Nintendo has quietly expanded the NES Nintendo Classics library again, and this batch has some genuine history behind it. Pac-Man, Mendel Palace, and The Tower of Druaga are all now available to Switch Online subscribers.

Pac-Man probably needs no introduction — Namco’s 1988 maze classic is one of those games everyone’s at least had a go at. Still surprisingly fun to poke around in.

The real surprise of the three is Mendel Palace. Developed by Game Freak — yes, the Pokémon people — and published by Namco in 1989, it’s a panel-flipping puzzle game with a fairly bizarre premise. You push floor tiles underneath enemies to knock them into walls and off the screen. It flew under the radar at the time and rarely gets a mention in retro conversations, so getting it onto a modern platform feels like a small win for preservation.

Rounding out the trio is The Tower of Druaga, a 1984 dungeon-crawler from Namco with a proper cult following in Japan. It’s one of the earlier examples of a game built around hidden secrets — floors full of invisible items that reward players who already know where to look, or who are very patient. Classic stuff.

All three are available now on Switch and Switch 2 with an active Nintendo Switch Online membership.