3 New Game Boy Advance Games Previously Only Available in Japan Drop Onto Nintendo Switch

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Nintendo has added three new Game Boy Advance games previously only available in Japan to the Nintendo Switch.


Tose Software's Starfy Game Boy Advance trilogy is now part of the Game Boy Advance – Nintendo Switch Online library, and available for all Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members to play starting today.

The set includes 2002’s Densetsu no Starfy, 2003’s Densetsu no Starfy 2, and 2004’s Densetsu no Starfy 3, all colorful platformers starring star-shaped hero Starfy. Densetsu is the Japanese word for legend, and Starfy is, as Nintendo describes him, the “Prince of Pufftop Kingdom, golden-hearted (and slightly clumsy) hero and frequent aquatic explorer.”

3 classic games featuring Starfy, the prince of Pufftop, are now available to play for #NintendoSwitchOnline + Expansion members!#GameBoyAdvance:
Densetsu no Starfy 1
Densetsu no Starfy 2
Densetsu no Starfy 3 pic.twitter.com/x456oKT2OP

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) July 12, 2024

Nintendo provided an official description for each game:

Densetsu no Starfy: No sleep ’til Pufftop! A sudden storm has caused Starfy, prince of the floating sky kingdom Pufftop, to plummet from his lofty home into the sea below. Luckily, he is rescued by an old lobster named Lobber who sets the adorable hero on a grand journey back to Pufftop. The way home is full of dangers, though, and Starfy will need to employ a variety of abilities – including Star Spin and Glide – and vehicles like the mighty Mole Tank, to overcome the challenges that await. The legend begins here!


Densetsu no Starfy 2: Help Starfy save his mother and bring peace back to Pufftop Kingdom in this action-packed sequel! Ogura – the villain of the first game – is back to seek vengeance against Starfy, and this time he has Mama Star in his sights. The revenge-driven ruffian ransacks Pufftop and steals away Starfy’s mother in the ensuing kerfuffle, leaving Starfy no choice but to dive head-first into his next adventure. With his best friend Moe in tow and challenges aplenty to face, Starfy has his work cut out for him.


Densetsu no Starfy 3: Starfy’s sister Starly joins him and Moe for their third adventure on Game Boy Advance! Discover the truth behind the mysterious villain that’s been pulling Ogura’s strings all this time and put a stop to their nefarious plans once and for all. Spin and float with the starry siblings and save the day across action-filled stages with the help of familiar friends, including … Wario?! You read that right: Wario crosses paths with Starfy and Starly to help them through the Undersea Ruins in Stage 8 (while hunting for treasure, of course), so be sure to check it out. Go, Starfy and Starly, go!


The arrival of the Starfly trilogy on Nintendo Switch Online follows the June addition of Game Boy classics A Link to the Past - Four Swords and Metroid: Zero Mission, the March addition of F-Zero Maximum Velocity, and the January addition of two of the Game Boy Advance's best RPGs: Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age. Other Game Boy Advance games on the service include Mario Kart: Super Circuit, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, and Metroid Fusion.


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