Rhythm Tengoku (Game Boy Advance)
I admit, I’m calling for Rhythm Tengoku to be added despite never having played it. The first entry in what would later be known as the Rhythm Heaven series, Rhythm Tengoku was never released outside of Japan. (Shockingly, it’s a GBA game released in 2006, almost two full years after the Nintendo DS launched.) As such, bringing it to Switch Online would be a great opportunity to offer the game to a brand-new audience, even if some of its content may have later ended up in the 3DS’s Rhythm Heaven Megamix. It’s not entirely dissimilar from the aforementioned WarioWare, offering a series of minigames with oftentimes silly premises, but with a rhythm-centric hook to the goal of what you set out to accomplish.
As much as I appreciate having great, longer experiences like The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga available on Switch Online, more often than not when I turn to the classic games catalog on Switch, I’m looking for a quick fix. Games like Rhythm Tengoku where you can jump in, play a level, and be done in a few minutes are the ideal match for what I want out of the service. — Chris Pereira
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