5 Sega Genesis Games Added to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 17 December 2021 / 2,141 Views

Nintendo announced it has added five Sega Genesis / Mega Drive games to the lineup games playable for people subscribed to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.

The five games Sega Genesis / Mega Drive added are the following:

Altered Beast
ToeJam & Earl
Dynamite Headdy
Sword of Vermilion
Thunder Force II

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11 Comments

SuperNintend0rk (on 17 December 2021)

Well at least they seem to be releasing Genesis games at a reasonable pace, unlike the slow drip of N64 games lol

VAMatt (on 18 December 2021)

"Rise from your grave" - that was my first taste of 16-bit gaming, and it was a promising start.

JackHandy VAMatt (on 18 December 2021)

Yup, same here. The first time I played Sonic 1 was like being blind and suddenly receiving sight. Such a mind F.

VAMatt JackHandy (on 18 December 2021)

I remember clearly when I realized that Sonic would tap his foot and look annoyed when you didn't move him for a bit, and that you could move the screen (we'd say move the camera today) to see above and below what was otherwise visible by simply looking up or down. Those little things seemed like big advances at the time.

JackHandy VAMatt (on 19 December 2021)

They seemed like voodoo, all right lol. Especially before SNES came out. Because all you had up to then was 8-bits. It was the same with Dreamcast too. Going from PS1 to Dreamcast felt like an interstellar leap.

I really miss when a new console would blow your mind like that. It's sorely missed imo.

GoOnKid (on 18 December 2021)

I never understood ToeJam & Earl.

JackHandy (on 17 December 2021)

It will never feel "right" seeing Genesis games on a Nintendo console. Never lol.

AHYL88 (on 18 December 2021)

Dynamite Headdy is a great game; probably one of the toughest ones I played from the Genesis/Mega Drive era purely for lack of saving progress at the time and not being as clued up on a lot of it until like the 10th attempt! So don't be fooled by the fun cartoony look of it!