It’s been more than a hot minute since we’ve seen some new Sega Genesis classics in the Nintendo Switch online library, but we’re finally getting some today.The Switch Online Expansion Pack brings the frantic platformer , the run-n-gunner and the totally awesome to the Switch’s classic games library.from BlueSky Software is a 2D platformer with impressive graphics for its time that often gets overlooked in the long hallway of the Sega Genesis’ legacy.The protagonist is a robot made of floating left on a resource ravaged Earth to clean up the mess humanity made when one of the supervisor robots named WarHead connects to a nuclear weapon and holds the planet hostage.
VectorMan must blast his way through waves of enemies to free the Earth from WarHead’s clutches.So just think of VectorMan as Wall-E with a deathwish.The game has a pretty notorious degree of difficulty, but the slick graphics and fast pace of the gameplay makes an underrated gem.
is a top-down military style shooter that started in the arcade before migrating to Sega’s Mega Drive and the Genesis in the early 90s.The concept is simple: run across the screen and shoot everything that moves before it shoots you.also has a huge arsenal of special weapons and some really cool boss battles that pit your puny mercenaries against a big ol’ battleship and even a harrier jet.If you don’t know the names ToeJam & Earl, then welcome to one of the greatest slices of joy from gaming’s history.
The most 90s video game duo ever got the sequel treatment with in 1993.The second ToeJam & Earl title took its titular alien heroes away from the unique isometric map that made the first game so memorable to a more traditional 2D platform game but they are just as vibrant, goofy and animated in their second outing.This is the first Sega Genesis update for the Nintendo Switch in over a year.The previous Genesis pack was released in June of 2023 and came with four games including and .
