"It was a neat surprise going about your business in Animal Crossing and randomly discovering a game like Excitebike for the NES. No, it wasn't just for decoration. You could actually activate it and play Shigeru Miyamoto's original 1984 racer via a fully-functioning in-game NES emulator. A bunch of other classics were available to collect as well. Some, like Punch-Out!!!, were only available through special codes. Others, like Ice Climber, required special e-reader cards."
"Imagine winning a random raffle or shaking a tree and being blessed with a free copy of the original Donkey Kong. Back in 2002 there was both the novelty of playing one game within another game and the appetite for older games that weren't otherwise backwards compatible on modern hardware. Maybe your mom buried the NES up in the attic or sold it to help buy the SNES. Maybe Balloon Fight got lost when the kid down the street never gave it back."
Nintendo will add new crossover items to Animal Crossing: New Horizons that let players activate and play classic Nintendo games. The items will be sold at Nook's Cranny and require a paid Nintendo Switch Online subscription to access the playable titles. The feature recalls the 2002 GameCube Animal Crossing where collectible NES cartridges like Excitebike, Punch-Out!!! and Ice Climber could be activated, with some obtained randomly and others via codes or e-reader cards. Playable Super NES and Super Famicom games include F-Zero and Panel de Pon. The limited access through Switch Online duplicates content already available on the subscription service and may not include the full library.
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