Nintendo Switch Online N64 games: a brief introduction to every game

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Nintendo Switch Online is a service that's getting better with each passing month. Online play has improved, and we now have some pretty robust cloud-based retro libraries including that of the NES, SNES, Sega Genesis / Mega Drive and the N64.

The aforementioned NES and SNES libraries are quite rich at this point, offering up several classic titles alongside more obscure hits. Nintendo Switch Online subscribers also have free access to the excellent Tetris 99 and Pac-Man 99 online multiplayer games.

But Nintendo Switch Online is on the cusp of getting much better. During the September 23, 2021 Nintendo Direct presentation, the company announced that Nintendo 64 (as well as Sega Genesis / Mega Drive) games will be coming to the service via a higher tier known as ‘Expansion Pack’.

If you’ve never had the pleasure of exploring some of the best games from Nintendo’s 3D breakout console, though, you’re in luck. We’ve put together a guide below, acting as a brief introduction to every N64 game currently announced for Nintendo Switch Online, and we’ll be updating the list as future updates roll out.

Nintendo Switch Online's N64 library has only grown since, with one title being added to the service each month. And more are on the way throughout 2023, too. Read on to learn about all the games you can play right now.

This quirky 3D platformer starring a dysfunctional bear and bird pair is just one of many excellent titles developed by Rare for the Nintendo 64. Not only is Banjo-Kazooie a superb collect-a-thon style platformer, it’s filled to the brim with a delightfully juvenile sense of humor, superbly creative level design and some Metroidvania elements where finding new power-ups is essential to progress.

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