Nintendo Switch 18-game bundle worth £32 plunges in price – and players say it ‘puts other titles to shame’
AN 18-game bundle for Nintendo Switch has plunged in price, much to the delight of users.
The package has received overwhelmingly positive reviews – but you’ll have to get it fast to take advantage of the massive discount.
Switch players can now access some of the best-loved titles from two series of cult classic games.
Some of the earlier offerings from a pair of long-running beat ’em up franchises – Double Dragon and Kunio-Kun.
The bundle includes the first three Double Dragon instalments, dating all the way back to 1988.
There are then a further 15 entries from the Kunio-Kun series and its related spin-offs.
This includes everything from straightforward street fighter games to dodgeball, football and ice hockey-based variants.
Gamers will, in most cases, be able to choose between the “original” and “quality up” versions of each game.
As the names suggest, the former presents the games exactly as they were in the ’80s and ’90s, while the latter features improvements to graphics and gameplay to make them more palatable for the modern audience.
The “quality up” offerings have also seen online multiplayer and new screen and sound options added as a bonus.
Response from critics and fans alike has been almost unanimously positive.
The bundle boasts an 8/10 user rating on Metacritic, to go with a 78/100 Metascore.
One review wrote: “Overall, Double Dragon and Kunio-Kun: Retro Brawler Bundle is a very good compilation.
“The games are classics, with enough oddball gems to intrigue anyone looking for the oddities in the Famicom lineup.
“A majority of the games here are translated Japanese titles, so much of this content will be new to most players.
“The upgrades in quality mean that you’re ultimately getting a better version compared to a straight ROM dump.”
And the games are now available at a whopping 77% discount.
Initially on the Nintendo store for £32.39, it’s now on sale for just £7.44.
Classic titles in the bundle
- DOUBLE DRAGON
- DOUBLE DRAGON
- DOUBLE DRAGON
- Renegade
- Super Dodge Ball
- River City Ransom
- Crash’n the Boys Street Challenge
Titles in the bundle that were unreleased internationally
- Nekketsu Renegade Kunio-kun
- Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club
- Downtown Nekketsu Story
- Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club – Soccer Story
- Downtown Nekketsu March Super-Awesome Field Day!
- Downtown Special Kunio-kun’s Historical Period Drama!
- Go-Go! Nekketsu Hockey Club Slip-and-Slide Madness
- Surprise! Nekketsu New Records! The Distant Gold Medal
- Nekketsu Fighting Legend
- Kunio-kun’s Nekketsu Soccer League
- Nekketsu! Street Basketball All-Out Dunk Heroes