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Games That Should Be Remade 116

Posted by simoniker 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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  • M.U.L.E. (Score:5, Insightful)

    by Snowspinner ( 627098 ) <philsand AT ufl DOT edu> on Sunday June 15, 2003 @03:12PM (#6206093) Homepage
    Personally, the game I've always wanted to see redone, more than pretty much any other, is M.U.L.E. Of course, with Bunten dead and EA being EA, I don't see that happening in the next, well, ever.

    But it would be the greatest game ever if it happened.
    • Back in the day ('93-ish), when I was a young lad, I toiled night & day for no pay (but free games!) at the local Software Etc.

      Every once in a while the regional EA rep would come buy and ask how their stuff is doing. I would always suggest that EA remake MULE. And every time she would reply "Thats the most requested game. But they won't do it."

      I think MULE was great; but it was the game play that won me over. Its a tough one for any developer, I think. MULE was all about game play, not fancy gra
      • Someone DID do a remake of sorts- he could not get the rights to the name, so it's called Space H.O.R.S.E. It's been mentioned on /. a few times.

        There was a period when MULE didn't stand a chance in the gaming market, but thanks to the popularity of games like The Sims, I think a net-workable version could do very well. Imagine it like this, though: You expand the personal development section considerably. Not only can you install/transfer MULES and hunt the Wampus, but you can do maintenance, tweaking,
        • Someone DID do a remake of sorts- he could not get the rights to the name, so it's called Space H.O.R.S.E. It's been mentioned on /. a few times.

          I know someone had a very good version of MULE working. I think they were calling it MULE386 or somehting like it. It was good enough that EA phoned up and said drop it or we bring in the lawyers. It worked; the project dissappeared. I've never played Space HORSE or any others. But at least once, EA took an interest in the clones..
        • Someone DID do a remake of sorts- he could not get the rights to the name, so it's called Space H.O.R.S.E.

          Even less well known is the MULE remake Traders [the-underdogs.org] by Merit Software 1991. It was clearly a remake of the original game, but unfortunately they added an unnecessary fighting aspect to the game if things wern't going your way.

          Another MULE clone (this one I haven't played) is Subtrade: Return to Irata [the-underdogs.org] by Century Interactive 1993.

  • Nostalgia (Score:5, Insightful)

    by Gr33nNight ( 679837 ) on Sunday June 15, 2003 @03:14PM (#6206112)
    Nostalgia is a very strong force that sells alot of games. Case in point are all the remakes and ports for the GBA. They wouldnt sell nearly as much if nostalgia wasnt a factor (not to mention some of them are kickass games) A River City Ransom remake was announced for the GBA, and alot of folks are really pumped for it, because it was a great NES game, with excellent gameplay. Alot of games today are all flash and no substance, and developers are realizing that older games that have that substance are selling. Hopefully soon they will realize they are selling because they are fun, and not all flashy. Personally I would love to see remakes of Bionic Commando and Blaster Master, 2 great NES games that I still play on my DC via emu.

    • Re:Nostalgia (Score:2, Informative)

      by hackwrench ( 573697 )
      They have made a remake of Blaster Master, Blaster Master: Blasting Again, [gamefaqs.com] and there was a Blaster Master 2 [gamefaqs.com] for the Sega Genesis
      • Though both of them could more properly be called sequels and not "remakes" but the way remake has been used here, they would qualify as remakes.
    • (not a flame at the parent, more of a rant in general)

      Why do people always say that modern games are all flash and no substance?

      Sure, the % of good to crap has probably gone down, but the sheer number of games produced means that there are still more good games than ever produced every year. Luckily we now have the Internet so we can get reviews by the bucketload.

      As far as classic style games are concerned, there are many of them coming out still (for GBA, anyway) and even when they jump to 3d, the good
    • I would LOVE to get that game for the GBA. Where did you hear this? Do you have links?

      • Yea man no problem.

