We now know the launch line-up for the Digital Boy – Nintendo Classics service, coming to Nintendo Change On-line on seventeenth February 2026. And whereas it is all price getting excited over, there are two never-before-released video games popping out later within the 12 months that Nintendo fans must be notably enthusiastic about.
Proper on the finish of the model new overview trailer (at round 3:07), Nintendo confirmed off footage from two cancelled Digital Boy video games that might be playable for the primary time ever by way of Nintendo Change On-line — Zero Racers and D-Hopper (also referred to as Dragon Hopper). Each of those might be coming to the service someday in 2026.
Zero Racers a reasonably large deal for long-time Nintendo followers — it is a cancelled F-Zero spin-off that was apparently proven off at E3 1996, however was cancelled as a result of failure of the Digital Boy. Just a few years in the past, a former Nintendo of America localiser stated that the sport “was accomplished” (as in full), and this launch appears to verify that.
The latter sport, D-Hopper, is from Clever Methods, who we all know finest for growing the Hearth Emblem and Paper Mario video games. D-Hopper may be very a lot its personal factor, and was additionally playable at E3 1996 — it is a top-down journey sport the place it’s a must to journey by way of maze-like maps and battle enemies to be able to rescue your girlfriend. Just a little Zelda-esque, maybe?
Each of those video games are unbelievable additions to the service, and we’re excited to test them out for the primary time ever later within the 12 months. The Digital Boy may not be well-loved, nevertheless it’s bought an eclectic library of video games and spin-offs.
The launch line-up is fairly strong too, with Golf, Wario Land, and 3D Tetris all a part of the package deal day-one.
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