Games that deserve a remake ?

Games that deserve a remake ?

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TommoAE86

2,667 posts

127 months

Sunday 17th April 2016
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As already suggested:

- GTA Vice City
- ToCA Touring Car (specifically the 80's & 90's era)
- Micro Machines
- Interstate 76

I'd also add the original Gran Turismo / Gran Turismo 2. The current crop are not worthy of the title and frankly suck! Look how good Forza is in comparison and that game isn't perfect either.

parabolica

6,718 posts

184 months

Sunday 17th April 2016
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MintyScot said:
Deus Ex?
I'd love an overhaul of the original with superior graphics etc. Human Revolution is one of my favourite games of the last gen; hopefully the new Deus Ex out in August will be awesome.

Brigand

2,544 posts

169 months

Sunday 17th April 2016
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Podie said:
QuantumTokoloshi said:
Syndicate
yes
Check out Satellite Reign on Steam, its an attempt at remaking Syndicate Wars by the original creator of the game. Looks great, sounds great and plays very well for a game that is allegedly still in early access (its a full game however).

Tonsko

6,299 posts

215 months

Sunday 17th April 2016
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Brigand said:
Check out Satellite Reign on Steam, its an attempt at remaking Syndicate Wars by the original creator of the game. Looks great, sounds great and plays very well for a game that is allegedly still in early access (its a full game however).
Been released now I think.

skahigh

2,023 posts

131 months

Sunday 17th April 2016
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Syphon filter for me, one of my all time favourite games

MarkRSi

5,782 posts

218 months

Sunday 17th April 2016
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DIW35 said:
Spy vs Spy

Loved that game.
Oh yes, had it on the C64 biggrin

I could +1 many others, but I'm still waiting for a decent Sonic game in 3D. Something like with the physics like Mario 64, and huge environments to explore. The Sonic adventure games were alright but just felt a bit dumbed down control wise compared with Mario 64. I'm sad to say the best effort to date is Sonic R...

Also remake NFSU2, well basiclly just the same game (physics & sound effects) but in a different/bigger map with more cars available.


dudleybloke

19,824 posts

186 months

Sunday 17th April 2016
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Paradroid and head over heelz.

stephen300o

15,464 posts

228 months

Monday 18th April 2016
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Mille miglia

Djtemeka

1,811 posts

192 months

Monday 18th April 2016
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Gr44 said:
Dungeon keeper
Sim city (a good one)
Roller coaster tycoon
The new dungeon keeper is called War for the Overworld. It's pretty good too!

Brigand

2,544 posts

169 months

Monday 18th April 2016
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dudleybloke said:
.....and head over heelz.
Ah, I remember that game, I had it on my Amstrad 464 Plus but much preferred the luscious looking version my Amiga-toting friend had. I have this remade version which plays very nicely and is an exact copy: http://retrospec.sgn.net/games/hoh/downloads.html

RedLeicester

6,869 posts

245 months

Monday 18th April 2016
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Sword of the Samurai.

Covert Action.

Moog72

1,598 posts

177 months

Monday 18th April 2016
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A game that never got a sequel but has always stuck in my head as being really fun and different at the time - Hostile Waters

ajprice

27,483 posts

196 months

Monday 18th April 2016
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I might download that Head over Heelz, I had it on Spectrum smile .

One i remember from a mates PS1 back when I was a student was Bushido Blade. Japanese swordfighting game, no energy bars or lives or anything, if you got hit, you died, or part of you got injured so you carried on with the sword in the other hand, or crawling if you were hit in the leg, still fighting. So you could get somebody and end the game in one hit, or you could do the Monty Python Black Knight thing and clip an arm, then the other arm, then a leg, then the other leg...

For the time, the graphics and the environments were great, one was on a beach, as you walked around it left footprints in the sand, if you ran into the water, the tide would take the footprints away each time, if you swung the sword around in a bamboo forest, you might cut down a tree.

cloud9

Alex

9,975 posts

284 months

Monday 18th April 2016
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Stu R said:
Road Rash
When I worked at EA around 8 years ago, there was a reboot of Road Rash in development using the Burnout engine. It got canned.

Electrosmurf

28 posts

253 months

Monday 18th April 2016
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Mega Lo Mania

bigrich4

710 posts

157 months

Monday 18th April 2016
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Cannon Fodder
Descent (would be pretty good in VR!)

happygoron

424 posts

189 months

Monday 18th April 2016
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Jane's Fleet Command!

  • niche*

xRIEx

8,180 posts

148 months

Monday 18th April 2016
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bigrich4 said:
Descent (would be pretty good in VR!)
That made me feel sick on a 17" CRT, sod trying it on VR!

Great game though.

Add Terminal Velocity to the list, and possibly Incoming.

sheldimus

281 posts

139 months

Monday 18th April 2016
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What was the name of the PC game in the mid to late 90's similar to Defcon?
I remember you chose a country and controlled not just the nuclear strikes but everything else too. Main screen was a very serious looking table in a dark room surrounded by your advisers with large monitors overhead.

RedLeicester

6,869 posts

245 months

Monday 18th April 2016
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happygoron said:
Jane's Fleet Command!

  • niche*
Any and all of the Janes stuff, such a shame that line ended.