Amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Wii U |
| Release date(s) | April 30, 2015 |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits is an application developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U, which is used for playing short demos of popular NES and Super NES video games by scanning relevant Amiibo figurines.
Overview
The application allows the player to scan Amiibo figures with the Wii U GamePad to unlock demos of NES and Super NES games. (Animal Crossing Amiibo cards are compatible for characters also released as Amiibo figures.) Each Amiibo figure randomly unlocks one game, which is tied to that specific amiibo. Each demo lasts three minutes and includes multiple scenes from the game, which are accessed by placing the same Amiibo to the GamePad to switch to the next scene. When each demo is finished, a link is given to purchase the game's Virtual Console version from the Nintendo eShop.
The list of NES & SNES games to unlock are as follows:
- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
- Super Mario Bros. 2
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Super Mario World
- The Legend of Zelda
- The Legend of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Metroid
- Super Metroid
- Super Mario Kart
- F-Zero
- Punch-Out!!
- Dr. Mario
- Balloon Fight
- Excitebike
- Pinball
- Kirby's Adventure
- Kirby Super Star
- Kirby's Dream Land 3
- Kirby's Dream Course
- Yoshi
- Donkey Kong
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Kid Icarus
- Clu Clu Land
- Ice Climber
- Wrecking Crew
- Wario's Woods
- Mach Rider
Reception
PC Magazine rated the game 2/5 saying "Each taste costs $13. Three-minute timer for each session" but liked the fact that "Offers a taste of classic Nintendo games." [1] Nintendo Enthusiast gave the game a 7/10 while liked the fact "Good selection of sequences, it's free, Puts amiibo to use" they didn't like "Common game selections, Limited to amount of amiibo you own, and 3 minute intervals can be very constricting"[2]