

Toejam & Earl is an early console roguelike, where two aliens must collect parts of their crashed spaceship. Thunder Force II is a scrolling shooter, which uses a mixture of top-down and side-view stages. Sword of Vermilion is an action RPG that uses a first-person view during dungeon exploration, but switches to a 2D side-scrolling perspective during combat. Dynamite Headdy is a platformer where the main character can throw his head at enemies, and even change his head as a form of powerup. The player starts out controlling humans, but if they collect enough powerups, they can transform into monstrous hybrids, with unique special abilities.

Altered Beast is a side-scrolling brawler, which uses a fantasy setting.
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In order to access these games, the player needs to update the app on the Switch's home menu.Īs the Nintendo Switch Online service adds new games, the latest additions should please retro gamers. These games are Altered Beast, Dynamite Headdy, Sword of Vermilion, Thunder Force II, and Toejam & Earl. A trailer on the official Nintendo YouTube channel has revealed that five new games have now been added to the app as of today, December 17. The Sega Genesis part of Nintendo Switch Online launched with fourteen games and it has just received its first round of new content. Related: Switch Online Criticisms Discussed By Nintendo of America Boss Doug Bowser It's likely that other third-party developers wanted a cut as well, as the Sega Genesis app has Konami games ( Castlevania Bloodlines and Contra Hard Corps), while the N64 app will be adding Rare games in the future, which means cutting a deal with Microsoft. According to insider reports, the Nintendo Online expansion price is due to Sega, because of high licensing costs. The expanded twelve-month subscription to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass costs $49.99/£34.99/€39.99, whereas the base Online service costs $20 per year. The Expansion Pack, released earlier this year, is a paid premium tier for Nintendo Switch Online, which adds N64 games, Sega Genesis games, and provides access to the paid DLC content in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. There have been criticisms levied at the Expansion Pack, due to its high price point, especially when compared to the base version of Nintendo Switch Online. These aren't the only games to be added to the Expansion Pack this month, as Paper Mario was added to the N64 app on December 10, and more are expected to be added in the future.
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The Expansion Pack for Nintendo Switch Onlinehas added five classic Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games, which are available to download now.
