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ITT: Games/game series that you'd like to see revived/rebooted.

The first one that immediately comes to mind is Eternal Champions. Sega gave us a kick-ass 2D fighter with the first one, then an even better sequel before abandoning the franchise entirely. Can you imagine how awesome a reboot with online play would be?

Some others that need to be revived, IMO (to name just a few):

>Primal Rage

>Ristar

>Gunstar Heroes

>Wonder Dog

>Chrono Trigger

>Lunar

>Snatcher

>Magical Pop'n

>Phoenix

>Robotron: 2084

>Smash TV

>Cool Spot

>Darkstalkers

>Pong

>Welltris

>Comix Zone

>Kid Chameleon

>ClayFighter (several planned reboots were cancelled)

>Popful Mail

All of these games are long past due for a revival (and I don't just mean HD versions of the originals).
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spyro
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Zork
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Kangaroo
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Warship Gunner
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Ecco the Dolphin
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Fuck no, I don't want modern developers anywhere near my favorite dead series.
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Gex and Jumping Flash!.
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Unfortunately, an Eternal Champions reboot would probably be just like the Killer Instinct reboot was: the embodiment of everything wrong with modern gaming, in which every single facet of the game must be purchased individually for maximum $$$.
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>>12499124
Sega wouldn't do that to us.
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Comix Zone would be badass if they made it look like a real comic book.
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Knuckles Chaotix, the most unique and underrated Sonic universe game. There really needs to be a sequel.
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We haven't gotten a new Starfy game since 2008.
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Joust
Defender
Marble Madness
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>>12498069
I know there was the remake, but I feel like Alex Kidd could be retooled/rebooted.
Have Igle and Stella as optional playable characters, maybe add some beat-em-up elements (alex does know martial arts after all), lean into the "legally distinct OG Dragon Ball" vibes, etc.
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>>12498069
tenchu, colony wars, wipeout, road rash
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>Robotron: 2084
This. Just imagine it being rebooted as a multiplayer roguelike with online play, randomly generated rooms, power-ups, boss battles, and updated graphics resembling an '80s dystopian sci-fi movie.
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It hasn't actually been all that long since the last entry came out compared to most of the things people have listed, but I hope the Deception series continues at some point. There isn't much else like it, and I've enjoyed every entry.

Something new along the lines of Solar Jetman would also be interesting. I'm not aware of anything more modern that's particularly similar to it, and I think the premise has a lot of potential.

>>12498089
I'd like to see that, too. I'm generally pretty fond of "build your own custom war machine/combat vehicle" games, like Armored Core.
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Anteater and Lady Bug are two of my all-time favorites. I would love to see them get the Pac-Man Championship Edition DX treatment.
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I want a new Duke Nukem side-scroller, not another cringe FPS like Duke Nukem Forever.
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Commander Keen, and the same people who did Rayman Origins should do it.
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How has nobody mentioned EarthBound/Mother yet?
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>>12499917
Earthbound fans aren't worth catering to.
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>>12499124
Didn't they at the very least release a complete edition later on?
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A really specific pick, but Lost Eden. Had a really unique atmosphere and mood to its world that i wouldn't mind seeing expanded from a point n click into something like a full rpg. Also expand on the architect role of the main protagonist building colonies and strongholds.

>>12498073
Zork is another one i wouldn't mind seeing getting rpg-ified with some Wizardry influence mixed with the adventure game elements. Love the lore of the world that is tongue-in-cheek but takes itself seriously. I was always curious about that one web forum/rpg thing that came out, but never got to try it.

>>12499504
Chaotix is one the few games i will say deserves a remake or a Directors Cut edition. Would have been neat if the Sonic Mania fags had gotten to do something with it.

