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Three Retro Titles Have Been Added To Nintendo Switch Online For April

Nintendo Switch Online has added three new games to the NES library, as you now have Pac-Man, Mendel Palace, and The Tower of Druaga



Article Summary

  • Nintendo Switch Online adds Pac-Man, Mendel Palace, and The Tower of Druaga to the NES library for April 2026.
  • Play the original NES version of Pac-Man, dodging ghosts and chasing high scores through classic mazes.
  • Rescue Candy from her dream in Mendel Palace by flipping panels and defeating waves of enemy dolls.
  • Embark on a challenging tower climb as Gil in The Tower of Druaga, full of secrets and intense action.

Nintendo has released three new retro games to the Nintendo Switch Online library, all of which are classics from the NES/Famicom system. The three games include the original Nintendo version of Pac-Man (not the weird Tengen version, even though they're basically the same game), the puzzle adventure title Mendel Palace, and the awesome action RPG game The Tower of Druaga, which is technically the Famicom version, as most players in Europe and the Americas probably played the game on PC. You can see them in action in the trailer here, as they are all now available on the service for you to play with an NMSO subscription.

Three NES Games Added To Nintendo Switch Online For April 2026
Credit: Nintendo

Three New NES Games Are Available on Nintendo Switch Online For April

Pac-Man

You control everyone's favorite iconic Pac-Man on the Nintendo Entertainment System! Navigate through mazes, gobbling pellets while simultaneously avoiding the devious ghosts. Warp from one edge of the maze to the other using the warp tunnels, or eat a Power Pellet to turn the tables and make the ghosts vulnerable! In order to clear the stage, you'll need to eat all the Pac-Dot pellets in the maze! See just how far you can get through the stages before losing all your lives! Fruit, like cherries and strawberries, will give you extra points to help you reach the highest score!

Mendel Palace

Flip panels to defeat enemies and rescue Candy! This action game was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System console in 1990 and features the protagonist Bon-Bon, whose best friend, Candy, has been trapped inside her own dream! To save Candy, he'll need to outsmart and overpower all of Candy's evil dolls. The toys that block his path can be defeated by flipping panels in the floor, pushing them into the walls. Some panels also have special effects that can be used to clear stages even more quickly!

The Tower of Druaga

Control GIL, the hero, as he climbs the tower! Starting from the first floor, pick up the key inside each maze and go through the door to advance to the next floor. To clear the game, you must defeat DRUAGA, the ruler of the tower, then advance to the top floor and save your beloved KI. Some foes need to land several hits before you lose a life—but many will kill you instantly! Failing to block a spell with your shield, touching fire, and running out of time will also cause you to lose a life. Run out of lives, the game is over. There are also secret tasks, one for each floor, that will reward you with hidden items, like a pickax that can destroy walls and boots that increase your movement speed. You will need some of these items to beat the game—missing key items will lead to certain death, or at least a dead end and a long return journey. Climb carefully!


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