Metal Slug Advance, Monster Rancher Advance and Kururin Paradise Join Nintendo's Game Boy Advance Classics

Nintendo adds Metal Slug Advance, Monster Rancher Advance, and Kururin Paradise to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.

Nintendo's latest retro catalogue update extends beyond the original Game Boy, with three additional Game Boy Advance titles joining Nintendo Classics on October 27. Monster Rancher Advance, Metal Slug Advance and Kururin Paradise are now listed for Nintendo Switch Online plus Expansion Pack members, providing another welcome injection of early-2000s handheld entertainment. Metal Slug Advance brings SNK's famous run-and-gun action to the portable format, replacing the arcade series' familiar credit-based structure with a dedicated handheld adventure. Players navigate enemy installations, rescue prisoners and unleash an assortment of increasingly excessive weapons against hostile military forces. Monster Rancher Advance offers a very different experience, combining creature raising, training and tournament competition. Originally associated with Tecmo's unusual monster-generation systems, the franchise became a cult favourite among players who enjoyed building relationships with unpredictable digital creatures. Kururin Paradise, meanwhile, follows the wonderfully peculiar formula established by Kuru Kuru Kururin. Players guide a constantly rotating object through narrow passages, carefully timing movement to avoid collisions with walls and environmental hazards. The combination makes this update especially interesting because the three games represent substantially different approaches to portable design. Unlike the Game Boy additions announced alongside them, these titles require the more expensive Expansion Pack membership tier. Nintendo's official announcement confirms the games and their membership requirements, although availability may vary by region. The Game Boy Advance remains one of Nintendo's most distinctive handhelds, combining traditional two-dimensional game design with increasingly sophisticated presentation. Its library continues to demonstrate that impressive portable entertainment does not require enormous screens, complicated operating systems or a permanent internet connection.