A fresh update for the Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy app has added a new startup Easter egg, alongside the arrival of several more retro titles.
Switch Online subscribers can now update their Game Boy app to Version 3.0.0, which adds the ability to view the original boot screen of your preferred Game Boy title when loading up a game.
If you’ve set your app to play the game as if on Game Boy, then it’s the OG Game Boy startup screen that you’ll see. If you’ve selected Game Boy Pocket, then you’ll see that instead. Finally, if you’re playing with your app set to Game Boy Color mode, you’ll get that startup screen — colors and all.
So, how to see this Easter egg for yourself? Well, it’s as easy as holding the left control stick on your Switch console when loading the app. Sound familiar? Yes, this is the same Easter egg and unlock mechanism that Nintendo previously added to the Switch Online’s Game Boy Advance app.
(And yes, Switch 2 owners, if you want to view all the GameCube startup noises, you can also unlock those too.)
Finally, today’s latest regular Switch Online catalogue update adds four more games to the service for subscribers, listed below.
Battletoads (NES)Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos (NES)Bionic Commando (Game Boy)Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters (Game Boy)
Anything take your fancy?
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