Well that sucks. I wish they'd just offer them on their own or pay a small sub to get the full gba on switch catalog.
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[Eurogamer] Game Boy Colour and Game Boy games heading to Nintendo Switch Online
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Well that sucks. I wish they'd just offer them on their own or pay a small sub to get the full gba on switch catalog.
I'm so confused. Did you think that you could purchase NES and SNES games separately on Switch?
They might feel NES, SNES and GB/GBC is enough for the standard sub and charge a one off fee for something like the N64 app on top of it all. Either that or you get charged on a game by game bases within the N64 app similar to the Virtual Console. Maybe I'm being cynical there though and future consoles will be released in the same style as seen with the NES and SNES games.
The technological limit in which it can be done with an app like the ones we have is probably N64 / GBA.
As of Game Cube, games are too big to have an entire library installed in a single application.
It's a pretty common opinion about it, most of the starting titles have been pretty decent, it's the later additions that are usually really miss though.
I had assumed so but I guess not. I get them wanting some exclusive content to incentivized NSO subs but I wish they had other options to buy those games on the Switch.
If it is the same as SNES, it will have about 80% of its big first party games on day 1.
People complain when these run out (because there are a very limited number of them) and Nintendo starts adding more unknown games, because the known ones are from Konami, Square Enix and the others
This is my prediction for launch titles
Alleyway
Balloon Kid
Blaster Master: Enemy Below
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Land
Game & Watch Gallery
Gargoyle's Quest
Kirby's Dream Land
Kirby's Tilt 'n' Tumble
Mario Golf
Mario Tennis
Mario's Picross
Mega Man: Dr Wily's Revenge
Metal Gear Solid
Metroid II: Return of Samus
Pocket Bomberman
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land III: Wario Land
Super R.C. Pro-Am
The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening DX
I think these aren't too crazy given the launch line ups of NES & SNES.
I know people will say "but the Links Awakening Remake". I don't really think it matters that much.
The Mega Man GB games haven't been part of any collection unlike NES & SNES so that's why I listed it.
I also based the 3rd party stuff on the volume of the last 2 launch line ups and the 3rd parties that seem to be cool with releasing games on the service
Alleyway
Balloon Kid
Blaster Master: Enemy Below
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Land
Game & Watch Gallery
Gargoyle's Quest
Kirby's Dream Land
Kirby's Tilt 'n' Tumble
Mario Golf
Mario Tennis
Mario's Picross
Mega Man: Dr Wily's Revenge
Metal Gear Solid
Metroid II: Return of Samus
Pocket Bomberman
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land III: Wario Land
Super R.C. Pro-Am
The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening DX
I think these aren't too crazy given the launch line ups of NES & SNES.
I know people will say "but the Links Awakening Remake". I don't really think it matters that much.
The Mega Man GB games haven't been part of any collection unlike NES & SNES so that's why I listed it.
I also based the 3rd party stuff on the volume of the last 2 launch line ups and the 3rd parties that seem to be cool with releasing games on the service
Of all those games, only PPL and maybe SMBD are worth playing today. The rest absolutely do not hold up or were completely surpassed in subsequent iterations.
I guarantee that the overwhelming reaction a month after release will be disappointment and talk of how these games just aren't worth playing in 2021. This isn't the SNES.
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Honest question: would it?
It's $20 a year for what is now a large lineup of NES and SNES games including the majority of first party Nintendo titles for both of those consoles. If they sold them separately, you'd be looking at that same price for three SNES games.
Not even remotely true. Mario Golf, SMB Deluxe and freaking Wario Land 2 and 3 aren't worth playing today?
I wasn't even complaining about the games they add. More so the systems. Because its taken them this long just to add Game Boy and Game Boy Color.
I actually think the NES and SNES games they offer are pretty decent. But I already own most of them physically. The ones I don't own like Mother 1 and 2 are noticeably missing though. But still I think $20 a year to play these classic NES and SNES games is a pretty good deal. I'm just disappointed its been so long since they've added other systems.
