The "Most moving music" thread inspired me to track down http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDidcsqWres http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FFjp57uyOY&feature=related (they've aged reasonably well, I think; although they're less moving and more shrill than I remember them being) from possibly my favourite video game ever, Quest for Glory 4.

I'd love to see remakes of this franchise (minus 5; that was a mistake). Still in 2D, still point-and-click, but in high definition, with real instrument scores, and animations and voice-overs for all of the dialogues... Shut up and take my money! It probably won't ever happen.

So, I wondered, What games would other forumites like to have remade?

None. Remakes almost inevitably miss what made the original great. Times change, the game market change, development priorities change. Complexity, charm, mechanics, all may disappear, even if what made them great in the first place is just nostalgia.

Assume they wouldn't miss what made the original great.

The beach parts of Dear Esther reminded me of Highway 17 in Half-Life 2, I think a graphical overhaul in the same vein could be pretty awesome.

I'm sure there was a game I was thinking of recently that I'd love to see remade but now I can't remember what it was.

Edit: Not what I was thinking of, but I'd like to see a visual overhaul of BioShock in a few years, when we've got dynamic water physics and stuff.

The only one I can think of is the original http://www.mobygames.com/game/system-shock. Being a 3D game from 1994, the graphics and controls are quite outdated, and it would be nice to see a modern take on it. There would probably be a bunch of changes I wouldn't care for, but I'm sure it would still be a very good game

I wouldn't mind Konami to release some kind of Suikoden 1-5 Collection for the PS3 either, but I don't really want them remade. Just ported so they can run at higher resolutions.

stay away from my donkey kong O_O

That first one has awesome music, sounds like modern day electronic music

Nobody else? I could have sworn this was a gaming forum... Come now, folks. Share those beloved gems to which you're beholden.


Would be very cool. And no, there would be no changes you'd not care for. This is the dream thread, where everything works out like it should.


Donkey Kong it is, then!


Could QFG4 be responsible for my love of electronica? It's touched me more deeply than I could have even imagined. Maybe this is where my sense of humour developed, too...

Any System Shock game would be good news.

Dark Forces.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/dark-forces-a-mod-for-jedi-academy

Like listed on this site. I can't fInd the original site; not that it matters, the remake has been dead for several years.

There's still http://xlengine.com/ that's in the works for Dark Forces and Daggerfall.

I would love for Vanguard Bandits to be remade.

System Shock
Close Combat III (With a 3D map akin to Soldiers Heros of WWII would be nice)
Fallout + Fallout 2 (Van Buren type engine, failing that could we just not have Van Buren and with that a proper Fallout 3?)
Daggerfall
Raptor Call of the Shadows

I didn't even know that. It looks promising provided the development team doesn't stop working.

There are only two types of games I'd actually request remakes of: old games with good ideas that either didn't get it quite right the first time and then games that were never released in certain regions and/or are on obscure platforms/incredibly expensive/difficult to find.

That being said:

Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake - The stealth genre (as well as Metal Gear) has come a long way since 1987. Full remakes of both would not only allow them to become the games Kojima envisioned, but also give Konami a legitimate excuse to continue milking one of my favorite series, rather than forcing Kojima to make Metal Gear Solid 6 (yes, I consider Peace Walker to be MGS5 like it was intended).

Seiken Densetsu 3 - We never (officially) got this. Localize it, make it pretty and then release it on PSN, XBLA, Nintendo 3DS, etc.

Mother, Mother 2 and Mother 3 - Like Seiken Densetsu 3, we didn't get Mother or Mother 3, and Earthbound (Mother 2) is somewhat pricey. I understand there may be some legal hurdles to overcome in an Earthbound re-release/remake, but it'd be totally worth it. Again, PSN, XBLA, 3DS, etc. would be swell.

Snatcher and Policenauts - Both have been ported and remade a number of times, the former being released in North America on the Sega CD and the latter never seeing the light of day outside of Japan, despite plans for a North American release of the Sega Saturn version. Remake 'em with high resolution artwork, new voices, etc. More people need to play these games.

Final Fantasy VII: Snowboarding - 1080p, 60 FPS, graphics on par with Advent Children. I'm not one to troll, but this would be amazing.

They could re-make 1 and 2 as a prelude to the release of 3. Oh, and please put both Warren Spector and Ken Levine on all 3 projects. Thank you.

I'm obviously going to suggest Wasteland. Must be party-based, though.

I assume you seen http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-16-brian-fargo-using-kickstarter-for-wasteland-sequel?

I want them to remake the older Command and Conquer games in a new engine, while leaving most everything else intact. I can dream, right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frGLMtGsotc

And I wouldn't call this a remake, but I'd like to see another Paper Mario game in the vein of The Thousand Year Door. Super Paper Mario was great, but the RPG mechanics in TTYD were perfect.

That's not a game Not to mention there were several Duck Tales games made back then, like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DuckTales_(video_game) and http://www.mobygames.com/game/disneys-duck-tales-the-quest-for-gold for computers.

My favorite Disney game is probably http://www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/quackshot-starring-donald-duck from 1991, which is sort of a Duck Tales spin-off (have yet to play my copy of Epic Mickey though), but I don't really want it remade. But it would be nice to see it ported to more current platforms.

The old PC game Wizards & Warriors----I'd like for it to remade bug free.

I was referring to the GBA version of The Quest for Gold. Funny, I didn't know there was more then one Duck Tales game.

I can't wait for Bioshock: Infinite to come out.

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There was no mention of Bioshock...

Bioshock is a spiritual successor to the System Shock series.