Resurrecting Old Games, What Works? 381
There has definitely been a resurgence of old games being made new again through various methods. Unfortunately, any time you reinvent an old classic you risk either alienating the original audience or not making it appealing enough for the a new audience. "Capcom has been at the forefront of the recent remake boom, re-imagining a number of their classic titles as downloadable games. Bionic Commando, for example, was given a high-definition 2.5D makeover, and a rockin' remixed soundtrack with Bionic Commando: Rearmed. Capcom also re-released a new version of Street Fighter II on the way, with the lengthy new title Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. Interestingly, both games are coming out near new entries in their respective franchises: Street Fighter IV and Bionic Commando. But the question remains, how do you decided what games will still appeal to the current gaming audience? " What games can be counted amongst the success stories, and which can be chalked up as utter failures?
Street Fighter? (Score:5, Funny)
Pfft, I'm holding out for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix-Remix.
Need I say more? (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Working my third shift (Score:5, Funny)
Yet you still find time to post on ol' Slashdot.
You're right, that is a bad analogy.
Re:Working my third shift (Score:2, Funny)
Who has time for games?
I do! I'm rich as hell! Suck it!
Desert Bus (Score:5, Funny)
We need Desert Bus resurrected. Only this time, in full 3D, rendering the entire trip at once, requiring a ton of RAM and video power in addition to six hours of time for the trip from Tuscon to Vegas.
Plus a more photorealistic bug splattering on the windshield after five hours.
Re:Need I say more? (Score:5, Funny)
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Hmm, looks like that one got by you.
Re:Need I say more? (Score:4, Funny)
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Your comment violated the "postercomment" compression filter. Try less whitespace and/or less repetition.
Re:As a retro gamer... (Score:3, Funny)
Some of us old guys like getting milked ..
How else do you explain cable TV and marriage?
Re:Street Fighter? (Score:3, Funny)
Bah, I want Super Street Fighter II EX Turbo HD Remix Champion Edition Alpha: The World Warrior - Fight for the Future.
Am I the only one.... (Score:3, Funny)
How about hanging them on a cross? (Score:5, Funny)
I have heard somewhere that it might result in resurrection a few days later. Not tried is myself though.... but there is this old indian graveyard too.
Re:Need I say more? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:ask a 12 year old (Score:5, Funny)
32-bit Playstation wiped the floor with the Nintendo 64
I wouldn't
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The C64 is why I'm so good at swearing. (Score:2, Funny)
A NES could beat a Atari 2600 hands-down, but there's no way it was superior to the Commodore 64. Plus, us Commodore owners didn't have the Nintendo Seal of Qualitcrap, so we could play games that featured bloody decapitations.
This summarizes many years of my childhood:
(shoves Pitstop tape in 1530)
LOAD "*"
PRESS PLAY ON TAPE
(goes and makes a sandwich)
(sits in front of computer eating sandwich, waiting for game to load...)
LOAD ERROR
"fuck!"
(gets yelled at by mom for cursing)