Nintendo Switch Online, the subscription service required to play most of the platform’s games online, also comes with access to select games from the NES and SNES library. In the future, the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription will add Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games, as well, and the selection available has grown over time.
Below, we’ve included a list of every game you can currently play via Nintendo Switch Online, as well as those announced for the Expansion Pack service. They’re broken up by platform, and many have additional online features not found in the originals. Additionally, they all feature save states–many of the original NES and SNES games didn’t allow for saving at all, much less saving at any point to return to later.
The Expansion Pass will be available on October 25 and costs $50 for an individual plan and $80 for a family plan. Special controllers based on the Nintendo 64 and Genesis will be available, as well.
Nintendo Entertainment System
- Adventures of Lolo
- Balloon Fight
- Baseball
- Blaster Master
- City Connection
- Clu Clu Land
- Crystalis
- Donkey Kong
- Donkey Kong 3
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Double Dragon
- Double Dragon II: The Revenge
- Dr. Mario
- Eliminator Boat Duel
- Excitebike
- Fire ‘n Ice
- Ghosts’n Goblins
- Gradius
- Ice Climber
- Ice Hockey
- Journey to Silius
- Kid Icarus
- Kirby’s Adventure
- Kung-Fu Heroes
- Mario Bros.
- Metroid
- Mighty Bomb Jack
- NES Open Tournament Golf
- Nightshade
- Ninja Gaiden
- Ninja JaJaMaru-kin
- Pro Wrestling
- Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
- River City Ransom
- Rygar
- S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team
- Shadow of the Ninja
- Soccer
- Solomon’s Key
- 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
- TwinBee
- Vice: Project Doom
- Volleyball
- Vs. Excitebike
- Wario’s Woods
- Wrecking Crew
- Yoshi
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- Bombuzal
- Brawl Brothers
- Breath of Fire
- Breath of Fire 2
- Caveman Ninja
- Claymates
- 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
- F-Zero
- Jely Boy
- Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics
- Kirby Super Star
- Kirby’s Dream Course
- Kirby’s Dream Land 3
- Magical Drop 2
- Mario’s Super Picross
- Natsume Championship Wrestling
- Operation Logic Bomb
- Panel de Pon
- Pilotwings
- Pop’n TwinBee
- Prehistorik Man
- Psycho Dream
- Smash Tennis
- Spanky’s Quest
- Star Fox
- Star Fox 2
- Stunt Race FX
- Suer EDF Earth Defense Force
- Super Baseball Simulator 1,000
- Super Ghouls’n Ghosts
- Super Mario All-Stars
- Super Mario Kart
- Super Mario World
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
- Super Metroid
- Super Punch-Out!!
- Super Puyo Puyo 2
- Super Soccer
- Super Tennis
- Super Valis IV
- The Ignition Factor
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- The Peace Keppers
- The Peacekeepers
- Tuff E Nuff
- Wild Guns
Nintendo 64 (coming soon)
- Dr. Mario 64
- Mario Kart 64
- Mario Tennis
- Sin and Punishment
- Star Fox 64
- Super Mario 64
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- WinBack
- Yoshi’s Story
Sega Genesis/Mega Drive (coming soon)
- Castlevania: Bloodlines
- Contra: Hard Corps
- Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
- Ecco the Dolphin
- Golden Axe
- Gunstar Heroes
- Musha
- Phantasy Star IV
- Ristar
- Shining Force
- Shinobi III
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Streets of Rage
- Strider
Source: Gamespot
