Nintendo Switch Online checks off another big item on gamers' wish lists

Nintendo Switch online it is far from a perfect service. Since its launch in 2018, Switch Online has struggled to match its Xbox and PlayStation counterparts, with the service missing common features like chats and direct messaging. Switch Online's infrastructure has also been constantly criticized over the past six years, with network code and server issues often causing extreme lag. But one shining beacon over the years has been Nintendo Switch Online's ever-growing library of retro video games.




Starting with a handful of NES games, Nintendo Switch Online is now home to over 300 retro titles, including SNES, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, GBA, and Nintendo 64. That impressive collection just got a little bigger with the classics. Donkey Kong the game was added a few days ago.

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Donkey Kong Land 2 is now on Switch Online

It was developed by Rare in 1995 Donkey Kong Land released for the original Game Boy. An incredibly ambitious project for its time, Donkey Kong Land was a condensed, remastered version of the popular SNES game Donkey Kong Land. While some bosses have been changed and levels added, Donkey Kong Land was a remarkably successful attempt to capture the game formula Donkey Kong Landso much so that a sequel was released just a year later.


Donkey Kong Land 2 launched in September 1996, also for the original Game Boy. Like its predecessor, Donkey Kong Land 2 tried to distill a full SNES Donkey Kong game into one small Game Pak. Donkey Kong Land 2 is basically a remade version Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Questwhile borrowing the SNES game's story and many of its art names, but changing some of the level designs.

Big change in Donkey Kong Land 2 and its more technically impressive SNES counterpart was the ability to play as Dixie Kong, who could spin her hair to slide. Donkey Kong Land 2 is now available on Nintendo Switch Online.

Another Donkey Kong game could be right around the corner

But Donkey Kong Land the series is actually a trilogy, and that means there's one more entry left to join the Nintendo Switch Online roster. Donkey Kong Land 3 was originally released in 1997 and gave fans a portable version Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!albeit with the level layout changed again. WITH Donkey Kong Land 1 and 2 now on Switch Online, it would be great if Donkey Kong Land 3 was right behind them, especially as DKL2 it was added just four days after its predecessor.


The Game Boy Nintendo Switch Online library is full of Heavy Hitters

With both Donkey Kong Land 1 and 2 The Game Boy/Game Boy Color library on Nintendo Switch Online, now on the service, currently stands at a solid 33 titles. While not as high as the number of NES or SNES games from NSO, the vast majority of these Game Boy titles are certified Nintendo classics. FROM Mega Man 1-5to The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DXto Metroid 2: Return of Samusto Super Mario Land 1 and 2to Kirby's Dreamland 1 and 2Nintendo Switch Online's Game Boy library is full of must-play games even for those who aren't nostalgic for that particular era of gaming.

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