10 Retro Inspired Nintendo Switch Games that You Should Play

[@freddiejohnson6137]

Clockwork Aquario is a cancelled game from 1992 that was developed by Westone, the team behind the Wonder Boy games. It was finished off recently by some of the original team members too.

[@BaldoFlores_godmetal]

Love your lists, John!! My personal retro list: 1) The Messenger 2) Blazing Chrome 3) Steel Assault 4) Cyber Shadow 5) ALL of Master Blaster series 6) Octopath Traveler

[@JetteroHeller83]

Thanks for recommending steel assault and cyber shadow. Both look like great games. I have the other games on your list.

[@derek-64]

Waiting for Steel Assault and Cyber-Shadow to get physical releases

[@Revegelance]

Heck yeah, The Messenger is so freaking GOOD! Cyber Shadow is pretty good, too!

[@conorl1894]

Great shout on gynoug. Had it back in the day on the mega drive but never completed it so was super happy to see it pop up recently on the switch

[@glenhayman8722]

your videos are the reason I bought a switch as my retro game machine and these videos give me new games to check out and pick up

[@liammartens-ruel6881]

I've mostly been playing Zelda ocarina of time because I just got it for the first time, one of my new favorite games! I don't have a Nintendo switch, but always enjoy your videos whether or not I have whatever console your talking about, so thanks!

[@TheMultiGunMan]

These games look pretty cool.

[@davidbales6355]

I don't even own a Switch and I loved this video. Keep 'em coming.

[@xirbxab445]

Thanks for recommending Demolition Crew! I could need some sales. :) You are right. It is a Ice Climber inspired game with a tad better physics... just a little bit.

[@JohnRiggs]

The physics made Ice Climber not fun. Anything improved is great.

[@mikeypie24]

I love your channel, best retro channel on KZbin.

[@JamieKitchens6]

Wow, these look like a lot of fun. Thanks for showcasing them.

[@RetrobertAZ]

Clockwork Aquario looks so cool. I will be purchasing that soon. Thanks for the great video.

[@poleythepolarbear9706]

A side-scrolling Tomb Raider for sure would be nice!

[@sculiidrew]

Treasures of the Aegean caught me off guard within the first hour. Wasn't expecting that mind-blowing "twist"! Awesome stuff, sir!

[@dreddbolt]

Here's just 10 of the retro games I have on the Switch. > Loop Hero (I've been putting a lot of hours into it, and It is lots of fun, but it does have a couple bugs where the game starts to chug when you have too many allies, and the game straight up crashes if you play a village, but only when a resulting bandit camp pops up adjacent to a treasury) > The Messenger and Cyber Shadow (two adventure action platformers with excellent music where you get to explore cool environments as a ninja, and you gain cool stuff along the way) > Axiom Verge and Axiom Verge 2 (two sci-fi adventure action platformers also with excellent music where you get to explore and uncover the mystery of a strange alternate dimension) > Alwa's Awakening and Alwa's Legacy (two fantasy adventure action platformers with even more excellent music where you explore very much retro inspired environments in order to liberate the lands from an oppressive immortal villain) (Very strong Zelda 2 and old-school Castlevania vibes, taking cues on how to improve on the formulas those games left behind, at least to some extent) > Death Road to Canada (part Oregon Trail, part zombie survival beat-em-up, all wacky and silly, this comedic gem allows you to bring friends along for the ride for more mayhem) > Battle Axe (a fantasy action top-down beat-em-up/shooter featuring Mega Man composer Manami Matsumae as a guest composer, bring a friend to help liberate the lands from the clutches of a evil sorceress using daggers, a cannon, and even your own beard!) > Blazing Chrome (a very good Brazil-developed Contra-inspired action platformer shooter with very cool retro visuals)

[@junybuckles7927]

Thank you John, this is exactly the kind of video I love and it's useful as heck when I'm browsing the eshop

[@stevefulkerson4995]

Love these videos, there are so many games on the eshop. Finding the good ones is like digging through the DVD bin at Walmart. This helped me add some more to my wishlist.

[@ShadowBasch]

Niiice, glad to see more switch eshop picks! I just bought DoDonPachi Resurrection and No More Heroes 2 off the eshop. Also been playing alot of Kingdoms of Amalur, which got its new DLC after 10 years! :D

[@MCastleberry1980]

Retro Highway definition has that old school Sega super scaler vibe to it. Those seened so awesome back in the day in the arcades.

[@michaelkane4201]

A retro inspired game on Switch I would highly recommend (especially to old school Castlevania fans) is Odallus: The Dark Call

[@8-BitEric]

Good recommendations John!

[@ShawnBoyko]

Nice variety, I hadn't heard of Loop Hero but it's right up my alley. I've just been playing Slay The Spire trying to unlock everything.

[@danboisvert6407]

Astalon is very fun. Old school metroidvania style.

[@deedd4401]

That trash quest seems like my cup of tea ...thanks

[@Revegelance]

Dude, I was actually playing Loop Hero on my laptop while watching this.

[@Mayhem_Cube]

I love adding retro games on my Switch

[@carllavery4442]

I've been playing a lot of Sega Saturn recently and Clockwork Aquario looks like it would fit right in. A definite purchase now

[@Oddjob126]

Yes love me some retro-ish games takes me back to the good old days of gaming

[@TumoFiji]

Great list! Many of these were in my wish list waiting for sales. I added Ghosts and Apples. Cheers

[@Shorai_3]

I really wanted to get my hands on a physical PS4 copy of Clockwork Aquario. But, by the time I had the money to buy a copy from Strictly Limited, they were all sold out. Maybe somebody will sell a copy on eBay at some point. Aegean looks pretty cool too.

