# Remade Video Games **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 23, 2001, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278 "2001-05-23T11:41:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2001, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/21 "2001-05-25T11:53:46Z")
God, remade Strider and River Raid would rock. Actually, there is a remade Strider for the Playstation that’s supposed to be pretty good. I’d like to see another Hacker game. It was really rather interesting. The very first thing that greeted you when you started up was a log-in prompt. No instructions. Nothing. You had to figure everything out from there. I think they could do some great stuff with modern technology–think Matrix graphics (but without Keanu, natch). ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2001, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/22 "2001-05-25T12:05:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by slortar \* > **I’d like to see another Hacker game. It was really rather interesting. The very first thing that greeted you when you started up was a log-in prompt. No instructions. Nothing. You had to figure everything out from there.** Yeah but did you ever FINISH the damn game? I’ve been looking for awhile to a FAQ about Hacker and no one seems to have finished it. As for games I’d like to see re-made? none, I like the games the way they were. I wouldn’t mind seeing them ported but that’s it! I’d love to see Montezuma’s Revenge, I think they did do this but I could never find it. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2001, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/23 "2001-05-25T12:47:42Z")
I made it a few stages in, but since I _cough_ didn’t have a manual, I wasn’t sure what the goals were and gave up. But wow, what a concept. ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2001, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/24 "2001-05-25T13:42:11Z")
Mm, all the games… I’ll point my finger at Origin Systems’ heyday of the early 90s - 1990 to 1994ish. Wing Commander 3 and 4 just irked me. Luke Skywalker is NOT Christopher Blair. He couldn’t act in the early 80s, and he can’t act in the mid 90s, especially with his beer belly. So, I want:[ul][li]Wing Commander 1 and 2[_]Strike Commander[_]Ultima 7 and 7:II[/ul]Then I’d gripe about how Akella’s **Sea Dogs** fell into my lap solely because it was Pirates-esque, but it was disappointing. I want to see Pirates with the Sea Dogs engine with a few tweaks. (I mean, the ship-to-ship battles were disgustingly easy once you realized that you could just spin-n-grin – cut the sails, rotate inexplicably at full speed with no forward momentum, and fire broadsides as you spun around. Sigh.)[/li] I want … Waitasec. Why am I bitching? I don’t want any of these video games remade. I’ve still got them all; I just need to dig out the old computers from the closet. I’ll just do that, then. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2001, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/25 "2001-05-25T13:53:29Z")
**LNO** , don’t forget Autoduel! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2001, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/26 "2001-05-25T13:58:36Z")
I’d also like to see the **Elite** line go back to trading from system to system. **Bang! Gunship Elite** isn’t quite the worthy sequel I was hoping for. I don’t care for the mission-based space combat. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2001, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/27 "2001-05-25T14:41:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Edward The Head \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by slortar \* > > **I’d like to see another Hacker game. It was really rather interesting. The very first thing that greeted you when you started up was a log-in prompt. No instructions. Nothing. You had to figure everything out from there.** > > Yeah but did you ever FINISH the damn game? I’ve been looking for awhile to a FAQ about Hacker and no one seems to have finished it. > > \*\* Doh. Here’s a link to some faq’s for it. [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/apple2/game/10491.html](http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/apple2/game/10491.html) They might not be completely done, but hey, it’s a start. Freelancer might be a decent modern version of Elite, **if** they ever finish it and **if** they don’t dumb it down too much. ---
**Author:** ![Journeyman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/779978/32.png) [@Journeyman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Journeyman)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2001, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/28 "2001-05-25T15:55:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LNO \* > **Luke Skywalker is NOT Christopher Blair. He couldn’t act in the early 80s, and he can’t act in the mid 90s, especially with his beer belly.** [Hijack] Mark Hamill (sp?) may not have been a good Blair, but Freddy Prince Jr. was _worse._ [/Hijack] > [@](#): > > - Originally posted by furryman\* > \*\*My Fantasy remake would be Final Fantasy 3 (6) with in game graphics completly redone for Playstaion 2. \*\* Oh, yes, that would be incredible _drools_. FF6 was, for me, the best game in the series. 7 was good, I couldn’t stand 8, and 9 has been fun so far, but none of them have sucked me in the way 6 did. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2001, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/29 "2001-05-25T18:09:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by slortar \* > Doh. Here’s a link to some faq’s for it. > > [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/apple2/game/10491.html](http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/apple2/game/10491.html) > > They might not be completely done, but hey, it’s a start. > \*\* Ok, I know there is a FAQ but even _I_ figured that out. I meant a more updated one. wonder if this is the only game that has never been finished. ---
**Author:** ![Qwertyasdfg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ecc23a/32.png) [@Qwertyasdfg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertyasdfg)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/30 "2001-05-26T00:08:26Z")
As my computers have gotten more advanced over the years I’ve become completly unable to play this game. Its probably my favorite game ever. Looks like I’ll have to settle for “Freelancer” if it ever comes out. I own Starlancer, so my expectations aren’t that high. ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/31 "2001-05-26T01:44:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Munch \* > \*\*I’m thinking old-school: > > Pitfall > Spy Hunter > Elevator Action > Gradius > \*\* A remake of Pitfall was made for Playstation. I think it was called Pitfall 3D. I heard it sucks, though. ---
