# Nintendo releases cancelled Virtual Boy games D-Hopper and Zero Racers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nintendo-switchs-virtual-boy-pays-off-with-2-newly-released-games/
- Published: 2026-07-31T19:32:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-01T01:48:11+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch-online-virtual-boy-new-games-zero-racers-d-hopper/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Two cancelled Virtual Boy games reached Switch Online
- Both were originally due in 1996
- Virtual Boy soundtracks joined Nintendo Music

## Summary

Nintendo released two previously cancelled Virtual Boy games, D-Hopper and Zero Racers, for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack on 4 August. The releases matter because both titles were originally planned for 1996 but shelved after the Virtual Boy’s commercial failure, giving players an official first chance to experience them.

D-Hopper, developed by Intelligent Systems, is a fantasy action-adventure about a prince rescuing allies and opposing a corrupt politician. Zero Racers is an F-Zero-style racer with Grand Prix and Practice modes; Nintendo also made Virtual Boy game soundtracks available through Nintendo Music.

## Coverage

- [Polygon: Nintendo releases cancelled Virtual Boy games D-Hopper and Zero Racers](https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch-online-virtual-boy-new-games-zero-racers-d-hopper/)
- [GameSpot: Two Unreleased Virtual Boy Games Are Coming To Nintendo Switch Online](https://www.gamespot.com/articles/two-unreleased-virtual-boy-games-are-coming-to-nintendo-switch-online/)

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