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Zelda 2, Blaster Master are your next Nintendo Switch Online games

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News by Tom Phillips Editor-in-Chief

Updated on 9 Jan 2019

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Nintendo Switch Online's next additions are Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link and Blaster Master.

Both games will be available to play next week, from Wednesday 16th January.

Around 30 NES games are now available in the catalogue, which comes as part of Nintendo's £17.99/year Switch online subscription.

#Zelda II: The Adventure of Link and Blaster Master are coming to #NintendoSwitchOnline – Nintendo Entertainment System on 16/01! #NES pic.twitter.com/Q70CEwWLf3
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) January 9, 2019

Zelda 2 is, as I'm sure you know, the game where Link got all side-scrolly. Blaster Master, meanwhile, is a very well-regarded Metroidvania where you can jump in a tank.

Here's a look at them both in action to whet your appetite:

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