        Here is the news item, and a link at the bottom

        River City Ransom is one of the most talked about cult-classics from the NES generation, and yet it only received a sequel for Super Nintendo in Japan. Fans outside of Japan haven't seen anything new since the original game was released in 1990. Now Atlus is bringing the game back with River City Ransom EX, a remake of the original NES game. River City Ransom is a unique game that blends actions, fighting, and role-playing elements into
    • Nintendo Software Technology Corporation liscenced Bionic Commando from Capcom for the gbc, and wound up with a decent game called Bionic Commando: Elite Forces. This is in contrast from another game they resurrected, Crystalis. The addition of voices and complete overhaul of the music was unwelcome, im my opinion.

  • M.U.L.E. (Score:5, Insightful)

    by eht ( 8912 ) on Sunday June 15, 2003 @03:18PM (#6206127)
    M.U.L.E. was in my opinion the best game ever, I would love to see it remeade with TCP/IP multiplayer and longer game times.

    There is an Atari 400/800 emu called Atari800WinPlus that uses a server called kaillera to tie multiple peopel together so you can play the original atari version, tho kaillera seems to also be popular for MAME games.
    • I'm amazed that in reinventing the wheel, like so many OSS projects do, that someone hasn't done exactly this. Use wxWindows, and make it truly cross platform.

      Anyway, uhhh... me too.

      • Re:M.U.L.E. (Score:3, Informative)

        by eht ( 8912 )
        there is a clone (supposedly very bad) called Space HoRSE [gilligames.com]

        Holistic Robotic Slave Engineer = HoRSE is even worse than M.U.L.E. = Multi Use Labor Element

        sorry, no OSS projects that I know, and I've been looking, I had a friend working on making a Java clone but he got bored and went on to other stuff (I'm no programmer)
    • Google link for which is out of date. Download it here [histeria.pl].

      Why does all the really fun software come from Poland, of all places? ;)

  • tainting the classics? (Score:4, Insightful)

    by funkmastermike ( 264946 ) on Sunday June 15, 2003 @03:23PM (#6206160)
    I can understand certain games like APB which was a really fun arcade game back in the day that could tag along with the GTA "rage" that's been going on for a while but I see 2 that shouldn't be tainted:

    Ultima V? Don't mess with the classics. please.
    With a remake of this game, it would leave out what is missing with most games these days: imagination. 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)

    Out Of This World? Gamespot claims that it helped pioneer 3D but it in fact used 2D rotoscoped animation.. not true 3D. Speaking of which, a 3D remake would ruin the rugged look of the classic which can't be reproduced.
    • Well, I think Nintendo, out of all the companies, deals best with its franchise characters. You're Zelda reference was case in point. Link never talks, and all his games have been high quality (dont mention the CDi games :) Nintendo is good about their franchises, which is why the GC and GBA are my favorite systems

    • Classically tainted (Score:4, Interesting)

      by fm6 ( 162816 ) on Sunday June 15, 2003 @05:06PM (#6206782) Homepage Journal
      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 [csd.uwo.ca] 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 [mobygames.com]. 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.

    • Out Of This World? Gamespot claims that it helped pioneer 3D but it in fact used 2D rotoscoped animation.. not true 3D.

      Chuck Yeager helped pioneer space flight, but he wasn't an astronaut.

    • Don't re-make Out of This World. Please. Or Syndicate. I want warm fuzzy memories. Not new 3d polygon models in these classic games. I want to remember Out of This World in the proper context. Being in middle school, sitting in a dark bedroom being freaked out by that lion thing with the red eyes.

      Call me anti-progress, but I'll never forgive Nintendo for ruining the Zelda series with their 3d based worlds. Just give me an epic 2d overhead.

      • Just because something is remade doesn't mean that it has to taint the memory of the original. I can think of two remakes that felt like the originals off the top of my head: Resident Evil for Gamecube and Dragon's Lair 3D for all platforms.

        RE was almost exactly the original with all sorts of little extra things and boosted graphics.

        Dragon's Lair was very similar too. Considering the source material, it was very good and it felt very familiar too. It was just dying over and over and over and over and o
        • It doesn't have to taint the original, but more than likely it does :) There's been some games I've played that have been 'boosted' originals. Like Super Mario Brothers All-Stars on the SNES was an amazing product.

          I'm really not trying to be bitter and jaded here, but sequels and remakes (just like in movies for the most part) are usually less than stellar. Sure, there's exceptions to the rule, but they're just that, exceptions.

