{"id":804447,"date":"2025-12-06T02:59:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T02:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/super-r-type-and-two-japanese-exclusive-snes-games-join-nintendo-switch-online-today\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T02:59:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T02:59:41","slug":"super-r-type-and-two-japanese-exclusive-snes-games-join-nintendo-switch-online-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/super-r-type-and-two-japanese-exclusive-snes-games-join-nintendo-switch-online-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Super R-Type And Two Japanese Exclusive SNES Games Join Nintendo Switch Online Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/super-r-type-and-two-japanese-exclusive-snes-games-join-nintendo-switch-online-today.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Nintendo Switch Online SNES update April 2024\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nintendo Switch Online\u2019s Super Nintendo catalog is three games larger today thanks to the additions of Super R-Type, Wrecking Crew \u201898, and Amazing Hebereke.<\/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\/7pS-G3yVsK4\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Super R-Type is a side-scrolling sci-fi shooter launched in 1991, and it\u2019s essentially an enhanced port of the arcade game R-Type II. It includes elements from that game while featuring new stages and enemies of its own.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wrecking Crew \u201898 is the Japan-only sequel to the NES classic Wrecking Crew. First released in 1998 for <em>Nintendo Power<\/em>\u2019s download service before getting its own cartridge, this marks the game\u2019s first release in the West.<\/p>\n<p>Amazing Hebereke is a 1994 fighting game by Sunsoft that pits up to four players battling to knock each other out. The game is a spin-off of the Hebereke series (known here as Uforia: The Saga, of which its long-awaited sequel recently launched).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/feature\/2024\/01\/12\/nintendo-switch-online-every-nes-snes-game-boy-n64-sega-genesis-and-gba-game\">complete database<\/a> of every classic game available on Nintendo Switch Online.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2024\/04\/12\/super-r-type-and-two-japanese-exclusive-snes-games-join-nintendo-switch-online-today\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo Switch Online\u2019s Super Nintendo catalog is three games larger today thanks to the additions of Super R-Type, Wrecking Crew \u201898, and Amazing Hebereke. Super R-Type is a side-scrolling sci-fi shooter launched in 1991, and it\u2019s essentially an enhanced port of the arcade game R-Type II. It includes elements from that game while featuring new stages and enemies of its own.&nbsp;&nbsp; Wrecking Crew \u201898 is the Japan-only sequel to the NES classic Wrecking Crew. First released in 1998 for Nintendo Power\u2019s download service before getting its own cartridge, this marks the game\u2019s first release in the West. Amazing Hebereke is a 1994 fighting game by Sunsoft that pits up to four players battling to knock each other out. The game is a spin-off of the&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/super-r-type-and-two-japanese-exclusive-snes-games-join-nintendo-switch-online-today\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":804448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-804447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Super R-Type And Two Japanese Exclusive SNES Games Join Nintendo Switch Online Today | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nintendo Switch Online\u2019s Super Nintendo catalog is three games larger today thanks to the additions of Super 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