How to Start a Game (Nintendo Switch Online Classic Game Library)
Description:
Instructions on how to start a game from one of the following Nintendo Switch Online classic game libraries:
- Nintendo Entertainment System™ – Nintendo Switch Online
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System™ – Nintendo Switch Online
- Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online
- Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online or Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Switch Online: MATURE 17+
- SEGA Mega Drive – Nintendo Switch Online
- Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online
Additional Information:
- An active Nintendo Switch Online membership is required to access Nintendo Entertainment System™ – Nintendo Switch Online and Super Nintendo Entertainment System™ – Nintendo Switch Online games.
- An active Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership is required to access Nintendo 64™ – Nintendo Switch Online and SEGA Mega Drive – Nintendo Switch Online games.
- Internet access may be required periodically to validate your membership status.
Complete These Steps:
- Access the Nintendo Switch Online game library software you wish to play.
- From the menu on the left, select whether you want to play as one player, play with multiple players on the same console or play online, then select how you want to hold the controller(s). For example:
- For single-player, you can play in handheld mode, or you can play in tabletop mode or TV mode with a Joy-Con held horizontally.
- For multiplayer, you can play in tabletop mode or TV mode with a compatible controller for every player.
- Select a game from the library and press the A Button, then use the on-screen instructions to set your game preferences and start the game.