Game Boy – May 2024 Game Updates – Nintendo Switch Online
Game Boy – May 2024 Game Updates – Nintendo Switch Online
by Turbostrider27
45 Comments
Turbostrider27
The games are:
Super Mario Land, Baseball, and Alleyway
Riomegon
Baseball… man the memories
TheKosmicKollector
Cool to finally have Mario Land 1.
Chubomik
There’s Mario Land, geez.
I get why others wouldn’t like it, but it was one of the first games I downloaded on 3DS so I have a soft spot for it. It can be done in literally half an hour, but there is charm in how primitive it is. Gunpei Yokoi’s idea of what a “portable version” of Super Mario Bros would look like before a straight port was possible. The answer is, very strange and a little jank.
Shadow_Strike99
Love Super Mario Land for how different it is. Been waiting for it since GB games were added.
infinite884
drip drip drip
OmniaStyle
Alleyway reminds me of Kirby’s Block Ball!!!
PuppetDoc
Finally Super Mario Land!
Dukemon102
They really took their time to add Super Mario Land ~~where’s Donkey Kong ’94?~~
As usual, I must complete the traditional 20 minutes playthrough on every platform it releases on.
Damuhfudon
Is Game Freak not allowed to put older Pokemon games on NSO?
mctaylo89
Hell yeah I’m gonna play the crap outta Mario Land. Goat video game music
yur_mom
Before phones Allyway was a staple for long bathroom breaks..
Sylvire
Nice, I went to play Mario Land 1 the other day and was shocked we didn’t have it yet. One of my first Gameboy games.
Any_Spell_8378
When can we expect more Nintendo 64 games to come?
ashbelero
I always appreciated Mario Land for the absolutely fucking bizarre Game Boy comic tie-in where the owner of an electronics store gets terrorized by Tatanga and all the monsters are like, an inch tall.
videogamer128
My goodness it’s about time they put Mario Land on there. Also missing DK 94 and 64 and the rest of the Wario Land games
GrimmTrixX
They finally added SML 1. I mean, it’s a rough game, but still enjoyable. Alley way is always good, base all was OK. But yea, these are definitely some low tier choices.
I forget, is SML3 (Wario Land) on NSO yet? It’s still my favorite one of Wario’s solo outings.
True_Werewolf_8657
I hope dk 64 comes out soon
jimbobdonut
I wonder if they’ll emulate the extreme blurriness of Super Mario Land on the original Game Boy.
ShiftyShaymin
Alleyway is pretty awesome, loved that game. One of my first GB games with Mario Land and the pack in Tetris.
iMikeZero
I was addicted to Alleyway when I was little.
WallyWest_96
So happy to see Super Mario Land included. The others are good too though. 🙂
nizzery
Game boy games should be playable on the phone app
SparkyMuffin
Super Mario Land is such a weird game. It’s got its own feel, jank, music referencing traditional songs.
But there’s something about it I love. And I didn’t even play it until I was an adult with a 3DS.
My nostalgia comes from those goofy Super Mario Land flash cartoons on newgrounds by some guy named Bigfoot
P1zzaman
Btw if you’re subscribed to NSO in Japan you’ll also get The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls. It’s a great game, highly recommended.
Raaadley
at first I thought “Alleyway? Another Breakout clone?” But then I heard the sound of the ball bouncing on the top bricks and immediately brought me back.
backwoodzz
Super Mario land on gameboy was the first game I recall ever playing, I have memories of me and my brother taking turns playing this next to the only lamp we could light without our parents noticing we were still awake lol
Good times
TimmiT401K
I remember Mario Land giving me such trouble as a kid, and yet I just beat it in about 20 minutes. Maybe it’s because I wasn’t trying to play it under my jacket while hiding from the teachers this time.
KnockuBlockuTowa
Mario Land 1 is huge! Finally!
JorjLim
FINALLLLLLLLY!!
NormaSp
Oooooohh, this is a good update, I loved many of the early releases for GB and can’t wait to play them again.
Diagoldze_ban
Mario Land 3 next, I can almost taste it
Double_Jump_
Pokémon when?
owensoundgamedev
Damn these all take me back
Obvious_Whole1950
Alleyway is my goddamn childhood.
skyscraperswede
Adding my voice to those baffled these launch games weren’t already there at the start… and I wonder when we’re gonna see a Mega Drive release next. Really hasn’t been a release there since June.
Welp- at least now we might start seeing Wario games? And Japan got Frog and the Bell, which I think was among the first games that were showed to release for the Game Boy NSO app but then just never came, even as all the other hinted at games dropped. Funny that it took this long… and also, kinda curious what will release next since this felt like such a comparatively paltry drop. Will it be a N64 game? GBA? SNES?… these games again but the colored versions from Super Game Boy? Who knows!
EDIT: apparently April 14 is the Game Boy’s “birthday” and it’s the 35th anniversary this year so maybe that’s why they decided to release some of the starting games… a month late?
triclopstypebeat
Just beat Mario land one on delta thanks nintendo
DeadlyName
Super Mario Land one of the few Gameboy cartridges that my brother owns and played when I was a kid.. Damn, I have good memories of that one, glad to give it a replay even if I still have that Gameboy in a good condition!
matt602
Used to play the absolute crap out of both Super Mario Land and Alleyway on my Gameboy. Definitely gonna be a nostalgia trip
Tebeku
Alleyway does not look very exciting, but it made me wonder, are there any worthwile Breakout-type games on NSO?
