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Nintendo hid a secret message in the Famicom Mini

'Don't break everything!'

The NES Classic and its Japanese counterpart are already incredibly cool -- but you know what makes an awesome toy even better? A secret message. Apparently, developers that worked on the Famicom Mini emulator left a short, hidden message in the code: "Please," it says, "don't break everything!"

It's a cute, tongue-in-cheek message that calls back to Nintendo's history and acknowledges the passion that went into building the Classic consoles. "This is the hanafuda captain speaking," it reads, referencing Nintendo's original business of selling Hanafuda game cards. "Launching emulation in 3.. 2.. 1. Many efforts, tears and countless hours have been put into this jewel. So, please keep this place tidied up and don't break everything!"

The message is cute, but it's also an subtle nod to the persistent modder community. The developer knew someone would break into the console eventually. Of course, they were right. Still, it's a nice easter-egg for folks brave enough to fool around with the console's code.