Topic: Genesis Library For NSO Expansion Pack Adds Three More Games

[Shaymin]

A "cute-'em-up" and a couple of latter day hits.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/59934/genesis-library-for-nso-expansion-pack-adds-three-more-games

Subscribers to the Switch Online Expansion Pack complete the treble this month.

Three Genesis titles have been added to the downloadable library tonight. They are:

• Super Fantasy Zone (1992), the final game in the cute scrolling shooter series in which Opa-Opa must avenge his late father
• Light Crusader (1995), an isometric action game developed by Treasure which had never been re-released on a Nintendo console previously though it was available on Steam and the Genesis / Mega Drive Mini
• Alien Soldier (1995), a side-scrolling run and gun platformer also developed by Treasure, which was originally a Sega Channel exclusive in North America and whose only re-release on a console prior to the Switch was a Wii Virtual Console release

These updates join F-Zero X in the N64 library and the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass as items offered in the pack this month.

[Luigi Dude]

In case anyone doesn't know Alien Soldier is awesome.  The entire game is pretty much a boss rush, but it has a large variety of bosses that are all unique.  It's also ahead of its time with the lower difficulty even letting you adjust the speed of the game, so you can slow things down if a boss is giving you issues, to make it easier to dodge attacks.

So despite the fact it's from Treasure who was well known for hardcore action games, it's very accessible to a larger audience if they choose the lower difficulty.

[Mop it up]

Both Alien Soldier and Light Crusader are contained within the Sega Genesis Classics collection that's on Switch, is this not being counted as a previous release for some reason? Or is this just talking about systems before Switch?

Light Crusader is pretty good as well. In some ways it sort of feels like a sequel to Landstalker with the isometric viewpoint, except it has 8-way movement so the controls are less confusing.