Virtual Console Dreaming: A Small Game Boy Update
Nintendo is adding Yoshi and Balloon Kid to the Game Boy library of the Classics Collection.
If you were to read that sentence with no context–what genre of game would you expect Yoshi to be? And how many guesses would it take for you to pick a stacking/matching puzzler? People seem legitimately excited for this one (even if there are no cookies in sight).
Balloon Kid, on the other hand, tasks you with gathering balloons in airborne obstacle courses. Think of it as a platformer where hovering has replaced jumping. The Twitter and YouTube comment sections both informed me that this is a Hello Kitty title in Japan.
These games will be available to Switch Online subscribers beginning tomorrow (2/4). Here is my wish list for the service. There have been no changes since last week’s Virtual Boy update.
SNES
Pocky and Rocky 2
Secret of Mana
GBC/GBA
Mario Golf: Advance Tour
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel
Mother 3
Onimusha Tactics
Pokemon Pinball
Tony Hawk misc.
Nintendo 64
Beetle Adventure Racing
Bomberman 64
Bomberman 64: The Second Attack!
Bomberman Hero
Castlevania 64/Legacy of Darkness
Goemon’s Great Adventure
Mischief Makers
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
Quest 64
Resident Evil 2
Road Rash 64
Snowboard Kids
Snowboard Kids 2
GameCube
1080 Avalanche
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance
Battalion Wars
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest
Donkey Konga 1-3 (rerelease the bongos!)
Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
Eternal Darkness
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Geist
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
James Bond 007: From Russia with Love
James Bond 007: Nightfire
Killer 7 (if we’re not getting a port of the Steam version)
Kirby Air Ride
Lost Kingdoms
Lost Kingdoms II
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Mario Party 4-7
Metroid Prime 2 (if we don’t get a proper remaster)
P.N.03
Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2
Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness
Resident Evil 2, 3, and Code Veronica
Skies of Arcadia Legends (I think this is the one I want the most)
SSX 3
Starfox Adventures
Starfox: Assault
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
Super Smash Bros. Melee
TimeSplitters 2
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4
Tony Hawk’s Underground, Underground 2, and American Wasteland (if we don’t get remakes)
Turok: Evolution (if Nightdive doesn’t do its thing)
Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2
Wave Race: Blue Storm
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom
The only Tactical Reload related business I have to report is I posted the first February It’s a Sprint last night (feel free to skip that one–we’re only currently scheduled to lose Madden 24). I’ve been trying to finish a couple reviews (one for an indie game–the other for the opposite of an indie game) but life keeps getting in the way. I may also have a new interview brewing–but I would expect that to go live closer to March.
Go work on your backlogs…or else…