Nintendo Switch Online required
Blood, Violence
Users Interact

Nintendo Switch 2 Compatibility Information

Supported – Game behavior is consistent with Nintendo Switch.

SEGA Genesis™ – Nintendo Switch Online

Version
Nintendo Switch
Edition
Digital
Blood, Violence
Users Interact

Nintendo Switch 2 Compatibility Information

Supported – Game behavior is consistent with Nintendo Switch.

With a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, access a collection of SEGA Genesis™  games and more!

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Discover a trove of SEGA classics

You can play these classic games with added features, such as rewind to recover rings in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, or create a save state before the final boss of Golden Axe!

Level up with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership

Get access to a library of Nintendo 64 games with newly added online play for up to 4 players*, as well as retro SEGA Genesis classics!

All the other great benefits of a Nintendo Switch Online membership are also included, such as access to 100+ classic NES™ and Super NES™ games, exclusive online matches in the Tetris 99 game, online play in some of your favorite games, and more!

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

1992

Streets of Rage 2

1992

Ecco the Dolphin

1992

Castlevania: Bloodlines

1994

Golden Axe

1990

Strider

1990

Contra: Hard Corps

1994

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

1993

Gunstar Heroes

1993

Included games:

  • Alien Soldier

  • Alien Storm

  • ALISIA DRAGOON

  • Altered Beast

  • Beyond Oasis

  • Castlevania: BLOODLINES

  • Columns

  • Comix Zone

  • Contra: Hard Corps

  • Crusaders of Centy

  • Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

  • Dynamite Headdy

  • Earthworm Jim

  • Ecco the Dolphin

  • ESWAT: City Under Siege

  • Flicky

  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts

  • Golden Axe

  • Golden Axe II

  • Gunstar Heroes

  • Kid Chameleon

  • Landstalker

  • Light Crusader

  • MEGA MAN: THE WILY WARS

  • M.U.S.H.A.

  • Phantasy Star IV

  • Pulseman

  • Ristar

  • Shining Force

  • Shining Force II

  • Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

  • Sonic The Hedgehog 2

  • Sonic The Hedgehog Spinball

  • Space Harrier II

  • STREET FIGHTER II': SPECIAL CHAMPION EDITION

  • Streets of Rage

  • Streets of Rage 2

  • STRIDER

  • Super Fantasy Zone

  • Super Thunder Blade

  • Sword of Vermillon

  • Target Earth

  • The Revenge of Shinobi

  • Thunder Force II

  • ToeJam & Earl

  • ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron

  • VectorMan

  • Virtua Fighter 2

  • WOLF OF THE BATTLEFIELD: MERCS

  • Zero Wing

Pick up and play

You can play, save, and jump back into the action whenever you have a few minutes—wherever you happen to be.

Rewind your game

Do-overs are built in! You can rewind your game by pressing and holding ZL + ZR if you make a mistake or just want to retry a section.

Play together online

Connect with friends online and share your screen for co-op or competitive play. Select a 1- or 2-player mode and go. In single-player games, you can take turns at the controls.

Give friends a hand

When playing online, you can display a hand-shaped cursor on your friend’s screen. Use it to give hints or point out strategic locations. You can even clap to congratulate them.

More features added!

Even more great features have been added for Nintendo Switch 2, like Rewind and CRT Filter. Watch this video to find out more!

SEGA Genesis™ Control Pad

You can play SEGA Genesis™ games the way they're meant to be played—using a full-size SEGA Genesis style controller!* This controller is the perfect way to experience the SEGA Genesis – Nintendo Switch Online library of games.  

Controller available for purchase by any Nintendo Switch Online members. SEGA Genesis – Nintendo Switch Online available with Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership. Sega Genesis – Nintendo Switch Online library of games only available with Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership.

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*Any paid Nintendo Switch Online membership required to purchase controller. Limit four per Nintendo Account. Offer not available for free trial holders. Controller ships to the U.S. and Canada only.  This controller is optional and not required to play the Sega Genesis – Nintendo Switch Online collection of games. Nintendo Switch Online – Expansion Pack membership required to play Sega Genesis - Nintendo Switch Online collection of games. Visit https://www.nintendo.com/switch/online-service/ for more information on Nintendo Switch Online – Expansion Pack as it becomes available.

About this item

Game file size

Nintendo Switch: 226 MB
Nintendo Switch 2: 226 MB

Supported play modes

TV mode
Tabletop mode
Handheld mode

Software compatibility and play experience may differ on Nintendo Switch Lite. Additional accessories may be required(sold separately). See support for details.

No. of players

Nintendo Switch Online

Play online, access classic NES™ and Super NES™ games, and more with a Nintendo Switch Online membership. Learn more

System

Publisher

Supported languages

British English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Latin American Spanish, Canadian French, Brazilian Portuguese, American English

Release date

October 25, 2021

ESRB rating

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