Four Game Boy classics are coming to Nintendo Switch Online that you won’t want to miss

Nintendo slowly updates its Nintendo Classics game catalog, and this week it was the Game Boy’s turn. Specifically, three Game Boy games and one Game Boy Advance game make up an eclectic lineup, which leaves us with a couple of gems and a couple of picks aimed more at those with more specific tastes.

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Wario, the star of the show

Starting with the biggest and most eye-catching title, the standout of the new additions is Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. Released in 1994, it was the first game to star Super Mario’s antagonist and went on to launch the Wario Land series. As a platformer built around the destructible environments, with huge, striking sprites, even today it’s still a very interesting and fun game.

For more dedicated fans, there are Fortified Zone and The Swords of Hope II. Published in 1991 and 1992 respectively, they’re a top-down shooter that lets you switch between two characters and an RPG with simplified mechanics. While neither game will win an originality award, they’re solid games that show the versatility of the Game Boy catalog.

For the Game Boy Advance, there’s a true 2-in-1 collection: Dr. Mario & Puzzle League is an updated, colorized collection of Dr. Mario and Puzzle League, Panel de Pon in Japan. Two classic puzzle games that rank among the best puzzle games of their era of all time, surpassed only by genuine masterpieces like Tetris and PuyoPuyo.

To play these games you’ll need a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. But if you have one, it’s well worth spending a few hours with Wario Land or Dr. Mario.