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Stefan · Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:53 pm

The Swamp wrote:
I'd love to see them remake the original System Shock with a modern engine.

I second that. Also, having a remake of System Shock 2 with a more recent engine would be nice. SS2 had awesome gameplay, a nice storyline, col sound, almost everything you might want - except for that it had really crappy graphics. But SS2 with something like Doom3's shadows and crispness - that sounds like a very wet dream...

Thinking of older games, I would like to see Ballblazer in new glory - not that better optics and sound could improve on the superb gameplay. Another game that really deserves a remake is California Games. Yeah, and Legacy of the Ancients. Oh, and Last Ninja. (But isn't there a remake project of the latter going on somewhere?)

Edit:

Oh no! I missed the most obvious one, glad that other people corrected this terrible mistake: I never, ever understood why there wasn't a more recent version to the X-Wing / Tie-Fighter series. I mean, there's hardly any other game with such a background story (and such a sex appeal as to be able to destroy the Death Star - or even better: shoot Luke while he attempts to do so

).

Day of the Tentacle with hires graphics would also be nice.

Stefan · Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:55 pm

JavaDog wrote:
Fallbay99 wrote:
Can anyone remember Flashback on the amiga? Id pay good money to get that up and running on my PC

Think I've seen it at http://www.the-underdogs.org. Seems like it's a legal download, but not sure, though.

Sat Aug 21, 2004 8:07 pm

Stefan wrote:
Seems like it's a legal download, but not sure, though.

Abandonware isn't legal. Unless they have clear permission from the copyright holders (not necessary the people who made the game) then it's copyright infringement.

Splinter · Sat Aug 21, 2004 8:48 pm

IIRC, there are copyright laws that specifically make public domain of software a certain number of years after the company who made it is dissolved.

Dirge · Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:57 pm

I have spent many hours playing games like Xwing and Xwing vs Tie Fighter. I would jump at the chance of playing a remake.

Other games I would like to see come back include the Xcom series and Total Annihilation. I am sure I could come up with more to add but my memory fails me.

edit There is a free X-com remake called UFO Alien Invasion http://ufo.myexp.de/

boing · Sat Aug 21, 2004 11:19 pm

Splinter wrote:
IIRC, there are copyright laws that specifically make public domain of software a certain number of years after the company who made it is dissolved.

Isn't that number something like 50 years?

maxeLL_ · Sat Aug 21, 2004 11:33 pm

Privateer, Sindicate definatelly.

I long time ago I played a game called Sabotour... it loaded from an audio tape, damn those were the times

Contingency · Sun Aug 22, 2004 12:18 am

Rise of The Triad. Ph34r the Excalibat!

Ithkul_prime · Sun Aug 22, 2004 12:38 am

Mirage wrote:
Rise of The Triad. Ph34r the Excalibat!

OMG anything but that. :lol:

Rakhmaninov3 · Sun Aug 22, 2004 12:48 am

Rygar, without a doubt.

I think they tried it already, but from what I've heard it wasn't that great. A good Rygar remake would be awesome.

Rakhmaninov3 · Sun Aug 22, 2004 1:18 am

Dirge wrote:
I have spent many hours playing games like Xwing and Xwing vs Tie Fighter. I would jump at the chance of playing a remake.

Other games I would like to see come back include the Xcom series and Total Annihilation. I am sure I could come up with more to add but my memory fails me.

edit There is a free X-com remake called UFO Alien Invasion http://ufo.myexp.de/

Those games would be very awesome remade with today's graphics.

Crayon Shin Chan · Sun Aug 22, 2004 3:04 am

Final Fantasy III (NES)? Wonderful music, great gameplay...
And also Monkey Island 1 and 2, I'd like to see less pixelated gfx....
and...............................say, I remember one title.... but I forgot it...

sativa · Sun Aug 22, 2004 3:27 am

The original Phantasy Star

Sega Master System++

mirQtio · Sun Aug 22, 2004 3:44 am

One more vote for Privateer (i had sheets and sheets of paper with trading routs and prices on them one summer...). As for pinball, I actually had the real version of 8 Ball delux. Great table. Only problem is it constantly broke... that dang mechine elctricuted me more times...