  • Nostalgia and emulators (Score:4, Insightful)

    by Kethinov ( 636034 ) on Sunday June 15, 2003 @03:24PM (#6206165) Homepage Journal
    Many of those game in fact have been remade if you consider emulators. Although, when I think of remade, I think of remade with modern graphics etc. Many of the classic SNES Square/Enix RPGs would acquire a new audiance if they redid them in 3d. I'd love to play FF4 or 6 with the graphics of FF10. Not to mention Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, Secret of Evermore, Breath of Fire 1, Breath of Fire 2... *wanders off*
    • 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
      • The reverse effect is also true. Sometimes I wish they'd make new games using old SNES style engines. Sometimes I see new games as all graphics and no gameplay. The classics are classics for a reason!
    • Here here!

      FF4 (FF3 in America, if we're talking about the same thing) is my absolute favorite game of all time. I was a lot younger then, but Terra and Celeb... oo!

      I don't really play computer games any more (expect maybe tuxracer once a month), but I'd buy that in a second (if i could manage it in wine/there was a gnu/linux port)

      the good ol' days...
      • Actually, the America parallel works like this: FF2A = FF4J and FF3A = FF6J

        Meaning FF4 (2) = Cecil et al and FF6 (3) = Terra et al.

        Easy way to remember? Take the real number of the game and divide it by two to get the Americanized version!

  • some of these DON'T need remakes (Score:2, Insightful)

    by Anonymous Coward
    I'll start with Volume 1:
    Zelda - thanks but we've seen sequals to this one. I can't imagine the original being redone to make it any better.
    Darklands - awesome game! I'd love to see a remake or something similar. I have fond memories of playing this on my 386. (=
    ShadowRun - really needs to be remade. Now more than ever. There are too many fantasy rpg's/games and not enough near future/sci-fi ones.
    The rest of the games in vol. 1 were pretty mediocre. I could do without remakes, thanks.

    Volume 2:
    • I pretty much agree with you.

      Bionic Commando: Only if they do a quality remake of the original music to go with it. In 3d would have to get around the minor problem that you can't look up to fire a grappling hook and aim forward with a gun at the same time.

      Out of this World: Its funny, I was just playing Ico, and got a very strong flashback to this amazing game. No pun intended.

      Don't think a remake would work though. The scenarios wouldn't really work in 3d, and a 2d version wouldn't be interesting enoug
    • Panzer Dragoon - zzZzZZzZzzz

      You're kidding, right?? Panzer Dragoon epitomized what was great about Sega - old skool, simple gameplay in a totally addicting and nice looking package. And Saga was a *spectactular* RPG.

      As for Space Harrier, if you ever played it in the arcade, you'll realize why people loved it.
    • Oh I almost forgot:

      Cyberball was cool because it was a combo of RPG stats and bizzare gameplay. It played more like a hybrid fighter/rpg than a sports game, and it was tons of fun (and nothing comes close to it today).

      As for Final Fight, it was as much a remake of Double Dragon as Unreal Tournament 2003 is of Doom. Huge sprites in comparison, tons of animation beyond DD, characters that did different things and had different moves, better team moves, overall better graphics... etc. etc. But we may n
  • I know alot of people who would like to see Final Fantasy VII redone with Final Fantasy X's level of graphics and voices. :)
    • Hear, Hear! Preach on My Brother! Actually, there have been a ton of rumors floating around that square is supposed to start work on a remake of FFVII at some point in time..

  • Speedball 2 needs a remake (Score:1, Interesting)

    by Anonymous Coward
    I heard that they were doing it though. All they need now is a joystick that can take the punishment!
    • Try "Deathrow" for the xbox. (I'm lazy, you have to google for it.)

      It plays very much like a modern Speedball 2.
      It's full 3D, the ball is not a ball (it's a disc), you may only have 4 team members on the field at once, etc.
      But despite the differences you do get the same kind of fast, demanding and violent gameplay, with a futuristic feel to it.

      I'd say it's the only game besides Halo that would make me go buy an xbox.

      Unfortunately the game had no marketing and sold lousy despite pretty decent reviews,

  • Boulderdash (Score:3, Interesting)

    by tsa ( 15680 ) on Sunday June 15, 2003 @04:29PM (#6206493) Homepage
    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.
  • One of the first computer games that I ever played was the Out of This World that came with my old Macintosh Performa 410.

