Little by little, the Roucool is making its nest on the Nintendo Switch Online. To the great delight of nostalgic players, the subscription formula offered by the Kyoto firm is accompanied by several retro catalogs to discover (almost) at no extra cost. While all subscribers can enjoy NES, Super NES and Gameboy / Gameboy Color titles, users of the Online + Additional Pack formula also have access to Nintendo 64, Mega Drive and Gameboy Advance games. Unsurprisingly, the Pokémon franchise has a special place among these selections.
On the Nintendo 64 side, players can find no less than four different titles, namely Pokémon Snap, Pokémon Stadium, Pokémon Stadium 2 and Pokémon Puzzle League. However, the disappointment is a little more palpable in the Gameboy catalog. No main opus is yet playable from the Switch's retro applications. Only the video game adaptation of the card game, Pokémon Trading Card Game, is currently available on Gameboy. Will virtual console versions of the first three generations of Pokémon – compatible with Pokémon Home to boot – eventually arrive? Nothing is less certain. In the meantime, Nintendo continues to include spin-offs by announcing the arrival of a first Gameboy Advance game from the franchise.
The episode where it all began
Released on November 10, 2006 on Gameboy Advance, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (accompanied by Blue Rescue Team on DS) launched one of the most popular spin-off series to date. The saga now has seven installments (sometimes derived from different versions), including a remake of the very first game reserved for the Switch. Nintendo and the Pokémon Company have probably decided thatRescue Team DX has had its day, since the original version is about to make its debut in the GBA catalog of the Online + Additional Pack.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team will be playable on Nintendo Switch starting August 9th. Only the manufacturer's American page took the trouble to post a short trailer for the game, which will not benefit from any improvements compared to the initial experience. Since the online features are reserved for the DS version Blue Rescue Team, Switch players will have to make do with the bare minimum. The fact remains that this first Mystery Dungeon is a must-have that many young players will now be able to discover directly from their modern console. According to franchise aficionados, the DX remake doesn't quite live up to the originals, making this addition a nice surprise. Come on Game Freak, now gamers are waiting for the Emerald version!
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