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[Eurogamer] Game Boy Colour and Game Boy games heading to Nintendo Switch Online
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So many good options. I would love to see Blaster Master: Enemy Below get released. I think it has a good chance considering the NES one is there. The GB/GBC definitely had an amazing lineup of classic titles so I'll be excited if some of these make their way to Switch Online. I recently upped my subscription to three years.
It could depend on the game and how the emulation is handled, a few games had local multiplayer when using a Super Game Boy others only could get it done with a link cable(or the IR port on GBC games).
Square-Enix being Square-Enix may just sell the mobile port that's exclusive to Japan currently.
To the list of possible games, I'll add that one of the Puyo Puyo GB/GBC games could a good choice for an import.
Also, we finally get news that Nintendo may be releasing a new system for NSO, and we immediately get all the hot takes that "These games are not worth playing anymore".
I swear, SMH.
Also, we finally get news that Nintendo may be releasing a new system for NSO, and we immediately get all the hot takes that "These games are not worth playing anymore".
I swear, SMH.
i realized how little people care about retro games on this forum when people were pissed when Konami announced the Turbo mini.
I'd imagine this'll be announced in a Direct, probably like last time (inbetween the "Headines" they usually do).
There's a lot of GB games I'd want to revisit, so this could be neat.
There's a lot of GB games I'd want to revisit, so this could be neat.
And Mario's Picross 2 :)
We got Super Mario Picross outside of Japan in the service and that one was also JP only.
I didn't know about this game until now. Curious which gens the cards covered.
Not sure of exacts but I'm pretty sure jungle and rocket sets are in the sequel. Not sure what else. It's like 400 ish cards or something.
Oh shit, I rented the original as a kid and I loved it. The music started playing in my head as soon as I started thinking about it:
Yep. Shame too, I genuinely think it might have a case for being the best mini console.
I guess its true what they say about the Nintendo Direct being held off until next week not to compete for attention against the Sony showcase
lol people were pissed about that? The TG16 mini is awesome, and I say that as someone who never owned one in the first place, you could make a serious case for it being the best of the official mini consoles that have come out in the last few years. The most nostalgia I have for that console are the Johnny Turbo comics and random tidbits gleaned from the internet, like that it was weirdly successful in Japan and had an exclusive Castlevania and stuff like that. People are crazy, man.
I will say I'm not exactly lit up by the prospect of GB/GBC games on NSO, I'm very much a "I'd be more excited if they included GBA" kind of guy here, but I wouldn't be actively upset by its inclusion either.
I agree with your overall point, but it is worth remembering that the NES launch lineup was missing most notable sequels (SMB3 is the only exception) and the SNES didn't really have a comparable situation. Mario didn't have 4 platformers on the SNES. Zelda only had one entry. The few games that did have sequels were missing (Kirby Superstar) if you count Yoshi's Island as its own thing instead of a Mario World sequel. DKC took over a year to fully come aboard, though that does look like more of a license issue given all 3 were spaced 2-3 months apart each once the first one came 10 months after launch.???
Those are the games that launched with the SNES app.
And those with the NES app
That's like the vast majority of Nintendo's own output, that people care about, on each console. Just admit you're talking out of your ass for reactions.
It won't have *everything* at launch because it's supposed to be a continous rollout but the people that expect to get three Nintendo games and 17 fillers are frankly far more wild and ignorant than the other ones. Link's Awakening is two years old and is given away in the Game & Watch, zero reasons it couldn't be in the service.
And no games is "given away" for free, you pay for the service.
On the Game Boy, we have 2 Mario Lands, 3 Wario Lands, 3 Donkey Kong Lands, 3 Zeldas, and 2 Kirbys - not to mention the Pokemons. Assuming we start with 20 again and a focus on variety like in the past, it's not unreasonable to assume it'll take longer to get every entry in all of these franchises than it did for the other two systems.
I fully agree with this reasoning. It would be unwise to fill a 20-games launch lineup with ten Mario games when the goal is to showcase the system's variety. I believe I was answering to the idea that Nintendo cheaps out on the amount and quality of the titles at the launch of each system's NSO catalogue.
That's people covering their butts. Doubt it was Sony, more likely it's the us holiday plus a major release plus wanting to be closer to the TGS. We could still see the NSO update announced this week tho
I still have mine. Lost the Meowth Pokemon TCG card it came with =(
But I played it so much.
Yes, it's great and it has been fan translated.
This is my favorite kind of post in these threads.
There was, fam, and it's good shit. This, Mario's Super Picross, and For the Frog the Bell Tolls are the closest things the GB(C) had to a Mother 3.
It's true that we likely won't see everything dumped onto the service all at once, but we'll probably get a good selection of the better-known titles. Mario Land 1, Donkey Kong 94, Link's Awakening (DX?), Metroid 2, the first Kirby game, maybe Wario Land II all seem like strong Day 1 contenders. I imagine we'll also see one or two of the Pokemon spin-offs. I'm a little skeptical we'll see any of the mainline series hit the service (it took forever for any of them to come out on 3DS, and when they did they were all at a premium), but it'd make for an insane value proposition for the service if they were made compatible with the Pokemon Home app.
