Nintendo Switch Online is adding two classic Game Boy Advance F-Zero games to its library on October 11, including one previously only available in Japan. There is no shortage of older games to be discovered in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog, with new ones being added regularly since the service first launched in March 2017. September 2024 saw the addition of several classic Super Nintendo titles like Battletoads/Double Dragon, Cosmo Gang The Puzzle (or Pac-Attack as it was known outside Japan), Big Run, and the once Japan-exclusive Kunio-kun no Dodgeball da yo Zen'in Shūgō.

Throughout 2024, Nintendo Switch Online has continued to add beloved handheld titles from the original Game Boy and Game Boy Advance. In March, subscribers were handed three classic Mario Game Boy games in honor of this year’s Mario Day celebrations on March 10. The fun continued in June when five portable Mega Man titles were added to Nintendo Switch Online’s constantly growing collection. Finally, the beloved 2006 spin-off Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team was made available to play on the Nintendo Switch in August.

Nostalgic Nintendo fans will now have two more classic Game Boy Advance games to try out on Nintendo Switch Online, this time from the iconic F-Zero racing franchise. On October 11, the Nintendo Switch Online library will add F-Zero GP Legend and F-Zero Climax. As with all classic Game Boy titles on Nintendo Switch Online, players will need to be subscribed to the Expansion Pack service, which gives users access to games from the Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive.

Take down Zoda and his Dark Million organization in F-ZERO CLIMAX and enter the ultra-high-speed F-Zero Grand Prix races in F-Zero - GP Legend!

These two classic #GameBoy Advance F-Zero games are coming to #NintendoSwitch for #NintendoSwitchOnline + Expansion members on 10/11! pic.twitter.com/RNiCUxkGKt

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 2, 2024

F-Zero GP Legend
F-Zero Climax

F-Zero GP Legend was released on the Game Boy Advance in 2003 as a tie-in for the anime series of the same name, and tasked players with defeating the evil Zoda and the criminal Dark Million organization through high-octane, futuristic races. A year later, Nintendo released a sequel titled F-Zero Climax, though it was only available in Japan until this recent Nintendo Switch Online announcement. It was also the last F-Zero game to be produced until 2023’s F-Zero 99.

Speaking of F-Zero 99, the retro-style battle royale racer is also getting a free update that adds five new courses based on the Japan-exclusive Satellaview version of the original F-Zero. Fans have remained hopeful for a brand-new mainline F-Zero game, with F-Zero GX producer Toshihiro Nagoshi even expressing interest in such a project. In the meantime, players can still race their way through some of the series’ memorable handheld offerings thanks to Nintendo Switch Online.

Posted: Oct 06, 2024 1:56 pm
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Source: https://gamerant.com/f-zero-games-on-nintendo-switch-online/