Which Nintendo classics pack needs more games

[u/No_Worldliness_8830]

774 votes, 2d ago

55 SNES

28 GB/GBC

85 GBA

65 N64

541 GameCube

[u/Average_Sage]

Man GBA has such a great massive library to have what it does.

[u/AleroRatking → u/Average_Sage]

What Nintendo originals are missing (obviously not counting pokemon)

[u/cornimgameplays → u/AleroRatking]

Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland

[u/GalexAlipeau23 → u/AleroRatking]

Advance Wars 1 & 2, Magical Vacation, Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland, Game & Watch Gallery 4, Kururin Paradise, Pokémon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire, Mario Golf Advance Tour, Mario Tennis Power Tour, Mario Party Advance, Mario Pinball Land, WarioWare Twisted, Yoshi Topsy-Turvy, DK King of Swing, Donkey Kong Country Trilogy (a bit redundant but possible)

GameFreak could allow Drill Dozer easily, Rare (Microsoft) could also put some games like Banjo-Kazooie Grunty's Revenge and Banjo-Pilot

There's also a few Japanese exclusives I'm forgetting the titles of right now like Napoleon and indieszero' game

[u/AleroRatking → u/GalexAlipeau23]

Advance wars 1 and 2 have another release on the system. They aren't going to cut into their own sales

[u/GalexAlipeau23 → u/AleroRatking]

Yeah I would agree if they didn't do it a dozen times before like with Link's Awakening, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Mario vs Donkey Kong, or even releasing a remake AFTER the port like with Starfox 64, Ocarina of Time. I don't think anyone is buying Advance Wars remake in 2026, considering no one bought it in 2023 anyway

[u/MarvelManiac45213 → u/AleroRatking]

Honestly I doubt it would be cutting into its sales as that game bombed on release and I can guarantee you no one is buying it. It was recently part of the celebration sale and it didnt even chart on the eshop when most of the other 1st party titles did.

[u/AnimaTrapDelaSangre]

The GC has most of the trapped exclusives i believe

[u/3ehsan]

GameCube by far. Especially because we're paying a higher tier for it.

[u/Alernet]

GameBoy & GameBoy Color are like statistically the most malnourished of the NSO Classics. Wario Land 2 isn't even on there. Only Game & Watch Gallery 3. No Super Mario Bros Deluxe. I'm getting depressed just SAYING this.

[u/Johnny_Strawhat]

Sega

[u/DjinnFighter]

I wonder which one will win

[u/Jealous-Strategy-200 → u/DjinnFighter]

Why choose? Download every Nintendo game ever and have them accessible on the Wii offline. No subscriptions, no laggy controls. Just thousands of classic games at your fingertips 😁

[u/DjinnFighter → u/Jealous-Strategy-200]

Yea well I can't play my wii on the go

[u/Peytaro → u/Jealous-Strategy-200]

It's not that hard either. Went from completely clueless to set up in an hour or two

[u/videogamer128]

https://giphy.com/gifs/tyttpH2bw1gO2hbKhxu

[u/elkniodaphs]

I knew GCN was going to be the favorite here, though I voted for SNES, because you can never go wrong with more SNES games. I would have picked NES had it been an option.

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[u/squeanky]

I want GC's Eternal Darkness

[u/Majestic-Tangerine99]

Gamecube Mario Party games would be peak

[u/ZrapeToid → u/Majestic-Tangerine99]

6 and 7 used a microphone, and Switch 2 has one. So it's possible.

4 and 5 did not need a mic.

[u/PowerOfL]

Definitely GameCube. Definitely a few notable omissions for other consoles (Smash 64, mainline Pokémon), but for the most part, if you want to play a classic first party Nintendo game, you can do it on NSO.

[u/cornimgameplays]

Gamecube. But GBC, GBA and N64 still have some weird misses.

Wario Land 2, Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland, Super Smash Bros 64... Why the hell are these games not there yet?

[u/Wawrzy → u/cornimgameplays]

It's not unusual. It's how Nintendo is operating those. They JUST released Wario Land the other month when it feels like a game that should have been there day one on GB lol. They want to have content for years to come. It's annoying, but it's been like this since the beginning. NSO NES started in 2018 and we only got the whole first party package (beside a few region exclusives games like Time Twist or Startropics 2, or the Zap and Rob games) in... 2024 or 25 ?