ThisOneTimeAtLolCamp
I can’t believe Mario Land wasn’t already on there. That’s crazy.
Boonatix
Pokémon Blue / Red / Yellow please when 😀
tideblue
Nice tribute to Game Boy’s 35th anniversary (releasing in April 1989).
lollrus
“The fans are getting antsy. They want more old games in the catalog to choose from.”
“Sigh, give them these 3 gameboy games I found that i forgot about, that will shut them up for a few months. It doesn’t take much to satisfy them.”
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The games are:
Super Mario Land, Baseball, and Alleyway
Baseball… man the memories
Cool to finally have Mario Land 1.
There’s Mario Land, geez.
I get why others wouldn’t like it, but it was one of the first games I downloaded on 3DS so I have a soft spot for it. It can be done in literally half an hour, but there is charm in how primitive it is. Gunpei Yokoi’s idea of what a “portable version” of Super Mario Bros would look like before a straight port was possible. The answer is, very strange and a little jank.
Love Super Mario Land for how different it is. Been waiting for it since GB games were added.
drip drip drip
Alleyway reminds me of Kirby’s Block Ball!!!
Finally Super Mario Land!
They really took their time to add Super Mario Land ~~where’s Donkey Kong ’94?~~
As usual, I must complete the traditional 20 minutes playthrough on every platform it releases on.
Is Game Freak not allowed to put older Pokemon games on NSO?
Hell yeah I’m gonna play the crap outta Mario Land. Goat video game music
Before phones Allyway was a staple for long bathroom breaks..
Nice, I went to play Mario Land 1 the other day and was shocked we didn’t have it yet. One of my first Gameboy games.
When can we expect more Nintendo 64 games to come?
I always appreciated Mario Land for the absolutely fucking bizarre Game Boy comic tie-in where the owner of an electronics store gets terrorized by Tatanga and all the monsters are like, an inch tall.
My goodness it’s about time they put Mario Land on there. Also missing DK 94 and 64 and the rest of the Wario Land games
They finally added SML 1. I mean, it’s a rough game, but still enjoyable. Alley way is always good, base all was OK. But yea, these are definitely some low tier choices.
I forget, is SML3 (Wario Land) on NSO yet? It’s still my favorite one of Wario’s solo outings.
I hope dk 64 comes out soon
I wonder if they’ll emulate the extreme blurriness of Super Mario Land on the original Game Boy.
Alleyway is pretty awesome, loved that game. One of my first GB games with Mario Land and the pack in Tetris.
I was addicted to Alleyway when I was little.
So happy to see Super Mario Land included. The others are good too though. 🙂
Game boy games should be playable on the phone app
Super Mario Land is such a weird game. It’s got its own feel, jank, music referencing traditional songs.
But there’s something about it I love. And I didn’t even play it until I was an adult with a 3DS.
My nostalgia comes from those goofy Super Mario Land flash cartoons on newgrounds by some guy named Bigfoot
Btw if you’re subscribed to NSO in Japan you’ll also get The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls. It’s a great game, highly recommended.
at first I thought “Alleyway? Another Breakout clone?” But then I heard the sound of the ball bouncing on the top bricks and immediately brought me back.
Super Mario land on gameboy was the first game I recall ever playing, I have memories of me and my brother taking turns playing this next to the only lamp we could light without our parents noticing we were still awake lol
Good times
I remember Mario Land giving me such trouble as a kid, and yet I just beat it in about 20 minutes. Maybe it’s because I wasn’t trying to play it under my jacket while hiding from the teachers this time.
Mario Land 1 is huge! Finally!
FINALLLLLLLLY!!
Oooooohh, this is a good update, I loved many of the early releases for GB and can’t wait to play them again.
Mario Land 3 next, I can almost taste it
Pokémon when?
Damn these all take me back
Alleyway is my goddamn childhood.
Adding my voice to those baffled these launch games weren’t already there at the start… and I wonder when we’re gonna see a Mega Drive release next. Really hasn’t been a release there since June.
Welp- at least now we might start seeing Wario games? And Japan got Frog and the Bell, which I think was among the first games that were showed to release for the Game Boy NSO app but then just never came, even as all the other hinted at games dropped. Funny that it took this long… and also, kinda curious what will release next since this felt like such a comparatively paltry drop. Will it be a N64 game? GBA? SNES?… these games again but the colored versions from Super Game Boy? Who knows!
EDIT: apparently April 14 is the Game Boy’s “birthday” and it’s the 35th anniversary this year so maybe that’s why they decided to release some of the starting games… a month late?
Just beat Mario land one on delta thanks nintendo
Super Mario Land one of the few Gameboy cartridges that my brother owns and played when I was a kid.. Damn, I have good memories of that one, glad to give it a replay even if I still have that Gameboy in a good condition!
Used to play the absolute crap out of both Super Mario Land and Alleyway on my Gameboy. Definitely gonna be a nostalgia trip
Alleyway does not look very exciting, but it made me wonder, are there any worthwile Breakout-type games on NSO?
I can’t believe Mario Land wasn’t already on there. That’s crazy.
Pokémon Blue / Red / Yellow please when 😀
Nice tribute to Game Boy’s 35th anniversary (releasing in April 1989).
“The fans are getting antsy. They want more old games in the catalog to choose from.”
“Sigh, give them these 3 gameboy games I found that i forgot about, that will shut them up for a few months. It doesn’t take much to satisfy them.”
Please please please Wario Land 4 for GBA next 😩