Poll: What Switch Online Rare Game Are You Playing This Weekend?

Picked “not interested” as There wasn’t a “I’m interested in all of them at a later date” option.
Too busy with ace attorney, pirate warriors and Fortnite atm. And FF7 Rebirth coming up too.

Sorry, couldn’t hear that Rare made an announcement over the sound of Balatro and Side Order releasing in the same week (Battletoads rocks though)

Already played through KI with Saberwulf, might jump into Battletoads this weekend. Also playing Side Order as well.

Killer instinct!
The fact i can play it on a Nintendo console again lol.
I want the last xbox Killer instinct on the switch or possible switch 2.

My yearly subscription literally ran out a few days before the Rare games announcement... Gotta re-up for the whole family so it's $80.00 USD. Gonna have to wait until bills are paid first and then see about it... :/ And BLAST CORPS was on the top of my wishlist (after GOLDENEYE, of course...).

Played and beat Killer Instinct already again. Was one of my favorite games when I was a little kid. Still think it's pretty cool.

I'm playing Battletoads, Battletoads & Double Dragon, Diddy Kong Racing, DK64 and Banjo Tooie wirelessly because I can 😁🎮 📺 🍌

kinda random but I opened the NES NSO app to check the addition of these games, but I didn't end up playing any of them. Instead though, I decided to launch Rygar on a whim and then spent the next 2 and a half hours beating the whole game in one go. So that's something I guess.

I had to use save states to beat the turbo tunnel on Battlemaniacs. I'm currently in the snake pit.

I think the snake pit was as far as I got in my youth, before we had to return the game (weekend rental).

By the way, during the title screen, hold "down" + "B" + "A", and press "start" while holding those down for 5 lives and 5 continues. If you're like me, you'll need them.

I did eventually beat the NES Battletoads fair and square, but I owned that one, and it still took me a couple of years to get good enough.

Killer Instinct still plays well - It's so easy to pull off basic combos.

I once got pretty far in Snake, Rattle and Roll, and still own that game on cartridge, but I could barely get past the fifth level on a single take this time.

RARE games are usually very well-designed, and have a steep difficulty curve that requires memorization and pure skill. They really pulled back for games like Donkey Kong Country, which for some people is still considered difficult.

I am not interested in any of these, so it'll be business as usual for me!

RC ProAm is the shiznit!

Played some. Rc po am. Nice to have just a click away. In fhe end i will play blast corps most. One of rare’s best.

I beat Snake Rattle 'n' Roll and wouldn't recommend it to anyone. The first half is fine but the second half is pure hell even with rewind. The final boss is actual torture.

I am sulking about lack of either Tooie or DK64.

Finished KI yesterday. Fun and quick little nostalgic romp. Gonna do some SR&R soon, used to love that as a kid, and I played a few levels of Blast Corps and was reminded of how much I love that game. That would be a great one to go back and complete again. Definitely some excellent nostalgia in these. 🥰

@FlyingDunsparce I beat it as a kid, and can confirm. The latter half of that game is an utter nightmare. The final boss is among gaming’s biggest chores.

None, this is basically picking from the bottom of the barrel. If the Pokémon games don't come to NSO this week I might even cancel my subscription.

None since I’m not subscribing to the online service since I don’t play online. Now if I could buy them individually I’d probably spend most of my time with Killer Instinct.

I played a few hours of RC Pro Am, found out that I still suck at it but I had fun.

Battletoads in Battlemaniacs. I have the cart but I'm totally going to cheese through the turbo tunnel because I can't pull it off anymore. Still can't believe they didn't include this masterpiece in Rare Replay, it's the ideal version of the original.

Probably Snake Rattle n Roll. I remember watching the Classic Game Room review for the game and it just looked so funky. Do wanna put time in Killer Instinct at some point as well.

I chose Blast Corps. Man, what a unique game. But also enjoyed my time with RC Pro-Am and Killer Instinct. Now I'm really anxious to see the OG Battletoads drop onto NSO soon. I remember shelling out $75 for that one back in 1991. Pretty much the last big NES release before the Super NES came out.

In the moment I'm not, but really the only one I ever do care to get around to is Killer Instinct.

I'll probably check out BattleToads one day but not anytime soon

None. I’m sulking that we didn’t get Rare Replay…!

Replaying hollow knight for a fourth time. And some battle brothers. If I ever buy a steam deck it's so I can play battle brothers with mods.

Surprisingly none of them. I recently had a Blast Corps playthrough on my N64, the stress of trying to get Platinum on all levels killed the game in the end, but I got all the bonus stages and the fun stuff.

Killer Instinct because I grew up with that game on SNES and never heard of the other titles.

Not touching NSO Premium. Simply do not support its methodology of playing a game. Probably jusy Killer Instinct for me. Fulgore and Glacius have a special place in my SNES experience.

@DasWunderkind The tv looks fantastic, what make and model of CRT is that? is it in pal or ntsc? and what connection?

Playing Blast Corps. It's good but of fun with a lot of variety in the levels, and the destruction still holds up well tbh. I recommend people give it a shot. Do it, now!

I’ve already put a solid 5 hours into Blast Corps. They really don’t make games like this anymore.

I’ll also be continuing my Jet Force Gemini play through now that they’ve fixed the widescreen mode… No articles about that though…

The N64 Online app is really starting to fill out nicely. I know I’m in the minority, but I actually like the drip feed of games - actually gives me the opportunity to finish the games, or at least put a fair amount of time into them.

I continue to be excited for what comes next.