  • All three of which are wildly deserving of remakes.

    'jfb

  • X-Com/UFO: Enemy Unknown (Score:3, Informative)

    by paulcammish ( 542971 ) on Sunday June 15, 2003 @05:01PM (#6206734)
    For anyone who liked this, you'll probably like Laser Squad Nemesis [lasersquadnemesis.com], which is (to all intents and purposes) a remake of the classic by the original developers, but designed for Play-By-Email, rather than against AI.

    Check out the screenshots [lasersquadnemesis.com] - nicely updated and runs well on practically any spec PC - handily enough, they even offer a free trial.

    I should mention, it can be dangerously addictive. Maybe not PlanetSide-grade addictive, but getting there.

  • Final Fantasy Origins (Score:2, Informative)

    by cyan ( 370 )
    Two games that *have* been remade recently are Final Fantasy I and II, released here as 'Final Fantasy Origins.' I actually just finished playing both remakes myself, and they are *fantastic*. I think if there's a stellar example of how a remake should be done, everyone should look at FFO, as it takes all the good features of both games, and keeps them exactly the same. Furthermore, they even changed some of the 'annoying' things of both games. Such as the inability to auto-target if an enemy dies -- pr

  • Duke Nukem Forever (Score:1, Funny)

    by Anonymous Coward
    Despite the fact that it hasnâ(TM)t been released yet, Duke Nukem Forever has already become a classic worthy of a remake. The release date might slip a little further, but perfection is worth waiting for.
    • The fact that the last licensed engine it's supposedly using is the Unreal Tournament (not 2003) engine, it probably will need a remake by the time it's released, if that ever happens.
  • Anyone else remember this one? It might not have the most devilish puzzles or difficult combat, but the setting really managed to draw me in. Even buried deep within the Shadow Weaver's citidel, the NPCs seem to have scraped together their own little society. Even when surrounded by Demonic Hordesâ, you can find a sculptor chipping away at his art.

    I'd like to see all of Event Horizon's early isometric RPGs remade, really. I know I'd gladly shell out for updated versions of DarkSpyre/The Summoning

  • I loved System Shock 2 and I heard great things in the original game. However, I couldn't get into the first game due to its poor controls and graphics. I'd love to see a rehash of the original game! And enhanced with multiplayer (co-op!).
  • My two favorite Apple // games during my childhood. I'd love to see a rehashed of them. I don't think a 3D of these games would be good.
  • I have thought for a long time now that Id ought to do a new, spiffy,
    3D first-person version of Commander Keen. Keen had several things
    going for it. The characters were cartooney, and everyone knows that
    cartooney violence is much more fun than stuff that looks real. In
    addition, the pogo stick was really innovative and added a great
    deal to the gameplay. I'd particularly like to see that item done
    in a first-person 3D version of the game.
  • Please, will someone make an up-to-date version of Elite for PS2 or Mac?

    (Or anything not Microsoft, in fact. I'd buy a GameCube to play a state-of-the-art remake of Elite.)

  • Joust (Score:1, Interesting)

    by Anonymous Coward
    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.

  • Still IMHO the best air combat sim ever, and by far the most fun. Someone needs to redo this game graphically and keep the gameplay the exact same as it was. I don't care how real the physics model was. It's also be fun to see a couple more craft thrown in just for kicks. Thankfully I see Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe is being remade, the other air combat sim I would immediately mention normally...

    I also see Archon is being remade. I have no idea why it took so long...

    And last but not least, someon
  • I'd love to see a remake of the ManHunter series. The ORB Alliance Rules!
  • Daikatana...
  • Crush, Crumble, Chomp was a giant monster game for the Apple ][ and TRS-80 (packaged together, on opposite sides of a single disk!). You could be any of several movie-based monsters, or create your own. The maps were based on actual cities. I would love to see that game re-made.

