There’s no real clear rhyme or reason to the way Nintendo has distributed games on Nintendo Switch Online, but its latest drop brings something notable to the library for retro gaming fans. The NES and Game Boy apps – which are available to all NSO subscribers – each got a pair of new games in a late November update, and they’re all from well-known franchises.
Connecting to NES App Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos And battletoadsWhile the Game Boy Library benefits Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters And bionic commandoProbably the most important of the four battletoadsRare’s platforming beat ’em up was an NES exclusive when it launched in 1991, before later being ported to other platforms, It’s notorious for its extremely high difficulty, but with the NES emulator on the Switch allowing you to rewind if any glitches happen, maybe now a few more people will watch the game, battletoads Also included in 2015 rare recurrence Collection, so it was already relatively easy to play, but there’s definitely a certain charm to playing NES classics on Nintendo hardware.
Game Boy version of the side-scroller bionic commando This is also worth seeing. The handheld version was an adaptation of the NES original and features a different setting, while retaining the bionic arm mechanic, which is necessary for traversal, given the protagonist’s inability to jump. The grappling gun/hook is used to move around the levels and also serves as a weapon.
The latest update also added remappable buttons for the Nintendo Classics Game Boy and NES apps, and as seen Features an Easter egg that triggers the original Game Boy boot screen and sound when you shake the left analog stick while launching it. Nintendo previously added one to its Game Boy Advance and Switch 2-only GameCube apps.
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