>>12499917
I am fine with it not becoming a forever franchise, but i think there is plot potential for a Mother 4 that takes place after Earthbound in the "good future". I always imagined a plot where the Starmen/aliens are scared shitless at what the evil in humanities minds did to Giygas and now view them as a threat to the galaxy that needs to be wiped out, with the protagonists hopping across space to different weird planets on a trek to the Starmen homeworld to convince the Apple of Enlightenment (which i always assumed was a super computer that governed their race), that humans are not evil destructive creatures that will bring chaos to the universe. I could see it wrapping up a lot of the themes of the series and even provide some level of closure/redemption for Giygas and his actions. Maybe too fan service-y, but the party could be a new girl character as the MC, a middle aged drifter Ninten(going off the theory he was Buzz-Buzz in the bad future), Ness in his 20s and a robot character with amnesia, whom is implied to be Lucas who had his mind/soul sent back in time, while still being ambiguous to the fate of M3s ending. Could also have Porky show up as a recurring asshole, bouncing around timelines.
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>>12498952
Ecco has remasters and a new game in development. The website still says 291 days until announcements, though.
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>>12499958
>A really specific pick, but Lost Eden.

Most of the atmosphere came from the music, and sadly Stephane Picq passed away recently.
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Asteroids
Wizard of Wor
Bonk
Vandal Hearts
TwinBee
Missile Command
Jungle Hunt
Karate Champ
Kung-Fu Master
Yie Ar Kung-Fu
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Dactyl Nightmare. Might as well make a new one for the Oculus.
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Clock Tower. Can't believe that series died.
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>>12498069
I don't like Eternal Champions, I didn't like Western-developed fighting games from that time period in general. I do enjoy MKII and UMK3, but would hardly call them mechanically good either.

But Eternal Champions' roster was something else, you had a cat-burglar from 1920s Chicago fighting against an alchemist from 1692 Salem witch trials, fighting against an Egyptian Pharaoh, fighting against a American Wild West sheriff, fighting against a senator from 1990s Washington D.C., etc.
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>>12498069
Popils
Guru logi champ
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>>12500117

You do realize that the entire point of the game was having people from all different time periods fighting each other, right?
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Klonoa
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Siren. Ditch all the gimmich and third person shooter garbage from 2 and the movieslop from 3 and make it pure hopeless dread like the original
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>>12501336
Goddammit, I was about to say that.
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PaRappa the Rapper.
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Galaxian/Galaga is long due for a new entry.
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I want to see another Pong revival. Pong: The Next Level was shockingly good.
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>>12498069
I just want a modern remake of DD
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>>12498069
>Dynamite Headdy
a sequel taking place in the real world.

>Alien Soldier
a remake with better controls and instant weapon switching.. or maybe not. Part of the charm was the game pushing the limits of the MD's hardware.

>Bio Menace
Sequel. FPS or TPS.

>Heretic
Reboot

>Blood
Reboot

>>12499780
I want Duke return to the alien world or the Rigelatins invade the Earth.
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Redneck Rampage and Shadow Warrior, the two most politically incorrect first-person shooters of the '90s.
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Virtual On (and that visual novel doesn't count).
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Guardian Heroes
pre-donkeykong Rare games
kunio/super dodge ball
breath of fire
panzer dragoon
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Columns
Toryumon
Teki Paki
Pitfall
Ikari Warriors
Front Line
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>>12500117
Eternal Champions is kind of garbage mind you.
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Sparkster, Strider and Rocket Knight Adventures.
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Weaponlord was one of the best 16-bit fighters. It inspired Soul Calibur, but it never got any sequels of its own.
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>>12498069

>Phantasy Star 3
It deserves a remake. It was clearly unfinished. But had such great ideas The generation system, the different themes Biomes etc.Also a bevvy of characters to expand on. The bones of greatness are there.

>Vagrant Story
A gem that would benefit from a modern overhaul. Though not as raw as PS3 there was a ton of things left on the cutting room floor. Cleaning up the autistic weaponry system, modernizing combat and adding some good voice acting would be sweet. Alot to work with here.

