5 great SEGA Genesis games that should be added to Nintendo Switch Online

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Nintendo Switch Online (or NSO) has provided fans with a neat way to revisit childhood classics. Starting with NES and Super NES games, the lineup of retro games has since been expanded to include Nintendo 64 and SEGA Genesis titles.

The latter is a 1988 home console, the third under the gaming devices put out by the Sonic, the Hedgehog publisher.

So far, there are 22 Genesis games on Nintendo Switch Online, including big names like Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Castlevania: Bloodlines. Even cult classics like Ecco the Dolphin are included.

Last month, three more games were added to the catalog: Alien Soldier, Light Crusader and Super Fantasy Zone. But there's always room for more, including some blatant omissions.

Developed by Ancient and published by SEGA, Beyond Oasis puts players n the shoes of Prince Ali, who stumbles across a magical gold armlet. He soon discovers that it can be used to summon four elemental spirits.

However, there also exists a silver armlet that brings chaos and destruction. It has also found a new wearer. But the uniqueness of the game doesn't stop there.

While the gameplay is somewhat of an action RPG, Beyond Oasis makes interesting use of spirits. The water spirit Dytto, fire spirit Efreet, planet spirit Bow and shadow spirit Shade all have different gameplay purposes.

Summoning them is not unlike the totem summons in Divinity Original Sin 2, where the appropriate element in the environment will be needed to summon the relevant creature.

So similarly, Efreet can only be summoned from a fire source. These spirits aid the player in combat as they traverse dungeons, solve puzzles and fight enemies, seemingly inspired by Nintendo's Legend of Zelda.

The super-crisp sprite-work makes it easily one of the