{"id":752451,"date":"2025-11-25T17:47:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/nintendo-switch-online-is-getting-a-number-of-classic-rare-games-today\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T17:47:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:47:53","slug":"nintendo-switch-online-is-getting-a-number-of-classic-rare-games-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/nintendo-switch-online-is-getting-a-number-of-classic-rare-games-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch Online Is Getting A Number Of Classic Rare Games Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/nintendo-switch-online-is-getting-a-number-of-classic-rare-games-today.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not quite Rare Replay, but the Nintendo Switch is getting an influx of classic Rare games today. You can find the full list below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Snake Rattle &#8216;N&#8217; Roll for NES<\/li>\n<li>R.C. Pro-Am for NES<\/li>\n<li>Battletoads in Battlemaniacs for SNES<\/li>\n<li>Killer Instinct for SNES<\/li>\n<li>Blast Corps for N64<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These games have been available with Rare Replay on Xbox consoles for some time, but it&#8217;s nice to see them become available on the Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LoEPANHSaxM\" width=\"640\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/nintendo-direct\/2024\/02\/21\/nintendo-switch-online-is-getting-a-number-of-classic-rare-games-today\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not quite Rare Replay, but the Nintendo Switch is getting an influx of classic Rare games today. 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