Another classicNintendobanger is about to land on theNintendo Switch, and fans of Rare titles are going to have a field day with this one.As revealed on the officialNintendo UK Twitter account, Rare’s 1997 Game Boy titleDonkey Kong Land IIIis now available to download for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers.Its addition to the Game Boy library on the Nintendo Switch shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise for those who have been keeping up to date with the service, as bothDonkey Kong LandandDonkey Kong Land 2also landed on the Switch last month.AdvertAlthough the Donkey Kong Land games often end up towards the bottom half of people’s Donkey Kong lists (shout out to Polygon’s Jeremy Parish for their “definitive ranking” of all the DK series), I remember bloody lovingDonkey Kong Land IIIas a kid.Pokémon Legends Z-Alaunches on the Nintendo Switch next year - and possibly its successor.The trailer included in Nintendo’s Tweet makes me think the visuals haven’t aged too gracefully however, especially considering these games kinda looked awful back in 1997.AdvertLook, I’m not gonna make fun of a AA-battery-powered handheld from the 80s but… just don’t expect this one to look particularly crisp on your 80-inch, 8k TVs folks.Also, did you know the colour version ofDonkey Kong Land IIIwas a Japan-exclusive release? Because I didn’t.That unfortunately means that you can’t actually play the non-green version of the game through the Nintendo Switch Online service if you live outside of Japan… unless you fancy being a little crafty.Turns out, if you make a Japanese Nintendo Switch account and downloadDonkey Kong Land IIIusing it, you can actually play the Game Boy Color version of the game. Big thanks to the folksover on GameXplainfor figuring this one out.AdvertNow hurry up and releaseDonkey Kong 64on the Switch already, Nintendo.Featured Image Credit: Nintendo, RareTopics:Nintendo,Nintendo Switch,Nintendo Switch Online
Another classicNintendobanger is about to land on theNintendo Switch, and fans of Rare titles are going to have a field day with this one.As revealed on the officialNintendo UK Twitter account, Rare’s 1997 Game Boy titleDonkey Kong Land IIIis now available to download for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers.Its addition to the Game Boy library on the Nintendo Switch shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise for those who have been keeping up to date with the service, as bothDonkey Kong LandandDonkey Kong Land 2also landed on the Switch last month.AdvertAlthough the Donkey Kong Land games often end up towards the bottom half of people’s Donkey Kong lists (shout out to Polygon’s Jeremy Parish for their “definitive ranking” of all the DK series), I remember bloody lovingDonkey Kong Land IIIas a kid.Pokémon Legends Z-Alaunches on the Nintendo Switch next year - and possibly its successor.The trailer included in Nintendo’s Tweet makes me think the visuals haven’t aged too gracefully however, especially considering these games kinda looked awful back in 1997.AdvertLook, I’m not gonna make fun of a AA-battery-powered handheld from the 80s but… just don’t expect this one to look particularly crisp on your 80-inch, 8k TVs folks.Also, did you know the colour version ofDonkey Kong Land IIIwas a Japan-exclusive release? Because I didn’t.That unfortunately means that you can’t actually play the non-green version of the game through the Nintendo Switch Online service if you live outside of Japan… unless you fancy being a little crafty.Turns out, if you make a Japanese Nintendo Switch account and downloadDonkey Kong Land IIIusing it, you can actually play the Game Boy Color version of the game. Big thanks to the folksover on GameXplainfor figuring this one out.AdvertNow hurry up and releaseDonkey Kong 64on the Switch already, Nintendo.Featured Image Credit: Nintendo, RareTopics:Nintendo,Nintendo Switch,Nintendo Switch Online
Another classicNintendobanger is about to land on theNintendo Switch, and fans of Rare titles are going to have a field day with this one.As revealed on the officialNintendo UK Twitter account, Rare’s 1997 Game Boy titleDonkey Kong Land IIIis now available to download for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers.Its addition to the Game Boy library on the Nintendo Switch shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise for those who have been keeping up to date with the service, as bothDonkey Kong LandandDonkey Kong Land 2also landed on the Switch last month.AdvertAlthough the Donkey Kong Land games often end up towards the bottom half of people’s Donkey Kong lists (shout out to Polygon’s Jeremy Parish for their “definitive ranking” of all the DK series), I remember bloody lovingDonkey Kong Land IIIas a kid.Pokémon Legends Z-Alaunches on the Nintendo Switch next year - and possibly its successor.The trailer included in Nintendo’s Tweet makes me think the visuals haven’t aged too gracefully however, especially considering these games kinda looked awful back in 1997.AdvertLook, I’m not gonna make fun of a AA-battery-powered handheld from the 80s but… just don’t expect this one to look particularly crisp on your 80-inch, 8k TVs folks.Also, did you know the colour version ofDonkey Kong Land IIIwas a Japan-exclusive release? Because I didn’t.That unfortunately means that you can’t actually play the non-green version of the game through the Nintendo Switch Online service if you live outside of Japan… unless you fancy being a little crafty.Turns out, if you make a Japanese Nintendo Switch account and downloadDonkey Kong Land IIIusing it, you can actually play the Game Boy Color version of the game. Big thanks to the folksover on GameXplainfor figuring this one out.AdvertNow hurry up and releaseDonkey Kong 64on the Switch already, Nintendo.
Another classicNintendobanger is about to land on theNintendo Switch, and fans of Rare titles are going to have a field day with this one.
As revealed on the officialNintendo UK Twitter account, Rare’s 1997 Game Boy titleDonkey Kong Land IIIis now available to download for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers.
Its addition to the Game Boy library on the Nintendo Switch shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise for those who have been keeping up to date with the service, as bothDonkey Kong LandandDonkey Kong Land 2also landed on the Switch last month.
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Although the Donkey Kong Land games often end up towards the bottom half of people’s Donkey Kong lists (shout out to Polygon’s Jeremy Parish for their “definitive ranking” of all the DK series), I remember bloody lovingDonkey Kong Land IIIas a kid.
Pokémon Legends Z-Alaunches on the Nintendo Switch next year - and possibly its successor.
The trailer included in Nintendo’s Tweet makes me think the visuals haven’t aged too gracefully however, especially considering these games kinda looked awful back in 1997.
Advert
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Look, I’m not gonna make fun of a AA-battery-powered handheld from the 80s but… just don’t expect this one to look particularly crisp on your 80-inch, 8k TVs folks.
Also, did you know the colour version ofDonkey Kong Land IIIwas a Japan-exclusive release? Because I didn’t.
That unfortunately means that you can’t actually play the non-green version of the game through the Nintendo Switch Online service if you live outside of Japan… unless you fancy being a little crafty.
Turns out, if you make a Japanese Nintendo Switch account and downloadDonkey Kong Land IIIusing it, you can actually play the Game Boy Color version of the game. Big thanks to the folksover on GameXplainfor figuring this one out.
Advert
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Now hurry up and releaseDonkey Kong 64on the Switch already, Nintendo.
Topics:Nintendo,Nintendo Switch,Nintendo Switch Online
