N64 Games on Switch 2 Enhanced with Exclusive Nostalgic Features

Alright, so let me take you on this little tangent about what’s happening with Nintendo. It’s like, where do I even start? So, the Nintendo Switch 2 launch is just around the corner—like, seriously close. And of course, Nintendo is doing its classic trick of keeping everyone on edge by slowly teasing out stuff about it. I saw this on, uh, what was it? Oh yeah, the Nintendo Today app just dropped some news on Tuesday. Mind you, I was just scrolling mindlessly when it caught my eye—it’s the new features for the Switch Online stuff, specifically for those good old N64 games. And yeah, here’s where it gets good—more forgiving gameplay. Can you believe it?

Okay, first thing’s first—there’s this rewind gameplay feature. Imagine screenshot-ing real life and just erasing that one awkward moment. But no, seriously, could’ve used that when I botched jumps in platformers or went flying off the track in Mario Kart 64. Total mess. Probably still would, tbh.

Oh, and then there’s this CRT filter thing. You know, it adds these old-school scan-lines to N64 games. Like, what? Taking us back to the late ’90s, pretending everything’s low-res and cluttered. I mean, it’s genius, but also, why do we love making things worse to feel nostalgic? The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time looking like it’s in a time warp. Or wait, is it just me who finds that oddly satisfying?

Anyway—or, wait, no—moving on, they’ve also got this feature where you can remap controls. Mind-blowing, right? The original Switch and the new fancy one both get this. Change up controls for N64 games with Joy-Cons or even the N64 controller. I saw somewhere—maybe a video or daydream—that you can just tweak it however you want.

So yeah, that’s where we are with Nintendo right now. It’s all a bit of a whirlwind, but exciting in that kind of, I-can’t-believe-they’re-really-doing-this way. I dunno, maybe it’s just me, but it’s nostalgic chaos—and I’m here for it.