The original Legend of Zelda is a surprisingly open-ended adventure that still holds up today. He can also gain special abilities by absorbing certain items and enemies, which opens up new paths and secrets hidden in each of the game’s 41 levels. Like in other 2D action-platformers, Kirby runs and jumps over obstacles and give baddies the boot, but he can also inflate himself to float over danger, or inhale enemies then spit them out as star-shaped projectiles that can hurt enemies and destroy objects. It’s also the game that introduced many of Kirby’s now-iconic abilities. Kirby’s Adventure is the cute pink puff ball's first game on home console, and the follow up to 1992’s Kirby’s Dream Land on Game Boy. Get 1 year for $20 or a family plan for $35. So think of this as a starting point for anyone unfamiliar with Nintendo’s (and now Sega’s) legacy catalog.
There are so many amazing retro games available on NSO, more than we have space to list. That said, just because your favorite isn’t listed doesn’t mean we think it’s unworthy. For anyone wondering which of these games are worth your time, we picked a bunch of titles across the service's four available console libraries that we think represent the best on the service. While many of the included titles are among the best games ever, there are some clunkers in the mix, too. The service also includes helpful features like optional save states for all the games available, rewinding your gameplay for NES, SNES, and Genesis, and unique versions of some games that start you out with end-game stats and gear so you can blast through each level.Ī collection of more than 135 retro games (and counting) means there's a lot to parse. At the time of writing, there are more than 100 SNES and NES games on the Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) service ($4/month, $8/3 months, $20/year), and an additional batch of Nintendo 64 games and Sega Genesis games in the NSO Expansion Pass ($30/year), with more on the way.
One of the best perks of Nintendo Switch Online is the ability to play dozens upon dozens of classic Nintendo games on Switch.