There are also games that would be great candidates for a remastering, or modernizing.
>Legacy of Kain
It was a game I loved as a youth. Cool characters, an themes. legendary voice acting etc.Playing it recently I dont know how I played it so much back then. The core gameplay is absolute shit. Refreshing this with a modern standards would make a perfect remake.

also this captcha can fo fuck itself
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Tumble Pop
Son Son
Snow Bros (I want a REAL SB3 not that shitty hack)
Spinmaster
Splatterhouse
The Legendary Axe
Tapper
NARC
Magician Lord
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>>12504307
Splatterhouse and NARC did get modern (at the time) remakes and those remakes were both absolutely horrible.
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>>12504267
Sparkster and Rocket Knight are the same thing, and the last attempt to revive it sucked ass.
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Zombies Ate My Neighbors.
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>>12498069
Why do you faggots BEGS for anyone to plunge your pockets with retro prodoocts?
Most reboots are absolute crap with no value at all, literally insulting the original and making money in the process.
I do like some of the games in your list and play them from time to time but if I want up to date graphics, I just play modern games.
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>>12498970
SmashTV would especially suffer from modern vision, yeah. It was very much a product of the time - a remake would wind up looking more like some third-person 3d open world trash and try to make it all "complex" and shit. Darkstalkers has to go through current capcom, which is a loss anyway you slice it. Anyone who earnestly wants those revisited is out of their fucking minds.
OTOH, after the boneups and dilution in the lunar silver star "complete" remake back in the day, I really can't see that series getting any worse, so fuck it. May as well. Better than seeing yet another rerelease.
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Ecco the Dolphin as a revamped Metroidvania-style game would be peak.
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RapeLay.
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>>12506017
They still make good twin-stick shooters. With the right developers, a new Smash TV could easily be awesome.
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>Chrono Trigger
Holy shit, this. Chrono Trigger was the greatest game ever made and Chrono Cross was almost as good (Radical Dreamers wasn't bad either). I was so mad when Chrono Break never got made.
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Paddle-based games in general need a revival.

Same with trackball-based games.
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>>12498069
Eternal Champions had a film adaptation announced in 2024
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>>12507145
Source?
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>>12498970
This, I still wanna know who held the monkey paw and wished for Marathon to come back.
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Dino Crisis
Ape Escape
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Sinistar. Just imagine a modern update of it.
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>>12508063
That's more or less what Dead Space is
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The world needs Variable Geo
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Guardian Heroes.
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>>12507610
https://deadline.com/2024/08/eternal-champions-movie-from-derek-connolly-in-works-skydance-1236042639/
>>12508445
if I wanted a new beat em up game this would be it
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>>12500117
I do like how SoA attempted to begin giving each character their own game. Was like a reverse smash bros.
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Kolibri, the 32X's best hummingbird-based shooter.
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Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure, one of the best JRPGs ever made.
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>>12498069
I wouldn't mind a remaster or revival of Shining Force, one by people who actually like SRPGs.
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Miner 2049er.
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>>12498069
Single-player Phantasy Star set in the Algol system. It doesn't have to continue the story that ended in IV. Just make a new villain and let us visit all the old locales.
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>>12498069
>Great Value Mortal Kombat
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Glover
Doshin the Giant
Tattoo Assassins
Thrill Kill
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The Sega Dreamcast game Illbleed. It would also work very well as a movie, as it's one of the very few horror comedies that actually manages to be both scary and funny.
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Why did we never get a sequel to Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem?
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The Mario Artist games. They only failed, obviously, because they were on the N64DD.

Also, Mario Paint.
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>>12511032
It kinda had nowhere to go if you got the (true) Mantorok ending. Evil trio dead, chill corpse god victorious.
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The Lost Vikings
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>>12511017
It’s too bad they’re attempting another house of the dead movie instead
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Golden Sun

Alfred Chicken

Legend of the River King

Prehistorik Man

Ogre Battle/Tactics Ogre

Ninja Five-O

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