Nintendo Swap On-line members who’ve upgraded to the subscription service’s premium Enlargement Pack tier now have entry to a few Sport Boy Advance video games beforehand launched solely in Japan: Densetsu no Starfy, Densetsu no Starfy 2, and Densetsu no Starfy 3.
Whereas Starfy has been the, uh, star of 5 video games spanning the GBA and Nintendo DS eras, solely one in every of his video games — 2008’s The Legendary Starfy for DS — had been launched exterior of Japan till now. Starfy’s creators at developer Tose have mentioned that Nintendo of America had at one level deemed the collection “too Japanese” for Western audiences; some Nintendo Swap On-line subscribers might agree when confronted with the sport’s dialogue, which is preserved in its native Japanese.
However the trio of Densetsu no Starfy GBA video games is undeniably a boon for the Nintendo Swap On-line + Enlargement Pack service, giving Swap house owners a chance to expertise video games they could have by no means performed earlier than. The Starfy video games are lovable platformers, with an emphasis on swimming and particular talents. Densetsu no Starfy 3 brings a brand new playable character to the fore, Starfy’s sister Starly, and includes a cameo from Wario.
The arrival of Starfy’s GBA trilogy follows the current launch of one other Japan-only rarity on Nintendo Swap On-line: 1986’s The Thriller of Atlantis, an NES platformer and maze sport from Sunsoft. Mom 3, nonetheless? That’s nonetheless caught in Japan.
Nintendo Swap On-line prices $19.99 yearly, and along with on-line multiplayer entry, the service offers Swap house owners a library of video games from the unique NES, Tremendous NES, and Sport Boy. Nintendo Swap On-line + Enlargement Pack is the premium improve to Nintendo’s on-line subscription service, and affords a wide range of expansions and downloadable content material and entry to a library of Sport Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, and Sega Genesis video games. Nintendo Swap On-line + Enlargement Pack prices $49.99 yearly for a person consumer, and $79.99 yearly for a household plan (for as much as eight customers).
