ONE of the best deals on the Nintendo Switch is one that few players have heard of.
There is a hidden perk that players can grab, which includes over 250 games from some of Nintendo’s most popular series.
Nintendo Switch Online comes in two tiers, with the cheapest including 163 titles for just £17.99 a year.
The Expansion Pack is the higher tier which includes almost 100 additional games and three popular DLC packs for just £34.99.
Here are all the games available as part of the Nintendo Switch Online library.
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All NES games on Nintendo Switch Online
There are 163 games in the basic Switch Online package, including 71 games as part of the NES library, including a lot of popular Nintendo series.
Popular games from the Mario, Zelda and Kirby series are all here, including some of the best games in the series.
Here are all the NES games that are free with Nintendo Switch Online:
- Balloon Fight
- Baseball
- Donkey Kong
- Double Dragon
- Dr. Mario
- Excitebike
- Ghosts’n Goblins
- Gradius
- Ice Climber
- Ice Hockey
- The Legend of Zelda
- Mario Bros.
- Pro Wrestling
- River City Ransom
- Soccer
- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Tecmo Bowl
- Tennis
- Yoshi
- NES Open Tournament Golf
- Solomon's Key
- Super Dodge Ball
- Metroid
- Mighty Bomb Jack
- TwinBee
- Adventures of Lolo
- Ninja Gaiden
- Wario's Woods
- Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link
- Blaster Master
- Super Mario Bros. 2
- Kirby's Adventure
- Kid Icarus
- StarTropics
- Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
- Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
- Star Soldier
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- VS. Excitebike
- Clu Clu Land
- Double Dragon 2: The Revenge
- Volleyball
- City Connection
- Wrecking Crew
- Donkey Kong 3
- Kung-Fu Heroes
- Vice: Project Doom
- Journey to Silius
- Crystalis
- Shadow of the Ninja
- Eliminator Boat Duel
- Rygar
- The Immortal
- S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team
- Nightshade
- Fire 'n Ice
- Ninja JaJaMaru-kun
- EarthBound Beginnings
- Mappy-Land
- Dig Dug 2
- Pinball
- Daiva Story 6 Imperial of Nirsartia
- Xevious
- Mystery Tower
- Downtown Nekketsu March Super-Awesome Field Day!
- Joy Mech Fight
- Devil World
- The Mysterious Murasame Castle
- Snake Rattle 'n' Roll
- R.C. Pro-AM
All SNES games on Nintendo Switch Online
There are 63 games available from the SNES library, featuring more popular series such as Metroid, Earthbound, and Star Fox.
Here are all the Switch Online SNES games you can play for free:
- Super Mario World
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- Super Mario Kart
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Super Metroid
- Star Fox
- F-Zero
- Stunt Race FX
- Pilotwings
- Kirby's Dream Land 3
- Kirby's Dream Course
- Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
- Demon's Crest
- Super Soccer
- Super Puyo Puyo 2
- Super Tennis
- Breath Of Fire
- Brawl Brothers
- Super E.D.F. Earth Defense Force
- Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics
- Star Fox 2
- Super Punch-Out!!
- Kirby Super Star
- Breath of Fire 2
- Pop'n TwinBee
- Smash Tennis
- Operation Logic Bomb
- Panel de Pon
- Wild Guns
- Donkey Kong Country
- Natsume Championship Wrestling
- Super Mario All-Stars
- Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong-Quest
- Mario's Super Picross
- The Peace Keepers
- Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
- The Ignition Factor
- Super Valis IV
- Tuff E Nuff
- Doomsday Warrior
- Prehistorik Man
- Psycho Dream
- Joe ‘n Mac
- Magical Drop2
- Spanky's Quest
- Super Baseball Simulator 1.000
- Claymates
- JellyBoy
- Bombuzal
- EarthBound
- Earthworm Jim 2
- Rival Turf!
- Congo's Caper
- Kirby's Avalanche
- Fighter’s History
- Side Pocket
- Harvest Moon
- Kirby's Star Stacker
- Super R-Type
- Wrecking Crew '98
- Amazing Hebereke
- Battletoads in Battlemaniacs
- Killer Instinct
All Game Boy games on Nintendo Switch Online
There are 29 games from the Game Boy library, which people can play including a game from the Pokémon series.
