Gameboy and Gameboy Advanced games finally make their debut on the Nintendo Switch. Read on to learn what games are available and whether you need the NSO Expansion to play these titles.
Gameboy & GBA Games Coming to Switch
All Gameboy Games Coming to Switch
Gameboy Games are coming to Switch! Finally we can play some of the classics that have been unavailable for so long. Note that you will need to have a Nintendo Switch Online Subscription to play Gameboy Games on Switch. Local and online play supports two players.
List of Gameboy Games Available Now on Nintendo Switch:
•Tetris
•Super Mario Land 2 - 6 Golden Coins
•The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
•Gargoyle’s Quest
•Game & Watch Gallery 3
•Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
•Metroid II - Return of Samus
•Wario Land 3
•Kirby’s Dream Land
List of Gameboy Games to be Added in the Future:
•The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
•The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
•Pokemon TCG
•Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble
Gameboy, Gameboy Pocket, or Gameboy color screen filterss. 2 players can play online. Games to be added in teh future: LoZ Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages, Pokemon TCG, Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble,
All GBA Games Coming to Switch
Gameboy Advance games are also coming to Switch, all of witch are welcome additions. Note that you will need both an NSO subscription as well as the NSO Expansion Pack to play these GBA games. Local and online play supports up to four players.
List of Gameboy Advance Games Available Now on Nintendo Switch:
•Super Mario Advanced 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
•WarioWare, Inc.
•Kuru Kuru Kururin
•Mario Kart Super Circuit
•Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
•LoZ: The Minish Cap
List of Gameboy Advance Games to be Added in the Future:
•Metroid Fusion
•Kirby Amazing Mirror
•Fire Emblem
• F-Zero
•Golden Sun
Is Buying the NSO Subscription and Expansion Worth It?
Buy If You Are Dying to Play Classic Nintendo Games
Although the Gameboy and Gameboy Advance games are great additions to the Switch's catalogue of titles, it's pretty unfortunate that it took this long to bring them onto the platform.
If you know that you will get enough enjoyment out of these classic games from Gameboy, GBA, and the N64, then by all means buy both. However if you still have some older functioning Nintendo systems, it would be cheaper in the long run to play these titles on their original hardware.
