NES / Famicom / FDSTitles that were on VC:Gomoku Narabe Renju (1983, Famicom) - was on Wii and Wii U VCs in Japan
Titles that haven't been on VC:
Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983, Famicom/NES) - was on Wii VC (WW, except Korea) and Wii U VC (WW)
Golf (1984, Famicom/NES/FDS) - was on Wii VC (WW, except Korea) and Wii U VC (WW), was also built into the Switch OS until firmware version 4.0.0, full remakes of all courses exist on Switch in Nintendo Switch Sports and 51 Worldwide Classics.
Urban Champion (1984, Famicom/NES) - was on both Wii and Wii U VCs, not on 3DS VC due to 3D Classics: Urban Champion being there instead, arcade version on Switch via Arcade Archives
Mach Rider (1985, Famicom/NES) - was on Wii VC (WW, except Korea), 3DS VC (WW, except Taiwan/HK) and Wii U VC (WW)
Famicom Fairytales: Shin Onigashima - Both Disks (1987, FDS) - was on all three VCs in Japan
Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir - Both Disks (1988, FDS) - was on all three VCs in Japan, full remake on Switch in 2021
Famicom Detective Club Part II: The Girl Who Stands Behind - Both Disks (1989, FDS) - was on all three VCs in Japan, full remake on Switch in 2021
NES Play Action Football (1990, NA NES) - was on Wii VC in NA
Fire Emblem Gaiden (1992, Famicom) - was on all three VCs in Japan, full remake (Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia) on 3DS in 2017
Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II (1994, NA NES) - was on both Wii and Wii U VC in the west
Donkey Kong: Original Edition (2012, 3DS VC) - version of Donkey Kong that is closer to the arcade version made for 3DS VC (WW, except for Korea and TW/HK), erroneously shown on graphic as not being on VCMahjong (1983, Famicom/FDS) - arcade version on Switch via Arcade Archives
Requires emulating a peripheral:
4 Player Strike Mahjong (1984, Famicom)
F-1 Race (1984, Famicom) - potential rights issue over F1 name
Golf: Japan Course (1987, FDS)
Golf: US Course (1987, FDS)
Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race (1987, FDS) - potential rights issue over F1 name
Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally (1988, FDS)
Vs. Ice Climber (1988, FDS) - based on the arcade version, which is on Switch via Arcade Archives
Kaettekita Mario Bros. (1988, FDS)
Famicom Fairytales: Yuyuki - Both Disks (1989, FDS)
Knight Move (1990, FDS)
Backgammon (1990, FDS)
New 4 Player Strike Mahjong: Yakuman Tengoku (1991, FDS)
Time Twist: On the Outskirts of History... - Both Disks (1991, FDS) - this games questionable content might be reason why this won't rerelease
Mario Bros. - Classic Series (1993, PAL NES)Wild Gunman (1984, Famicom/NES) - requires NES Zapper emulation, was on Wii U VC
Requires licensing:
Duck Hunt (1984, Famicom/NES) - requires NES Zapper emulation, was on Wii U VC
Hogan's Alley (1984, Famicom/NES) - requires NES Zapper emulation, was on Wii U VC
Family BASIC (1984, Famicom) - requires Famicom Keyboard emulation, is just a programming language/command line interface
Family BASIC V3 (1985, Famicom) - requires Famicom Keyboard emulation, is just a programming language/command line interface
Stack Up (1985, Famicom/NES) - requires R.O.B. emulation
Gyromite (1985, Famicom/NES) - requires R.O.B. emulation
Gumshoe (1985, NES) - requires NES Zapper emulation
To The Earth (1989, NES) - requires NES Zapper emulation
Short Order / Eggsplode! (1989, NA NES) - requires NES Power Pad emulationPopeye (1983, Famicom/NES) - Popeye copyright owned by King Features, enters the public domain in 2025, but King Features will still hold trademarks
Popeye's English Fun (1983, Famicom) - Popeye copyright owned by King Features, enters the public domain in 2025, but King Features will still hold trademarks
All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. (1986, FDS) - Official romhack of Super Mario Bros. and The Lost Levels featuring the name of the Japanese late-night radio show All Night Nippon, and the likenesses of several of its cast members - rights owned by Fuji Television.
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (1987, Famicom/FDS) - The original NES version of Punch-Out!!, featuring the name and likeness of boxer Mike Tyson
Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School (1987, FDS) - Features the name and likeness of pop idol Miho Nakayama, also would require recreating/replicating the real-life toll-free phone number conversations that the game reveals to help progress the story.
Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic (1987, FDS) - Original version of Super Mario USA, features the name and mascots of the Yume Kojo '87 festival.
Tetris (1989, Famicom/NES) - The Tetris Company
Barker Bill's Trick Shooting (1990, NES) - Uses the IP of the first network television cartoon series, Barker Bill's Cartoon Show, of which the rights are owned by Paramount - also requires NES Zapper emulation
Yoshi's Cookie (1992, Famicom/NES) - was on Wii VC but was delisted due to legal complications over ownership with Bullet-Proof Software.
Mario is Missing! (1993) - edutainment game by Mindscape, rights likely belong to The Learning Company (TLC) now
Tetris 2 (1993, Famicom/NES) - The Tetris Company
Mario's Time Machine (1994) - edutainment game by Mindscape, rights likely belong to TLC now
SNES / Super FamicomTitles that were on VC:Vegas Stakes (1993) - was on Wii and Wii U VCs in the west, might have an issue due to ESRB rules around depictions of gambling in video games
Titles that haven't been on VC:
Marvelous: Another Treasure Island (1996) - was on Wii U VC in Japan, also has multiple Satellaview versions not listed below
Heisei Shin Onigashima - Both Disks (1997 on Nintendo Power, 1998 on standard SFC cartridge) - was on both Wii and Wii U VCs in Japan, based on Satellaview exclusive BS Shin Onigashima from 1996
Sutte Hakkun (1997 on Satellaview, 1998 on Nintendo Power, 1999 on standard SFC cartridge) - was on both Wii and Wii U VCs in Japan, also has multiple Satellaview versions not listed below
Wrecking Crew '98 (1998) - was on Wii U VC in Japan
Famicom Detective Club Part II: The Girl Who Stands Behind (1998) - was on all three VCs in Japan, has a remake on Switch
Super Famicom Wars (1998) - was on all three VCs in Japan
Famicom Bunko: Hajimari no Mori (1999) - was on Wii and Wii U VCs in Japan
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (2000) - was on all three VCs in Japan
Metal Slader Glory: Director's Cut (2000) - was on Wii U VC in JapanSuper Play Action Football (1992)
Requires emulating a peripheral:
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Major League Baseball (1994)
Tin Star (1994) - also supports SNES Mouse and Super Scope controls
Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World (1994) - features slight differences from standard SMAS and SMW
Wario's Woods (1994) - NES version already on NSO
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run (1996)
Winter Gold (1996)
Shigesato Itoi's No.1 Bass Fishing (1997) - also has a Satellaview version not shown below
Zoo-tto Mahjong! (1998)
Power Sokoban (1999)
Picross NP Vol. 1 though Vol. 8 (1999 and 2000) - 8 Picross games condensed into one spot to save space (none received official box art due to only being released via the Nintendo Power cartridge)Super Scope 6 (1992) - requires Super Scope emulation
Requires licensing:
Mario Paint (1992) - requires SNES Mouse emulation
Battle Clash / Space Bazooka (1992) - requires Super Scope emulation
Yoshi's Safari (1993) - requires Super Scope emulation
Mario & Wario (1993) - requires SNES Mouse emulation, also has multiple Satellaview versions not shown below
Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge (1993) - requires Super Scope emulationSimCity (1991) - Joint project by Maxis and Nintendo, with Nintendo owning some rights; Maxis was acquired and dissolved into Electronic Arts, was on Wii VC before being delisted, also has a Satellaview version
Satellaview (would likely require either ROM editing to rectify missing SoundLink data or emulating SoundLink - plus re-licensing music):
Mario is Missing! (1993) - edutainment game by Mindscape, rights likely belong to The Learning Company (TLC) now
Mario's Time Machine (1993) - edutainment game by Mindscape, rights likely belong to TLC now
Mario's Early Years: Fun with Numbers (1994) - edutainment game by Mindscape, rights likely belong to TLC now
Mario's Early Years: Fun with Letters (1994) - edutainment game by Mindscape, rights likely belong to TLC now
