Features
The Nintendo Switch 2‘s collection of classic Nintendo 64 games will include a group of fun special features to let retro game fans turn back the clock in a couple of different ways. These Nintendo Switch 2 features include customized button mapping, along with a rewind feature and a retro filter to make games look more like they did in the late ’90s.
The Switch 2 Direct livestream presentation on April 2 provided a lot of technical information about the upcoming console’s new hardware features and a preview of the new games being developed for it, seeing the return of familiar faces like Mario, Kirby, and Donkey Kong. It also provided some surprises for old-school gamers, making dreams come true for GameCube fans with the announcement of a 10-game lineup, including three titles available at the console’s June 5 launch.
In the follow-up to the Switch 2 direct, Nintendo’s official website is teasing a similar retro treatment for the existing Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Classics app for the Switch 2. In addition to listing off the games that are already available on Nintendo Switch Online for the original Switch, three special features have been briefly described. First, the previously reported optional CRT filter for CRT filter for GameCube games on the Switch, which will purposefully downgrade graphics to make modern screens look like old tube television screens, has been officially confirmed for Nintendo 64 games as well. The app will also give players a rewind function while playing Nintendo 64 classics, allowing for the correction of mistakes, along with a button mapping system, giving players the ability to customize control schemes to their liking.
Every Nintendo 64 Game on Switch 2 So Far
- 1080° Snowboarding
- Banjo-Kazooie
- Banjo-Tooie
- Blast Corps
- Dr. Mario 64
- Excitebike 64
- Extreme-G
- F-Zero X
- GoldenEye 007
- Harvest Moon 64
- Iggy’s Reckin’ Balls
- Jet Force Gemini
- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
- Lylat Wars
- Mario Golf
- Mario Kart 64
- Mario Party
- Mario Party 2
- Mario Party 3
- Mario Tennis
- Operation Winback
- Paper Mario
- Pilotwings 64
- Pokemon Puzzle League
- Pokemon Snap
- Pokemon Stadium
- Pokemon Stadium 2
- Ridge Racer 64
- Sin & Punishment
- Super Mario 64
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Wave Race 64
- Yoshi’s Story
Seemingly a rebranding of Nintendo Switch Online, which has been offering up select classic games since 2017, the Nintendo Classics app includes emulated versions of some of the best games of the Nintendo 64 era. A total of 34 Nintendo 64 games are currently available, including Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Pokemon Snap, and multiple entries from The Legend of Zelda, Pokemon Stadium, and Mario Party franchises, though Switch 2 owners will still need a paid membership to access them.
Since these games can still be accessed on the original Switch, it’s not clear if the app’s new special features for the Switch 2 will be specific to the upcoming console or if players will be able to make use of them on older consoles. Nintendo hasn’t officially confirmed a release date for these new features either, though they will likely be active at the Switch 2’s launch.