Here are all the Game Boy games that you can pick up with Nintendo Switch Online:
- 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 2 - Return of Samus
- Wario Land 3
- Kirby's Dream Land
- Kirby’s Dream Land 2
- BurgerTime Deluxe
- Kirby Tilt 'n’ Tumble
- Blaster Master: Enemy Below
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
- Pokémon Trading Card Game
- Quest for Camelot
- Castlevania Legends
- Dr Mario
- Mario Golf
- Mario Tennis
- Super Mario Land
- Alleyway
- Baseball
- Mega Man: Dr Wily's Revenge
- Mega Man 2
- Mega Man 3
- Mega Man 4
- Mega Man 5
All N64 games on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack
There are 95 additional games that you can grab if you upgrade to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack tier.
The N64 library on the service features 34 games, including two of the most popular games from the Zelda series.
Four more Pokémon games are here for the biggest selection from Nintendo Switch Online.
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Here are all the games available for Switch Online from the N64 library:
- Super Mario 64
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Mario Kart 64
- Lylat Wars
- Yoshi's Story
- Sin & Punishment
- Dr. Mario 64
- Mario Tennis
- Operation Winback
- Paper Mario
- Banjo-Kazooie
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
- F-Zero X
- Mario Golf
- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
- Pokémon Snap
- Pokémon Puzzle League
- Wave Race 64
- Pilotwings 64
- Mario Party
- Mario Party 2
- GoldenEye 007
- Pokémon Stadium
- Pokémon Stadium 2
- Excitebike 64
- Mario Party 3
- Jet Force Gemini
- 1080° Snowboarding
- Harvest Moon 64
- Iggy's Reckin' Balls
- Extreme-G
- Blast Corps
- Perfect Dark
- Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
All Sega Mega Drive games on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack
The largest library for the Expansion Pack is from the Sega Mega Drive, which includes 44 games.
There are a huge number of games here, including titles from the Sonic, Golden Axe and Shinobi series.
Here are all the Mega Drive games available with Switch Online + Expansion Pack:
- Golden Axe
- Strider
- Musha
- Shining Force
- Sonic The Hedgehog 2
- Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
- Streets of Rage 2
- Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
- Ecco The Dolphin
- Gunstar Heroes
- Phantasy Star IV
- Castlevania Bloodline
- Contra Hard Corps
- Ristar
- Thunder Force II
- ToeJam & Earl
- Sword of Vermilion
- Dynamite Headdy
- Altered Beast
- Super Fantasy Zone
- Light Crusader
- Alien Soldier
- Space Harrier 2
- Shining Force 2
- Sonic The Hedgehog Spinball
- Comix Zone
- Target Earth
- Zero Wing
- Mega Man: The Wily Wars
- Alisia Dragoon
- Earthworm Jim
- Beyond Oasis
- Golden Axe II
- Alien Storm
- Columns
- Virtua Fighter 2
- Pulseman
- Street Fighter 2: Special Champion Edition
- Kid Chameleon
- Flicky
- Ghouls 'n Ghosts
- Landstalker
- Crusader of Centy (Soleil)
- The Revenge of Shinobi
All Game Boy Advance games on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack
The final library part of the Expansion Pack is the Game Boy Advance collection which has an additional 17 games.
There are a number of Mario games here, and cult classics like Minish Cap, Fire Emblem, and Metroid Fusion.
Here are the Game Boy Advance games that are a part of the Expansion Pack library:
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
- WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania
- Kuru Kuru Kururin
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Four Swords
- Metroid Fusion
- Metroid: Zero Mission
- Super Mario Advance
- Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
- Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
- Fire Emblem
- Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
- Golden Sun
- Golden Sun: The Lost Age
- F-Zero Maximum Velocity
All additional games and DLC on Nintendo Switch Online
The “99” games are battle royale titles based on popular series, which are available as part of the basic tier library.
There are also three DLC sets for three of Nintendo Switch’s most popular games, which are only available with the Expansion Pack tier of the service.
Here are the additional games and game content you can pick up with Nintendo Switch Online:
- Splatoon 3 DLC
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC
- Animal Crossing DLC
- Tetris 99
- F-Zero 99
Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.