Mario's Early Years: Preschool Fun (1994) - edutainment game by Mindscape, rights likely belong to TLC now
Uniracers / Unirally (1994) - subject to litigation by Pixar in the 90's over the use of a computer generated Unicycle, was pulled from shelves due to Pixar winning the lawsuit, would likely still require Disney approval to this day
Tetris 2 (1994) - The Tetris Company
Tetris & Dr. Mario (1994) - The Tetris Company, the Dr. Mario port later got Satellaview and Nintendo Power releases
UNDAKE 30 Same Game - Mario Version (1995) - Konami (via acquisition of Hudson Soft)
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) - Squaresoft, later Square-Enix, remade on Switch
Tetris Attack (1996) - the Tetris Company doesn't like the name being associated with this game, we got the original Panel de Pon on NSO instead, Panel de Pon also has multiple Satellaview versions not shown belowBS The Legend of Zelda (1995) - Remake of Zelda 1, also has a second versions called BS The Legend of Zelda - MAP 2; these are sometimes colloquially referred to as Third Quest and Fourth Quest respectively
Satella-Q (1995-1999)
Special Tee Shot / BS Special Tee Shot (1996) - The original version of Kirby's Dream Course, had a Satellaview release under its original title
Kirby's Toy Box (1996)
Konae-chan no DokiDoki Penguin Kazoku (1996)
BS F-ZERO Grand Prix (1996) - Satellaview version of F-ZERO with 4 extra tracks
BS Detective Club: Memories Lost to the Snow (1997)
BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets (1997)
Excitebike Bun-Bun Mario Battle Stadium (1997)
R no Shosai (1997)
BS F-ZERO Grand Prix 2 (1997)
BS Fire Emblem: Archanea Saga (1997) - Extra maps set in the world of Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem's second act, later remade alongside said second act on NDS as Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem ~Heroes of Light and Shadow~
Satellawalker (1997)
Satellawalker 2 (1998)
N64Titles that were on VC:Cruis'n USA (1996) - was on Wii VC in the west
Titles that haven't been on VC:
Super Smash Bros. (1999) - was on Wii VC
Donkey Kong 64 (1999) - was on Wii U VCKobe Bryant in NBA Courtside (1998)
Requires licensing:
Major League Baseball featuring Ken Griffey Jr. (1998)
Cruis'n World (1998)
Pocket Monsters Stadium (1998) - Worse version of the later Pokémon Stadium
Ken Grifffey Jr's Slugfest (1999)
NBA Courtside 2 featuring Kobe Bryant (1999)
Shigesato Itoi's No. 1 Bass Fishing: Definitive Edition (2000) - also supported the Tsuri Con Fishing Controller
Cruis'n Exotica (2000) - not published by Nintendo, but owned by them
Dōbutsu no Mori / Animal Forest (2001) - later ported to GCN as Animal Crossing
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest (2002, GCN) - The remains of the fabled Ura Zelda, ported to GCN via emulation as part of a double pack with base Ocarina of Time; and sometimes bundled with Wind Waker.
Panel de Pon 64 (2003, GCN) - Unreleased on N64, was converted into Pokémon Puzzle League for the west, later released as part of Nintendo Puzzle Collection on GCN (alongside the also unreleased JP version of Dr. Mario 64, and a new remake of Yoshi's Cookie)Tetrisphere (1997) - The Tetris Company
Requires emulating a peripheral:
The New Tetris (1999) - The Tetris CompanyHey You, Pikachu! (1998) - requires N64 Microphone emulation
64DD titles:
Mario no Photopi (1998) - requires SmartMedia card emulationRandnet (2000) - The Online service for 64DD
Mario Artist: Paint Studio (1999)
Doshin the Giant (1999) - ported to GCN, including EU release
Mario Artist: Talent Studio (2000)
F-ZERO X: Expansion Kit (2000)
Doshin the Giant: Tinkling Toddler Liberation Front! Assemble! (2000) - Expansion disk for Doshin the Giant
Mario Artist: Communication Kit (2000)
Mario Artist: Polygon Studio (2000)
Game Boy / Game Boy ColorTitles that were on VC (all on 3DS VC):Alleyway (1989, GB)
Titles that haven't been on VC:
Baseball (1989, GB) - NES version on NSO, Vs. Baseball on Arcade Archives
Super Mario Land (1989, GB)
Tennis (1989, GB) - NES version on NSO, Vs. Tennis on Arcade Archives