The Link's Awakening remake will be two years old this month, so it hasn't been out for several years. There's a precedent with Samus Returns's situation being Fire Emblem Echoes, Fire Emblem Gaiden still hasn't released on NSO when Echoes like SR also came out in 2017, besdies Gaiden the only Fire Emblem title missing is Thracia 776 which will probably come out later since it's the only SFC title missing, the fourth game was added somewhat recently.
Outside of Metroid, Zelda and Mega Man(not sure about Metal Gear Solid either), I think those could be making it, also Japan would probably get games like Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru too.
And also people would inevitably complain about Nintendo selling us Super Mario Bros. on yet another platform.
I put SMBL by mistake instead of SMBD so I agree on that one.
No, I don't believe WL 2 is worth playing today.
Is Spelunky on Switch not an 1:1 rerelease? Cause that's 18+ now because of "simulated gambling".
Well, it absolutely is.
... Wait, you don't think Super Mario Land 2 is worth playing today? Really hard to take that take seriously when it's one of the greatest handheld games ever released.
Nope. It's boring. Completely overrated and the controls feel floaty.
I'm talking purely optional here, not either/or. Options are always a good thing IMO.
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Urban Champion is one of the sizable number of first party NES games that still aren't available in the NSO app.
I mean, you're totally entitled to that opinion.
You just need to know that it's an unpopular one and that SML2 is largely considered one of the great handheld games. So to try and make an argument about Game Boy's lineup not being that good and using that as an example... won't work well.
I don't disagree with the idea of having options. But I don't see the point of it given how it would turn out.
I have no probably paying an annual sub for retro games on the NSO. I already own several of these games and plenty of them more than one copy/version. The NSO allows me the convenience of playing these games where ever I want without having to use old hardware all of the time.
DS would also fit in a single app.
As for GC, they could just list the games in the app and the user can download/archive any game they want to. They could also split into multiple apps with 15~20 games each.
Even if it was a great game, what does that make? 3? The library just isn't good. I hope people get enjoyment out of it but I'm fully expecting people to be disappointed because of their nostalgia.
I wouldn't argue this for SNES, GBA, Genesis, or others. The GB/GBC library just doesn't match up today. There isn't much reason to play because they just aren't that fun outside of a few. It's fun to look at in a, "Hey I remember that" way.
I'd agree, but then I remember how Nintendo botched the money printing machine that should've been the virtual console.
Should be noted that it's actually available on Switch as an Arcade Archives release. That may be why it's not on NSO.
Then again there's games like Ice Climber which are on NSO and also have an AA version so I dunno.
There probably aren't any Gameboy games I would put extended time into these days. I think I would just look at the list of titles available on NSO, find something familiar, play it for maybe 10-15 minutes to get a fix of nostalgia, and that would be that. Still cool to have these games on there though.
That blows my mind since they seem to re-release that shitty game any chance they get
The 3D Classics version on 3DS is even a full blown remake from the ground up. All that effort for such a horrible game, who knows why
Sorry to snip a bit of your post, but are you really saying there are no more than three good games in your opinion? That's so low!
Given how many people here keep talking about good games they enjoyed on the system, the problem is less people all collectively misremembering the quality of these games and more your tastes just being different.
I hope it has pokemon rby and gsc with HOME support but the chances of that are zero. IF they ever come to switch it will be separated on their own release, sadly
hopefully pokemon pinball, puzzle league and TCG happen, though. The megaman gameboy games would be nice too since Capcom won't rerelease them for shit
hopefully pokemon pinball, puzzle league and TCG happen, though. The megaman gameboy games would be nice too since Capcom won't rerelease them for shit
Day 1 lineup, baby!
I would love it if we at least got a decent chunk of these.
Or really hard. It can be challenging to find the owner of some of those obscure titles when the company went out of business 20 years ago.
