Original 5 Game Boy Mega Man Games Hit Nintendo Switch Online [IGN]

Nintendo has added five classic Mega Man Game Boy games to the Switch Online subscription.

The games are Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge, Mega Man 2, Mega Man 3, Mega Man 4, and Mega Man 5, all now part of the Game Boy – Nintendo Switch Online library.

Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge launched on Game Boy in 1991, two years after the handheld came out. It kicked off an impressive run for Capcom’s action platformer series on Game Boy that ended with 1994’s Mega Man 5. Of note is that Thinking Rabbit’s Mega Man 2 was the only one of the five to be developed by a studio other than Capcom.

Nintendo said today’s release is part of this year’s Game Boy 35th anniversary celebrations. The Game Boy launched in 1989 with the likes of Super Mario Land, Tetris, Baseball, and Alleyway, all of which are now on Nintendo Switch Online. Other Game Boy games on the service include Metroid 2 – Return of Samus, Kirby’s Dream Land, Super Mario Land 2 – 6 Golden Coins, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX, and Wario in Wario Land 3.

As for Mega Man, the last mainline entry in the series is 2018’s Mega Man 11. While Capcom has released a number of collections in the years since, there’s no word on a potential Mega Man 12.

Here’s the official blurb on the five Mega Man Game Boy games out today on Nintendo Switch Online:

• MEGA MAN: DR. WILY’S REVENGE – Dr. Wily is out for revenge, and this time he’s created his own “Mega Man Killer”! With this creation and his revived Robot Masters at his side, the bad doctor plans to embark on a quest for global domination. Play as Mega Man in his first portable adventure and save the world from destruction by sending Dr. Wily’s creations back to the trash heap.
• MEGA MAN II – Dr. Wily has stolen the experimental Time Skimmer, which allows him to travel to the future for nefarious ends. Luckily, Mega Man and his trusty robot dog Rush are on the case! Collect items and power ups to defeat the Robot Masters standing between you and Dr. Wily – including a mysterious foe from the future: Quint!
• MEGA MAN III – Mega Man’s battle against Dr. Wily takes him to the hottest place on Earth! Dr. Wily and his renegade robots are drilling to the planet’s molten core to collect energy that will power his latest evil invention. Join Mega Man and Rush in action packed levels through the sinister scientist’s fortress, battling various Robot Masters and collecting their weapons before facing Dr. Wily and his ultimate creation.
• MEGA MAN IV – The World Robot Expo has been crashed by the deranged Dr. Wily! With the push of a button on his mind-controlling device, Dr. Wily turns all robots in the city into his personal rampaging reinforcements. The only robot not under his control is Mega Man, and together with Rush he plans to put a stop to Dr. Wily’s sneaky schemes once more! Collect power ups, blast Robot Masters and assemble circuits to build a powerful ally named Beat. Can this trio save the day, or will Dr. Wily’s mind-control machine be Mega Man’s downfall?
• MEGA MAN V – During a peaceful outing with his sister Roll, Mega Man is attacked by a powerful robot named Terra who heralds an invasion of robots from space to conquer Earth. After regrouping in Dr. Light’s laboratory, Mega Man sets off to save the day with a powerful weapon – the Mega Arm! Battle through waves of cosmic foes, employ weapon upgrades, and call in companions to assist as you and solve the mystery behind this alien attack.

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