Golf (1989, GB) - NES version used to be in firmware of Switch OS, Vs. Golf on Arcade Archives
Dr. Mario (1990, GB) - NES version on NSO
Radar Mission (1990, GB)
Balloon Kid (1990, GB) - West only
Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters (1991, GB)
Kirby's Pinball Land (1993, GB)
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994, GB)
Donkey Kong (1994, GB) - NES version on NSO, arcade version on Arcade Archives
Mario's Picross (1995, GB)
Donkey Kong Land (1995, GB)
Kirby's Block Ball (1995, GB)
Pocket Monsters Red (1996, GB) - JP only
Pocket Monsters Green (1996, GB) - JP only
Mole Mania (1996, GB)
Yoshi no Panepon (1996, GB) - JP only
Donkey Kong Land 2 (1996, GB)
Pocket Monsters Blue (1996, GB) - JP only
Picross 2 (1996, GB) - JP only
Kirby's Star Stacker (1997, GB)
Game & Watch Gallery (1997, GB)
Game Boy Gallery 2 (1997, GB) - JP only, later released as Game & Watch Gallery 2 on GBC
Donkey Kong Land III (1997, GB) - West only
Pokémon Red Version (1998, GB) - West only
Pokémon Blue Version (1998, GB) - West only
Pokémon Yellow Version (1998, GB)
Wario Land II (1998, GBC)
Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1998, GBC) - West only
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999, GBC)
Mario Golf (1999, GBC)
Pokémon Gold Version (1999, GBC)
Pokémon Silver Version (1999, GBC)
Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong (2000, GBC) - JP only, GBC JP only version of Donkey Kong Land III
Trade & Battle: Card Hero (2000, GBC) - JP only
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge (2000, GBC) - West only
Mario Tennis (2000, GBC)
Pokémon Crystal Version (2000, GBC)SolarStriker (1990, GB)
Requires emulating a peripheral:
F-1 Race (1990, GB) - potential issues over the F-1 name
Play Action Football (1990, GB)
Game Boy Wars (1991, GB)
Yoshi / Mario & Yoshi (1991, GB)
X / Lunar Chase (1992, GB) - Lunar Chase is the name of the unreleased, but completed western version of this game
Wave Race (1992, GB)
Magnetic Soccer (1992, GB)
Top Rank Tennis (1993, GB)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993, GB) - DX version on NSO already
Game Boy Gallery (1995, PAL GB) - The original Game & Watch collection on GB, before Game & Watch Gallery
Game Boy Wars TURBO (1997, GB)
Ken Griffey Jr. presents Major League Baseball (1997, GB)
Wario Land II (1998, GB) - GBC version has been on VC
Game Boy Wars 2 (1998, GBC)
Pokémon Pinball (1999, GBC)
Ken Griffey Jr.'s Slugfest (1999, GBC)
NBA 3 on 3 featuring Kobe Bryant (1999, GBC)
Warlocked (2000, NA GBC)
Donkey Kong Country (2000, GBC) - SNES version on NSO
Kakurenbo Battle: Monster Tactics (2000, GBC)
Pocket Soccer (2001, PAL GBC)
Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team Great Rocket! (2001, GBC) - incorrectly shown in the "Requires licensing" section
Game Boy Wars 3 (2001, GBC)Game Boy Camera (1998, GB) - requires Camera emulation (duh...)
Mobile Trainer (2001, GBC) - requires Mobile Adapter GB emulation
Mobile Golf (2001, GBC) - requires Mobile Adapter GB emulation
Requires licensing:
Yoshi's Cookie (1992, GB) - Legal limbo with BPS and another rightsholder, NES version got pulled from VC
Tetris 2 (1993, GB) - The Tetris Company
Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (1994, GB) - Bomberman owned by Konami
Tetris Attack (1996, GB) - The Tetris Company doesn't like this game's name, we might get Yoshi no Panepon instead due to this
James Bond 007 (1998, GB) - It's complicated... But they managed to get it to work for Goldeneye 007 at least...
Tetris DX (1998, GBC) - The Tetris Compant, non-DX version already on NSO
Disney's Beauty and the Beast: A Board Game Adventure (1999, GBC) - Disney
Tottoko Hamtaro: Operation Friend (2000, GBC) - Shogakukan Inc.
Disney's The Little Mermaid II: Pinball Frenzy (2000, GBC) - Disney
Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland (2000, GBC) - Disney
Kaijin Zona (2000, GBC) - based on a TV Tokyo show, featuring the names and likenesses of the real life actors
Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite! (2001, GBC) - Shogakukan Inc.
