Classic Nintendo, NES and SNES games
Subscription to Nintendo Online Service will give you access to a library full of old games that you will love to play. These are all found in the “Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Switch Online” and “Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Switch Online” apps, which you can download from the store. Much like the retro NES Classic and SNES Classic consoles, you can switch between visual filters in app menus - a 4: 3, pixel perfect mode, and a CRT mode filled with blurry scan lines for a true retro experience.
The initial September 2018 selection included 20 NES games, and it exploded when Nintendo added two or three a month after that. A bundle of 24 SNES games brought it into the big time in August 2019, and it's been added to the libraries on both consoles periodically since then. You will also lose access to your NES and SNES libraries if your console is disconnected from the Internet for more than a week. The console should register with the service every seven days to ensure that you are still subscribed. All of these games are really fun and amazing, they are also a good time killer during the current quarantine periods.
You can access more classic games through the Japanese store at no additional cost. Here is how you do it:
- Create a second Nintendo Account and set Japan as the region. You must use a different email account.
- Create a new profile on your Switch and link it to your Japanese account.
- Download the “Family Computer, Nintendo Switch Online” and “Super Famicom, Nintendo Switch Online” apps from the Japanese store. Don't worry about the language barrier; you will see the English option "Nintendo Switch Online".
Classic NES games are:
- Adventures of Lolo
- Ball fight
- Baseball
- Master Blaster (SP)
- Connection to the city
- Land of Clu Clu
- Crystalis
- Donkey Kong
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Donkey Kong 3
- Double Dragon
- Double Dragon 2: Revenge
- Dr. Mario (SP)
- Eliminator Boat Duel
- Excitebike
- Ghosts and Goblins (SP)
- Grade (SP)
- Ice climber
- Ice Hockey
- Trip to Silius
- Kid Icarus (SP)
- Kirby's Adventure (SP)
- Kung-Fu heroes
- Mario Brothers.
- Metroid (SP)
- Mighty Bomb Jack (SP)
- NES Open Tournament Golf
- Black nightshade
- Ninja Gaiden (SP)
- Professional wrestling
- Punch-Out !!
- River City Ransom
- Rygar
- SCAT: Cyber Attack Special Team
- Shadow of the ninja
- Football
- Key of Solomon
- Star Soldier (SP)
- StarTropics
- Super Dodge Ball
- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Bros. 2
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Super Mario Bros .: The Lost Levels
- The immortal
- The Legend of Zelda (SP)
- Tecmo Bowl
- Tennis
- TwinBee (SP)
- Vice: Project Doom
- Volleyball
- Against. Excitebike
- Wood of Wario
- Demolition crew
- Yoshi
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (SP)
SNES games are:
- Breath of fire
- Breath of fire 2
- Brawl Brothers
- Demon crest
- Donkey Kong Country
- Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
- Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
- F-Zero
- Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the tropics
- Kirby's Dream Class
- Kirby's Dream Land 3
- Kirby Super Star
- Super Picross de Mario
- Natsume Championship Wrestling
- Operation Logic Bomb
- Pon panel
- Pilotwings
- Pop'n TwinBee
- Star Fox
- Star Fox 2
- Stunt Race FX
- Super EDF Earth Defense Force
- Super Ghouls N Ghosts
- Super Mario All-Stars
- Super Mario World
- Super Mario Kart
- Super Metroid
- Super punch-out
- Super Puyo Puyo 2
- Super football
- Super tennis
- Super Valis IV
- The ignition factor
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Peacekeepers
- Tuff E Nuff
- Wild weapons
- Yoshi Island
To play online
The subscription also allows you to play with your friends online. Although you can still play without a subscription. If you get stuck in the quests for the current week, be sure to check out this guide which will help you out.
Chat vocal
Subscription means you can use voice chat to talk to your friends while playing your favorite games. Most game consoles allow you to plug a headset into the console's USB port or audio input jack and talk directly to players through the game. But most Nintendo Switch Games that support voice chat require the user to download the Nintendo Switch app, available on Android and iOS. It's not a user-friendly experience that's why some games have bypassed it, you can chat in Fortnite by plugging a headset into the console and playing.
Nintendo Switch Online Specials
Nintendo Switch online Members will have access to a special offer, such as discounts, in-game items, or the ability to play a Switch game for free for a set period of time. If you subscribe for a year, you'll get in-game items for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Super Kirby Clash. If you want to feel more retro playing the console's retro library, the Switch compatible NES and SNES controllers for Nintendo Switch are only available to subscribers.
If you want to taste the goods before spending money, Nintendo offers a one-week free trial. The seven-day trial offers almost all of the perks of the basic service, but it doesn't give you access to specials, like retro controllers.