**Author:** ![PublicBlast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/779978/32.png) [@PublicBlast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PublicBlast)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/32 "2001-05-26T03:10:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Qwertyasdfg \* > \*\*As my computers have gotten more advanced over the years I’ve become completly unable to play this game. Its probably my favorite game ever. Looks like I’ll have to settle for “Freelancer” if it ever comes out. I own Starlancer, so my expectations aren’t that high. \*\* 1. YESYESYES! How could I forget Privateer? It had its flaws, but there hasn’t been anything like it in years. [Privateer 2 was an atrocity…starships that bounce off each other when they collide?] I hacked out the .WAV files from the voice pack of the game, and used to use them on my answering machine. (“No! It can’t end like this!”) 2. [hijack]Could someone tell me a bit about this Starlancer game? I’ve heard a bit about it, but don’t know if it’s worth getting. Any recommendations?[/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/33 "2001-05-26T16:41:58Z")
Final Fantasy VI would rock if it were redone(how would they handle Terra’s nudity?). ---
**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/34 "2001-05-26T17:46:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AkashJ \* > > 1. [hijack]Could someone tell me a bit about this Starlancer game? I’ve heard a bit about it, but don’t know if it’s worth getting. Any recommendations?[/hijack] Starlancer is a pretty typical Wing Commander clone with very pretty graphics. I’ve only played a little bit of it, but from what I saw it didn’t touch Freespace 1 & 2 for that kind of blowing-stuff-up goodness. Freelancer was at one time a massive Elite-style freeform game, but that was the plan for it before Origin decided it would be good for their company to repeatedly shoot themselves in the feet and adopted the motto “Fuck you, single player!” I don’t wish them ill, I just miss the days when Origin was synonymous with the cutting edge of games. Back on-topic, I would kill for a someone to finally sit down and remake the first X-Com. The game design doesn’t need to be touched, just for god’s sake kick the graphics and such up to modern high-resolution standards, make it run smoothly on modern processors without messing with slowdown utilities, etc. I had high hopes for Dreamland Chronicles, but then that died. Ultima Underworld is another fine candidate. I remember the first time I saw a friend fire up the demo–this in a time when the other big current 3d game was Wolfenstein 3d–and my jaw just dropping. We played that thing in shifts on his pc. (I miss college sometimes.) Stunt Island had perhaps the best in-game vcr/demo recording set up I’ve ever seen, as that was the entire focus of the game–you set up and recorded films of aerial stuntwork. But ever since I’ve been wishing someone would include something like that in just about every action game ever made. Shadowcaster remade or sequelized using a modern FPS engine would be nifty. ---
**Author:** ![Chocobo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Chocobo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chocobo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/35 "2001-05-27T02:00:16Z")
TIE Fighter, definitely. FF6 would be cool. F/A-18 Hornet for the Mac would be awesome too, cause that was a great flight sim. ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Lord\_Davidson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@Dark\_Lord\_Davidson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Lord_Davidson)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/36 "2001-05-27T02:30:39Z")
Imagine the ORIGINAL Final Fantasy, in PS2- or PC-rendered graphics, with the same storyline, dialogue, monsters, etc.? _swoon_ ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/37 "2001-05-27T08:06:23Z")
Stunts, by Broderbund Crusader: No Remorse by Origin Crusader: No Regret by Origin GIVE ME BACK MY ORIGIN!!! –Tim ---
**Author:** ![ModernRonin2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@ModernRonin2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ModernRonin2)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/38 "2001-05-27T21:36:43Z")
Gertrude’s Puzzles, Rocky’s Boots, and Robot Oddyssey for the Apple II. These were three great games for learning about boolean logic and then gradually taking it up to wiring simple logic circuits, and eventually building virtual robots. All disguised as adventure/exploration/puzzle solving games. They were extremely simplistic graphically, but fun as heck, and had tons of depth. Also, did Oregon Trail ever get remade for the PC? I enjoyed shooting virtual squirrels and dumping my wagon in the river. \>;) One thing I’d suggest be remade is “Test Drive,” except the best of the current generation of car racing games is actually darn good. Can’t wait for Gran Turismo III… -Ben ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2001, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/39 "2001-05-28T09:00:13Z")
**Slortar** , FWIW, there is a Jedi Knight 2 in the works. My friend (a hardcore JK junkie) was pissed that it was invitation-only at E3. Just for the hell of it, I’d have to say that I’d like a remake of Gal’s Panic. I’d also like a remake of Bubble Bobble, even if I did kinda suck at that game. Add another vote for Bionic Commando as well. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2001, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278/40 "2001-05-28T22:09:59Z")
Good God, I’m not the only one with a secret (and shamed) fascination with Gal’s Panic. 🙂 Weirdly addicting…mmm…nubile Japanese girls… Yup. In fact, I already posted a thread about Jedi Knight 2 around here somewhere. Uses the Quake 3 engine. Supposed to have some interesting effects already, like leaving glowing saber marks on walls. On the other hand, they’re making it shorter–annoying. I want more. I’d be perfectly happy with a “patch” for JK1 that had high resolution textures/high poly models and little else. Hence the OP. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remade-video-games/66278.md?page=3)