Nintendo Switch Online adds another NES Zelda game next week
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link and Blaster Master are coming to the subscription service.
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is infamously challenging, and you can accept its punishment on Nintendo Switch Online next week.
Members of the Nintendo Switch Online service can jump into another classic Hyrule quest and battle monsters in a tank, starting next Wednesday
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link and Blaster Master, which both originally hit the NES in 1988, will be added to the library of games available on Nintendo's $20-a-year subscription service, the company announced Tuesday.
That'll bring the total number of NES games on the service to 31 -- the library is updated each month -- and there are also fancy SP versions of games that add surprising twists to existing entries.
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is a curious mix of the series' classic overhead view and side-scrolling platforming action -- it's also rock hard.
Blaster Master uses these two perspectives as well, with the platforming primarily taking place in a tank and switching to overhead for exploration.
However, prepare to be jealous -- Japanese subscribers are getting a third game. Joy Mech Fight is a 1993 fighting game never released outside Japan. Its main character, Sukapon, shows up in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an Assist Trophy, Nintendo Life noted.
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