{"id":135219,"date":"2025-12-17T00:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T00:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-195087"},"modified":"2025-12-17T00:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T00:45:00","slug":"nintendo-expands-switch-onlines-n64-library-with-two-classic-platformers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2025\/12\/17\/nintendo-expands-switch-onlines-n64-library-with-two-classic-platformers\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Expands Switch Online&#8217;s N64 Library With Two Classic Platformers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5a5f71251ad8b\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5a5f71251ad8b\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5a5f71251ad8b\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"uAVh2BgUkxA\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uAVh2BgUkxA?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p><iframe id=\"ytuAVh2BgUkxA\" title=\"YouTube Video\" class=\"resize\" data-src-fallback=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/uAVh2BgUkxA?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uAVh2BgUkxA?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\" data-consent=\"targeting\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"890\" height=\"501\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>Update [<time class=\"dated \" datetime=\"2025-12-17T00:45:00+00:00\" data-format=\"D jS M Y, g:ia\">Wed 17th Dec 2025, 12:45am<\/time>]:<\/strong> Here&#8217;s your reminder that the Nintendo 64 titles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/n64\/rayman_2_the_great_escape\">Rayman 2: The Great Escape<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/n64\/tonic_trouble\">Tonic Trouble<\/a> are now available to Switch Online + Expansion Pack members.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/nintendoamerica\/status\/2001094996514996300 @ 2025-12-17T01:07:56+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\" readability=\"3.0522648083624\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" readability=\"1.5506607929515\">Rayman 2: The Great Escape and Tonic Trouble are available to play now with the Nintendo 64 \u2013 Nintendo Classics app for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitchOnline?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitchOnline<\/a> + Expansion Pack members! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/N64?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#N64<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Which will you play first? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TmYWNQ1VcW\">pic.twitter.com\/TmYWNQ1VcW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoAmerica\/status\/2001094996514996300?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Original Story:<\/strong> <strong>[Wed 10th Dec, 2025 15:30 GMT]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nintendo has today announced that it will soon be expanding the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack N64 library with a pair of classic 3D platformers.<\/p>\n<p>Both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/n64\/rayman_2_the_great_escape\">Rayman 2: The Great Escape<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/n64\/tonic_trouble\">Tonic Trouble<\/a> will be added to the service on <strong>17th December 2025<\/strong> (that&#8217;s next week!), so expect to see a lot of floating hands\/feet with no arms\/legs attached to &#8217;em.<\/p>\n<p>Originally released in 1999 by Ubi Soft, Rayman 2 sees you tasked with saving the Fairy Glade from Admiral Razorbeard and his army of robots. There&#8217;s all of the usual collecting and platforming peril that you would expect from a Rayman title, but we remember having a jolly good time with this one back in the day, and it&#8217;s always nice to have an excuse to pick it up again.<\/p>\n<p>Ubi launched Tonic Trouble the very same year, and while not quite as beloved as its platforming pal, it brings the weirdness with its story. This one will have you playing as an alien named Ed, who&#8217;s sent down to Earth to clean up a little supernatural conqueror problem after he inadvertently pollutes the planet&#8217;s water supply with a strange liquid.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/nintendouk\/status\/1998769697169256949 @ 2025-12-15T15:38:31+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A double dose of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nintendo64?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nintendo64<\/a> adventure is coming your way! Rayman 2: The Great Escape and Tonic Trouble both jump onto Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack December 17th. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k7m1zSlLYp\">pic.twitter.com\/k7m1zSlLYp<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoUK\/status\/1998769697169256949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Those with an NSO + Expansion Pack membership will be able to play both of these titles on the service next Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:92427,150238,195103 @ 1765936239 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>Which title are you looking forward to playing the most? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] Update [Wed 17th Dec 2025, 12:45am]: Here&#8217;s your reminder that the Nintendo 64 titles Rayman 2: The Great Escape and Tonic Trouble are now available to Switch Online + Expansion Pack members. 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