    Bilestoad was another original concept I've never seen copied. It was a slow motion (but not turn-based) top-down fighting game, with weapons and shields. Very cool.
  • Shadowrun - I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet
    Knights of Legend - or a sequel

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    by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) on Sunday June 15, 2003 @11:29PM (#6209160)
    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  • the best game(s) (Score:2, Interesting)

    by xxxj03yxxx ( 622951 )
    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
    • Wow, I'm not the only person that remembers Maniac Mansion.. I spent countless hours wandering thru that house.. getting stuff, playing arcade games, draining the pool... that was great bizarre fun.
  • As an Xbox owner and a father (Happy Father's Day!), I'd like to see Microsoft port the Magic Schoolbus series to the Xbox. But more than just a straight port, take advantage of the Xbox graphics and make it fully 3D. The lack of good kids titles for consoles in general and the Xbox in particular is disappointing.
  • 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 gra

  • Awesome! (Score:3, Insightful)

    by nekoes ( 613370 ) on Monday June 16, 2003 @02:03AM (#6209857) Journal
    Every time I turn around it's another damn sequal or remake. Now I'm not sure if it's just been recently that everyone feels compelled to remake or rehash or make another sequal to their games, but I'm seriously having a hard time finding fresh games to play. I do understand that Doom3 and HL2 are probably going to push the limits of what we know as FPS games today, but what if all that talent and creative thought was focused elsewhere, what other games would we have? As for remakes and new sequals of old games, I used to be all for it, but then I realized I was getting tired of playing a new Lunar remake every 2 years of my life. I mean seriously, do we need to have Lunar on the saturn, redone and rereleased on the PS, then completely remade to be played on the GBA? I understand the ports of old SNES games, but I don't see the draw of remaking an old game 3 times. As for the article, I don't think Bard's Tale could be remade or Ultima V in ways that would present the games as fresh or appealing. Their ideas have been rehashed and redone in many other games as helped shaped computer RPGs as we play them today. Panzer Dragoon Saga could use a remake or at the very least a port, as barely anyone was able to play this gem. I can't say I enjoyed X-Com or Syndicate at all, and the low level of interactivity and stylized graphics that made Out of This World what it was back then would probably not survive in the market today if a true remake was done. Space Harrier... I have mixed feelings about it, as the frantic and addictive onrail shooter gameplay that it had was unique, and not many games today share the same style. I could understand a remake as this is definately an old arcade gem that not many people were able to play... then again Planet Hariers came out, but never really made it stateside. I can't vouch for Cyberball, but there's no reason I could ever think of for a final fight remake. I'm just tired of living it what seems to be such a big drought of new and innovative titles. Maybe it was always this way and I was just too young to recall. Or maybe it's this way due to the state of the industry. But whatever, I'm ready for something new to play, not just a rehash of a game that has been done and redone many times before in either sequals or spinoffs. Anyone else out there feel the same way?

  • Wish list...and a few are... (Score:4, Interesting)

    by OneFix ( 18661 ) on Monday June 16, 2003 @03:03AM (#6210054)
    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 [kickme.to].

    There is also work being done on...

    Space Racer [sourceforge.net] - Update of Stunt Car Racer
    Trophy [sourceforge.net] - looks real close to Racing Destruction Set
    GLTron [gltron.org] - one of many clones of the old tron cycles games
    Vega Strike [sourceforge.net] - Clone of Elite (I know there's an Elite 4 [frontier.co.uk] 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 [sourceforge.net] - Clone of Marble Madness

    and...

    XArchon [seul.org] - Update of Archon

    And they're all open source...which means that you can play current beta versions in most cases...
  • I really loved those games. (and I still play them from time to time.)

    I would love to see a remake of them. Not that EoB III was that good. But EoB & EoB II was magnificent.

    Another game that has been remade is Defender of the Crown. Which was released originally on the good old Commodore 64, but also on other system such as Amiga and the PC.
  • For me it has to be System Shock 2. It was probably the first FPS to seemlessly combine the relentless action of doom, with a full blown RPG element. A great story line that never gave up, and that wouldn't have been out of place in a movie.

    Sadly tho, the company that produced it, Looking Glass, ran into serious difficulties during the games developement (both financially and of the technology) so the release version was a bit rough around the edges. Shame really... a couple of more weeks and a wee bit mor
    • This is already posted above, but I'm reposting the URL to the System Shock 2 remake to make sure Stephenry sees it.

      http://perso.wanadoo.fr/etienne.aubert/sshock/ss ho ck_rebirth.htm
  • I'd love to see a remake of Maxis' RoboSport. It was a turn-based combat game, where teams of robots fought eachother. Multiplayer (up to 4 players) was very configurable on my Amiga. There's supposed to be a remake for Mac, but I don't have one, so I'd like to see one made for PC.
  • Most of these I've been saying for quite a while..

