Nintendo Switch Online checks off another important item on gamers' wish lists

Nintendo Switch Online it is far from a perfect service. Since its launch in 2018, Switch Online has struggled to live up to its Xbox and PlayStation counterparts, with the service lacking common features such as party chats and direct messaging. Switch Online's infrastructure has also been a constant point of criticism over the past six years, with issues with network codes and servers often causing extreme delays. But one shining beacon over the years has been Nintendo Switch Online's ever-growing library of retro video games.

Starting with just a few NES games, Nintendo Switch Online is now home to over 300 retro titles spanning the SNES, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, GBA and Nintendo 64. This impressive collection just got a little bigger with a classic Donkey Kong the game was added a few days ago.

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Donkey Kong Land 2 is now on Switch Online

In 1995, Rare developed Donkey Kong Realm released for the original Game Boy. An incredibly ambitious project for the time, Donkey Kong Realm was a condensed, redesigned version of the beloved SNES game Donkey Kong Country. While some bosses have been changed and levels have been added, Donkey Kong Realm was a remarkably successful attempt to capture the gameplay formula of Donkey Kong Countryso much so that a sequel came out just a year later.

Donkey Kong Land 2 released in September 1996, also for the original Game Boy. Like its predecessor, Donkey Kong Land 2 tried to distill a complete SNES Donkey Kong game in one tiny Game Pak. Donkey Kong Land 2 it is essentially a reworked version of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Questborrowing the SNES game's narrative and many of its stage names, but changing some level designs.

A big change in Donkey Kong Land 2 and its more technically impressive SNES counterpart was the ability to play as Dixie Kong, who could spin her hair to slide. Donkey Kong Land 2 is now available on Nintendo Switch Online.

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But the one Donkey Kong Realm the series is actually a trilogy, and that means there's still one entry left to join the Nintendo Switch Online roster. Donkey Kong Land 3 was originally released in 1997, giving fans a portable version of the Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!albeit with the level layout changed once again. With Donkey Kong Land 1 and 2 now on Switch Online, that would be great if Donkey Kong Land 3 was right behind them, especially as DKL2 it was added just four days after its predecessor.

Nintendo Switch Online's Game Boy library is full of heavy hitters

With both Donkey Kong Land 1 and 2 now on the service, Nintendo Switch Online's Game Boy/Game Boy Color library currently has 33 titles. While not as large as the number of NES or SNES games from NSO, the vast majority of these Game Boy titles are certified Nintendo classics. from Mega Man 1-5TO The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DXTO Metroid 2: The Return of SamusTO Super Mario Land 1 and 2TO Kirby's Dream Land 1 and 2Nintendo Switch Online's Game Boy library is full of must-play games, even for those who have no nostalgia for that particular era of gaming.