It's been quite a while since Switch Online's NES library got an update — four months, in fact. People have since moved onto SNES Online and have been waiting for updates to that, but I was still hoping the NES side of things would get some love, too. When a surprise announcement dropped last week that both services would be getting new games, I was naturally excited. While I will get to talking about the SNES games real soon, I thought I'd start by talking about the NES games first. Let's dive in. THE GAMES: ![]() JOURNEY TO SILIUS - This is a sci-fi run-and-gun platformer in the same vein as Contra, but less frenetic. It has some Mega Man elements to it, because getting to the end of the level awards you with a new weapon type to use. Other than that, it's a pretty average platformer, with only five levels, mildly challenging (but not too stressful) level design and enemy placement, and some fairly basic boss fights. ![]() CRYSTALIS - The best description I can think of is that Crystalis is like a blend of the original Legend of Zelda and the first Dragon Quest. Its layout and combat is like that of the former (top-down perspective, stab shit in the overworld with your sword, dungeons), but it also has the RPG conceits of the latter (equipment, towns, shops, spells, XP, stats, quests, etc.). The story is your typical RPG fare (evil is rising, collect the magic bullshit to kill said evil), but there's a bit of a post-apocalytpic, sorta sci-fi flavor to it. I found it a lot of fun, even if it's a little grindy. Once again, it's not a huge update to the existing library (there isn't even an SP game this time), but I feel like Crystalis alone was more than worthwhile. And with the SNES Online getting its own set of new games alongside NES Online, the painful drip feed of content isn't as evident this time.
Like everyone else, my interest going forward will likely lean more towards the SNES side, but I'm still impressed that Nintendo is able to pull a few more gems from the NES pantheon. I still question what more they could possibly add without leaning into third-party/Japan-exclusive games, but given their track record so far, I expect to be pleasantly surprised. Stay tuned for my ramblings on the new SNES games that came along with this update. - end -
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