Game Breaking Nintendo Switch Online Kirby 64 Glitch Will Be Addressed In Upcoming Patch

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The Nintendo Switch Online service's new tier, the Expansion Pack, has seen mixed reception since its announcement and release. Subscribers to this tier receive a number of perks, the most notable of them being access to a select number of classic Nintendo 64 and SEGA Genesis games. This retro lineup includes Mario Golf, Paper Mario, and even Banjo-Kazooie. The latest N64 addition was Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, the franchise's leap into the third dimension. While many were ecstatic that these games were being added to service, some fans are still sour over the plan's price, with that being exasperated with the Expansion Pack's N64 emulation issues.

Many fans who have been playing the Expansion Pack versions of these N64 games note a litany of problems. These include input lag, low frame rates, texture problems, and missing features just to name a few. While patches for the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack have improved the overall experience, some are still frustrated that issues like this shouldn't have cropped up in the first place. Even the latest release, Kirby 64, has a game-breaking bug that wasn't present in the original release.

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This glitch was first posted to the r/NintendoSwitch subreddit, where it showed a clip against one of Kirby 64's boss fights, Acro the orca. This is a fight that takes place underwater, with unique swimming controls and movement. The video showed off that if Kirby is hit underwater by an enemy, Kirby will be stuck in his hit stun animation, and the player won't be able to control him. Other clips of the glitch showed off that this can occur with any enemy underwater in World 3.

This glitch doesn't occur in the