    #1. Kid Icarus. There are a lot of us who have been wanting this for years. My first NES game, and one that I still have a ton of fun playing. I see a 3d platformer with both vertical and exploration stages. The vertical stages would keep the play dynamic of the originial, with a "void" appearing a bit beneath you to keep every jump different. You would have the bow and arrow of course, and the ability to spend hearts to buy items. And don't forget the cast
  • Steve Jackson's classic was clunky on the commodore 64, but would make a great MMORPG! Does anybody even remember this game? :)

    I personally have a problem with emulators because they allow me to play old games from my childhood that I had fond memories of, and after playing again realize they really blow. Thanks emulators! I'm looking at you, Sword of Fargoal!
  • Megafortress - One of the best military sim games EVER made. http://www.megafortress.com Or perhaps: Starfox Patton vs. Rommel Ancient Art of War (another of my favorites, loved playing against Crazy Ivan) Or not so much a game as a very nice educational program Music Construction Set. Enjoy, Griotech

  • I'd gladly kill you all... (Score:4, Interesting)

    by DudemanX ( 44606 ) <dudemanx.gmail@com> on Monday June 16, 2003 @12:56PM (#6214413) Homepage
    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.
    • Wash your mouth out for saying that. AoW is in no way "close" to the greatest game ever made.

      Frankly, if MoM could get an updated AI and some of the unit restrictions lifted (1000 in-game units?), it wouldn't need to be re-made at all.

      I've had no problem playing that gmae constantly for, oh, eight years. I didn't even get to truly challenging games until maybe a year ago Impossible Klackon Nature wizard etc.

      True joy is Slingers with a 14 missle attack taking down demi-gods and Sky Drakes with one hit. Wh
  • There have been two sequels, and they both sucked. It would be great if there was a game that kept the same simple planet improvement system, and perhaps even went so far as to allow for setting multiple planet's settings at the same time, just to cut down on more micro-management.
  • Doesn't anyone else remember this game? I actually have the very old 80's PC version in a box sitting next to me. I'm thinking about redoing this one myself. The graphics are so simple, and the gameplay is just classic SSI.
    • I tried and tried to play RW2000. Maybe it's 'cause I had an XT, but I could never get very far in any one game. Eventually, you run out of food or gas, and then the game is basically over.

      So if you get a bad start, pffft. Gone. Once I dimly recall finding some scientists or something and I DID finally get good at the fighting, but that game turned into move, scavenge then starve.

      Is there some reason I should have fonder memories than that?
      • Oh it's DEFINITELY hard to get a start in it. But once you get it going, then it gets much easier. I have a game going that I've played for a couple weeks and wouldn't die too often. If I did, I'd reload the last save point. This really isn't too different from what you would do on, say, you're PS2 game when you lose progress after a save.
  • I've got a few games that I'd love to see remade.

    Rise of the Dragon, (anyone remember that one?)

    Stellar 7 (not the Nova 9 crap Sierra came out with as a "sequal")

    Gabriel Knight:Sins of the Father (In my book, the all time best adventure game.)

    Star Trek/Star Trek:Judgement Rights

    I'd really like to see some remakes of the old Lucasarts adventure games(Loom, Day of the Tentacle, and of course: Monkey Island!)
  • Two games i would like to see remade would be Trespasser, a lame game that could have been GREAT And of course any new version of Alpha Centuri would cause mass panic among my friends (Quick preorder BEFORE they discontinue it). ~Stand away citizen

  • Remakes usually are made in the spirit of "how else can we milk this cow?"

    Take the movie industry for example. Usually if a remake is considered good, then that means the original may have, well, sucked; take Ocean's Eleven for instance, the original was eh, which made it easy to make a great remake. Expectations were never high. But then, a decent movie like The Italian Job gets remade, and whaddya know, it's crap.

    So I think the same is true for the game industry. Designers may get wrapped up in making t

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