Nintendo has always been a bit “behind the times” when it comes to online play. Certainly, its games haven’t had the robust online experiences that are the norm on the Sony and Microsoft consoles.

And when the Nintendo Switch debuted, that was still the case. The Switch relied on actual in-person social gaming (revolutionary, I know) rather than internet-connected play. Which made sense, given its ability to easily shift between handheld and docked play.

But last year, Nintendo unveiled Nintendo Switch Online – a subscription service that not only provides online cooperative play (for games such as Splatoon 2, Mario Kart 8, and Super Smash Bros Ultimate) but also entices with a gaggle of your favorite 8-bit NES games.

And let’s be honest, for old-school vintage gamers, that’s the lure. But on top of the games themselves, they’ve added some more modern features to those classic games. You can create custom save points, rewind the action to correct a mistake, save to the cloud, and play together with friends (even in 1-player games).

The library is currently a selection of some of the best and most popular NES games, including the original Super Mario Bros trilogy, the first two Legend of Zelda games, Metroid, Ninja Gaiden, Double Dragon, Ice Climber, Excitebike, and Adventures of Lolo, among many more. There’s hours of amazing retro video gaming right there.

And now two more classics are about to land with the service’s March update: the notoriously difficult Kid Icarus (those custom save points will come in handy here) and StarTropics!

Nintendo has a long history of mining its classic catalog to tug on gamers’ sense of nostalgia. NES games were released for the GameCube and available to download for both the Wii and WiiU. And despite our best intentions, we end up buying them again and again.

But I have to admit that the ease of playing these games on the Switch – anywhere I want – is extremely attractive. The titles currently available are a good mix of games, but it’ll be interesting to see where they go from here.

It’s unlikely we’ll see any of the Mega Man games thrown into the mix since they were all released as a standalone game, but I’d love to see The Battle of Olympus, one of my favorite games from the original NES.

And the sky’s the limit for Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64, and GameCube games. But if Kid Icarus and/or StarTropics are helping you take the plunge, I certainly couldn’t blame you. Check here for pricing and plans for Nintendo Switch Online.