The launch of Nintendo’s Switch 2 has finally brought GameCube games to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, but there’s also a secret startup sound.
Once downloaded, the GameCube collection features three games so far: F-Zero GX, Soul Calibur 2, and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Open the collection and it works just like others for the N64, SNES and more.
But! If you hold the Switch 2’s left stick in any direction as the collection loads, you’ll be treated to the iconic GameCube startup screen with its plinky-plonky sound effects and rolling cube. Cute!
YouTuber Spawn Wave shared a video of the screen over the weekend. I then had to try it myself for that hit of nostalgia.
I tested it with other buttons too – the face buttons and the shoulder buttons – but only the left stick works for this little Easter Egg.
If you’re planning on playing F-Zero GX – and you should be, it’s great – note the default controls mean the game is virtually unplayable. You’ll need to enter the suspend menu to remap the controls, specifically moving boost to a more easily accessible button.
So far only three games are available in the collection, though you can buy a GameCube controller too. Other games on the way include Super Mario Sunshine, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Mario Smash Football, Chibi Robo, Luigi’s Mansion, and Pokémon Colosseum.
What other GameCube games are you hoping to see added to the collection? Personally, after splashing around in Mario Kart World over the weekend, I am hopeful Nintendo will whip out Wave Race: Blue Storm from its vault.
