It seems Donkey Kong Land won’t be alone at the dining room table this week. In an effort to make fans a bit more thankful this Thanksgiving, Nintendo has released a trio of classic SEGA Genesis games for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. The games released are:
- Vectorman
- Toejam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
- Wolf of the Battlefield: Mercs
Here’s a look at all three games in motion:
Here’s a synopsis of each game, straight from Nintendo:
- Toejam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron: The second installment of the cult-popular exploration action game. Toejam and Earl were able to safely return to their home planet, “Funkotron,” but now they find themselves invaded by humans! Use the magic bottle to capture the humans who run around the peaceful planet as if they own the place, and send them back. You will clear the game if you find all the humans and forcibly return them at the goal. This is an exploration-based side-view action adventure with fun characters that are now more expressive.
- Vectorman: A robot action shooter with smooth movements. A rebellion by planetary cleaning robots has put all the robots on Earth under his control. Vectorman, the last hope of humanity, embarks on a great adventure across the mechanized Earth.
- Wolf of the Battlefield: Mercs: This is the second installment of the popular action shooting game series that was well received in the arcades. You become the United States mercenary unit “Wolf Force” and aim to defeat the boss while defeating swarms of enemies. You can use a wide variety of weapons such as shotguns and burners, the familiar mega crash, and a variety of actions such as moving and attacking on vehicles. In addition to the “Arcade Mode” with 7 missions in which you rescue the former president who has been captured by the revolutionary forces of Country R, the game also includes the “Original Mode” with 8 missions in which you fight using 5 soldiers with different attack abilities to destroy a ballistic missile. You can enjoy two different games.
All three games are available for download right now. If you have an active Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription, you can give all three a try at your leisure.
Nice! About time. I thought Nintendo just gave up on releasing any more Genesis games on the service.