Published Oct 30, 2026, 9:09 PM EDT

Mind the gaps

Photo: Wesley Tingey via Unsplash

The Nintendo Entertainment System is credited with rescuing a flailing industry back in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. Over the years, hundreds of amazing games launched for the console, and many of the best and most memorable of them are now available to play on Nintendo Switch Online . However, dozens of other fantastic titles still haven’t reached the service, and that needs to change. Out of those dozens remaining, here are 10 NES games that still need to come to Switch Online as soon as possible.

1 Paperboy

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Released: December 1988

Paperboy appeared on most major platforms of the era, but the NES port was something special. Many ports to other hardware reproduced the arcade version’s visual design quite closely, but the NES one used more muted colors and simplistic visuals that matched the console’s capabilities perfectly.…