Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) is the Mario maker’s answer to PS Plus. Like that equivalent service from Sony, if you want to play multiplayer games online on your Switch you’ll need to grab an NSO membership first. Switch Online launched back in 2018, and marks the first-time Nintendo has locked the ability to play multiplayer games online behind a paid service. To sweeten the deal, Nintendo has thrown in a wealth of additional perks like cloud saves, game trials, and exclusive money-saving offers.
But the jewel in the crown is the ever-growing library of retro games subscribers can access through Nintendo Classics, which is included with NSO. When Switch Online debuted, a selection of games from Nintendo’s first console were also available to play. After starting off with the NES – or Famicom as it’s known in Japan – Nintendo has bit-by-bit been adding new games and systems to Switch Online, working through its home consoles and handhelds.
With Switch Online you can play NES, SNES, and Game Boy games, plus you’ll get access to the Nintendo Music streaming app, which lets you listen to thousands of songs from the gaming giant’s history on your smartphone. If you fork out extra for the Expansion Pack membership, you’ll get to play N64, Game Boy Advance and Sega Mega Drive games too. There’s also a GameCube library but that’s only available on the Switch 2. And in 2026 a Virtual Boy library will also be launching! To help you sort through this vast collection of retro classics, we’ve rounded up every game available with Nintendo Switch Online, and we also have details on the extra DLCs thrown in with the Expansion Pack.
Every Nintendo Switch Online game
- All Switch Online NES games
- All Switch Online SNES games
- All Switch Online Game Boy games
- All Switch Online Game Boy Advance games
- All Switch Online N64 games
- All Switch Online GameCube games
- All Switch Online Sega Mega Drive games
- All Switch Online DLCs
- All Switch Online SP games
- All Switch Online 99 games
- Upcoming Switch Online games
- Nintendo Music app
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All Nintendo Switch Online NES games
The NES has the largest selection of retro games in the Switch Online library. There are over 70 games from the 8-bit era included with the base NSO membership, from classics like the original Super Mario Bros and the first Legend of Zelda, to lesser-known titles that previously were only released in Japan.
You can find the NES games available with Switch Online below:
- Adventures of Lolo
- Balloon Fight
- Baseball
- Blaster Master
- City Connection
- Clu Clu Land
- 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 II: The Revenge
- Double Dragon
- Downtown Nekketsu March Super-Awesome Field Day!
- Dr. Mario
- EarthBound Beginnings
- Eliminator Boat Duel
- 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
- NES Open Tournament Golf
- Nightshade
- Ninja Gaiden
- 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
- Shadow of the Ninja
- Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll
- Soccer
- Solar Jetman
- Solomon’s Key
- Star Soldier
- StarTropics
- Super Dodge Ball
- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Bros. 2
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
- Tecmo Bowl
- Tennis
- The Immortal
- The Legend of Zelda
- The Mysterious Murasame Castle
- The Mystery of Atlantis
- TwinBee
- Urban Champion
- Vice: Project Doom
- Volleyball
- VS. Excitebike
- Wario’s Woods
- Wrecking Crew
- Xevious
- Yoshi
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
All Nintendo Switch Online SNES games
The SNES was the second system added to the Switch Online’s retro catalogue, with games from the iconic 16-bit console making their NSO debut in September 2019. The SNES has the second largest selection of games on Switch Online, with over 60 Super Nintendo and Super Famicom games available with the service. The console’s library was recently expanded in the latest Switch Online update, with three new games getting added to the service – including one title that was previously only available in Japan.
Here are the SNES games available with Switch Online:
- Amazing Hebereke
- Battletoads Double Dragon
- Battletoads in Battlemaniacs
- Big Run
- Bombuzal
- Brawl Brothers
- Breath of Fire
- Breath of Fire II
- Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind
- Claymates
- Congo’s Caper
- 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
- Fatal Fury 2
- Fatal Fury Special
- F-ZERO
- Fighter’s History
- Harvest Moon
- JellyBoy
- Joe & Mac (aka Caveman Ninja)
- Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics
- Killer Instinct
- Kirby Super Star
- Kirby’s Avalanche
- Kirby’s Dream Course
- Kirby’s Dream Land 3
- Kirby’s Star Stacker
- Kunio-kun no Dodgeball da yo Zen’in Shūgō!
