Nintendo Switch is home to a plethora of amazing games with immersive worlds and exciting gameplay. However, the charm of legacy titles like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is hard to beat. Such titles represent an era of gaming that was still innovating elements that would soon go to revolutionize the future of gaming. And of course, the nostalgia factor keeps pulling players going back to these games.
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This is why the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack is such a tempting deal for users. This gives them access to not only a library of Nintendo 64 games but even SEGA Genesis classics. Although the launch of the service was mired with a deluge of issues, Nintendo seems to have alleviated some of these growing problems since.
Switch’s Online Nintendo 64 just got better
The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack gives players access to retro titles like Super Mario 64, Star Fox 64, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, amongst others. However, at the service’s launch, players reported a slew of issues and missing features. These ran the gamut of problems with the control scheme in Sin and Punishment, to issues with lag and frame-rate stutters in others.
This definitely made the $50 membership a tough sell at the start. But dataminers Oatmeal Dome and Fernando have spotted some peculiar improvements with the recent update for the subscription service. And safe to say, it might strike the fancy of Nintendo veterans.
[Nintendo Switch Online – N64]
Version 2.0.0 is now available. There appear to be a bunch of game configuration updates which I will cover in another tweet.
Notably, however: the infamous Water Temple room is completely fixed, as the fog has been restored. pic.twitter.com/LdYX7t4lHS
— OatmealDome (@OatmealDome) February 25, 2022
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OatmealDome notes that Ocarina of Time once again has fog in it. This means that the Water Temple room that attracted fan ire has now been restored. Additionally, the update includes rendering patches for the Zelda title and removes a fog-related patch from Star Fox 64.
Significantly, Fernando brings attention to the fog lining Choco Mountain in Mario Kart 64 as a possible improvement. Some fans have also reported improvements to titles like Paper Mario, where the infamous Wyatt crash is resolved. The bug resulted in the game crashing if the player died with Wyatt as a partner.
N64 Switch Online: they added fog back. I believe Choco Mountain in MK64 didn't have fog either? Final picture is how the Forest Temple entrance looked at launch. #Nintendo64 #NintendoSwitchOnline #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/Cnvvpw3g4Z
— Fernando 🇲🇽🌬 (@Ferchou_27) February 25, 2022
Seeing how N64 emulation is much closer to the original hardware now, I imagine the emulator wasn't ready for launch but it had to be released due to the Animal Crossing DLC packed in with the Expansion Pack tier back in October.
— Fernando 🇲🇽🌬 (@Ferchou_27) February 25, 2022
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Fernando notes the initial issues could result from a rushed release of the service owing to the Animal Crossing DLC. However, the update comes at the perfect time as Majora’s Mask was just released for the service.
So buckle up and get ready to enjoy your favorite N64 titles in a newly improved package!
