Topic: The Nintendo Switch Online Subscription Service Thread

@BrazillianCara Lots of Zelda missing, lots of Kirby missing, lots of Pokemon missing (none on NSO). In terms of the really big Nintendo franchises, mainline Mario is probably the closest to being complete on Switch although there are some smaller franchises like Pikmin which are also close to complete. I wouldn't be surprised if we get another of the 5 missing Mario games soon, conceivably more than 1 if they are in a collection such as 3D all stars 2 or a New Super collection.

The original Pokemon games (Red & Blue) would surely spark a huge level of interest in this service.... and likely on-board a lot of new subscribers I think.

I honestly don't understand why Nintendo haven't made these more accessible?

I had never played it either. I just beat it a second ago! Super short and easy game, but pretty adorable. It was nice to play the game which first had super balls. My only question — why do Koopas explode? 😆

@FishyS It’s got a lot of charm! It was short, although i cheesed a lot of it by flying. I do recall having a bit of trouble near the end, but other than that it was quite easy. Congratulations!

@Diogmites There is flying? o.o Apparently I missed something. I mean ... there is the one airplane level. But the only power-up I ever saw was super ball. Are we talking about the same game or are you talking about 2? 🤔

@FishyS I’m taking about 2 yeah, i haven’t played the first one yet. Sorry lol..
Edit- Excuse- it’s late and i don’t have my glasses on and am playing Eschatos, an intense shmup , so i am a bit distracted!

@Diogmites Mario Land 2 was short but 1 is less than an hour. 😅 So I played it an hour ago in one sitting. Fun but extremely easy.

@FishyS That’s short! I am currently engaged with Eschatos, and should be asleep but for its addicting gameplay. I’ll attempt to blast through Super Mario Land soon enough, perhaps tomorrow, if i find time. My congratulations still stands!

@FishyS Played it for a bit. Mario is a behemoth and those explody koopas are cute!

Glad to see Mario Land 1 finally arrive so that people will stop asking where the hell it is under every NSO update XD

In all seriousness though, this lineup's pretty alright all things considered. I like the 'early Game Boy launch window' theming all three games have going on and, regardless of their overall quality, I've always wanted to see how games like Mario Land 1 and Alleyway fared so this is perfect for the gaming historian in me.

putting For Whom The Frog Bell Tolls in the Japanese lineup is immensely cruel though XD

@FishyS Played some more SML 1 over lunch and i’m on 4-1. It hands out a lot of lives. Which is good because i think i’ve died 6 times or so. I find it not so easy lol and it will probably take me over an hour total, though not sure. Is this Daisy’s 1st appearance? I liked the shooty sub part.. that’s about it.
I don’t like riding the boulders and they keep making me do it lol

@Diogmites Yep, Daisy made her debut in this game.

@MarioVillager92 Thanks for the info!

@Diogmites The funny thing about the boulders is you feel like you should have to move around a lot to balance on them but if you just press no buttons at all you stay on them. 😆 They're basically just moving platforms. The game is definitely a little jank in certain ways.

Sorry you aren't having as much fun, but there are only 4 worlds so you are almost done. Plus you get another shooting part.

Also.. how can you not like super balls! This game debuted those also; one of the best power-ups.

@FishyS Did not know there were only four worlds! Thought i was halfway through as i think of classic Mario as having 8. Thanks for that.
I’ve played other Mario’s and platformers, so i know about not moving on them. I’ve always disliked that mechanic. What are the super balls? Are they the fire flowers? I just got home and wasn’t going to play again until lunch tomorrow but might as well finish it off now. I hope i have enough lives.

@Diogmites Yeah, that's not a fire flower, it's a super ball flower. Fire balls don't bounce all over the place crazily like superballs do. You can do neat angled bounce shots. They're in Mario Maker 2 also.

Last boss is a little tricky. Good luck!

@FishyS Okay yeah, i have them right now. They are cool! I lose fire flowers fairly quickly after i get them as i tend to barrel through the game. I am on 4-2 and i am happy that 4-1 had no boulders and a nice music track and i’m pretty sure i saw ninjas. Edit- i have been informed they were kyonshii or pyonpii.Hopping zombies! it’s a small screen.. i’m blind lol

@FishyS Thanks! I beat the last boss. Wasn’t bad as i play a lot of shmups. I did die twice, though the first was because i set the system down to do something after defeating the cloud xD
Not a terrible game. Just needs less boulders. Thanks for the help and encouragement!

Hey all, a couple questions about N64 games on NSO:

1) On 1080 Snowboarding and Wave Race 64 does anyone know any info about why many of the maps are missing? 1080 only has 3 out of 8 maps playable and Wave Race 64 only 2 out of 9 maps, with the rest shown as blacked out/unavailable. I was really looking forward to playing these favorites 2P with the girlfriend but the limited map selections are getting a bit old.

2) I have played Mario Party 3 several times with 2 players and it's been fun. After finishing a game I went to the millennium star to choose another board, but now it is stuck in an infinite loop showing which boards are recommended and pressing A does not actually take you to select a board. Restarting, trying different/new save files, and uninstalling/reinstalling N64 has not allowed this to play again. Any thoughts?

@Tigerrr I'll start with your issue with Mario Party 3. That's weird, the game should let you pick a board and start a game... if it helps, you'd pick Battle Royal (that's the blue star in the Party Mode menu) to start games. From there, it should let you pick any board and play on it. Try that, and see if it'll let you... let us know what happens.

As for Wave Race 64, I think you'll have to play through the championship mode to unlock more courses. I've never played 1080 Snowboarding, but I'd imagine it's a similar deal in that game too.