So, I'm going back to china in a month, and I'm trying to think of a video-game related gift for my cousin. I've been seeing a bunch of SNES Classics in stock around walmart here pretty regularly now, so that got me thinking how viable a SNES Classic would be. My cousin has been learning some english in his high school classes, but he's not too proficient.
System level stuff doesn't seem like too much of a hurdle. I'll might have to explain some menu options to him, but that's it. I'm thinking more about the games, and how many of them are reasonably playable without needing to understand the text. Obviously, games like Mario World and FZero seem like no-brainers, but I barely played any of the SNES games on there, so I'm not sure how text heavy stuff like Earthbound, Zelda, and Star Fox are, and how enjoyable they'd be with a language barrier. The JRPGs are probably too much.
For reference, this is the list: Contra 3: The Alien Wars, Donkey Kong Country, EarthBound, Final Fantasy 3, F-Zero, Kirby Super Star, Kirby's Dream Course, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Mega Man X, Secret of Mana, Star Fox, Star Fox 2, Street Fighter 2 Turbo: Hyper Fighting, Super Castlevania 4, Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Super Mario Kart, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Super Mario World, Super Metroid, Super Punch-Out!!, Yoshi's Island
If more than half the games on there are playable, I think I'd be ok with giving it.
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