Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions will now include N64 games

Nintendo fans have been clamoring for a digital console version of N64 games since the company announced a similar subscription service for the NES and Super NES.

And it’s finally happening.

Nintendo announced on Friday that they will be adding Nintendo 64 games as well as Sega Genesis games to the Nintendo Switch Online. Dubbed the Expansion Pack, it should make any 90s kid’s heart soar watching the announcement video and seeing the games launching with the new offering.

Because of course, it’s launching with games we played the crap out of like Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Star Fox 64, Mario Party 64, Super Mario 64, and Yoshi’s Story. They also stated that more games will launch later, including Majora’s Mask and the original Pokémon Snap, one of my personal favorites.

The Sega Genesis offerings are pretty stellar, too, including Contra, Shinobi III, Gunstar, Sonic 2, and Ecco the Dolphin. And it wouldn’t be complete if there wasn’t a ridiculous, expensive replica bluetooth N64 and Genesis controller you can buy to play all of these old games.

It’s been a long time coming, getting N64 games on this subscription service, and no one is really that surprised. There are only so many NES and Super NES games that they can add, and gamers have wanted these beloved games from the 90s for a while.

Of course, it will all be at an added cost (to be announced later), but at least the Online membership isn’t anything too terrible, just $20 for 12 months. I can’t imagine the cost for the Expansion Pack will break the bank.

Some of the games will have online multiplayer. Playing Mario Kart 64 against your friends when they aren’t crowded on the same couch as you and can’t throttle you for that perfectly-timed blue shell? Yeah. That may ruin some friendships.

But being able to play Ocarina of Time again (and not on a 3DS)? Replaying Mario Party with friends? Getting all of the photos you need on Pokémon Snap? You won’t even need to go to your nearest Blockbuster to rent them, and that’s a glorious thing.

What N64 and Sega Genesis games are you most excited to play on the Expansion Pack when it launches in October? Let us know in the comments!