Nintendo announced another wave of retro games coming to Switch Online soon, including an SNES classic, and they’re out now. The iconic farm sim Harvest Moon leads the pack, accompanied by Mystery Tower for the NES, and two Game Boy games.
This is the original Harvest Moon, the one that started the cozy life sim, though that also means some of the quality-of-life features you might be used to with the likes of Stardew Valley are definitely not present. For one thing, you’re locked in as a male farmer, and there are fewer places to go and things to do. The classics that inspired pretty much every farm game afterward are still here, though.
Four classic games are now live for #NintendoSwitchOnline members!#NES – Nintendo Switch Online:
☑️ Mystery Tower#SuperNES – Nintendo Switch Online:
☑️ Harvest Moon#GameBoy – Nintendo Switch Online:
☑️ Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble
☑️ Blaster Master: Enemy Below pic.twitter.com/3TLGUTnRRK— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 6, 2023
Mystery Tower is a puzzle platformer where you play as an explorer trying to reach the top of – you guessed it – a mysterious tower. All manner of obstacles try to stop your grand endeavor, though you can outwit them by moving parts of the tower around.
First up on the Game Boy side is Kirby’s Tilt ‘n’ Tumble, a motion-based platformer that originally released on the Game Boy Color with an extra pack in the cartridge that sensed you moving the handheld. You guide Kirby over gaps and through hazards by moving the Switch console around and flipping it upward to make the lil’ airball jump.
Finally is Blaster Master: Enemy Below, a Game Boy sequel that combines side-scrolling action with top-down exploration and the series’ traditional fast-paced action.
Since none of the new additions are for Game Boy Advance or Nintendo 64, you don’t need the expansion pack to enjoy them.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF