Nintendo has expanded its Expansion Pack for the Switch, adding five new Sega Genesis titles to the most expensive tier of its online subscription service. Those titles are Altered Beast , * ToeJam & Earl* , * Dynamite Headdy* , Sword of Vermilion , and* Thunder Force II.*
The Expansion Pack subscription tier costs $49.99 annually for an individual subscription or $79.99 for a family membership (compared to $19.99 / $34.99 for a regular Switch Online subscription). For the extra cash, subscribers get access to larger back catalog of games. Both tiers include classic NES and Super NES titles like the *The Legend of Zelda *and *Super Mario World *while the Expansion Pack adds games from the Nintendo 64 (like Super Mario 64 ) and the Sega Genesis (known as the Sega Mega Drive outside of North America).
5 additional #SEGAGenesis games are now available for #NintendoSwitchOnline + Expansion Pack members! Which will you play first?
- Altered Beast
- ToeJam & Earl
- Dynamite Headdy
- Sword of Vermilion
- Thunder Force II pic.twitter.com/MhtISzBN0M
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 17, 2021
Other Sega Genesis titles available in the Expansion Pack include *Golden Axe, Streets of Rage 2, Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Ecco The Dolphin, Phantasy Star IV, and * Castlevania Bloodline .