Nintendo Switch Online Adds Four Classic Titles From the Game Boy and NES

Nintendo Switch Online subscribers now have four new games to play, as Nintendo shadowdropped two NES and two Game Boy classic titles on November 25. Nintendo Switch Online users can now enjoy Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters and Bionic Commando on the Game Boy: Nintendo Classics app, alongside Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos and Battletoads for the NES app.

As part of their subscription, Nintendo Switch Online users are given some additional games to play on various Nintendo Classics apps. The previous game launch on the Switch Online service saw the arrival of Luigi’s Mansion for the GameCube on October 30. However, accessing the GameCube app requires both a Switch 2 console and an active NSO membership with the Expansion Pack upgrade, which carries an annual fee of $50. However, NSO members with the basic, $20 annual subscription can still download the NES, SNES, and Game Boy apps and play games that arrive periodically.

Over a month after Nintendo shadowdropped three SNES classics for users to try out, the gaming giant surprised Switch Online users with four more games to play. The only first-party Nintendo game that was released in this wave was Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters for the Game Boy. Of Myths and Monsters is a sequel to the original Kid Icarus title released on the NES, and was the last title in the series to be released until the 2011 launch of Kid Icarus: Uprising on the 3DS.

Joining Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters on the Game Boy app is the Capcom title Bionic Commando, a side-scrolling platformer. Alongside both Game Boy titles, NES fans can now play Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos and Battletoads on their Switch consoles. Battletoads in particular is considered one of the most difficult games developed by Rare.

Games Available On The NES and Game Boy Nintendo Classics Apps (November 2025)

NES

Adventures of Lolo

Balloon Fight

Baseball

Battletoads

Blaster Master

City Connection

Clu Clu Land

Cobra Triangle

Daiva Story 6: Imperial of Nirsartia

Devil World

Dig Dug 2

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong 3

Donkey Kong Jr.

Donkey Kong Jr. Math

Double Dragon

Double Dragon 2: The Revenge

Downtown Nekketsu March: Super Awesome Field Day!

Dr. Mario

EarthBound Beginnings (Mother 1)

Eliminator Boat Duel

Excitebike

Fire ‘n Ice

Ghosts ‘n Goblins

Golf

Gradius

Ice Climber

Ice Hockey

The Immortal

Journey to Silius

Joy Mech Fight

Kid Icarus

Kirby’s Adventure

Kung-Fu Heroes

The Legend of Zelda

Mach Rider

Mappy-Land

Mario Bros.

Metroid

Mighty Bomb Jack

The Mysterious Murasame Castle

The Mystery of Atlantis

Mystery Tower

NES Open Tournament Golf

Nightshade

Ninja Gaiden

Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos

Ninja JaJaMaru-kun

Pinball

Pro Wrestling

Punch-Out!!

R.C. Pro-Am

River City Ransom

Rygar

S.C.A.T: Special Cybernetic Attack Team

Shadow of the Ninja

Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll

Soccer

Solar Jetman

Solomon’s Key

Star Soldier

StarTropics

Super Dodge all

Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros. 2

Super Mario Bros. 3

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

Tecmo Bowl

Tennis

Tetris

Twinbee

Urban Champion

Vice: Project Doom

Volleyball

Vs. Excitebike

Wario’s Woods

Wrecking Crew

Xevious

Yoshi

Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link

Game Boy and Game Boy Color

Alleyway

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Baseball

Bionic Commando

Blaster Master: Enemy Below

BurgerTime Deluxe

Castlevania Legends

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong Land

Donkey Kong Land 2

Donkey Kong Land 3

Dr. Mario

Game & Watch Gallery 3

Gargoyle’s Quest

Gradius: The Interstellar Assault

Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters

Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble

Kirby’s Dream Land

Kirby’s Dream Land 2

Kirby’s Star Stackers

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons

Mario Golf

Mario Tennis

Mario’s Picross

Mega Man 2

Mega Man 3

Mega Man 4

Mega Man 5

Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge

Metroid 2: Return of Samus

Pokemon Trading Card Game

Quest for Camelot

Super Mario Land

Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

Survival Kids

The Sword of Hope

Tetris

Tetris DX

Wario Land 3

What Game Boy or NES Games Could Still Drop on Switch Online?

Both the NES and Game Boy libraries on the Switch Online service are missing some of the biggest RPGs released on both systems. Games like the original Final Fantasy on the NES, and the first two mainline Pokemon generations on the Game Boy, are among the potential Switch Online drops that will make Nintendo fans happy if they ever see an NSO release. It remains to be seen what surprises Nintendo has planned over the coming months for Switch Online members.