The original Perfect Dark looks a bit different to the Xbox Series X/S reboot (YouTube)
Turok and Perfect Dark have been added to the Nintendo Switch Online virtual console, along with two classic Metroid and Zelda games.
During its Nintendo Direct showcase today, the veteran publisher revealed that it’s expanding its Nintendo Switch Online games library with a special new Nintendo 64 collection of ‘mature’ games.
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and Perfect Dark are the two titles to spearhead the collection and will be available from today, although you’ll need the more expensive Expansion Pack subscription option to access them and the other N64 titles.
If you only have the standard Nintendo Switch Online service though you still get two notable new Game Boy Advance titles today, with remakes of both a classic Zelda and the original Metroid.
2004’s Metroid: Zero Mission is an excellent remake of the first NES Metroid game, to the point where there’s little need to play the original anymore.
Meanwhile, 2002’s The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past And Four Swords is a remaster of the classic SNES entry in the series, plus a separate multiplayer mode inspired by it – which was later expanded into a standalone GameCube game.
The multiplayer modes for both Perfect Dark and Four Swords both support up to four players online, so nothing is being left out in terms of options.
Nintendo’s showcase didn’t disappoint, as it also revealed that a new Zelda game – finally starring Zelda herself – is set to be released later this year.
It also announced Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, which will come out at some point in 2025. The game looked so good, that fans think it may actually be a secret Switch 2 game.
While Zelda and Metroid were a surprise, as well as new Mario & Luigi and Mario Party games, it’s not unusual for Nintendo do add new games to its Switch Online games library, which consists of over 100 retro titles.
Earlier this month they added five new (or rather old) Mega Man Game Boy titles, and before that Super Mario Land, Baseball, and Alleyway.
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter – one of the earliest console FPS (YouTube)
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