- Magical Drop 2
- Mario Paint
- Mario’s Super Picross
- Mario & Wario
- Natsume Championship Wrestling
- NOBUNAGA’S AMBITION
- NOBUNAGA’S AMBITION: Lord of Darkness
- Operation Logic Bomb
- Panel de Pon
- Pilotwings
- Pop’n TwinBee
- Prehistorik Man
- Psycho Dream
- Rival Turf!
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire
- Side Pocket
- Smash Tennis
- Spanky’s Quest
- Star Fox 2
- Star Fox
- Stunt Race FX
- Super Baseball Simulator 1.000
- Super 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
- Sutte Hakkun
- The Ignition Factor
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- The Peace Keepers
- Tuff E Nuff
- Uncharted Water: New Horizons
- Wild Guns
- Wrecking Crew ’98
All Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy games
During the February 2023 Direct, Nintendo announced games for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color were getting added to NSO. The standard Switch Online membership plan includes Game Boy games, as well as SNES and NES titles. Expansion Pack subscribers can also access them.
Here is a list of the Game Boy and Game Boy Color games available with Switch Online:
- Alleyway
- Alone in the Dark – The New Nightmare
- Baseball
- Blaster Master: Enemy Below
- 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
- Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble
- Kirby’s Dream Land
- Kirby’s Dream Land 2
- Kirby’s Star Stacker
- Mario Golf
- Mario’s Picross
- Mario Tennis
- Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge
- Mega Man II
- Mega Man III
- Mega Man IV
- Mega Man V
- 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
All Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy Advance games
Nintendo revealed Game Boy Advance games were heading to NSO alongside the Game Boy announcement in the February 2023 Direct. Unlike its predecessor, GBA games are only available with Switch Online if you have the Expansion Pack membership.
Here are the Game Boy Advance games included with Switch Online:
- Densetsu no Starfy
- Densetsu no Starfy 2
- Densetsu no Starfy 3
- Fire Emblem
- Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
- F-Zero Climax
- F-Zero: GP Legend
- F-Zero Maximum Velocity
- Golden Sun: The Lost Age
- Golden Sun
- 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 Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
- Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords
- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
- Wario Land 4
- WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania
- Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3
All Nintendo Switch Online N64 games
During the September 2021 Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced the N64 as the first system for the Switch Online Expansion Pack. Currently, there are over 30 N64 games available with Switch Online, including the console’s influential launch title Super Mario 64, and some of the games made by Rare that are forever associated with the system like Banjo-Kazooie and GoldenEye.
Here’s a list of all Nintendo 64 games included with the NSO Expansion Pack:
- 1080° Snowboarding
- Banjo-Kazooie
- Banjo-Tooie
- Blast Corps
- Dr. Mario 64
- Excitebike 64
- Extreme-G
- Forsaken 64
- F-Zero X
- GoldenEye 007
- Harvest Moon 64
- Iggy’s Reckin’ Balls
- Jet Force Gemini
- Killer Instinct Gold
- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
- Lylat Wars
- Mario Golf
- Mario Kart 64
- Mario Party
- Mario Party 2
- Mario Party 3
- Mario Tennis
- Operation: WinBack
- Paper Mario
- Perfect Dark
- Pilotwings 64
- Pokémon Puzzle League
- Pokémon Snap
- Pokémon Stadium
- Pokémon Stadium 2
- Ridge Racer 64
- Shadow Man
- Sin & Punishment
- 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
- Yoshi’s Story
All Nintendo Switch Online GameCube games
During the Switch 2 Direct it was revealed that Nintendo’s latest console would be getting an exclusive Classics library for the GameCube. This new collection was released on the Switch 2 launch day, with three games available to start with. This library, which isn’t available on the OG Switch, can only be accessed by NSO Expansion Pack subscribers.
