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SNES Games to Revisit, Remake and Reimagine

IGN: "Way back in January, I posted an article outlining five NES games that need to be remade or revisited. From Castlevania II: Simon's Quest to Code Name: Viper, I pulled out games from the NES catalog that weren't necessarily the best, but rather games that did something special. They were all good in their own right, of course, but there was something about each of them that warranted a second look. I always intended on following that piece up with a similar article chronicling five SNES games that are special in their own right. And now, I've finally had a chance to write it. The SNES era was, for me, defined by a lot of games and a lot of genres. Unlike the NES, which was fairly light on RPGs, the SNES had plenty of them. And the SNES further refined the platforming and action genres which were earlier cultivated on the NES."

_EvilMonkey_4840d ago

A new remake of Chrono Trigger would be number 1 one my list.

Shackdaddy8364840d ago

I really want a megaman remake...

BubbleSniper4840d ago (Edited 4840d ago )

I don't want a remake of those games. especially Megaman with Inafune gone.

I'm still trying to drill that fact into my head, and realize that I may never see another Megaman X sequel again.

zeal0us4840d ago

I wouldn't mind seeing another remake of the X series
The one for the psp was fun

Maybe Capcom could remake the first three and throw them into a HD collection.

iNcRiMiNaTi4840d ago (Edited 4840d ago )

Super Metroid please that way I won't have to keep hoping this comes true: http://www.moogleblog.com/w...

MonopolyRSV4840d ago

A proper Super Mario World sequel/remake still needs to be done.

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15 Hardest Games for the Super Nintendo

Who doesn't love a good challenge? If everything was easy, there would be no joy in getting it done. In the realm of video games, the late 1980s and 1990s were the perfect era of "get good" gaming with multiple big-named titles that put a player's skills to the test. The Super Nintendo, one of

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Gamingsince19812d ago

Didn't the snes come out in 1990 in Japan

Profchaos2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Sure did I can only assume the article is talking about old-school games in general

Also the thumbnail used in the article for super Mario bros the lost levels is a screenshots of the Famicom game

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Italy's Crackdown on Counterfeit Retro Consoles Highlights Industry Failures in Game Preservation

In a major crackdown, Italy's financial police have dismantled a ring trafficking counterfeit vintage video game consoles, highlighting a severe issue within the gaming industry. The operation underscores the industry's failure to preserve classic games, driving gamers toward illegal alternatives as legitimate options remain scarce and prohibitively expensive.

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Knightofelemia5d ago

Even if they do crack down all a person needs is an Everdrive and a regular old school machine. Or modify a disc based console that has a dead laser to boot off an SD card. Some of those illegal devices look neat and some of them are just plain crap.

XiNatsuDragnel5d ago

This won't stop it unless you have a great service.

Inverno4d ago

What a stupid thing to be wasting time, money and effort. Aren't these guys literally drowning right now? Maybe y'all should focus more on that instead trying to stop people from playing old games no longer being sold.

Inverno4d ago

Pretty sure I've read and seen parts of Italy experiences/ing pretty bad floodings. Id argue that's more important than trying to prevent the sale of emulation devices.

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30 Years Later, One of the Most Important Racing Games is Still Awesome and Prophetic

It's been three decades since 'Need for Speed' dropped. Here's why the 1994 version of the game is still awesome and why it changed everything.

thorstein20d ago

"nobody ever really learned how to drive from a racing game."

Jann Mardenborough exists, my guy.

MajorLazer20d ago

GT Academy winners reading that quote: 🫥

ApocalypseShadow20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

Yeah. Besides that ridiculous statement in the article, I really didn't like the first game at all. Cars controlled like bricks. It was only until N4S 2 was when it started to feel better. N4S 3 was when I really got into the series. Hot Pursuit was the shit for home console racing. I mean, it's on my phone like right now with Duck Station and ePSXe depending on which emulator I want to use. The disc is in a drawer and the PS1 in the closet but I had to reminisce every now and then on how fun it still is.

But then it turned into the Fast and the Furious nonsense of EA copying whatever was popular at the time including the music. Also by then, I was boycotting this shitty company for their industry practices of destroying developers and buying up licenses. I mean look, Criterion was purchased to kill competition, acquire the Renderware Engine and gain the Burnout series, then tasked what's left of Criterion into making N4S. Pure bullshit move.

But I did enjoy the series and EA before they turned evil and greedy.

C-H-E-F20d ago

I was literally about to say this. And GT taught me how to drive literally when Gran Turismo came out, being able to drive my GTR to the movie premier was a whole life 360 moment. Damn near cried, shit was unreal.

Abnor_Mal20d ago

If I remember right I started with NFS: Pink Slip, but my favorite was NFS: Hot Pursuit2 on PS2. My friend and I would race for hours, the sound track was banging with Uncle Cracker song Fever For The Flavor.

CrimsonIdol20d ago

NFS: HP2 was great. Although I had an Xbox and remember feeling distinctly disappointed once I realised the PS2 store demo of it was a totally different game to the game I had purchased for Xbox.

Abnor_Mal20d ago

Yea my co worker had an Xbox and a copy of the game, but racing him was different as the courses looked way better on the Xbox than PS2. Seemed like about three races were different since the Xbox was more powerful so sectioned off parts of some tracks were fully raceable breaking through stone walls to access short cuts.

glennhkboy20d ago

For me, it was the very 1st "Road & Track Presents: The Need For Speed that got me hooked into semi-realistic racing game! Before that, most of the racing games were all very, well, game-ly, like F-Zero, Outrun, Daytona Racing, etc. The R&T Need for speed was one of the 1st game that tried to use real car spec for a more realistic (relatively speaking) driving experience. I also raced with a friend online, using 56K modem!!!

sagapo20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

Yeah, my favorite game as well. Especially the coastal track was so awesome. Played it on Sega Saturn at the time.

Jingsing20d ago

Unfortunately the series drifted away from being a car enthusiast experience to a chav boy racer experience.

TheColbertinator20d ago

I did not like the early Need for Speed games at all. The series got me at Underground and I have been a fan since. Unfortunately EA sucks major eggs when it comes to consistent quality.

Carbon, Underground 1 and 2, Most Wanted and Heat are among my top racing games ever.
The Run, Payback, Undercover, Unbound and 2015 were all hot garbage to me.

Jingsing20d ago

Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed

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