Ball
•Hazard: Fog
•The stage is covered in fog Route 10 - Pokémon Black / Pokémon White
1,133 MONSTER Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally Series •Giant Roy Team     
 
1,900 Mushroomy Kingdom N/A •The enemy favors side specials
•The enemy is giant
Title Theme - 3D Hot Rally
1,132 Hockey Players Ice Hockey Dr. Mario  
Donkey Kong  
Luigi  
 
1,500 Pokémon Stadium (Ω form) •Slippery Stage •The stage's platforms are very slippery Core Luge
1,129 Volleyball Player Volleyball Wii Fit Trainer Team  ×6
 
1,900 Pokémon Stadium (Ω form) N/A •The enemy favors side specials
•Defeat an army of fighters
Training Menu - Wii Fit U
1,126 Mach Rider Mach Rider Series Captain Falcon  
 
1,700 Port Town Aero Dive N/A •The enemy has increased move speed
•The enemy starts the battle with a Super Scope
Mach Rider
1,122 Unira Clu Clu Land Series Kirby Team  ×4
 
1,800 75m •Item Tidal Wave
•Item: Unira
•Certain items will appear in large numbers
•The enemy is easily distracted by items
Clu Clu Land
1,121 Bubbles Clu Clu Land Series Pac-Man  
 
1,800 75m (Battlefield form) •Item: Unira •The enemy is easily distracted by items Clu Clu Land
1,120 Urban Champion Fighter Urban Champion Series Little Mac  
 
2,100 New Donk City Hall (Ω form) •Assist Trophy Enemies (Kapp'n) •Timed battle (1:39)
•Hostile assist trophies will appear after a little while
•The enemy doesn't like to jump
Wrecking Crew Retro Medley
1,118 Tamagon Devil World •Tiny Ridley  
•Clear Richter  
 
1,500 Mario Bros. •Item: Throwing Types •Defeat the main fighter to win
•The enemy favors neutral specials
•The enemy is invisible
Clu Clu Land
1,117 Tennis Player Tennis Daisy  
 
2,200 Pokémon Stadium (Ω form) •Assist Trophy Enemies (Color TV-Game 15) •Hostile assist trophies will appear
•The enemy favors side smash attacks
Tennis (Training)
1,116 Pitcher & Batter Baseball Ness  
Lucas  ×2
 
1,700 Pokémon Stadium 2 (hazards off) •Item Tidal Wave
•Item: Sports
•The enemy favors side smash attacks
•The enemy starts the battle with a Home-Run Bat
•Certain items will appear in large numbers
Baseball (Training)
115 Eggplant Man Wrecking Crew Series Wario Team  ×6
 
1,900 Wrecking Crew (Battlefield form) •Item: Golden Hammer •Defeat an army of fighters Wrecking Crew Medley
113 Sidestepper Mario Bros. Series Mr. Game & Watch Team  ×8  ×4
 
1,900 Mario Bros. •Move Speed ↑ •The enemy has increased move speed after a little while
•The enemy can deal damage by dashing into you
•Reinforcements will appear after an enemy is KO'd
Mario Bros.

In other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
  Japanese あつまれ! ファミコンのスピリットたち Gather 'Round, Famicom Spirits!
  English (NTSC) Classics!
  English (PAL) Now You're Playing With Spirit Power!
  French Courant d'ère classique Classical Era Current
  French (NTSC) Les pairs fondateurs The Founding Peers
  German Ein feiNES Geisterfest! An NES spirit fesitval!
  Spanish ¡Espíritus campeo-NES! NES-Champion Spirits!
  Italian Viva i classici! Long Live the Classics!
  Chinese (Simplified) 集合吧!FAMICOM的命魂们 Assemble! FAMICOM spirits
  Chinese (Traditional) Famicom的命魂集合! Famicom's Collection of Spirits!
  Korean 모여라! 패밀리컴퓨터 스피릿들 Gather! Family-computer Spirits
  Dutch Alleen de allerNESte! Only the very NES-est!
  Russian Стар, да удал! Old, but perfectly good!

TriviaEdit

  • The name for the event in PAL regions is a reference to "Now you're playing with power!", a slogan used by Nintendo to promote the Nintendo Entertainment System, and later the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy, which would often have words inserted into it, such as "Now you're playing with super power!" for the SNES and "Now you're playing with portable power!" for the Game Boy.
    • Despite this, of the English-speaking PAL regions, none of them are known to have used the slogan primarily. In Australia, the slogan "It can't be beaten" (or its less-used but more well-known variant, "You cannot beat us") was used before adopting the slogan "The best shows on television" in the early 90s, which was also used in New Zealand, while in the UK, "The world's number one game system" was used. All 3 countries did occasionally use "Now you're playing with power" as an alternate slogan in select localized American commercials however.

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