Now, do you want to take the chance?
Nintendo has unleashed a major update to the NES library for Switch Online subscribers tonight of wildly varying quality.
- Urban Champion (1984/86) is a rare foray into the 1v1 fighting genre by Nintendo, which was later adapted into arcades. It was previously re-released on Wii and Wii U Virtual Console, as well as being one of the six Nintendo published 3D Classics for 3DS – a baffling decision at the time that only became more baffling with time.
- Golf (1985/86) was an early (black box) sports title for the Famicom/NES that was built into the firmware of the Switch for a time, to be unlocked by doing the “Directly to you” motion made famous by the game’s programmer – Satoru Iwata – on the anniversary of their death (July 11).
- Mach Rider (1985/86) is a vehicular combat game from Nintendo which includes a course creator, along with its racing-focused cousin Excitebike.
- Donkey Kong Junior Math (1983/86) is, as the name implies, a math-based puzzle game staring the simian son of the original Donkey Kong.
- Atlantis no Nazo (localized as “The Mystery of Atlantis”, 1986) is a previously Japan-exclusive platformer from Sunsoft with a focus on exploration.
- Cobra Triangle (1989) is the first of two Rare-developed titles in this update, an isometric shooter that takes place on motorboats and featuring a David Wise-penned soundtrack with game design by the Stamper brothers.
- Solar Jetman (1990) is the other Rare-developed title, a multi-directional scrolling shooter originally intended to be a standalone title called “Iota” in which the objective is to find the pieces of a golden starship.
The large slate of NES games coincides with the release of Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition on July 18 (two weeks from tomorrow as of press time).
