Nintendo Switch Online update adds new Game Boy game

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Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can now enjoy the 1995 Game Boy classic, Donkey Kong Land, on the service.
Donkey Kong Land is a popular 2D platformer inspired by the Donkey Kong Country trilogy and includes 30 levels across four worlds.
Players can update the Game Boy app to access Donkey Kong Land and use Game Boy filters for a nostalgic experience.

Nintendo Switch Online subscribers have just received a new game to play, the 1995 Game Boy title Donkey Kong Land is now available on the service. The publication of Donkey Kong Land on the Nintendo Switch Online service came just days after the SNES classic Donkey Kong Country celebrated its 30th anniversary.

Originally released in June 1995 by Nintendo and Rare, Donkey Kong Land is a 2D platformer inspired by Donkey Kong Country Trilogy. Considered one of the best titles in the world Donkey Kong Series, Donkey Kong Land also spawned its own trilogy, with two sequels released in 1996 and 1997 Donkey Kong LandDonkey Kong and Diddy Kong are tasked by Cranky Kong with replenishing the Kongs' prized banana supply after their longtime nemesis, King K. Rool, is pressured by Cranky to steal the entire supply. Donkey Kong Land offers 30 levels in four worlds.

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Although the Switch Online service received an update back in November, fans were able to enjoy even more content. Donkey Kong Land is now available to download in the Game Boy app for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. Users will need to connect their Switch consoles to the internet and the Game Boy app should update automatically. Alternatively, the app can be updated manually by opening the Options menu, scrolling to Software Update and selecting Update via Internet. Once the download is complete, the system will check whether a Nintendo Switch Online subscription is active. Nintendo has released a short gameplay trailer Donkey Kong Land to give players a glimpse of what it will look like in the app using the classic Game Boy filter. The Game Boy Pocket and Game Boy Color filters can also be used for gaming Donkey Kong Land. The trailer showed off various environments that Donkey and Diddy will travel through, including some that require mounts to traverse.

Nintendo Switch Online adds Donkey Kong Land to the Game Boy roster

The arrival of Donkey Kong Land is just the latest in a series of games Rare has developed for the older Nintendo platforms. Between the publication of Banjo tooie And Perfect dark On the Nintendo 64 app, gamers were able to see some of Rare's works return to Nintendo platforms via the Switch's subscription service. Although others like titles Donkey Kong 64 While it remains unclear at the time of writing, it remains to be seen how the Switch Online service will be phased out in 2024.

Between the publication of Donkey Kong Land on the Game Boy app and the January release of Donkey Kong Country Returns HDFans of Nintendo's monkey mascot have every reason to celebrate. Only time will tell what the future holds for us Donkey Kong Series.