For fans of retro games who are also Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, there has been some very good news shared this week.
According to dataminers, a massive list of SNES games has been found that look set to be added to the service in 2019.
As many fans will already know, Nintendo Switch Online is required if you want play multiplayer on a vast number of titles.
This can make it an essential purchase for many Switch gamers and it also comes with other bonuses.
This includes being able to download and play old NES games, complete with added multiplayer functions.
This includes the likes of Legend of Zelda, Metroid and Super Mario Bros, removing the need to hunt down old software.
The alternative is buying an NES Classic Mini, although Nintendo doesn’t appear to have plans to keep producing them in the coming months.
And the good news for retro games fans is that Nintendo Switch Online looks set to get a new wave of titles.
These will be SNES games, and it looks like Nintendo has plans for the whole year.
Data discovered and mined in a recent Nintendo Switch software update suggests that over 20 Super Nintendo games might be on the way.
It seems a second emulator has been added to the Switch, making it possible for these SNES games to run.
A lot of these new titles that have been linked to Nintendo Switch Online have already appeared on the SNES Mini Classic console.
So this would give owners the chance to play the same titles but this time on the go.
It will be up to Nintendo Switch owners to decide whether these games are what they want and a full list can be found below:
SNES GAMES LINKED TO NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE
Super Mario Kart
• Super Soccer
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
• Demon’s Crest
• Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
• Stunt Race FX
• Kirby’s Dream Course
• Pop’n Twinbee
• Star Fox
• Contra III: The Alien Wars
• Kirby Super Star
• Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts
• Kirby’s Dream Land 3
• Super Metroid
• Super Mario World
• Pilotwings
• F-ZERO
• Star Fox 2
• Super Punch-Out!!
• The Legend of the Mystical Ninja
• Super Mario All-Stars
• Breath of Fire II
Subscribers will be receiving a new batch of free games today from Nintendo, including a title from the Zelda franchise.
In a recent tweet, Nintendo announced plans to release Zelda 2: The Adventures of Link and Blaster Master on January 16.
“Zelda II: The Adventure of Link and Blaster Master are coming to Nintendo Switch Online – Nintendo Entertainment System on 16/01!” the tweet reads.
Zelda 2 is a side-scrolling sequel to the iconic original, while Blaster Master is a run-and-gun platformer with side-scrolling and top-down gameplay.
Nintendo has yet to announce this SNES expansion for the Switch so until that happens; this will remain a prediction for what’s coming in 2019.