Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for August 9th, 2019. We’ve got a ton of new releases to check out today, and that work makes up the bulk of this article. We’ve also got a few cool news items, including word on the next batch of SEGA AGES Western releases. Finally, we’ve got a bunch of sales, many of which are for games that seldom get discounted. Basically, there are a lot of things a person could spend money on today if they’re that-way inclined. Let’s assess the damage!
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August’s NES Switch Online Titles Are ‘Vice: Project Doom’ and ‘Kung-Fu Heroes’

It’s taken a bit longer this month for Nintendo to announce the additions to the NES Nintendo Switch Online app. They’ll also be releasing later in the month than usual, with a scheduled release date of August 21st. That said, I can’t say I expected the titles they’ve put forward. We get two games this month again, and neither of them is a first-party title. Culture Brain’s top-down action title Kung-Fu Heroes is a mild surprise, but it’s hardly the first time it’s been re-released. That can’t be said for the other title, Vice: Project Doom, which is an excellent (mostly) side-scrolling action game originally released by Sammy. It’s never been available on any Virtual Console before, and loose cartridges go for around $40. So yes, unexpected and very good pick there. Sadly...