Playing more chess this weekend and a little of a more current Rare game, Sea of Thieves. The abysmal Skull and Bones inspired me to play something better.

Already have them on emulator, so I won't be playing them on Switch anytime soon.

@Sourcecode Sea of Thieves is such a fun game … Im going through it too right now and there’s always something new to discover

I played some Killer Instinct and the SNES Battletoads game.

I dislike how this was one of the last announcements. So much so i unsubscribed my nintendo online account as i dont see any value in having it. The n64 experience on the service is just trash

maybe some diddy kong racing on emulator (if I feel like it)

@NintndoNik

”I know I’m in the minority, but I actually like the drip feed of games - actually gives me the opportunity to finish the games, or at least put a fair amount of time into them.”

I’d like one new NSO game every week from any of the platforms. I also want TurboGrafx-16, Turbo CD, Sega CD, Sega 32X, Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear to be supported.

Played a bit of Killer Instinct, but honestly Side Order in Splatoon 3 has taken most of my very little gaming time so far this weekend.

@NintndoNik I'm with you on the drip feed. I have everdrives and plenty of devices that play all the roms. NSO is like a nice curated collection.

Not interested in these. Had RC Pro Am as a kid and hated it (back in those days you'd force yourself to play your limited library of games). Battletoads isn't fun. That version of KI isn't so hot. The N64 games I've tried to play on there have all felt so weird to control that they aren't fun. Something feels off in the calibration of dead zone on the stick or something. Snake Rattle n Roll I might give a shot at in the future, not sure I've ever played it. That said where the hell are all the GBA games!

@NintndoNik I wish I could play jet force Gemini....but that inverted aiming just doesn't click with me. I had it when I was a kid but have no muscle memory for it anymore. I wish these emulated titles had some basic setting like turn off inverted aim.

RC Pro Am is all I neeed.

Even if this kinda was fresh news, it's not that special. Killer Instinct on SNES is pretty bad compared to the Arcade version. And Blast Corps is great, but I have it on the Rare Replay Collection or original N64.
The rest isn't a big deal.

Where’s Tooie?

I was hoping Rare Replay was going to be ported to Switch, but alas. I'll probably try Snake, Rattle, and Roll.

Battletoads. Gonna see if I can try to beat it.

Adverts for NSO make me want to buy an XBox or a PS5.

@andykara2003 It's a JVC 36inch NTSC CRT TV. The N64 is hooked up via composite cables because my Wii is using the s-video input. The speakers are insane and I can't put the volume past 6 or my neighbors will start complaining 😄

When I saw Rare, and they started showing more than one game, I immediately jumped to DK64, Banjo-Tooie, Conker's Bad Fur Day, and Diddy Kong Racing. We promptly got none of those, so I wonder if they're being saved for the next system, assuming NSO continues.

Since this wasn't a selectable option, I network have an expansion pass sub not am interested in any of these games. It's both.

Nostalgically, I have been playing RC ProAm. It’s amazing how much the brain remembers as it was instant muscle memory after 30 yrs to know when to turn, where the track items were, and the Orange vehicle’s crazy behavior.

You have got to hand it to Rare; they were an over-the-top developer who maximized the use of colors, music and special effects. You know they crafted something right when you remember it all, despite being away from it for so long.

@Nintendo4Sonic I disagree. RC Pro Am brought something to the table, but it’s the SNES Battletoads game NOT on any other compilation that should deserve a revisit for older and new gamers.

I finished a very long-standing backlog item: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night last night - except for a few elements, it felt like a modern throwback game; so well considered in its time that I now feel even better about the "vania" in metroidvania.

• Snake Rattle 'n' Roll I did play a couple years ago and I was impressed... I think it was difficult, too? Not enough time for that.
• I didn't really enjoy Blast Corps. that much when renting/borrowing it back in the day but I'll give it another shot, someday.
• No idea if Killer Instinct is worth it. I wasn't interest except for graphics potential in the "Ultra 64" back when it was in arcades. I was picky in pursuing any competitive gaming as it is a huge time suck and I enjoyed co-op and 1 player games more most of the time anyway. Warcraft III was when I gave it competitive games the most time, that was 20 years ago and 10 years after Killer Instinct. Yikes.
• So... some R.C. Pro-Am will be fun later today, I think. That game is just about timeless and fun for quick racing here and there. Hard but I have some muscle memory that kicks in when I go back to it.

@Magrane I had written my muscle memory comment before reading yours. It was a tough game with need for repetition to get better (in a good way). I never took to Battletoads but I don't really remember why. I think I just didn't find it fun after a point? Anyway, didn't check it out on SNES.

I played Killer Instinct and Battetoads in Battlemaniacs, in that order. And spent the most time on Killer Instinct. I also played some more Donkey Kong Country (another game developed by Rare).

I played all of them using the CRT filter option. I feel that the rendered graphics of these games in particular benefit from using it as they look smoother, and also closer to what they looked like back in the '90s on a real CRT TV.

I was replaying the whole pikmin series for the 165th time this weekend so I was busy but i cant wait to check out blast corps I had it on n64 back in the day when I was little I had mad fun with blowing ***** up in it lol

I honestly didn't have any interest in any of these games, so I didn't end up playing any of them over the weekend.

RC Pro-AM! Awesome game, played the hell out of it as a kid, had no idea it was Rare.

I wonder what 4 games will come out next year.

Was hoping DK64 and Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64 version) were going to be added to NSO during this Partner Direct. Hopefully they will come someday.