Nintendo Makes Up for Zelda Disappointment With Classic Additions to Switch Online! – “Time to Hit the Jim”

Nintendo keeps offering its fans various reasons to rejoice. And recently, it just did it again by introducing some of the most decades-old games.

The developer and publisher, through its Nintendo Switch Online, always brings out some of the best titles for today’s generation of gamers. And this time, too, it has done the same.

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Nintendo Switch Online adds classic NES and SNES games!

The online platform has a vast catalog of games already, and the developer and publisher have updated it yet again. It has added three classic titles to the service. They are Dig-Dug 2, Mappy-Land, and Earthworm Jim 2.

Talking about the first offering, then Dig-Dug 2 is a 1985 puzzle arcade game. Originally, it was launched for the Nintendo Entertainment System, published in Japan by Namco. Being a sequel to its predecessor, the game has its story set on an island that has an overhead view. Players have only one mission to accomplish: kill all enemies.

Second title is Mappy-Land, a game that was released in 1993 as a sequel to the original Mappy. TOSE was its developer while Namco was the publisher. In North America, however, it was published by Taxan for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

The third game is Earthworm Jim 2, which was launched in 1995 as a run and gun title. It’s the second and final installment in its franchise. It was developed by the creators Doug TenNapel, David Perry, and Shiny Entertainment. The game was revealed for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

So these are the three new classic surprises that fans can enjoy right now on the Switch Online service. It seems like the players will like them. Especially those, who have already played them in their childhood.

Meanwhile, fans’ reactions were mixed to this reveal. Some of them were excited to get these old games back. On other hand, few people didn’t like them much somehow. “Time to hit the Jim”, wrote one account that seemed quite hyped.

In other news, Nintendo recently announced a delay for the highly awaited Zelda 2 entry. The next installment in the now-iconic saga will release in Spring 2023.

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What are your thoughts on the newest additions to Switch Online? Are you happy to see them back?

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