Every NES, SNES, Genesis, N64, Game Boy, GBC, GBA, and GCN Game Currently Available With Nintendo Switch Online

In response to the backlash of Nintendo abandoning the Virtual Console, one of the Wii and Wii U's more beloved features, the company has slowly been adding legacy titles to the Nintendo Switch 1 and Nintendo Switch 2, accessible through online services. You'll have to purchase a subscription to Nintendo Switch Online to access the official library of NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, and GameCube games. Accessing NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Pocket games does NOT require an upgrade to the Expansion Pack. However, you DO need to subscribe to the Expansion Pack in order to access the Sega Genesis, GameCube, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy Advance game libraries. Note: GameCube games via Nintendo Switch Online are only available for Nintendo Switch 2. These games run on the Switch and Switch 2 through proprietary emulation software. Fortunately, they not only offer all the features of community emulators, including the ability to save and load state, but they also provide support for local cooperative multiplayer and even online multiplayer for certain games! NES Games With Nintendo Switch Online (81) This list includes ports of classic NES games with no special features or changes to the original version. Adventures of Lolo (Western version) Balloon Fight Baseball Battletoads Blaster Master City Connection Clu Clu Land (Western exclusive) Cobra Triangle Crystalis Daiva Story 6: Imperial of Nirsartia Devil World Dig Dug II Donkey Kong Donkey Kong 3 Donkey Kong Jr. Donkey Kong Jr. Math Double Dragon Double Dragon II: The Revenge Downtown Nekketsu March: Super-Awesome Field Day! Dr. Mario EarthBound Beginnings Eliminator Boat Duel (Western exclusive) Excitebike Fire 'n Ice Ghosts ’n Goblins Golf Gradius Ice Climber Ice Hockey Journey to Silius Joy Mech Fight Kid Icarus Kirby's Adventure Kung-Fu Heroes Mach Rider Mappy-Land Mario Bros. Metroid Mighty Bomb Jack Mystery Tower (Tower of Babel) NES Open Tournament Golf Nightshade (Western exclusive) Ninja Gaiden Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos Ninja JaJaMaru-kun Pinball Pro Wrestling Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream R.C. Pro-Am River City Ransom Rygar S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team (Western exclusive) Shadow of the Ninja (Western exclusive) Snake Rattle 'n' Roll Soccer Solar Jetman Solomon's Key Star Soldier StarTropics (Western exclusive) Super Dodge Ball Super Mario Bros. Super Mario Bros. 2 Super Mario Bros. 3 Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Tecmo Bowl Tennis Tetris The Immortal (Western exclusive) The Legend of Zelda The Mysterious Murasame Castle The Mystery of Atlantis (Atlantis no Nazo) TwinBee Urban Champion Vice: Project Doom Volleyball VS. Excitebike Wario's Woods Wrecking Crew Xevious Yoshi Zelda II: The Adventure of Link NES Games (SP Versions) With Nintendo Switch Online (16) In addition to porting the original versions of NES games to Switch, Nintendo has also taken the time to release special versions of certain games with added features to enhance the experience. These often give you extra lives or allow you to skip earlier parts of the game to make later challenges easier. Blaster Master - The Underworld Lord Awaits (Level 8, Sophia fully equipped) Dr. Mario - The UFO Cover-Up (Level 20 cut-scene) Ghosts ’n Goblins - The Great Demon Lord Awaits (Stage 6, dagger weapon) Gradius - Stage 5 And Maxed Out! (Stage 5, full power) Gradius - The Second Loop (Harder difficulty) Kid Icarus - The Three Sacred Treasures (Final Stage with each of the Three Sacred Treasures) Kirby's Adventure - Now with Extra Game! (Extra Game setting and Sound Test) Metroid - Samus Aran's Ultimate Arsenal (All power-ups unlocked) Metroid - The Decisive Battle Against Ridley! (All gear, Ridley Battle) Mighty Bomb Jack - High Game Deviation Value! (Final zone) Ninja Gaiden - The Thrilling Climax! (Stage 6-4) Star Soldier - Certain Victory on Stage 8 (Stage 8, five-way shot and shield) Super Mario Bros. 3 - Mario, the Quick-Change Artist! (World 8, multiples of 8 power-ups available) The Legend of Zelda - Living The Life of Luxury! (Loads of Rupees, all gear) TwinBee - A Second Helping of Donburi Island! (Level 6, increased difficulty) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - Link, Warrior without Equal (Attack, Magic, and Life all maxed out at level