[@Megarobotsquadron]

My son and I just burned through monsterboy. Holy smokes, that was a perfect old school game where they took the wonder boy concept and took it to extremes. there was about 40 hours of wonderful content there. one of the best for the switch

[@Rossbrian1]

Monsterboy is a masterpiece

[@kintozero3169]

I thought that Gynoug looked alot like Cho Aniki, so I looked it up & turns out it was made by the same developer, Masaya.

[@robart1979]

Ahh-Gee-EN... an area in the Mediterranean Ocean. Sea of the ancient Heroes of Renown and Acclaim from Ancient Greece. :), thanks for these videos!

[@darktetsuya]

my understanding was clockwork aquario was gonna be an arcade game back in the late 90s but got cancelled during development? it's apparently westone (the wonderboy people) and they brought back some of the original devs to finish up the game and release it on Switch! demolition crew does have that retro nintendo vibe it'll definitely go on my list to get, as well as gearshifters! pretty sure I have Gynoug (Ji-now-g) on my list already there's a few of those retro genesis ports that came out on Switch that I'm definitely looking to pick up.

[@Talldude1980]

Been playing Ratchet And Clank: Rift Apart & Guardians Of The Galaxy.

[@kennybacchus2629]

10. Retro. lnspired. Nintendo. Switch games. Okay 👍

[@jacobbaranowski]

I like retro games 🎮

[@davintheraven]

Based on the Japanese spelling, Gynoug is pronounced "jih-noag" (first syllable sounds like the first two letters of "Jim", and the second syllable rhymes with "rogue").

[@courtyard9966]

Wish we have these games on the iircade, i guess we only have retro racing

[@JJizz23]

Horizon Zero Dawn & Crash Bandicoot

[@100Bucks]

That first game looks like it plays like super Mario 2. Pick up and throw.

[@Irishjonny3564]

I wish they had shirts at my size

[@christopherjackson2157]

Its impossible to keep up with the switch lately I like it

[@markplotkin1166]

If pitfall had a lady hero it would be pitfall Harriet instead of pitfall harry

[@derek-64]

Check out Mighty Goose if it's out. Although i would prefer a physical release.

[@yamomnemboys1293]

Love your videos Jon. In future installments would you consider adding in the price points for these game recommendations?

[@JohnRiggs]

I can never keep up with prices as they go on sale often. It's why I don't add them.

[@yamomnemboys1293]

@@JohnRiggs ah ok makes sense

[@markplotkin1166]

Is retro highway a homebrew?❤ It anyway ❤

[@traphousegamer1906]

is there a physical copy of gynoug? I also have the super collector's edition of clockwork aquario on the way Lord knows when lol but I can't wait to get it and have the statue it comes with in my room :) if the digital price is cheap I might buy it and just keep mine sealed LOL

[@upthecatters86]

How you feeling? You got John Riggs all up in your grill

[@alexhydell3608]

The Aegean sea is a real body of water. It's pronounced like A GEE UN

[@reagandow850]

At least half of these smell like cell phone games, however there are some great games in here. The shmup that I can’t pronounce, the first two games and the spy hunter game. All great stuff. I assume you got code for most, if not all of these. Don’t bother with the cell phone stuff John. Please. ;)

[@therexershow]

Why do I feel like I’m going to see those tshirts on some “Save the kids hunger” commercial in a 3rd world country . Like how you see the “World Champs” sports tshirts but it was the losing team who lost the championship.

[@jamiewallace9647]

@ 9:42 I think its pronounced Age-eon as in the sea in between Greece and Turkey. Talking of Turkeys.... Got Christmas ready? Have a Great one.

[@JohnRiggs]

you're probably right. Thanks!

[@trashlevania]

Solid list, dude. If Genesis-era shoot em ups are your thing, especially Truxton, then I highly recommend Crisis Wing. Unsighted is a stellar metroidvania developed by two trans women from Brazil and feels like A Link to the Past meets Mega Man. I think you'd dig it.

[@michaeldemers2716]

Egg Gynoug... LOL!!!!

[@delightful-ish]

Based on the katakana Gynoug is pronounced: gee (as in aw gee mister) no-g (know-g)

[@DeathlessDevil]

Excited to get Clockwork Aquario from SRG in the mail (on it’s way!). I’m not a super huge fan of retro-inspired games, especially when a non-Japanese developed game tries to have a Japanese flavor. CA is a lost arcade game brought out from the depths…very exciting!

[@traphousegamer1906]

you and me both, I got that top-tier collector's edition with the Statue too. I cannot wait as well

[@doug8171]

retro highway was an iphone game. must have been very successful to make it to thr switch.

[@TheLastLineLive]

I dunno how to pronounce it either, maybe Guy-nog?

[@thaitripz]

I believe the game is pronounced "gyno-og" as in "original gynecologist". 🎄

[@michaeladams9807]

👍👍

[@MoonWho78]

8:02 learn katakana!

[@hoxton6013]

Trash panda xD

[@Henchgirls]

Missing River City Girls, that's gonna get a sequel soon!