Mick · Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:08 am

Dirge wrote:
Other games I would like to see come back include the Xcom series and Total Annihilation.

There is already someone working on making total annihalation using the UT2004 engine.
http://ua.tauniverse.com/

Dirge · Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:07 am

Nice find Mick !!! This is one game development I will have to keep my eye on.

danny e. · Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:55 am

Gabriel Knight 1 and 2

both were superb. ... remake with a modern 3D engine.

where have all the adventure games gone?

Phantasmagoria wasnt even all that bad, but Gabriel Knight 1 & 2 rocked.

random gerbil · Sun Aug 22, 2004 10:28 am

Id also like to see a remake of Guardian Legend...that game still kicks ass.

stephpar · Sun Aug 22, 2004 12:35 pm

I don't know if it counts as retro enough...but Shogo from monolith was one of my all time favs...funny, mecha style, with fun fast gameplay and multiplayer. Remake that one in a heartbeat.

Steph

CrazyOtter · Sun Aug 22, 2004 4:52 pm

Trespasser

This games had flaws on a lot of levels, but it promised so much.

Oofoot · Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:49 pm

Privateer. And B-17 Bomber for Intellivision.

Dran · Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:02 pm

stebog wrote:
Redneck Rampage.

That was such a great game. I don't know what was better, belching up a storm or trying to run around a level drunk and off kilter.

Dran · Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:04 pm

Stefan wrote:
The Swamp wrote:
I'd love to see them remake the original System Shock with a modern engine.

I second that.

I'll add a third voice. If any game deserves to be updated, it's System Shock.

Also, having a remake of System Shock 2 with a more recent engine would be nice.

I'd settle for a SS3, if "they" were going to do this.

deruberhanyok · Sun Aug 22, 2004 10:40 pm

Ascendancy... anyone remember that one? Turn-based conquer the galaxy with a ton of playable races and some pretty decent technology trees. It must be ten years old by now.

I'd love to see it re-done with tech trees specific to each playable race, and obviously updated AI, graphics (homeworld-esque graphics would be awesome for it) and all that stuff.

Mon Aug 23, 2004 12:15 am

deruberhanyok: Yeah, I loved playing Ascendancy. In fact, even to this day I'll occasionally fire it up and play a game. Although my 4X time has most recently been spent playing Space Empires: IV. It's moved past both Ascendancy and Master of Orion 2 as my favorite 4X game.

Dirge · Mon Aug 23, 2004 12:49 am

The original Master of Orion was the shizzle on my 386 with 4mb of ram. It should definitely be remade.

I think Master of Orion 2 was a let down.

Dakster · Mon Aug 23, 2004 7:55 am

Questron I + II

Ultima I + II + III

Wizardry I + II + III

and the ultimate old time game

IBM Mainframe Star Trek (ASCII graphics)

Princess Die · Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:04 am

My Old C-64 faves:

Archon I

Paradroid

Populous I

Imperium Galacticum

I'd love to see these remade, but without losing the simplicity that made them so playable in exchange for updated eye-candy. I still play these on C-64 emus like Frodo. Hell, I still have 3 C-64's at home in a box.

Aquineas · Mon Aug 23, 2004 10:35 am

frogsnout wrote:
Starflight!

I second that! Starflight rocked! I'll never forget how stunned I was to find out that *I* was the virus. The only other games I haven't seen mentioned in my browsing are:

Ultima Underworld I
Ultima Underworld II

Darkmage · Mon Aug 23, 2004 11:33 am

Privateer 2
Archon
Defender (can you imagine a 3d flight simulator where you have to blow up a mutant blimp and then catch a screaming, flailing human as he falls towards the Earth?)
Infiltrator
Apple Panic

and just for giggles...

Q*bert.

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