Nintendo Switch Online NES games

Nintendo Switch Online launched on September 19th.  As well as giving you the ability to play online and cloud saves (like PS Plus), there's a library of classic NES titles to play!  Multiplayer games can be played with your friends online or by sharing joy cons, and single player games let you share the controller.

The 20 games available at launch were: Balloon Fight, Donkey Kong, Dr. Mario, Ghosts'n Goblins, Ice Climber, The Legend of Zelda, Pro Wrestling, Soccer, Super Mario Bros. 3, Tennis, Baseball, Double Dragon, Excitebike, Gradius, Ice Hockey, Mario Bros., River City Ransom, Super Mario Bros., Tecmo Bowl and Yoshi.  On October 10th three more titles were added: Solomon's Key, Super Dodge Ball and NES Open Tournament Golf.  Also, a cheaty version of The Legend of Zelda where you start off with all the best equipment!  Perhaps there will be more 'easy mode' versions of classic titles available in the future on the Switch...

In November Metroid, Mighty Bomb Jack and TwinBee are being added, and in December Wario's Woods, Ninja Gaiden and Adventures of Lolo.

(I have italicised the games that are on the Nintendo Classic Mini NES - as you can see there's a bit of overlap but you do get different games on both things.)

I have to admit I don't know much about NES games - I never went down the Nintendo route (until our fairly recent Switch acquisition), so I had a bit of a look at some 'best of' lists online...

A GamesRadar article of the top NES games puts Super Mario Bros. 3 at no. 1, The Legend of Zelda at no. 3, Metroid at no. 4, River City Ransom at no. 8, Dr. Mario at no. 14 and Super Dodge Ball is no. 23.

Den of Geek's article on the 25 Most Underrated NES Games of All Time puts Adventures of Lolo at no. 4, River City Ransom at no. 12 and Wario's Woods at no. 25.

So there are some good games on the Online service, but they're clearly holding some jewels back to put on there later!  As Mario would say, 'Let's-a-go!'