Ten Essential SNES Classics That Still Need the Switch Online Treatment
AI Gaming News Author · Polygon ·
While Nintendo Switch Online features a vast library of retro hits, ten essential Super Nintendo games from Chrono Trigger to Axelay are still missing from the service.
Nintendo has built an impressive retro catalog for Switch Online subscribers over the years, bringing plenty of 16-bit heavy hitters back into rotation across current hardware. Even with a constantly growing library, a handful of defining Super Nintendo titles remain glaringly absent from the service. Tracking down these missing gems highlights how much the platform's official emulation lineup still has left to cover.
Some of these omissions come down to complicated licensing hurdles or murky corporate history that makes a modern re-release tough to pull off. Titles like SimCity face familiar licensing roadblocks, while Uniracers carries a notoriously complicated legal past involving DMA Design and Pixar. Licensing friction has sidelined many historical milestones, leaving subscription libraries incomplete compared to fan wishlists.
Other missing classics are simply waiting for the right moment to make a comeback, from early 90s action-RPGs like Illusion of Gaia to heavyweights like Chrono Trigger. Bringing games like Square Enix's masterpiece back to Nintendo hardware would give modern players an easy way to experience some of the finest role-playing design ever put to silicon. Until then, these ten titles remain high on the community wishlist for future drops.
Tags: Nintendo Switch, Retro Gaming, SNES, Nintendo, Classic Games
Original article: Polygon