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There are probably FAR too many sequels going around these days...
And although, I'm sure, you never can have too much of a good thing, its a shame that most sequels don’t seem to put that axiom to the test.
Since the release of the GBA, there has been an ever growing flow (to flood?) of 'old skool' re-releases... Most of which seem to add little more to the original game than another 30 quid back on the price tag...
There are exceptions of course, don’t get me wrong.
There are a few games which, I think, could benefit from being re-released in an 'updated'/post PS1 form...
Rather than, say, a straight port to the GBA... And rather than, say, writing the same 8/16/32/(whatever) bit title and forcing 3D graphics onto the 2D engine...
More a reworking of the idea... (the sort of thing Tim Burton would call a 're-imagining', but definitely less dull than his 'Planet of the Apes' effort)...
Maybe (ripping an idea I stuck into a thread a while back) giving a classic title to a respected developer and seeing what they come up with... What would Molyneux do to Super Mario Bros? Shigsy to Streets of Rage? or Rare to Pac Man?...
I was wondering... which titles should/could be reworked into making a comeback into today’s gaming arena?
How would you change your favourite retro-game to make it a GTA3/Deus Ex/etc. beater today?
And although, I'm sure, you never can have too much of a good thing, its a shame that most sequels don’t seem to put that axiom to the test.
Since the release of the GBA, there has been an ever growing flow (to flood?) of 'old skool' re-releases... Most of which seem to add little more to the original game than another 30 quid back on the price tag...
There are exceptions of course, don’t get me wrong.
There are a few games which, I think, could benefit from being re-released in an 'updated'/post PS1 form...
Rather than, say, a straight port to the GBA... And rather than, say, writing the same 8/16/32/(whatever) bit title and forcing 3D graphics onto the 2D engine...
More a reworking of the idea... (the sort of thing Tim Burton would call a 're-imagining', but definitely less dull than his 'Planet of the Apes' effort)...
Maybe (ripping an idea I stuck into a thread a while back) giving a classic title to a respected developer and seeing what they come up with... What would Molyneux do to Super Mario Bros? Shigsy to Streets of Rage? or Rare to Pac Man?...
I was wondering... which titles should/could be reworked into making a comeback into today’s gaming arena?
How would you change your favourite retro-game to make it a GTA3/Deus Ex/etc. beater today?
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Dav1d wrote:
> Theres some stuff about elite 4 here:
>
> http://www.3dactionplanet.com/elite4/elite4_facts.shtml
>
> Some pretty interesting "facts"...
good stuff... cheers man! ...
Heres what it says...
'Elite 4 will be released around the end of 2002- This is one of the first facts that were released about Elite 4. The long time that Frontier Developments want to spend on developing the game might surprise some, but considering on how many platforms they want it released and just how complex the project is, it's nothing weird. Furthermore, some people think that the game will not be finished even then.'
> Theres some stuff about elite 4 here:
>
> http://www.3dactionplanet.com/elite4/elite4_facts.shtml
>
> Some pretty interesting "facts"...
good stuff... cheers man! ...
Heres what it says...
'Elite 4 will be released around the end of 2002- This is one of the first facts that were released about Elite 4. The long time that Frontier Developments want to spend on developing the game might surprise some, but considering on how many platforms they want it released and just how complex the project is, it's nothing weird. Furthermore, some people think that the game will not be finished even then.'
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