eight) Japanese Exclusive NES Games With Nintendo Switch Online (14) Adventures of Lolo (Japanese version, not to be confused with the Western version or the Western sequel which used this game as a partial source for some stages — thanks Lilly!) Atlantis no Nazo Clu Clu Land: Welcome to New Clu Clu Land Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundōkai Famicom Wars Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light (SP version) Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light (SP version 2) Joy Mech Fight NES Open Tournament Golf (SP version) Route 16 Turbo Smash Ping Pong Tsuppari Oozumou Yie Ar Kung-Fu SNES Games With Nintendo Switch Online (75) This list includes ports of classic SNES games with no special features or changes to the original version. Amazing Hebereke Battletoads/Double Dragon (Western exclusive) Battletoads in Battlemaniacs Big Run Bombuzal BRAWL BROTHERS Breath of Fire Breath of Fire II Claymates Congo's Caper (Western exclusive) Cosmo Gang The Puzzle Demon's Crest Donkey Kong Country Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble! Doomsday Warrior EarthBound Earthworm Jim 2 (Western exclusive) Fatal Fury 2 Fatal Fury Special Fighter's History F-ZERO Harvest Moon Jelly Boy Joe & Mac Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics Killer Instinct (Western exclusive) Kirby Super Star Kirby's Avalanche (Western exclusive) Kirby's Dream Course Kirby's Dream Land 3 Kirby's Star Stacker Kunio-kun no Dodgeball da yo Zen'in Shugo! Magical Drop II Mario & Wario Mario Paint Mario's Super Picross Natsume Championship Wrestling (Western exclusive) Nobunaga's Ambition Nobunaga's Ambition: Lord of Darkness Operation Logic Bomb (Western exclusive) Panel de Pon Pilotwings Pop'n Twinbee Prehistorik Man (Western exclusive) Psycho Dream Rival Turf Romance of the Three Kingdoms 4: Wall of Fire Side Pocket Smash Tennis Spanky's Quest Star Fox Star Fox 2 (previously exclusive to the Super NES Classic Mini) 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 Ninja Boy Super Punch-Out!! Super Puyo Puyo 2 Super R-Type Super Soccer Super Tennis Super Valis IV (Western exclusive) Sutte Hakkun The Ignition Factor The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past The Peace Keepers (Western exclusive) Tuff E Nuff Uncharted Water: New Horizons Wild Guns Wrecking Crew '98 SNES Games (SP Versions) With Nintendo Switch Online (7) In addition to porting the original versions of SNES games to Switch, Nintendo has also taken the time to release special versions of certain games with added features to enhance the experience. These often give you extra lives or allow you to skip earlier parts of the game to make later challenges easier. Kirby Super Star SP - Meta Knight's revenge! (All secret modes unlocked) Kirby's Dream Course SP - Dancy along with Kirby! (All secret modes unlocked) Kirby's Dream Land 3 SP - Set difficulty to Easy Breezy! (All secret modes unlocked) Super Mario Kart SP - Fully Souped Up! (150cc difficulty unlocked from the beginning) Super Mario World SP - Give the world a whole new look! (Special World is completed unlocking a new-look Dinosaur Land) Super Metroid SP - Samus Aran's Ultimate Arsenal! (All items obtained and weapons and Power Suit upgrades unlocked) Super Punch-Out!! SP - Champion Edition (All Circuits completed, Special Circuit unlocked) Japanese Exclusive SNES Games With Nintendo Switch Online (8) Angelique Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem Marvelous: Mōhitotsu no Takarajima Shin Megami Tense If Shin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II Umihara Kawase N64 Games With Nintendo Switch Online (40) This list includes ports of classic N64 games with no special features or changes to the original version. You need the Expansion Pack to access these games. 1080° Snowboarding Banjo-Kazooie Banjo-Tooie Blast Corps Dr. Mario 64 (Western exclusive) Excitebike 64 Extreme-G F-Zero X Forsaken GoldenEye 007 Harvest Moon 64 Iggy's Reckin' Balls Jet Force Gemini Killer Instinct Gold Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Mario Golf Mario Kart 64 Mario Party Mario Party 2 Mario Party 3 Mario Tennis Paper Mario Perfect Dark Pilotwings 64 Pokémon Puzzle League (Western exclusive) Pokémon Snap Pokémon Stadium Pokémon Stadium 2 Ridge Racer 64 Sin and Punishment Star Fox 64 Super Mario 64 The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Wave Race 64 WinBack Yoshi’s Story Japanese Exclusive N64 Games With Nintendo Switch Online (2) Custom Robo Custom Robo