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*** The inbuilt Virtual Console seems to be an inversion as it runs a ''lot'' of classic games, even those from [[Sega]], the old-era rival of Nintendo. Unfortunately, the only way to do this is to re-buy a (often slightly tweaked) digital version game direct from Nintendo. Your old carts and CDs will not work with the current hardware.
*** The [[Wii U]] will retain backwards compatibility with [[Wii]] games and controllers, but is losing the ability to play [[Game Cube]] titles. Virtual Console fodder to come, perhaps?
* On the [[Sony]] side of things, the [[
** ...for the most part. ''[[Gradius]] Gaiden'', for instance, has a stage that runs just fine on a PS1, but will slow down more than an average round of ''[[Esp Galuda]]'' on a PS2.
** While the [[PlayStation 3]] can run [[
*** [[wikipedia:PlayStation 3#Slim model|Certain future models]], [[Hilarious in Hindsight|you say?]] [[I Knew It!|Oh, my!]]
*** The first year models for the North American, Asian and Japanese markets have hardware-based BC. The 80 GB models that came out later had software emulation for the Emotion Engine, while the Graphics Synthesizer was run on a chip. The 40 GB models and later 80 GB models dropped all BC, but there are rumors of full software emulation on all models for firmware version 3.0.
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*** The [[PlayStation 3]] can run [[PS 1]] games across all models, though.
*** [[Crack is Cheaper|Too expensive, you say?]] [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]...
* Meanwhile, the [[Xbox 360]] can run ''most'' of [[
**** Although, some aren't going to be compatible (the original ''Chronicles of Riddick'' game, to prepare for the enhanced remake and most likely Steel Battalion, because of the controller issues).
* In ''[[Mega Man ZX]]'', Aile and Vent have no problems using the 20XX Energy Tanks from the Classic series, while in the Battle Network series, Lan and Megaman.exe have no problem exploring ancient parts of the Internet. The Ruby-Spears incarnation of [[Mega Man X]] also had no problems using Weapon Copy on Robot Masters from a hundred years in his past.
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