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Games That Should Be Remade

Posted by simoniker on from the waiting-for-hatris-remake dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to Gamespot's new article on videogames that should be remade. This third article in an ongoing series starts with the statement that "..we feel like there are plenty of titles from the annals of gaming history that deserve another shot at the spotlight, and that's exactly why we assembled this list." It goes on to pinpoint titles such as The Bard's Tale (rumored to have a remake in development already), Bullfrog's classic Syndicate, APB, and even the original X-Com as being worthy of an update.

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  1. Speedball 2 needs a remake by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I heard that they were doing it though. All they need now is a joystick that can take the punishment!

  2. Re:Nostalgia and emulators by rgonsalves · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I agree...
    After playing through the first Final Fantasy again (via Origins) with the SNES-quality graphics I was creamin'. I can only imagine the other classics: basically all the FFs, Xenogears, Chrono Trigger.

    *starts to drool*

    -Reed

  3. Boulderdash by tsa · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'd like a good remake of Boulderdash on my PC. I've played some Boulderdash-like games but it's very hard to get the look and feel of the original C' 64 game. I like that game a lot.

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    -- Cheers!

  4. Classically tainted by fm6 · · Score: 3, Interesting
    2D rpgs made me wonder how the lands really looked and made me think about the character personalities etc. (think about how Link from Zelda never speaks)
    Well, take that a little further. Infocom used to boast that its text-only games used the ultimate graphics device: the human brain. But when was the last time you saw such a game released commercially? A game just doesn't sell without a lot of 3D eye candy. And that's why remakes are so lame -- all the creativity goes into the graphics.

    I'd love to see a remake of my all-time favorite, Sword of the Samurai. Or maybe not. Everything I loved about the game was dictated by the limited technology of the time. Low-res EGA graphics? Make all the game screens look like a Japanese wood-cut. Junky MIDI music? Hire a good composer to write simple drum and lute pieces, then hire a clever designer to integrate the music seemlessly with the game action. Wonderfully beautiful. But if they remade it, it would have high production values and the playability of burnt toast.

  5. Joust by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    In 3D. With chocobos.

    The only challenge is finding a balance between
    the old massochistic carpal-tunnel-inducing control
    scheme and a dumb-ass flight simulator -- you should
    still have to flap your wings IMO.

  6. Red Storm Rising by syrinx · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Not the most accurate submarine sim ever, but sooo much fun. Granted, the whole 'Soviet Union' thing is a bit outdated now, but that's okay.

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    Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur.
  7. the best game(s) by xxxj03yxxx · · Score: 2, Interesting

    There is a game that I have been saying Nintendo should remake for years... ...Maniac Mansion! This is perhaps one of the best, yet least appreciated, NES games ever made. It was funny, clever, witty, innovative, original, and best of all, extremely fun. You could play through the game many, many different ways, adding a *lot* to the replay value. I think that an updated GCN version of this would be awesome. I would definitely buy it. Also, an updated version of Final Fantasy VI for the GCN would be the best idea ever. Keep the storyline, characters, plot and everything the same, just give it modern graphics. I would gladly pay $60+ for that.

  8. X-Com/Syndicate and other remakes.... by BulletMagnet · · Score: 2, Interesting

    X-com .... IMHO, Redo the whole series. X/C 1 was by far the best of the bunch and the rest went swiftly downhill.

    Syndicate: I just found my install disks for this game not too long ago. I'd like to see it remade since I never did get closure on this game....that final mission on the oil platform (?) I could never complete....

    My hope for remake is the soon to be orphaned High Heat franchise from now bankrupt 3DO. Last year's (HH 2003) had all the guts of a stats game and had a rather average set of graphics. With this year's game, they threw out everything that was good and tried to hide it with great graphics and no mouse support. Now that 3DO died a painful death, hopefully someone will scoop up the franchise and bring it back to greatness. For PCs, they're only competing with EA's yearly disapointment in its Triple Play/MVP franchise. Either that, or I can only hope that Sega ports WSB to the big box.

  9. Wish list...and a few are... by OneFix · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Well, I think we should add to the list, Shadow of the Beast, Stunt Car Racer, Racing Destruction Set, Marble Madness, Impossible Mission, and Frontier/Elite...

    Now, there is work being done on a Shadow of the Beast 3D.

    There is also work being done on...

    Space Racer - Update of Stunt Car Racer
    Trophy - looks real close to Racing Destruction Set
    GLTron - one of many clones of the old tron cycles games
    Vega Strike - Clone of Elite (I know there's an Elite 4 listed on Frontier Development's page, but judging from the copyright notice at the bottom, it hasn't been updated since some time in 2001)
    TrackBalls - Clone of Marble Madness

    and...

    XArchon - Update of Archon

    And they're all open source...which means that you can play current beta versions in most cases...

  10. I'd gladly kill you all... by DudemanX · · Score: 4, Interesting

    for a remake or sequel to Master of Magic. I've been waiting almost 10 years already, and yes Age of Wonders was close but not quite the same.