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Donkey Kong 64 Joins Switch Online N64 Library on June 4

Donkey Kong 64 is being added to Nintendo Switch Online's N64 library on June 4 after years of fan requests. The release brings the Western total to 43 games and marks the first N64 title added to the service this year.

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Donkey Kong 64 joins Nintendo Switch Online's N64 library on June 4. The 1999 Rare platformer becomes the first new N64 title added to the service this year. It brings the Western total to 43 games. Fans requested the addition for years, giving many their first legal play since the original release.

Donkey Kong 64 is the latest game to be added to Switch Online's catalogue of Nintendo 64 games after years of fan requests. Rare's 3D platformer will be added to Nintendo Classics on June 4, bringing the total number of N64 games available to the service to 43 in the West and 45 overall. Custom Robo and Custom Robo V2 are the two Japan-only titles not counted in the Western total.

The game was released by Rare in November 1999. It is an open world 3D platformer which uses the same game engine as the Banjo-Kazooie games. In Donkey Kong 64, players rescue Donkey Kong's friends from King K Rool, after which they too become playable. The title was notorious for the sheer number of collectibles it boasted.
The title was notorious for the sheer number of collectibles it boasted.

Donkey Kong 64 is also home to the first appearance of the DK Rap, the Grant Kirkhope-composed song that plays during the game's intro and has become something of a fan favourite. The game was never released on the Wii's Virtual Console service but did appear on the Wii U Virtual Console in 2015. Because Wii U sales were low, for a large number of Switch owners this will be their first chance to legally play the game since its original N64 release 27 years ago.

Fans have been hoping for the addition of Donkey Kong 64 for some time. Those hopes were amplified last July when a blurred section of a Nintendo Switch Online trailer appeared to show the box art for Donkey Kong 64, Forsaken 64, Glover and Super Smash Bros. While Forsaken 64 was then added to the service, lending more credibility to the claims, Glover and Super Smash Bros have still yet to appear.
Because Wii U sales were low, for a large number of Switch owners this will be their first chance to legally play the game since its original N64 release 27 years ago.

The addition of Donkey Kong 64 will mark the first new Nintendo 64 game to arrive on the service this year. Last year, a total of five N64 games were added: Ridge Racer 64, Killer Instinct Gold, Forsaken 64, Rayman 2: The Great Escape and Tonic Trouble.

NES, SNES, Game Boy and Game Boy Colour games are available as part of the standard Switch Online subscription, which costs £3.49/€3.99/$3.99 for a one-month membership, £6.99/€7.99/$7.99 for a three-month membership, and £17.99/€19.99/$19.99 for a 12-month membership. Switch Online’s Expansion Pack add-on, which is needed to play Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance and Sega Mega Drive / Genesis games, costs $49.99 / £34.99 / €39.99 per year.
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