Relive some of the iconic games that defined SEGA Genesis. Today, five additional 16-bit power-packed games have been added to the SEGA Genesis – Nintendo Switch Online library and are playable right now.
Vivid graphics, realistic sound and the thrill of ultimate arcade power 16-bit gameplay were hallmarks of the SEGA Genesis system, and few games exemplified this quite like Altered Beast, the original pack-in game at launch. Altered Beast “rises from its grave” today, and is now playable on the Nintendo Switch system with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership. It’s joined by the games ToeJam & Earl, Dynamite Headdy, Sword of Vermilion and the lightning-fast space shooter Thunder Force II. This is the first time that Thunder Force II is available again in the U.S., so don’t miss your chance to experience this high-powered blast of gaming history!
The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership plan features all the benefits of a Nintendo Switch Online membership, but with access to classic Nintendo 64 and SEGA Genesis games with added online play, as well as access to the Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise DLC at no extra cost.
Members in both Nintendo Switch Online plans also enjoy online play and the Save Data Cloud feature in a large selection of compatible games, along with access to over 100 classic NES and Super NES games with added online play, a smartphone app that enhances features of supported games, and the competitive online games Tetris 99 and PAC-MAN 99.
Both plans also provide a great way to connect and play compatible games online with friends and family around the world. With online play in compatible games like Mario Golf: Super Rush, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Pokémon Shining Pearl, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and many others, a Nintendo Switch Online membership can help you experience everything Nintendo Switch has to offer.
You can try the Nintendo Switch Online service free for a week. One month costs $3.99, three months cost $7.99 and a year costs $19.99 — but the best value is a family plan that costs $34.99 a year and accommodates eight people with free Nintendo Accounts. If you want to play Switch game online (Splatoon 2, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, etc.), you’ll need to sign on with this service anyway. The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack upgrade is required to play Nintendo 64, SEGA Genesis and Game Boy Advance games, along with other benefits.
More Nintendo news:
| Title | Release date | System(s) | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown | Jan. 18, 2024 | ||
| The Last of Us Part II Remastered | Jan. 19, 2024 | ||
| Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth | Jan. 26, 2024 | ||
| Tekken 8 | Jan. 26, 2024 | ||
| Granblue Fantasy: Relink | Jan. 29, 2024 | ||
| Persona 3 Reload | Feb. 2, 2024 | ||
| Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | Feb. 2, 2024 | ||
| Helldivers 2 | Feb. 8, 2024 | ||
| Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden | Feb. 13, 2024 | ||
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong | Feb. 16, 2024 | NS | Game Boy Advance remaster |
| Skull + Bones | Feb. 16, 2024 | ||
| The Thaumaturge | Feb. 20, 2024 | PC (Steam) | RPG |
| Nightingale | Feb. 22, 2024 | ||
| Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster | Feb. 28, 2024 | PC (Steam), PS4, PS5, XBO, XBSX/S, NS | Adventure FPS |
| Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Feb. 29, 2024 | PS5 | RPG remake |
| The Outlast Trials | March 5, 2024 | ||
| Homeworld 3 | March 8, 2024 | ||
| Unicorn Overlord | March 8, 2024 | NS, PS4, PS5, XBSX/S | Tactical RPG |
| Contra: Operation Galuga | March 12, 2024 | NS, PC (Steam), PS4, Xbox One | Run-n-gun action |
| Alone in the Dark | March 20, 2024 | ||
| Dragon’s Dogma 2 | March 22, 2024 | ||
| Princess Peach: Showtime! | March 22, 2024 | NS | Action-adventure |
| Rise of the Ronin | March 22, 2024 | ||
| South Park: Snow Day! | March 26, 2024 | NS, PS5, XBSX/S, PC | Co-op |
| Tales of Kenzera: Zau | April 23, 2024 | ||
| Braid: Anniversary Edition | April 30, 2024 | ||
| Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | May 23, 2024 | NS | RPG remake |
| Destiny 2: The Final Shape | June 4, 2024 | ||
| Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD | June 27, 2024 | NS | |
| Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition | July 18, 2024 | NS | |
| Black Myth Wukong | Aug. 20, 2024 | ||
| Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 | Sept. 9, 2024 | ||
| Visions of Mana | Summer 2024 | PC (Steam/Windows), PS4, PS5, XBSX/S | Action RPG |
| Wolf Among Us II | 2024? | PC | Episodic graphic adventure |
| Mina the Hollower | 2024? | PC, consoles TBA | Action-adventure |
| Star Wars Outlaws | 2024 | PS5, XBSX/S, PC | Open world adventure |
| Hades II | 2024 | PC | Roguelike |
| Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution | 2024 | NS | Action-adventure platformer |
| Moonlit Peaks | Early 2024 | PC (Steam) | |
| Robin Hood – Sherwood Builders | 2024 | PC (Steam) | Action-adventure RPG |
| Tiny Glade | 2024 | PC (Steam) | |
| Tales of Seikyu | December 2024 | PC (Steam) | Fantasy farming |
| Professor Layton and the New World of Steam | 2025 | NS | Puzzle adventure |
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