To be fair, I think all of the Super Mario Land games would be ok upon launch because, much like SMB1, 2 and 3, they're are each so distinctly different from one another-- even if they are technically the same series.
I hope they do, I've been shopping for a game boy just to play vanilla tetris on hardware with a decent D-pad.
Same. Don't think it was ever rereleased either (the sequel was, though).
The general sentiment in this thread has been absurd, I agree, and I wasn't really arguing with you - just pointing out the differences between the libraries. Just adding on my own caveat to your point, if you will.
Agreed. LA DX is interesting; it was the version that made it to the 3DS VC, but the original is what's on the Game & Watch releasing soon. I feel that makes more sense for an anniversary item and NSO will see DX, but we'll see.
Maybe we'll eventually have both lol.
Wait, what? I had the GBC one with the big battery cartridge, was that not the original?
Edit: I'm dumb, read that as released and not rereleased!
I thought I had missed a game, like with TCG2!
As child I knew of the second, and since I loved the firs one, i was sad It never came to the west.This is my favorite kind of post in these threads.
There was, fam, and it's good shit. This, Mario's Super Picross, and For the Frog the Bell Tolls are the closest things the GB(C) had to a Mother 3.
I'd rather Harvest Moon 2 or 3 tbh, but I'll take anything :DDay 1 lineup, baby!
Always love when people have their minds blown finding out the Blue Field Catch'em theme is based on the first Japanese theme song
If they release the Pokemon games, how am I supposed to catch em all without trading between the different versions? How am I gonna get Magmar into Yellow without Blue, dawg?
Trading was possible on the 3DS Virtual Console releases. And with Nintendo Online apps having online functionality it's very possible it would use that.
To be honest, i think i could only replay most of the GB games with a speed up option...
Zelda x 2
Mario 64 (yeah, was released, still)
Paper Mario
Wave Race
Mario Tennis
Mario Gold
Exitebike 64
Star Fox 64
F-Zero X
Mario Kart 64
Pokemon Puzzle League
Pilot Wings 64
Smash Bros
Mario Party 1-3
Pokemon Stadium 1/2
Pokemon Snap
Kirby 64
Yoshis Story
1080 Snowboarding
Sin & Puinishment
Thats 20+ good to great games.
Third party that could happen:
Blast Corpse (maybe?)
Diddy Kong Racing
Donkey Kong 64
Star Wars : Rogue Squadron
Ogre battle
Space Station Silicon Valley
Rayman 2
Bomberman 64/64 2 / Heroes
Mistical Ninja Starring Goemon
Snowboard Kids
Cameleon Twist
Mischief Makers
I mean, you cant expect all Rare games, and not all games mentioned here are 100% realistic... but they also are NOT released in any other way. none of that third party list exist in any form outside of N64(VC).
A lot of the developers are on good therms with nintendo, i could see at least some of them coming to the VC.
And going by the Metacritic score... in that list you dont even have Sin & Punishment or 1080 snowboarding, and mario kart 64 has 83%... yet i can guarantee that a lot of people would love to replay it.
And the First Party list has more games i would like to replay then the NES games ...
Going through that list... (ands its rather useless, old games from that era often have a lack of reviews)
Zelda x 2
Mario 64 (yeah, was released, still)
Paper Mario
Wave Race
Mario Tennis
Mario Gold
Exitebike 64
Star Fox 64
F-Zero X
Mario Kart 64
Pokemon Puzzle League
Pilot Wings 64
Smash Bros
Mario Party 1-3
Pokemon Stadium 1/2
Pokemon Snap
Kirby 64
Yoshis Story
1080 Snowboarding
Sin & Puinishment
Thats 20+ good to great games.
Third party that could happen:
Blast Corpse (maybe?)
Diddy Kong Racing
Donkey Kong 64
Star Wars : Rogue Squadron
Ogre battle
Space Station Silicon Valley
Rayman 2
Bomberman 64/64 2 / Heroes
Mistical Ninja Starring Goemon
Snowboard Kids
Cameleon Twist
Mischief Makers
I mean, you cant expect all Rare games, and not all games mentioned here are 100% realistic... but they also are NOT released in any other way. none of that third party list exist in any form outside of N64(VC).
A lot of the developers are on good therms with nintendo, i could see at least some of them coming to the VC.
And going by the Metacritic score... in that list you dont even have Sin & Punishment or 1080 snowboarding, and mario kart 64 has 83%... yet i can guarantee that a lot of people would love to replay it.
And the First Party list has more games i would like to replay then the NES games ...
Between this and the TCG soundtrack, Pokémon GB games were going above and beyond what they needed to in their soundtracks.
That's why we need Super Gameboy support/borders and filters and also: the Switch is portable :P