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family of systems,

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distributes retro games to subscribers of their

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service. Subscribers have access to games for the

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(NES) and

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(SNES), and for an additional cost, are granted access to

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and

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games. During its first year, the Online service provided a new batch of NES games on a monthly basis. However, with the addition of SNES titles in September 2019, Nintendo stated that new NES and SNES games would no longer be made available on a regular schedule though would continue to expand both libraries over time. Some NES and SNES games with multiplayer modes support both local and online play. As of October 2021, subscribers that also purchase the Expansion Pack for the service have access to a growing library of Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games. Games that originally supported local multiplayer now additionally support online multiplayer. Games are accessible as long as the user has an active subscription, and a user must connect to the internet at least once a week to continue to access games while offline. Certain NES games released on the service beginning in October 2018, and certain SNES games released on the service beginning in May 2021, also have an alternative version labeled "SP" ("Extra" in some regions) which alters the game in some way, typically either unlocking additional modes, starting the player with additional items or levels, or starting the player midway through the game. Most of the games released in both the Americas and PAL territories are the original NTSC-U versions, including their North American naming and 60 Hz support. The Western NES variant of the software is available in South Korea, while the Japanese Family Computer variant is available in Hong Kong. The service features several titles that were not available on Nintendo's

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. Some games saw their first re-release in any form since their original debut including ''

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,'' '' Vice: Project Doom'' and ''

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.'' The Switch Online marks the first release in North America for ''

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'', '' Smash Tennis'' and ''

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''.

Standard subscription

Nintendo Entertainment System

With the launch of the Nintendo Switch Online service on September 19, 2018, NES games were made available with 20 titles available at launch. Subscribers can access them through a dedicated app. , there are 93 games available, including:

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Announced in a

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on September 4, 2019, SNES games were added to the service worldwide with 20 titles on September 5, 2019. They are available in a separate app from NES games. , there are 72 games available, including:

Expansion Pack

Nintendo 64

Announced in a Nintendo Direct on September 23, 2021, Nintendo 64 games were added to the service worldwide with nine titles on October 25, 2021. Games are based on the

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releases using 60 Hz timing; select games also have the option to play the European versions which run at their original

PAL Phase Alternating Line (PAL) is a colour encoding system for analogue television. It was one of three major analogue colour television standards, the others being NTSC and SECAM. In most countries it was broadcast at 625 lines, 50 fields (25 ...

50 Hz speed, including those that support multiple languages. , there are 23 games available, including:

Sega Genesis / Mega Drive

Announced in a Nintendo Direct on September 23, 2021, Sega Genesis games were added to the service worldwide with 15 titles on October 25, 2021. , there are 37 games available, including:

References

External links

* {{Nintendo Switch Nintendo 64 emulators Nintendo Entertainment System emulators Nintendo services Online video game services Sega Genesis emulators Super Nintendo Entertainment System emulators Video game platform emulators

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