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Nintendo Switch Just Quietly Released Two Classic Racing Games You've Never Heard Of

After adding Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island earlier this month, Nintendo Switch has a few more additions to the line up that players may be less familiar with. Starting today, Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can play Extreme G and Iggy’s Reckin’ Balls, two Nintendo 64 racers that both put a unique twist on the racing genre.

Extreme G is the more recognizable of the pair, as it’s more of a standard racing game and also got a lot more attention upon its original release. Extreme G is a sci-fi racer where players zip around track at incredible speeds, something like Nintendo 64’s answer to the PlayStation racer Wipeout. The difference is that, while Wipeout featured futuristic spaceships to race in, Extreme G puts players on what are essentially souped up sci-fi motorcycles. Also like in Wipeout, competitors can pick up weapons as they race along the track to slow their opponents and gain an upper hand.

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