On February 9, Nintendo began distributing “Game Boy Nintendo Switch Online” and “Game Boy Advance Nintendo Switch Online” for Nintendo Switch. Both services that allow you to enjoy nostalgic Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games have special settings.foreign mediaPolygonetc. have been reported.
Nine Game Boy titles are currently available for subscribers to the subscription service Nintendo Switch Online. There are early ones such as “Tetris” and “Yakuman”, as well as “The Legend of Zelda: Dream Island DX” and “Wario Land 3 Mysterious Music Box” released after the release of Game Boy Color.
In the settings of “Game Boy Nintendo Switch Online”, you can adjust the game screen when playing such titles. First, you can choose from Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, or Game Boy Color. It is possible to reproduce the color and color display of the monochrome LCD screen on each main unit. Even when the initial title was played with Game Boy Color, it was displayed in color (4 to 10 colors), and it was also reproduced. For Game Boy Color exclusive/common titles, Game Boy Color settings are fixed.
There is also a setting item “Reproduce the atmosphere of the time”. When this is turned on, the screen emphasizes the borders of each dot. Brightness is also slightly reduced. There are probably many people who remember those days on the screen where the dots are square and clearly visible. Please refer to the comparison images below for display examples on each Game Boy console. In addition, there is also a setting to “display the screen small”, so you can play with the game screen size close to the display on the original main unit.
Six Game Boy Advance titles are currently available for Nintendo Switch Online + Add-on Pack subscribers. And “Game Boy Advance Nintendo Switch Online” also has settings such as “Reproduce the atmosphere of the time” and “Display the screen smaller” that emphasize the boundaries of each dot.
For example, “Super Famicom Nintendo Switch Online” also has screen display settings such as 4:3, pixel perfect, analog TV, and you can choose according to your preference. This time, especially in “Game Boy Nintendo Switch Online”, the differences in the display on each Game Boy body are reproduced, which is quite a commitment. By the way, for overseas users, it seems that there is also a setting that allows you to select the North American version or the European version of the corresponding game.
The provision of Game Boy titles for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers and the provision of Game Boy Advance titles for Nintendo Switch Online + additional pack subscribers began on February 9. In addition, titles are scheduled to be added to both services in the future, and the titles that have been confirmed to be added at this time are as follows.
Game Boy Nintendo Switch Online
・The bell rings for the frog
・Corocoro Kirby
・The Legend of Zelda Mysterious Tree Nut Space-Time Chapter
・The Legend of Zelda Mysterious Nuts Chapter of the Earth
・Pokemon Card GB
Game Boy Advance Nintendo Switch Online
・F-ZERO FOR GAMEBOY ADVANCE
・Golden Sun ~Opened Seal~
・Fire Emblem Sealed Sword
・Fire Emblem Blazing Sword
・Kirby of the Stars: Great Labyrinth of Mirrors
・Metroid Fusion