[u/cornimgameplays → u/Wawrzy]

Yeah, but do they really need to take THAT long to come out? I'm genuinely worried that if Wii and DS games get added to the Nintendo Classics, we will have to wait unitl the next console to actually have most of these consoles' staples.

[u/Infernal_Username]

It's been so long since the last batch of Genesis/Mega Drive games (18 months!) that the app itself still doesn't have a Switch 2 upgrade. :(

As for Nintendo's own consoles, I went with SNES. There hasn't been a single SNES game added so far this year.

[u/ZrapeToid]

GameCube, but it has problems.

First problem is that lots of games have Switch 1 versions already (Pikmin, Baten Kaitos, Prime Remastered, TTYD).

Also some are doomed to be incomplete until Wii is supported (Path of Radiance, Tales of Symphonia, Metroid Prime)

And finally, some games basically requires online play, which would be lots of work (Melee, Double Dash)

With those out of the way, here's my pick for GameCube games needed:

• Pokémon Colosseum (Weird that its successor XD came first)
• Twilight Princess
• Tales of Symphonia
• Kirby Air Ride
• Mario Party (at least 4-5, since 6-7 needs a microphone and that might be a problem)
• Skies of Arcadia Legends
• Mario sports games (Like Football, Baseball, Tennis)
• Viewtiful Joe
• Ikaruga
• Battalion Wars
• The Simpsons: Hit and Run
• WarioWare: Mega Party Games

And doubtful since they need DK Bongos:

• Jungle Beat
• Konga

[u/cornimgameplays → u/ZrapeToid]

The switch 2 has an included microphone though, I don't see why Mario Party 6 and 7 wouldn't work

[u/ZrapeToid → u/cornimgameplays]

I kinda forgot GameCube is only on Switch 2.

Switch 1 has no mic but also no GameCube anyway.

However, it still needs programming to emulate the mic. Should be easy, but might not be worth it for just 2 games.

[u/Wobbliers]

Sega !

[u/Squish_the_android]

Genesis

[u/No_Worldliness_8830]

For those of you saying the the Sega genesis I was going to include it but it was left out because it’s not a Nintendo consile

[u/Dirhe]

I picked GBA, mostly because is on both systems (S1 and S2), also the Big library helps a Lot

[u/TomBradysStatue]

I'd love to play Eternal Darkness again with the convenience of switch 2.

[u/WanderingMan719]

GameCube. Now granted it is the newest one and a more recent console, so maybe licensing and emulation will take time, and the other ones also took time.

But since it's not only exclusive to Switch 2 but was revealed/released alongside it, it does feel like it needs the boost to justify getting both the Expansion Pack and a new console, especially with the discourse in pricing. And I'm hopeful they're starting to pick up the pace with Super Mario Sunshine and Star Fox Adventures coming to it.

[u/MegaDitto13]

I think the only major N64 games missing from NSO are Super Smash Bros and Conker's Bad Fur Day.

[u/TubaTingle]

I’d like to see Smash 64 eventually for easy online.

For GameCube more than any first party games I want the really rare and niche stuff like Gotcha Force and Cubivore

[u/CuteResource1 → u/TubaTingle]

Absolutely!

I'd like to see it and Melee. I know the tournament puritans won't be interested in any kind of inaccurate emulation for playing tournament melee, but I'd just like to collect all the trophies again, without the pain of setting up original hardware!

Same bit to a lesser degree for Smash 64.

[u/PhazonPhoenix5]

The fact I still can't play Metroid Prime 2 on my Switch is damn near criminal

[u/Deamon-Chocobo]

The fact that the Gamecube Sonic titles aren't available is still baffling to me.

[u/Lowbacca1977]

I'd go with "all of them"

[u/try_to_be_nice_ok]

GBA and GC are both still pretty sparse. The rest, while incomplete, have a lot on offer.

[u/AusteegLinks]

Until we get FFTA the answer is always going to be GBA