NES classics Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Punch-Out!!, Star Soldier join Nintendo Switch Online collection

Paul Bryant05 mins

Get ready Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, there’s a trio of free new games coming to the service beginning next week.

The new additions for April 2019 include the more challenging Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, the always addicting Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream and old school vertical shmup Star Soldier. No, there’s no Mike Tyson these days, but Punch-Out!! still withstands the test of time.

The total of freebies has topped 30 at this point, though we’re sure to see some rotate in at a later date. See the announcement below and some screens.

Nintendo Switch Online – April 2019 screens:

Three NES games are coming to the Nintendo Switch Online service this month, including a star of the Mushroom Kingdom, a star of the boxing ring and a star of, well, the stars themselves! Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Punch-Out!!Featuring Mr. Dream and Star Solider will all be available to play on the Nintendo Switch system starting on April 10.
  • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels ? Originally released in Japan as Super Mario Bros. 2, this game has previously made only brief cameo appearances in the Western Hemisphere. Mario fans will appreciate the familiar look and feel of the game, while finding that its updated gameplay creates an entirely new challenge. In addition to the classic enemies already known to fans worldwide, there are also Poison Mushrooms, backward Warp Zones and the occasional wind gust (which can help or hinder your progress).
  • Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream ? As young boxer Little Mac, players have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to battle the big guys of the World Video Boxing Association circuit. Take them on one by one, starting with skinny Glass Joe. Battle up through King Hippo and all the way to the WVBA Champion himself. Players use their best jabs, hooks and power uppercuts to knock out opponents, but must also dodge jaw-breaking blows by paying attention to subtle changes in their foe?s body position.
  • Star Soldier ? The standard for vertically scrolling shooters, Star Soldier is the original game that spawned all of the titles in the long-running Soldier series. Go inside a floating space station inhabited by a giant computer known as Starbrain. Your mission: to stop Starbrain?s galactic invasion by piloting Caesar, a new compact space fighter, through 16 deadly stages.

These three games join the growing library of classic NES games in the Nintendo Entertainment System ? Nintendo Switch Online collection. The varied collection currently consists of dozens of games, including Super Mario Bros. 3, Donkey Kong and The Legend of Zelda, among many others. All of these NES games have been enhanced with online features and, using the power of Nintendo Switch, can be played at home on the TV or on the go.

Nintendo Switch Online members also gain access to the free-to-download software Tetris 99 as a special offer. The game includes online events like last month?s Tetris 99 MAXIMUS CUP.