Here’s a list of all GameCube games included with the NSO Expansion Pack:
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
- F-Zero GX
- Soulcalibur II
- Super Mario Strikers
- Chibi-Robo!
All Nintendo Switch Online Sega Genesis / Mega Drive games
During the 16-bit era, when Nintendo and SEGA were battling for supremacy, who could have imagined that a first-party Nintendo service would include games from the Mega Drive? But that’s what has happened, with Mega Drive games getting added to the NSO Expansion Pack at launch. Nintendo revealed games from the Mega Drive, or Genesis as it’s known in the States, would be coming to Switch Online’s more premium membership tier during the September 2021 Nintendo Direct.
You can find a list of all Mega Drive / Genesis games included with the Expansion Pack below:
- Alien Soldier
- Alien Storm
- Alisia Dragoon
- Altered Beast
- Beyond Oasis
- Castlevania: Bloodlines
- Columns
- Comix Zone
- Contra: Hard Corps
- Crusaders of Centy
- Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
- Dynamite Headdy
- Earthworm Jim
- Ecco the Dolphin
- ESWAT: City Under Siege
- 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
- Ristar
- Shining Force
- Shining Force II
- Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
- Sonic The Hedgehog 2
- Sonic The Hedgehog Spinball
- Space Harrier II
- Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
- Streets of Rage
- Streets of Rage 2
- Strider
- Super Fantasy Zone
- Super Thunder Blade
- Sword of Vermilion
- Target Earth
- The Revenge of Shinobi
- Thunder Force II
- ToeJam & Earl
- ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
- Virtua Fighter 2
- Vectorman
- Wolf of the Battlefield: Mercs
- Zero Wing
All Nintendo Switch Online DLCs
As an added benefit, the Expansion Pack membership includes free DLC for a trio of exclusive Nintendo Switch games.
Here are the DLC packs included with the NSO Expansion Pack:
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Happy Home Paradise
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass
- Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion
Nintendo Switch Online SP games
Switch Online also includes special SP versions of certain games. SP games are essentially save states that drop you in at particular points in a game. This can offer a more challenging experience, while other SP games dish out extra items at the beginning to make it more forgiving.
You can find a list of all SP games available with Switch Online below:
- Blaster Master – The Underworld Lord Awaits
- Dr. Mario – The UFO Cover-Up
- Ghosts ’n Goblins – The Great Demon Lord Awaits
- Gradius – Stage 5 And Maxed Out!
- Gradius – The Second Loop
- Kid Icarus – The Three Sacred Treasures
- Kirby Super Star SP – Meta Knight’s revenge!
- Kirby’s Adventure – Now with Extra Game!
- Kirby’s Dream Course SP – Dancy along with Kirby!
- Kirby’s Dream Land 3 SP – Set difficulty to Easy Breezy!
- Metroid – Samus Aran’s Ultimate Arsenal
- Metroid – The Decisive Battle Against Ridley!
- Mighty Bomb Jack – High Game Deviation Value!
- Ninja Gaiden – The Thrilling Climax!
- Star Soldier – Certain Victory on Stage 8
- Super Mario Bros. 3 – Mario, the Quick-Change Artist!
- Super Mario Kart SP – Fully Souped Up!
- Super Mario World SP – Give the world a whole new look!
- Super Metroid SP – Samus Aran’s Ultimate Arsenal!
- Super Punch-Out!! SP – Champion Edition
- The Legend of Zelda – Living The Life of Luxury!
- TwinBee – A Second Helping of Donburi Island!
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link – Link, Warrior without Equal
Nintendo Switch Online 99 games
Switch Online also has a few exclusive battle royale games in its library. These games come with the ’99’ subtitle and take existing, beloved experiences and give them a battle royale twist – where you have to be the last player standing.
Here are all the 99 games available with Switch Online:
- Tetris 99
- F-Zero 99
Upcoming Switch Online games
Nintendo regularly announces new games heading to Switch Online. Subscribers usually have to wait for these announcements, which don’t have a particular schedule, to find out what retro games will be dropping next, with the titles available soon afterward. But sometimes fans find out about upcoming NSO games way in advance.