![]() In the original Metal Gear, Solid Snake is a rookie member of FOXHOUND. Metal Gear is another series that requires no introduction, but before Snake made the series a household name on PlayStation he had already been stealthing it up on 8-bit systems. What remains to be seen is whether Square Enix, who now owns both Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, would be willing to provide the original versions on Switch Online, given its long-running habit of selling remastered versions of its classic titles. In case its influence isn’t clear, when Japanese magazine Famitsu ran a poll in 2006 asking readers what their favourite games of all time were, six of the top 20 were Dragon Quest games.Īll four Famicom Dragon Quest titles were released in North America as Dragon Warrior I-IV, so there would be no localisation needed (at least for English-speaking audiences). It’s the Dragon Quest games developed by Enix, however, that truly defined the Famicom’s success in Japan, with each entry breaking sales records. ![]() Square’s Final Fantasy series speaks for itself in the west: it may have taken a while to properly pick up in popularity outside of its native Japan, but these days it goes without saying that it’s one of the most well loved series in the entire medium. In Japan, no two series summed up the Famicom era quite like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. ![]() The only time the original NES version has ever been released was on a Game Boy Advance compilation, so it’s not quite clear why Capcom is so hesitant to bring it back. Instead, he uses his mechanical arm to grapple onto ledges and swing across them. The main twist in the game is that despite being an action platformer, Spencer can’t actually jump. Playing as Ladd Spencer, a commando with a mechanical arm, the aim is to infiltrate the evil Empire and rescue top commando Super Joe while trying to put a stop to the Empire’s leader. In order to do so, they have to clear 224 stages of enemies, by trapping them in bubbles then bursting them.Īlthough it hasn’t yet been released on Switch Online, it was added to the Wii Virtual Console back in the day, so there’s already a precedent there.Īlthough it is widely believed to be one of the best third-party games on the NES, bionic commando has still never seen a re-release on any virtual console service or switch online. Players take control of Bob and Bob, two humans who have been turned into dragons by the evil Baron Von Blubba, as they attempt to rescue their girlfriends. The NES version of Taito’s classic arcade title Bubble Bobble was one of the best coin-op ports on the console. NES games we’d like to see on Switch Online Bubble Bobble With all this taken into account, we’ve put together a list of 11 NES and SNES titles that we’d not only love to see on Switch Online but, crucially, actually have a reasonable chance of ending up there. After all, why would the publishers of the Castlevania, Contra, Mega Man and Street Fighter series add games that they’re currently selling in their own collections? It’s also extremely unlikely that games already featured in retro compilations will ever end up on Switch Online. ![]() Sadly, this also goes for Rare‘s hugely underrated A Nightmare on Elm Street. Licensed titles will by and large be a no-no because of the costs involved in renewing those licenses.Īs such, anyone crossing their fingers for the likes of NBA Jam, The Simpsons: Bart vs the Space Mutants, The Goonies II or Shaq Fu (why?) will be disappointed. There are some that will likely never end up on there, of course. Bionic Commando is an NES classic, but it’s still not on Switch Online. This is particularly frustrating because there are still so many great titles on both consoles that have yet to be added. That said, it’s still fair to say that Nintendo has been slow at adding new games, especially to the NES and SNES libraries. Given that these games cost a few bucks each in the Virtual Console days, anyone who plays retro games regularly will find value for money here, and the addition of N64 and Mega Drive / Genesis games to the Expansion Pack tier offers even more choice. Nintendo‘s Switch Online retro library may have its critics, but it still provides low-cost access to a large number of old-school titles.īetween its NES and SNES libraries, there are currently around 150 games available to play, at a price of $3.99 a month or $19.99 a year (which works out at $1.67 per month). ![]()
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