Game Boy AdvanceTitles that were on VC (all on Wii U VC):L'Aigle de Guerre / Napoleon (2001) - JP only
Titles that haven't been on VC:
Wario Land 4 (2001) - also given out as a 3DS Ambassador title
Advance Wars (2001) - West only, full remake on Switch in 2023
Magical Vacation (2001) - JP only
Tomato Adventure (2002) - JP only
Densetsu no Starfy (2002) - JP only
Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002)
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (2002)
Kuruin Paradise (2002) - JP only
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising (2003) - West only, full remake on Switch in 2023
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby and Sapphire (2003)
Densetsu no Starfy 2 (2003) - JP only
F-ZERO GP Legend (2003)
Metroid Zero Mission (2004)
Mario Golf: Advance Tour (2004)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004) - Full remake on Switch in 2024, also given out as a 3DS Ambassador title
Densetsu no Starfy 3 (2004) - JP only
Mario Pinball Land / Super Mario Ball (2004)
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (2004) - also given out as a 3DS Ambassador title
F-ZERO Climax (2004) - JP only
Game Boy Wars Advance 1+2 (2004) - JP only
Mario Party Advance (2005)
Sennen Kazoku (2005) - JP only
DK: King of Swing (2005)
Mario Tennis: Power Tour / Mario Power Tennis (2005)
Drill Dozer (2005)
Polarium Advance (2005)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (2005) - Full remake on Switch in 2020
Mother 3 (2006) - JP onlyDokodemo Taikyoku: Yakuman Advance (2001)
Requires emulating a peripheral:
Koro Koro Puzzle Happy Panechu! (2002)
Sakura Momoko no Ukiuki Carnival (2002)
Custom Robo GX (2002)
Pokémon Ruby Version (2002)
Pokémon Sapphire Version (2002)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords (2002)
Donkey Kong Country (2003) - SNES version on NSO
Mother 1+2 (2003)
Pokémon FireRed Version (2004)
Pokémon LeafGreen Version (2004)
Pokémon GBA Video: For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! (2004)
Pokémon GBA Video: Johto Photo Finish (2004)
Donkey Kong Country 2 (2004) - SNES version on NSO
Pokémon Emerald Version (2004)
Pokémon GBA Video: Pokémon-I Choose You! (2004)
Pokémon GBA Video: Beach Blank-Out Blastoise (2004)
Dr. Mario and Puzzle League (2005)
Donkey Kong Country 3 (2005) - SNES version on NSO
Calciobit (2006)
bit.Generations: Boundish (2006)
bit.Generations: Dialhex (2006)
bit.Generations: Dotstream (2006)
bit.Generations: Coloris (2006)
bit.Generations: Digidrive (2006)
bit.Generations: Orbital (2006)
bit.Generations: Soundvoyager (2006)
Rhythm Tengoku (2006)WarioWare: Twisted! (2004) - requires accelerometer emulation
Requires licensing:
Yoshi: Topsy-Turvy / Yoshi's Universal Gravitation (2004) - requires accelerometer emulation
Play-Yan (2005) - requires MP3 and SD card support
Nintendo MP3 Player (2005) - requires MP3 and SD card supportDomo-Kun no Fushigi Terebi (2002) - Japan Broadcasting Corporation / NHK
e-Reader:
Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak (2002) - Shogakukan Inc.
Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue (2003) - Shogakukan Inc.
Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Games (2004) - Shogakukan Inc.
Eyeshield 21: Devilbats Devildays (2006) - Shueisha
Classic NES Series (all released in 2004) - this would be double emulation if brought across:
Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros
Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong
Classic NES Series: Ice Climber
Classic NES Series: Excitebike
Classic NES Series: The Legend of Zelda
Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario
Famicom Mini: Mario Bros.
Famicom Mini: Clu Clu Land
Famicom Mini: Balloon Fight
Famicom Mini: Wrecking Crew
Classic NES Series: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Classic NES Series: Metroid
Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. 2
Famicom Mini: The Mysterious Murasame Castle
Famicom Mini: Kid Icarus
Famicom Mini: Shin Onigashima - Both Disks
Famicom Mini: Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir - Both Disks
Famicom Mini: Famicom Detective Club Part II: The Girl Who Stands Behind - Both DisksBaseball-e (2002) - NES Baseball
Donkey Kong Jr.-e (2002) - NES DK Jr.
Donkey Kong 3-e (2003) - NES DK3
Golf-e (2003) - NES Golf
Pinball-e (2002) - NES Pinball
Tennis-e (2002) - NES Tennis
Urban Champion-e (2002) - NES Urban Champion
Mario Party-e (2003) - requires a physical board to play, could be made to work with a digital copy of the board
Air Hockey-e (2002)
Game & Watch Collection: Manhole-e (2002) - G&W Manhole
FoxBox Kirby Slide Puzzle (2003)
Pikmin 2-e (2004)
