February 27, 2025, Saint Chamond, Loire, France: Nintendo seen during the Saint-Cham Games Week. Video game and children s tournament during the Saint Cham Games Week in the Aristide-Briand room in Saint Chamond. Event organized by the City in collaboration with Youth and Culture House and the Lavieu social center. Saint Chamond France - ZUMAs197 20250227_aaa_s197_377 Copyright: xRomainxDoucelinx
February 27, 2025, Saint Chamond, Loire, France: Nintendo seen during the Saint-Cham Games Week. Video game and children s tournament during the Saint Cham Games Week in the Aristide-Briand room in Saint Chamond. Event organized by the City in collaboration with Youth and Culture House and the Lavieu social center. Saint Chamond France - ZUMAs197 20250227_aaa_s197_377 Copyright: xRomainxDoucelinx
If you have been looking for a reason to dust off your Nintendo Switch Online subscription, this might be it.
Nintendo is giving Switch and Switch 2 owners access to five free games, each rooted in one of the company's most infamous chapters: the Virtual Boy era.
The new free games include Jack Bros., Space Invaders Virtual Collection, V-Tetris, Vertical Force, and Virtual Bowling.
For those unfamiliar, Nintendo's Virtual Boy was the company's first attempt at a virtual reality-style gaming experience back in 1995. However, it was received somewhat poorly, leading to poor sales.
Berlin-Mitte Themenbild - Nintendo Virtualboy VR-Brille, 06.07.2024 Themenbild - Nintendo Virtualboy VR-Brille, 06.07.2024 Virtual Reality Brille Virtual Boy von Nintendo im Computerspielemuseum Berlin. *** Berlin Mitte Theme picture Nintendo Virtualboy VR glasses, 06 07 2024 Theme picture Nintendo Virtualboy VR glasses, 06 07 2024 Virtual reality glasses Virtual Boy by Nintendo in the Computer Games Museum Berlin Copyright: xEibner-Pressefoto/JonasxLohrmannx EP_JLN
Berlin-Mitte Themenbild - Nintendo Virtualboy VR-Brille, 06.07.2024 Themenbild - Nintendo Virtualboy VR-Brille, 06.07.2024 Virtual Reality Brille Virtual Boy von Nintendo im Computerspielemuseum Berlin. *** Berlin Mitte Theme picture Nintendo Virtualboy VR glasses, 06 07 2024 Theme picture Nintendo Virtualboy VR glasses, 06 07 2024 Virtual reality glasses Virtual Boy by Nintendo in the Computer Games Museum Berlin Copyright: xEibner-Pressefoto/JonasxLohrmannx EP_JLN
Now, the company has brought the Virtual Boy back. Players will need the new device model to play these games.
Apart from requiring a Virtual Boy, players will also need an active Nintendo Switch Online subscription and the Expansion Pack. If you meet all of these conditions, you can play the five games at no extra cost.
More About the New Nintendo Games
The aforementioned games are available for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. All of them were released originally for the Virtual Boy.
Jack Bros. is a maze game where players play as either Jack Frost, Jack Lantern, or Jack Skelton. The game's concept involves escaping the maze and getting back to Fairyland, where the characters belong.
If the player loses, the Jack Bros. get trapped in the real world forever.
Space Invaders Virtual Collection is a shoot-em-up arcade-style game. Veterans of the gaming world must be familiar with this type of video game. You command a ship and shoot down enemies in an infinite space and an endless loop.
With the Nintendo Virtual Boy, the game gets a more 3D look while playing.
The same can be said about Vertical Force, which is yet another shoot-em-up game where you command a warship in space.
On the other hand, V-Tetris is merely a more advanced version of the tile game, Tetris. Players must clear horizontal lines to score points, and the game gets a 3D makeover.
Finally, Virtual Bowling is rather straightforward. You get to bowl in virtual reality and earn points by taking down pins, just like in real bowling.
Are you going to try these games? Let us know in the comments.
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Prit Chauhan
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Shubhi Rathore