Key conclusions
- On October 11, the Nintendo Switch Online library will add F-Zero GP Legend and F-Zero Climax.
- F-Zero GP Legend was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2003.
- The 2004 sequel, F-Zero Climax, has remained a Japan exclusive until now.
Nintendo Switch Online adds two classic Game Boy Advance F is zero games to its library on October 11, including one that was previously only available in Japan. There's no shortage of old games to be found in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog, with new ones being added regularly since the service launched in March 2017. In September 2024, several classic Super Nintendo games were added, e.g Battletoads/Double Dragon, Cosmo Gang Puzzle (or Pac attack as it was known outside of Japan) Big runand once upon a time Japan-exclusive Kunio-kun no Dodgeball da yo Zen'in Shūgō.
Throughout 2024, Nintendo Switch Online continued to add beloved handheld games from the original Game Boy and Game Boy Advance. In March, subscribers were given three classics Mario Game Boy games in honor of this year's March 10th Mario Day celebration. The fun continued in June when five portables Mega man titles have been added to the ever-growing Nintendo Switch Online collection. Finally, a favorite spin-off from 2006 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team was available to play on the Nintendo Switch in August.
Nostalgic Nintendo fans will now have two more classic Game Boy Advance games to try on Nintendo Switch Online, this time from the iconic F is zero racing franchise. On October 11, the Nintendo Switch Online library will be added Legend of F-Zero GP and F-Zero Climax. As with all classic Game Boy games on Nintendo Switch Online, players will need to subscribe to the Expansion Pack service, which gives users access to games from the Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive.
The new Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy Advance Games will be released on October 11
- Legend of F-Zero GP
- F-Zero Climax
Legend of F-Zero GP was released on the Game Boy Advance in 2003 as a tie-in to the anime series of the same name and tasked players with defeating the evil Zod and the Dark Million criminal organization through high-octane futuristic racing. A year later, Nintendo released a sequel titled F-Zero Climaxthough it was only available in Japan until this recent Nintendo Switch Online announcement. It was also the last F is zero The game will be produced until 2023 F-Zero 99.
Speaking of F-Zero 99The retro battle royale racer also gets a free update that adds five new tracks based on the Japan-exclusive Satellaview version of the original F is zero. Fans are still hoping for a brand new mainline F is zero game, p F-Zero GX Producer Toshihiro Nagoshi has even expressed interest in such a project. Meanwhile, players can still work their way through some of the series' memorable handheld offerings thanks to Nintendo Switch Online.
