Nintendo Adds Three Sega Genesis Games to Switch Retro Library

Written by Brandon Hofer on April 22, 2022

News: Gamers with the Switch Online Expansion Pack now have access to three more Sega Genesis games.

Today, a trio of games have been added to the SEGA Genesis – Nintendo Switch Online library: Sonic The Hedgehog Spinball, Shining Force II, and Space Harrier II. You can play them all right now on the Nintendo Switch system with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership.

In Sonic The Hedgehog Spinball, Dr. Robotnik’s fortress is a giant pinball machine! Help Sonic spin, bounce, and bump through four different pinball zones made up of glittering caverns, slimy sewers, boiling lava, and monstrous machinery to collect the Chaos Emeralds and save the inhabitants of Mobius from a mountain of trouble.

Shining Force II joins the original Shining Force in the SEGA Genesis – Nintendo Switch Online library. In this tactical RPG fantasy adventure, you’re tasked with leading the titular Shining Force in cinematic battles against an ancient evil that threatens to overtake the land.

Become the heroic Space Harrier in Space Harrier II and battle a bevy of wicked creatures in this frantic and challenging action game, which was one of the original launch titles for the Sega Genesis.

Want even more of the world’s fastest hedgehog? Team up with Tails and take on the egg-centric Dr. Robotnik in Sonic The Hedgehog 2, or out-puzzle the evil genius yourself in Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine – both titles are available in the SEGA Genesis – Nintendo Switch Online library.

The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership plan features all the same great benefits of a Nintendo Switch Online membership, but with access to classic Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games with online play. The paid membership plan also grants access to the Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC at no extra cost.

Members in both Nintendo Switch Online plans can enjoy online play and the Save Data Cloud feature in a large selection of compatible games, along with access to over 100 classic NES and Super NES games, a smartphone app that enhances features of supported games, and the competitive online games Tetris 99 and PAC-MAN 99.

Both plans also provide a great way to connect and play compatible games online with friends and family around the world. With online play in compatible games like Mario Golf: Super Rush, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Splatoon 2, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and many others, a Nintendo Switch Online membership can help you experience everything Nintendo Switch has to offer.

With the addition of the three new games today, which of these Sega games will you be playing first?