SaysWho? Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-09-03-game-boy-and-game-boy-color-titles-headed-to-nintendo-switch-online Quote Nintendo is set to add Game Boy and Game Boy Color titles to Nintendo Switch Online, Eurogamer sources have confirmed. Word that Nintendo will bulk up its Switch Online back catalogue first broke earlier this week via the Nate the Hate podcast, which discussed various possible handheld games Nintendo could bring to the Switch subscription offering. Nintendo Life sources then offered their own confirmation. Now, Eurogamer has been able to separately corroborate these reports - and we have heard that other retro platforms are also on the cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Let’s hope they don’t increase the price of their subscription in response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Good. Being able to play multiplayer Gameboy/Gameboy Color games (including online) would be a blast. Metal Gear Solid or bust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 11 minutes ago, GameDadGrant said: Metal Gear Solid or bust. Prepare for bust! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 Fuckin' Nintendo. Why GB/GBColor? Why not Gameboy Advance? (I'm hoping that's the "other platforms") I loved my Gameboy 30+ years ago, and while playing Mario Land 2 again would be a nice little nostalgia trip, I have practically no desire to relive those days. It's bad enough the NES/SNES offerings keep bordering on the obscure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 52 minutes ago, XxEvil AshxX said: Fuckin' Nintendo. Why GB/GBColor? Why not Gameboy Advance? (I'm hoping that's the "other platforms") They can't bring out more modern ones because it will ruin their chance of cashing in on those new Advance Wars remasters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjomesphat Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 I wonder if they'll have Super Gameboy support. Mostly thinking about Donkey Kong '94. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 22 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: Prepare for bust! 22 hours ago, XxEvil AshxX said: Fuckin' Nintendo. Why GB/GBColor? Why not Gameboy Advance? (I'm hoping that's the "other platforms") I loved my Gameboy 30+ years ago, and while playing Mario Land 2 again would be a nice little nostalgia trip, I have practically no desire to relive those days. It's bad enough the NES/SNES offerings keep bordering on the obscure. I feel Game Boy and Game Boy Color still offer unique experiences they can’t be found anywhere else. I think it’d be great if the world got another chance to experience Motocross Maniacs either again or for the first time. Some of the better RPGs of the era haven’t seen the light of day since their original release, like Rolan’s Curse 2 and Great Greed. And besides the aforementioned Metal Gear Solid, the GBC still has games like the criminally underrated Survival Kids and Dragon Warrior Monsters. That said, I’d be all in for GBA as well. Just throw all the GBA games from the Wii U Virtual Console on Switch and call it good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaxick Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 I like this, but I also hate this simply because the Switch is garbage for games requiring a D-Pad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 15 hours ago, vaxick said: I like this, but I also hate this simply because the Switch is garbage for games requiring a D-Pad. Switch Lite, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I'm not super interested in Game Boy stuff. This feels like a personal attack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 On 9/3/2021 at 10:43 AM, GameDadGrant said: Good. Being able to play multiplayer Gameboy/Gameboy Color games (including online) would be a blast. Metal Gear Solid or bust. Lol You aren't this naive? Theres no way Nintendo will put in the work to make playable online multiplayer GB/C games online. You'll get the original game, and the ability to share a screen while you each use a single, terribly designed joycon as the controller. There will be no online GB games. I'd like to be proven wrong though. My GBC died a couple of years ago. I still use my GBA quite often, and used my Color once in a while for RPG's up until it broke. I still want it replaced, but it would be nice to use my switch for all of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 On 9/4/2021 at 9:51 AM, GameDadGrant said: I feel Game Boy and Game Boy Color still offer unique experiences they can’t be found anywhere else. I think it’d be great if the world got another chance to experience Motocross Maniacs either again or for the first time. Some of the better RPGs of the era haven’t seen the light of day since their original release, like Rolan’s Curse 2 and Great Greed. And besides the aforementioned Metal Gear Solid, the GBC still has games like the criminally underrated Survival Kids and Dragon Warrior Monsters. That said, I’d be all in for GBA as well. Just throw all the GBA games from the Wii U Virtual Console on Switch and call it good! This, its all about the unavailable RPG's for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 21 minutes ago, BloodyHell said: Lol You aren't this naive? Theres no way Nintendo will put in the work to make playable online multiplayer GB/C games online. You'll get the original game, and the ability to share a screen while you each use a single, terribly designed joycon as the controller. There will be no online GB games. I'd like to be proven wrong though. My GBC died a couple of years ago. I still use my GBA quite often, and used my Color once in a while for RPG's up until it broke. I still want it replaced, but it would be nice to use my switch for all of it. ALL of the NES and SNES games are online. If it's on the same format/platform, there's no reason why Game Boy games wouldn't be online also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 this would be cool if they made pokemon available 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 As long as they never make any Golden Sun games available, they can go nuts. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 4 hours ago, johnny said: this would be cool if they made pokemon available They are still available on 3DS! I don’t think they are online compatible, but local wireless works with them and the PKMN you catch in those games can be transferred to Pokémon Home and then into Sword/Shield. 4 hours ago, Kal-El814 said: As long as they never make any Golden Sun games available, they can go nuts. You love all those menus, don’t lie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Lufia 2 > Golden Sun anything 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 7 hours ago, GameDadGrant said: ALL of the NES and SNES games are online So you can play multiplayer SNES games online? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 10 hours ago, GameDadGrant said: ALL of the NES and SNES games are online. If it's on the same format/platform, there's no reason why Game Boy games wouldn't be online also. In fairness it’s not quite that simple. They’d have to emulate two systems, running and communicating simultaneously. If they get that working on the ‘host’ Switch, it shouldn’t be too hard to support whatever online drop-in tech they already have for the second emulated gameboy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 4 hours ago, GameDadGrant said: You love all those menus, don’t lie. Friends don’t let friends play Golden Sun games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 14 hours ago, SimpleG said: So you can play multiplayer SNES games online? Yeah. 14 hours ago, crispy4000 said: In fairness it’s not quite that simple. They’d have to emulate two systems, running and communicating simultaneously. If they get that working on the ‘host’ Switch, it shouldn’t be too hard to support whatever online drop-in tech they already have for the second emulated gameboy. Nah, it's pretty simple actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Golden Sun was good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 10 minutes ago, Chris- said: Golden Sun was good. Golden Sun was an okay “my first JRPG ^_^” at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 1 hour ago, GameDadGrant said: Nah, it's pretty simple actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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