Nintendo has announced that the following SNES and NES games are coming to the Switch Online service. Depending on your perspective, the choice shines a few undervalued gems or indicates that you would probably not expect more third-party titles with big names in the library. Possibly both.
Here is the list of games:
- Psycho Dream (1992, SNES, Telenet Japan)
- Doomsday Warrior (1992, SNES, Laser Soft)
- Prehistoric Man (1995, SNES, Titus France)
- Fire ‘n Ice (1992, NES, Tecmo)
Not exactly big hits: three pretty obscure SNES side-scrollers and a NES puzzle game. Fire ‘n Ice may be the most famous title for many, and only then if you know it is the North American name Solomon’s key 2.
Psycho Dream is a fairly neat addition. This is a visually impressive action game that was originally supposed to be released in the US Dream probe, but for whatever reason the plans went through and it was exclusive to Japan. And look at this summary:
When Sayaka does not return to reality after entering a haunting virtual world known as a D-movie, the protagonists, Ryo and Maria, must progress through a terrifying fantasy game called Legend of the fallen capital to save her and bring her back to reality.
Nintendo has been adding deep cuts to Switch Online for a while, but the last three addition rounds have at least every game in the Donkey Kong Country trilogy as crowd-pleasing. Personally, I like to check which titles appear unexpectedly, but it seems clear that Nintendo’s games are running out, whether they are the rights of other publishers, or it may be convincing to include them.
This may be a good time to start wondering about when other platforms might turn to Nintendo Switch Online. Maybe the delisting of Super Mario 3D All-Stars next month it could pave the way for Nintendo 64 games at some point. In the meantime, you can check out the latest additions on February 17th if you have a $ 19.99 annual Switch Online subscription.