Nintendo to Release Two Unreleased Virtual Boy Games on Switch Online

Overview

• Nintendo announced in a trailer on July 31 that Zero Racers and D‑Hopper (Dragon Hopper) will arrive on Aug. 4 for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 via the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.
• Zero Racers is an unreleased early 3D follow-up to SNES F‑Zero that was previewed in the 1990s and has been described in coverage as effectively finished before cancellation.
• D‑Hopper is a canceled Intelligent Systems action‑adventure originally known as Dragon Hopper that used the Virtual Boy’s layered floors for vertical exploration and was due in August 1996.
• Both games will be playable only by Expansion Pack subscribers and the announcement also made Virtual Boy soundtracks available on Nintendo Music.
• The release follows February’s addition of Virtual Boy titles to the Expansion Pack and reflects a broader move by Nintendo to preserve and republish obscure or unreleased legacy software for new audiences.