Nintendo has announced this month’s trio of new additions to their Nintendo Entertainment System app and they are Donkey Kong Jr, Vs Excitebike, and Clu Clu Land.
Donkey Kong Jr is the sequel to Nintendo’s first big hit and it actually casts Mario as the villain for the first (and possibly only) time in his career. Meanwhile, Clu Clu Land is an underwater puzzle game that was originally available at the NES’s launch all the way back in 1985. And Vs Excitebike is a multiplayer variant to the popular racing that was originally released in 1988… but at the time it was only available in Japan.
Here’s what Nintendo has to say about all three titles:
Donkey Kong Jr. – Based on the popular arcade game, Donkey Kong Jr. is the sequel to the immensely successful Donkey Kong game. Play as Donkey Kong’s son, and rescue your dad who has been kidnapped and imprisoned in a cage by Mario. Use jumping and climbing abilities to clamber up vines and chains, gather vital fruit and keys, and open the cage to free your father. Make sure you avoid the pesky birds, nasty electric sparks and creepy chompers. Four different worlds filled with numerous climbing and jumping puzzles await you in this timeless classic.
Vs Excitebike – Fans love the Excitebike game for its frenetic races, high stakes, and sweet jumps. With this game, you can take it to the next level with the Famicom disk version of Vs Excitebike – complete with two-player split screen. Create tracks from 20 classic Excitebike track parts, and go for a best time or take on friends. Racing is even more exciting when the rivalries are real. You can also try out the single-player mode in Vs Excitebike. It adds tracks, music, and the ability to save your high score.
Clu Clu Land – The greedy Sea Urchins have stolen all of Clu Clu Land’s gold bars and buried them in a series of mazes. As Bubbles, a brave bubble fish, you’ll set out to uncover all of the gold bars in each maze. With 20 stages to complete and increasingly complex conditions (like having to pass over the gold bars twice to uncover them), you might just want to bring along a friend for help.
Donkey Kong Jr, Clu Clu Land, and Vs Excitebike will be available to download for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers on May 15.
