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Game Franchises From The Ashes

Posted by simoniker on from the a-little-fawkes-action dept.

Thanks to Nintendojo for posting the latest in their series on classic games that deserve to get resurrected in updated form. The latest instalment picks out Combat for the Atari 2600, "...one of the first genuine 'deathmatch' games around", but earlier picks include Fortress of Narzod for the Vectrex, and Shadowrun for the SNES, of which the author says "...the style of this game, plus its rudimentary squad-based combat, makes this a natural for an upgrade."

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  1. Re:Shadowrun by EricTheMad · · Score: 2, Informative

    Last I heard, Microsoft currently owns the licence to make Shadowrun games.

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  2. Re:Shadowrun by Danse · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yep, looks like you're right, according to the Official Shadowrun FAQ. I was thinking of FanPro, which is the German company that is releasing any new Shadowrun RPG material on behalf of WizKids. Guess I need to get Bill on the phone and nag him to do something cool with that license. :)

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