At this year’s E3 we saw the revivals of older games such as Phantom Dust, Crackdown and Grim Fandango, all set to return in either sequel or remastered form. Whilst I am aware of the concern many gamers have of developers suffering from ‘sequel-itis’, only churning out sequels to games as opposed to developing newer I.P’s, there are a few classic games that I really wish would make a comeback into the current-gen arena. Here is a list of 15 games that I think would make a fitting return into the gaming landscape today.
"That’s not how you launch a system".
I wish we lived in the Alternate Timeline where Sega was still a dominant force in the console space and it hadn't been Microsoft.
Saturn was a fantastic piece of kit... they just went a little too ambitious with its dual CPU setup. which turned a lot of developers off (at the time). The homebrew community have done some amazing work many years later, thanks to multichip experience. It is still the best platform for arcade fighters and shmups of all time. Dreamcast is a close 2nd though.
Yeah it was a interesting decision especially when looking at how dual CPU is considered a root cause of why the Jaguar was a failure.
Also the hardware rendered four sided polygons where the standard was three if they kept with triangle polygons I feel the systems development would have been easier to work with and we would have seen more third party ports in the west.
I think it was a victim of its time more than anything it saw huge success in Japan but the leadership and internal turmoil in the west meant games were not getting localised along with a focus on arcade like games were the PlayStation and later the N64 were pushing more in depth experiences over coin munching high score driven games.
I still enjoy my Saturn it was the first console I mowed lawns for and saved up for to purchase. I went so far as to purchase a used Saturn to run off an SD card. I even have a second Dreamcast modded to run off an SD card as well.
The second edition of gamescom latam brought some heavy hitters from some of the best developers in Brazil.
From rage quits to broken buttons, these games tested our skills and our will to live. These are the most difficult games.
Unless we're talking loops 3+, contra does not belong on this list. Loop one I've done without losing a life.
And yes I am extremely biased as contra, super C and Contra 3: the alien wars are three of my favorite games.
Add punch out, Fester's Quest, Blaster Master, Solomon's key, and adventure island.
I cannot beat battletoads, Solomon's key or adventure island even with emulators and save states.
Why Timesplitters hasn't happened yet is beyond me. But its near criminal that it hasn't because the Timesplitter games were just incredible.
Also, I never got to play Eternal Darkness :(
I really want a Vigilante 8 sequel though :'(
Oh and Power Stone.
A third person Monkey Island made by Naughty Dog would be kind of cool.
Not a series unfortunately, but…
Freedom Fighters!
That could be an epic trilogy at least.
Top 3 games I would love to see remade:
1. The Guardian Legend
2. Shining Force
3. Darkstone
Of course, Shining Force is the only one of these that's an actual series, but still, it would be cool to see the other 2 get a reboot.
Jade Empire, KotOR, ICO, F-Zero