Nintendo has expanded the Nintendo Switch Online library with three classic Mario games, giving retro gaming fans another chance to revisit iconic adventures from the franchise’s early years.
As part of their recurring subscription, Nintendo Switch Online users can play a growing list of old-school games from Nintendo and third-party developers, such as Sega and Capcom, via the Nintendo Classics app lineup.
Nintendo Switch Online members can enjoy three more Mario games, as Mario's Tennis and Mario Clash for the Virtual Boy, and Mario vs. Donkey Kong for the Game Boy Advance, are now available on the respective NSO apps.
The Virtual Boy app currently has nine games for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers to peruse, with seven more games, such as the previously unreleased D-Hopper and Zero Racers, launching at later dates.
Although the NES, SNES, and Game Boy catalogs are available to all NSO subscribers, users who have the Expansion Pack upgrade can also play titles originally launched on platforms like the Game Boy Advance, the GameCube, and the Virtual Boy.
For example, Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack users can play Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance on the GameCube app as of January 2026.
Games Available on the Game Boy Advance: Nintendo Classics App
Mario vs Donkey Kong
Densetsu no Starfy 1
Densetsu no Starfy 2
Densetsu no Starfy 3
F-Zero Climax
F-Zero GP Legend
F-Zero Maximum Velocity
Fire Emblem
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Golden Sun
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Kirby and The Amazing Mirror
Klonoa Empire of Dreams
Kuru Kuru Kururin
Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Metroid Fusion
Metroid: Zero Mission
Mr. Driller 2
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
Super Mario Advance
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Wario Land 4
WarioWare, Inc: Mega Microgame$!
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
An active Nintendo Switch Online subscription with the Expansion Pack upgrade is required to play each of these retro titles.
Mario's Tennis includes both singles and doubles game modes, despite being a single-player game. By comparison, Mario Clash is a 2D platformer that hearkens back to the original Mario Bros. arcade game.
The Virtual Boy app requires both the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack upgrade and a subscribers-only Virtual Boy attachment. The platform's game catalog will continue to grow throughout 2026. With The Super Mario Galaxy Movie also set for a global theatrical release on Wednesday, April 1, the next few weeks are a great time to be a Mario fan.