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09-07-2023, 03:36 AM
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Typically, Nintendo Switch Online game updates come in two flavors. There are the exciting updates (https://www.destructoid.com/zelda-oracle-games-join-nintendo-switch-online/) that bring all-time classic titles to the service. And then there are the weird updates (https://www.destructoid.com/claymates-snes-is-on-switch-now-and-yall-need-to-try-it/) that add a mix of obscure titles that seem to exist as curiosities at best. This month's update maybe veers closer to that second camp, but it?s such a crazy mix of games that I mostly feel confusion over any kind of disappointment.
Across the Game Boy, NES, and SNES apps, Switch Online owners can now access three Japan-exclusive titles and, weirdest of all, an obscure licensed game. Here?s the rundown:
Kirby Star Stacker (SNES)
Quest for Camelot (Game Boy Color)
Downtown Nekketsu March: Super-Awesome Field Day! (NES)
Joy Mech Fight (NES)
I really cannot get over seeing Quest for Camelot on that list. It was one of those movies that was in the pop culture conversation so briefly that I only really remembered its signature song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt_OkgSOrkU). I have no idea how the game holds up, but seeing the Titus logo (https://www.destructoid.com/weekly-kusoge-superman-64/) on it doesn?t inspire a ton of confidence. The Wikipedia page for the game (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quest_for_Camelot_(1998_video_game)#cite_note-gamerankings-quest_for_camelot-7) states under ?Reception? that ?Adam Cleveland of IGN summarized the game as ?bad,?? which, hey, who am I to argue with Adam Cleveland of IGN?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDB_vr-0KJs
A good time for Japanese gamesMeanwhile, it does appear that the other titles on this list have some merit. Downtown Nekketsu March is part of the Kunio-kun series, best known in the United States for River City Ransom (https://www.destructoid.com/top-10-best-nes-games-of-all-time-ranked-retro/). Additionally, Joy Mech Fight was famously one of the ten Nintendo titles that Destructoid?s Zoey ?I?m gonna play it? Handley said should be localized (https://www.destructoid.com/10-games-nintendo-needs-to-localize/). I can?t believe Nintendo reads Destructoid. There is literally no other explanation for this that I am willing to listen to.
You?ll probably want to look up guides to help navigate some of the menus in these titles. I mashed the A button in each to get into gameplay, but that's not the best way to enjoy games. This fortunately isn?t a problem you?ll have with Quest for Camelot though. You?ll only have to contend with the fact that the game is - in the word of Adam Cleveland of IGN - ?bad.?
All four games are available now for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.
The post Nintendo Switch Online update adds Japanese titles and a licensed game (https://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-switch-online-update-adds-japanese-titles-and-a-licensed-game/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
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Typically, Nintendo Switch Online game updates come in two flavors. There are the exciting updates (https://www.destructoid.com/zelda-oracle-games-join-nintendo-switch-online/) that bring all-time classic titles to the service. And then there are the weird updates (https://www.destructoid.com/claymates-snes-is-on-switch-now-and-yall-need-to-try-it/) that add a mix of obscure titles that seem to exist as curiosities at best. This month's update maybe veers closer to that second camp, but it?s such a crazy mix of games that I mostly feel confusion over any kind of disappointment.
Across the Game Boy, NES, and SNES apps, Switch Online owners can now access three Japan-exclusive titles and, weirdest of all, an obscure licensed game. Here?s the rundown:
Kirby Star Stacker (SNES)
Quest for Camelot (Game Boy Color)
Downtown Nekketsu March: Super-Awesome Field Day! (NES)
Joy Mech Fight (NES)
I really cannot get over seeing Quest for Camelot on that list. It was one of those movies that was in the pop culture conversation so briefly that I only really remembered its signature song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt_OkgSOrkU). I have no idea how the game holds up, but seeing the Titus logo (https://www.destructoid.com/weekly-kusoge-superman-64/) on it doesn?t inspire a ton of confidence. The Wikipedia page for the game (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quest_for_Camelot_(1998_video_game)#cite_note-gamerankings-quest_for_camelot-7) states under ?Reception? that ?Adam Cleveland of IGN summarized the game as ?bad,?? which, hey, who am I to argue with Adam Cleveland of IGN?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDB_vr-0KJs
A good time for Japanese gamesMeanwhile, it does appear that the other titles on this list have some merit. Downtown Nekketsu March is part of the Kunio-kun series, best known in the United States for River City Ransom (https://www.destructoid.com/top-10-best-nes-games-of-all-time-ranked-retro/). Additionally, Joy Mech Fight was famously one of the ten Nintendo titles that Destructoid?s Zoey ?I?m gonna play it? Handley said should be localized (https://www.destructoid.com/10-games-nintendo-needs-to-localize/). I can?t believe Nintendo reads Destructoid. There is literally no other explanation for this that I am willing to listen to.
You?ll probably want to look up guides to help navigate some of the menus in these titles. I mashed the A button in each to get into gameplay, but that's not the best way to enjoy games. This fortunately isn?t a problem you?ll have with Quest for Camelot though. You?ll only have to contend with the fact that the game is - in the word of Adam Cleveland of IGN - ?bad.?
All four games are available now for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.
The post Nintendo Switch Online update adds Japanese titles and a licensed game (https://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-switch-online-update-adds-japanese-titles-and-a-licensed-game/) appeared first on Destructoid (https://www.destructoid.com).
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