Before knowing about the games you will be getting with Nintendo Switch Online membership, you have to know what this Nintendo Switch Online is. The Nintendo Switch Online is basically Nintendo’s premium paid version.
If you have some knowledge about consoles, you must have heard about PlayStation’s PlayStation Plus membership and Xbox’s Xbox Live Gold membership. Nintendo Switch Online is Nintendo’s version of such paid memberships. This paid service gives you access to online multiplayer play for various Nintendo games, including a lot of other exciting features.
Now you might be wondering what this Nintendo Switch Online does. If you are a Nintendo Switch user and have this paid membership, you can get access to a big list of free classic games to download, including Super Mario.
You need this paid membership to be able to play a vast majority of online games. If you do not have this, you will still be able to play games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Splatoon 2 but only in single-player or local multiplayer. You will not be able to play with your friends without this subscription.
WHAT ARE THE FREE ONLINE GAMES INCLUDED IN THE NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE SYSTEM?
If you are a Nintendo Switch Online member, you will have access to the biggest list of games on the consoles, and these include the NES, SNES, N64, and Sega Genesis/ Mega Drive games. Here is the detailed list –
NES GAMES
NES means the Nintendo Entertainment System Online. There are 68 games in total in this list, and some special challenges or SPs are included as well. Here are they –
- Adventures of Lolo
- Balloon Fight
- Baseball
- Blaster Master (+ SP version)
- City Connection
- Clu Clu Land
- Crystalis
- Donkey Kong
- Donkey Kong 3
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Double Dragon
- Double Dragon II: The Revenge
- Mario (+ SP version)
- Eliminator Boat Duel
- Excitebike
- Fire ‘n Ice
- Ghosts’n Goblins (+ SP version)
- Gradius (+ SP version)
- Ice Climber
- Ice Hockey
- Journey to Silius
- Kid Icarus (+ SP version)
- Kirby’s Adventure (+ SP version)
- Kung-Fu Heroes
- Mario Bros.
- Metroid (+ SP version)
- Mighty Bomb Jack (+ SP version)
- NES Open Tournament Golf
- Nightshade
- Ninja Gaiden (+ SP version)
- Ninja JaJaMaru-kun
- Pro Wrestling
- Punch-Out!!
- River City Ransom
- Rygar
- C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team
- Shadow of the Ninja
- Soccer
- Solomon’s Key
- Star Soldier (+ SP version)
- Star Tropics
- Super Dodge Ball
- Super Mario Bros. (+SP version)
- Super Mario Bros. 2
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
- Tecmo Bowl
- Tennis
- The Immortal
- The Legend of Zelda (+ SP version)
- TwinBee (+ SP version)
- Vice: Project Doom
- Volleyball
- Excitebike
- Wario’s Woods
- Wrecking Crew
- Yoshi
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (+ SP version)
SNES GAMES
These games are the upper version of NES games and are called Super Nintendo System Online. Here are the 43 games included in the list –
- Bombuzal
- Brawl Brothers
- Breath of Fire
- Breath of Fire II
- Caveman Ninja (AKA Joe & Mac)
- Claymates
- Demon’s Crest
- Donkey Kong Country
- Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong’s Quest
- Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble!
- Doomsday Warrior
- F-Zero
- Jelly Boy
- Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics
- Kirby Super Star
- Kirby’s Dream Course
- Kirby’s Dream Land 3
- Operation Logic Bomb
- Magical Drop II
- Mario’s Super Picross
- Natsume Championship Wrestling
- Panel de Pon
- Pilotwings
- Pop’n Twinbee
- Preshistorik Man
- Psycho Dream
- Smash Tennis
- Spanky’s Quest
- Star Fox
- Star Fox 2
- Stunt Race FX
- Super Baseball Simulator 1.000
- Super E.D.F. Earth Defense Force
- Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts
- Super Mario All-Stars
- Super Mario Kart
- Super Mario World
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
- Super Metroid
- Super Punch-Out!!
- Super Puyo Puyo 2
- Super Soccer
- Super Tennis
- Super Valis IV
- The Ignition Factor
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- The Peace Keepers
- Tuff E Nuff
- Wild Guns
N64 GAMES
The N64 games are a part of the special expansion pack that has been included since 25th October 2021. Here is the list of the N64 games you will get with the Nintendo Switch Online subscription –
- Banjo-Kazooie
- Dr. Mario 64
- F-Zero X
- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
- Mario Golf
- Mario Kart 64
- Mario Tennis
- Paper Mario
- Pokémon Snap
- Sin & Punishment
- Star Fox 64
- Super Mario 64
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- WinBack
- Yoshi’s Story
SEGA GENESIS/MEGA DRIVE GAMES
Just like the N64 games, these Sega Genesis or Mega Drive games are a part of the special extension pack. Here are the games included in this list –
- Castlevania: Bloodlines
- Contra: Hard Corps
- Dr Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
- Ecco the Dolphin
- Golden Axe
- Gunstar Heroes
- U.S.H.A.
- Phantasy Star IV
- Ristar
- Shining Force
- Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Streets of Rage 2
- Strider
This was the complete list of the online games you will get with Nintendo Switch Online membership. Follow Digi Statement for more guides like these.
