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Nintendo has recently added three new titles to theNintendo Switch Onlinegame catalog:Castlevania Legends, Devil World,andThe Mysterious Murasame Castle.When it first launched,Nintendo Switch Online, the paid subscription service for its portable console wasn’t considered the best deal, and when the Expansion Pack released in October 2021, even more people questioned whether $50/year was worth it for some Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games.
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NES/Game Boy Games Added to Nintendo Switch Online - October 2023
Originally released in 1998 in North America,Castlevania Legendshas only been available on the original Game Boyuntil now. For many gamers, its addition to Nintendo Switch Online will be the first real chance they’ve had to experience Sonia Belmont’s journey to defeat Count Dracula.
The NES titleDevil Worldwas directed by Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of theMario, Legend of Zelda, Pikmin,and other franchises. Its availability via Nintendo Switch Online will be another first for many North American gamers because the title was only released in Japan and Europe. It is amaze game reminiscent ofPac-Man, except this time the player is a green dragon that must make its way through the various levels while avoiding monsters and running over crosses and Bibles to power up its fire breath.
Originally launching on the Famicom Disk System in 1986,The Mysterious Murasame Castlewas later ported to Game Boy Advance but wasn’t available outside of Japan until 2014, thanks to the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console. The gamewas the second original game released for the Disk System, afterThe Legend of Zelda. As such, its graphics and gameplay greatly resemble its predecessor, but it also features elements that will be familiar toMariofans. Players are Takamaru, who must venture into castles to defeat the bad guy, rescuing princesses for extra lives and finding racoon suits for power-ups along the way.
