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Nintendo adds 5 new Mega Drive games to Switch Online, including a pair of classics
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While theSwitch Online + Expansion Packhas flattered to deceive since its launch this autumn withpricingand quality of experience among the chief complaints amongSwitchowners.
However, Nintendo had promised more games would be arriving over time. While the expansion is focused on addingN64 games, there are also a wealth of Sega Mega Drive classics and today we’ve got a quintet of Sega games joining the service to accompany the launch line up.
The newcomers include well known 16-bit classics like Altered Beast, Dynamite Heady, while the much-loved ToeJam & Earl is also along for the ride. The December update, which also includes Thunder Force 2 and Sword of Vermillion, is available right now.
You can see the trailer from Nintendo below:
5 additional#SEGAGenesisgames are now available for#NintendoSwitchOnline+ Expansion Pack members! Which will you play first?– Altered Beast– ToeJam & Earl– Dynamite Headdy– Sword of Vermilion– Thunder Force IIpic.twitter.com/MhtISzBN0M
The full line-up of Mega Drive / Genesis games available via the Switch Online expansion pack is as follows:
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Nintendo has promised more games will be added over time. Personally, I’d like a bit of the Domark F1 game and Codemasters’ Micro Machines games. A bit of Cool Spot, Desert and Jungle Strike, the Disney Aladdin and Lion King games, and Eathworm Jim wouldn’t go amiss either. Any advance on that? Let us know your faves atTrusted Reviewson Twitter.
Nintendo still has a way to go to ensure the Switch Online + Expansion Pack represents good value for gamers, given it costs $50 per year in the United States, compared to the $20 a year the regular subscription (with SNES and NES games). More MegaDrive and more N64 games, please.
Chris Smith is a freelance technology journalist for a host of UK tech publications, including Trusted Reviews. He’s based in South Florida, USA. …
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