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Most of the additions to Nintendo Switch Online have focused on the Sega Genesis or Nintendo 64 side of things, in order to interest players in subscribing to the Expansion Pack plan. Besides just Earthbound, not much change has happened for either the NES or the SNES in the last few months. However, the tail-end of March sees some new games arriving on the NES and SNES library: Dig Dug and Mappy-Land are now available to play, originally released for the NES, while Earthworm Jim 2 has been added to the SNES collection. Curiously, Earthworm Jim 2 is playable on Nintendo Switch Online, while the first game in the series is yet to be added. All three games are now live and playable.

Earthworm Jim 2 Return to the wacky world of Earthworm Jim! In this wild platformer released for the Super NES™ console in 1995, you worm your way back into your super suit and take on the role of Jim, the annelid with attitude! The plot picks up after Jim's successful rescue of Princess What's-Her-Name and his less-than-successful attempts to woo her immediately thereafter. Just when it seemed the princess would have a change of heart, the evil Psy-Crow swooped in and kidnapped her, eager to claim the crown for himself. Now it's up to Jim to stop their wedding, following their trail from planet to planet. But he's not alone this time—his pal Snott is along for the ride. Jump, shoot, swing, and slime your way across 10 different levels, catch Psy-Crow, and rescue the girl of Jim's dreams!

DIG DUG II Help DIG DUG rid the island of vacation-crashing intruders! DIG DUG has decided to take a vacation on a remote island, but the POOKA and FYGAR won't give him the chance to rest! In each round, clear out the enemies by inflating them until they burst or by digging up traps for them to fall into. But be careful that you don't get too close to their attacks or fall into your own traps!

MAPPY-LAND Help MAPPY make it back to the party in time! MAPPY the police mouse has prepared all kinds of wonderful presents for MAPICO and MAPPY Jr. But the big cheese of the feline world, NYAMCO, has ordered his clowder “MEOWKIES” to hide the presents throughout MAPPYLAND. If he's going to get the gifts to their intended recipients on time, MAPPY will have to double-time it on finding them! Avoid and activate traps to knock out those crafty cats headed your way. You can also use special items hidden in the level to distract them. Collect six of the same presents to move on to another stage. Can MAPPY make it through all eight towns and survive the onslaught of claws?

 

[JuanMena]

Oh man... this took a while, eh?

Wonder if they'll ever add Hopping Mappy?

 

[Gunstorm]

Japan add haverest moon, sadly it isnt comming to Brazil

 

[eyeliner]

Dig Dug is cool but Dig Dug 2 is way better.

 

[FAST6191]

SNES vs megadrive earthworm jim 2... not quite as stark as Aladdin but that could be a questionable one for some. Sadly I don't have a comparison review to hand (got one for the first https://retro-sanctuary.com/comparisons - earthworm jim.html but that was quite a different game).

 

[BraveDragonWolf]

What was that game I saw on the shop? "Duggy"?
I said I'd rather play Dig Dug witch is one of my all time childhood games.

 

[Valwinz]

Why does Japan get Harvest moon? BOO BOO I WANT IT

 

[the_randomizer]

Last Snes games were July 2021, but at least EWJ2 is a solid game

 

[zero-fer]

Why does Japan get Harvest moon? BOO BOO I WANT IT

Probably due to licensing, in America the name Harvest Moon is owned my Natsume (the publisher) and nowadays the franchise is divided by Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons.

 

[mightymuffy]

Dig Dug is cool but Dig Dug 2 is way better.

It is Dig Dug II

SNES vs megadrive earthworm jim 2... not quite as stark as Aladdin but that could be a questionable one for some. Sadly I don't have a comparison review to hand (got one for the first https://retro-sanctuary.com/comparisons - earthworm jim.html but that was quite a different game).

I think you're also getting your 1s and 2s mixed up! EWJ2 is probably just about still better on the MD, though the graphics are better (crisper!?) on SNES, and you can switch weapons on the fly on the SNES, big bonus! MD version feels smoother, and a bit better to play? But lacks weapon switching, and looks worse.
Now the first game, that's a no brainer! I'm sure Dave Perry botched the SNES version on purpose after seeing DKC that E3 (ahh memories!)

 

[KimKong]

I'm so sick of this uploading 3-4 games at a time crap.. Give us the whole library and stop with this spoon feeding already!

 

[FAST6191]

I'm so sick of this uploading 3-4 games at a time crap.. Give us the whole library and stop with this spoon feeding already!

I would want to see it only to see pirate syndrome go mainstream.

 

[Valwinz]

Probably due to licensing, in America the name Harvest Moon is owned my Natsume (the publisher) and nowadays the franchise is divided by Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons.

everyday more reasons to hate Natsume and marvelous

 

[Stone_Wings]

Title needs changing to Dig Dug II.

 

[Glyptofane]

I love Dig Dug and Mr Driller by extension or maybe it's the other way around as I got into Mr Driller first. I guess it's Dig Dug II here because the original is already in like every Namco collection and otherwise widely available in various ways?

 

[NinStar]

Funny that they put the SNES version of Earthworm Jim, when the Genesis/Mega Drive version is the best one.

 

[DJPlace]

ugh... NES get's arcade classic's and SNES get's a decent platformer... oh well. where's my conker bad fur day at nintendo. (i know it's not going happen but still one can dream.

 

[ut2k4master]

Last Snes games were July 2021, but at least EWJ2 is a solid game

last snes game was in february

 

[dmace81]

Yay some more games we can emulate on a 20 year old computer. Great now where is the sega cd, sega saturn, dreamcast, wii, gamecube, virtual boy, ds, and gameboy games? Wii eshop had a better online selection.

 

[Dvdxploitr]

I'm so sick of this uploading 3-4 games at a time crap.. Give us the whole library and stop with this spoon feeding already!

I don’t mind the 3-4 games at a time, but I think it should be more often. 3-4 games a week would be good.