V2 Sega Genesis / Mega Drive Games With Nintendo Switch Online (50) This list includes ports of classic Genesis games with no special features or changes to the original version. You need the Expansion Pack to access these games. Alien Soldier Alien Storm Alisia Dragoon Altered Beast Beyond Oasis (The Story of Thor) Castlevania: Bloodlines Columns Comix Zone Contra: Hard Corps Crusader of Centy Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine (Western exclusive) Dynamite Headdy Earthworm Jim Ecco the Dolphin Flicky Ghouls 'n Ghosts Golden Axe Golden Axe II Gunstar Heroes Kid Chameleon Landstalker Light Crusader M.U.S.H.A. Mega Man: The Wily Wars Phantasy Star IV Pulseman The Revenge of Shinobi Ristar Shining Force Shining Force II Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master Sonic Spinball Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Space Harrier II Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition Streets of Rage Streets of Rage 2 Strider Super Fantasy Zone Super Thunder Blade Sword of Vermilion Target Earth (Assault Suits Leynos) The Revenge of Shinobi Thunder Force II ToeJam & Earl ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron VectorMan Virtua Fighter 2 Wolf Of The Battlefield: Mercs Zero Wing Japanese Exclusive Sega Genesis Games With Nintendo Switch Online (1) Puyo Puyo Game Boy / Game Boy Color Games With Nintendo Switch Online (43) Alleyway Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare (Western exclusive) Balloon Kid Baseball Blaster Master: Enemy Below Bionic Commando BurgerTime Deluxe Castlevania Legends Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Land Donkey Kong Land 2 Donkey Kong Land 3 Dr. Mario Game & Watch Gallery 3 Gargoyle’s Quest Gradius: The Interstellar Assault Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters Kirby’s Dream Land Kirby's Dream Land 2 Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble Kirby's Star Stacker Mario Golf Mario's Picross Mario Tennis Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge Mega Man 2 Mega Man 3 Mega Man 4 Mega Man 5 Metroid II: Return of Samus Pokémon Trading Card Game Quest for Camelot Super Mario Land Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Survival Kids Tetris Tetris DX The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons The Sword of Hope Wario Land 3 Yoshi Japanese Exclusive GB/GBC Games With Nintendo Switch Online (2) Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (The Frog For Whom The Bell Tolls) Yakuman Game Boy Advance (GBA) Games With Nintendo Switch Online (27) This list includes ports of classic Game Boy Advance games with no special features or changes to the original version. You need the Expansion Pack to access these games. Densetsu no Starfy Densetsu no Starfy 2 Densetsu no Starfy 3 Fire Emblem (The Blazing Blade) Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones F-Zero Climax F-Zero: Maximum Velocity F-Zero: GP Legend Golden Sun Golden Sun: The Lost Age Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Klonoa: Empire of Dreams Kuru Kuru Kururin Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Mario Kart Super Circuit Metroid Fusion Metroid: Zero Mission Mr. Driller 2 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team Super Mario Advance Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (with e-Reader) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap Wario Land 4 WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 Japanese Exclusive GBA Games With Nintendo Switch Online (4) Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade Magical Vacation Mother 3 GameCube (GCN) Games With Nintendo Switch Online (7) This list includes ports of classic GameCube games with no special features or changes to the original version. You need the Expansion Pack to access these games. Chibi-Robo! Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance F-Zero GX Luigi's Mansion The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker Soulcalibur II Super Mario Strikers Upcoming Virtual Boy Games With Nintendo Switch Online - releasing February 17, 2026 (16) This list includes ports of classic Virtual Boy games with no special features or changes to the original version. You need the Expansion Pack to access these games. 3D Tetris Galactic Pinball Golf Innsmouth No Yakata Jack Bros. Mario Clash Mario's Tennis Red Alarm Space Invaders: Virtual Collection Teleroboxer V-Tetris Vertical Force Virtual Bowling Wario Land

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