GBA racer F-Zero Maximum Velocity is coming to Switch Online this week

Nintendo has announced that F-Zero Maximum Velocity is the next Game Boy Advance gaming coming to Switch Online.

The 2001 racing game, which was a GBA launch title, will be added to the service this Friday, March 29.

Maximum Velocity was the third main game in the F-Zero series, after the SNES original and the N64 sequel F-Zero X.

It plays similarly to the SNES game but takes place 25 years later, making it the only F-Zero game that doesn’t feature the series’ most popular character Captain Falcon.

The addition of F-Zero Maximum Velocity will bring Switch Online’s Game Boy Advance library up to 15 games in the west, making the list so far as follows:

• F-Zero Maximum Velocity
• Fire Emblem
• Golden Sun
• Golden Sun: The Lost Age
• Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
• Kuru Kuru Kururin
• The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
• Mario Kart: Super Circuit
• Metroid Fusion
• Super Mario Advance
• Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World
• Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi’s Island
• Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3
• WarioWare Inc: Mega Microgames

Last month Nintendo added Mother 3, the GBA sequel to EarthBound, to the Switch Online library in Japan. Because the game never had an official English translation, however, it remains Japan-only for now.

NES, SNES, Game Boy and Game Boy Color games are available as part of the standard Switch Online subscription, which costs $19.99 / £17.99 / €19.99 for a 12-month individual membership.

However, to play Game Boy Advance games (as well as Mega Drive / Genesis and Nintendo 64 games), players need to have the Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription, which costs $49.99 / £34.99 / €39.99.