# Retro Games - Name your remake! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 10, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762 "2013-01-10T16:50:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chargerrich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chargerrich/32/5399_2.png) [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/1 "2013-01-10T16:50:21Z")
So many amazing games were made in the early PC, Amiga, C=64, ST days that were severely limited by the early technology. But now with modern PC technology many these are screaming for a remake. With the recent announcement of Wasteland being remade, it got me thinking of other retro games that we might see again. My top remake choice would be Neuromancer, what is yours? ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/2 "2013-01-10T17:11:50Z")
[Mail Order Monsters](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail_Order_Monsters). ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/3 "2013-01-10T17:23:41Z")
I have no idea if it’s possible, but a first-person perspective [Joust](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joust_(video_game)) would be cool. Same thing with [Robotron: 2084](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotron:_2084), though the last is video-game perfection, imho. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/4 "2013-01-10T18:02:47Z")
Archon Beach-Head Choplifter Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday – Loved the heck out of this on my Sega. Shadowrun – Loved this on Sega as well. Impossible Mission – Maybe just to win this thing for once. It was cool, but I never figured out what I was doing in the game. Raid on Moscow Raid on Bungeling Bay Karateka I’d love to see some of these for my ThinkPad or iPad. I’m sure there are some equivalents out there. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/5 "2013-01-10T18:39:44Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Shadowrun – Loved this on Sega as well. [You’re in luck on this one, at least.](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1613260297/shadowrun-returns) ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/6 "2013-01-10T20:10:27Z")
Not sure if this is old enough to count in your definition of retro, but is this where I get to reiterate the perennial cry, “Why won’t anyone remake **Master of Magic** – and finally give it decent AI?” cry that’s been ringing across the Internet for so long? ---
**Author:** ![Airk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/7 "2013-01-10T20:24:31Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Karateka [They just did “remake” this one, actually.](http://store.steampowered.com/app/217270/) ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/8 "2013-01-10T20:42:16Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > Not sure if this is old enough to count in your definition of retro, but is this where I get to reiterate the perennial cry, “Why won’t anyone remake **Master of Magic** – and finally give it decent AI?” cry that’s been ringing across the Internet for so long? Therere a couple recent MoM-alikes out there (Warlock: Master of the Arcane and Elemental Fallen Enchantress); I’ve tried Warlock and found it fairly flat - tried it again recently after a few patches and they’ve added stuff like heroes and terrain effects but the flavor was still kind of lacking. I was hoping Fallen Enchantress would hit my 10-dollar price point during the recent Steam sale but I guess that will have to wait until the summer. Have you messed with either of them? ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/9 "2013-01-10T20:46:43Z")
Microsoft Flight Simulator Flying over 3-D landscapes and skylines from Google Earth (and here’s where a helpful doper would say “Here it is”) ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/10 "2013-01-10T20:52:01Z")
> [@Airk](#): > > [They just did “remake” this one, actually.](http://store.steampowered.com/app/217270/) Hah, yeah I saw on Wikipedia that there was a remake. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/11 "2013-01-10T21:15:37Z")
[Crush Crumble and Chomp](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crush,_Crumble_and_Chomp!) would make a kick ass RTS game. either playing as the monster or as the city defenders. Add in monster vs monster combat ala mail order monsters mentioned above, and maybe a little of the feel of [Rampage](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampage_%28video_game%29) and you’ve got a great and versatile game. ---
**Author:** ![chargerrich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chargerrich/32/5399_2.png) [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/12 "2013-01-10T21:20:37Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > Not sure if this is old enough to count in your definition of retro, but is this where I get to reiterate the perennial cry, “Why won’t anyone remake **Master of Magic** – and finally give it decent AI?” cry that’s been ringing across the Internet for so long? I do not have the cite, but the game Elemental: War of Magic was initially going to be named Masters of Magic 2 but Stardock could not secure rights. The game was ambitious but sucked. A second attempt has been released and is by most accounts pretty decent. Its called Fallen Enchantress. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2013, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/13 "2013-01-10T21:24:49Z")
> [@chargerrich](#): > > So many amazing games were made in the early PC, Amiga, C=64, ST days that were severely limited by the early technology. But now with modern PC technology many these are screaming for a remake. > > With the recent announcement of Wasteland being remade, it got me thinking of other retro games that we might see again. [That time of the month again?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=674419) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/14 "2013-01-10T23:32:56Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I have no idea if it’s possible, but a first-person perspective [Joust](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joust_(video_game)) would be cool. Same thing with [Robotron: 2084](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotron:_2084), though the last is video-game perfection, imho. Thanks to MAME, I’m still playing Joust - pretty much since the day it came out. It’s appearance in the novel “Ready Player One” endeared the book to me. My other favorite, which is ported to darn near every platform there is, is Asteroids. ---
**Author:** ![Rubixcube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Rubixcube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubixcube)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/15 "2013-01-11T03:26:15Z")
Ultima I-III- They’re classic and genre defining, but they’ve aged pretty poorly in comparison to the rest of the series. Also I think a series of fully 3-D re-imaginations in the spirit of the originals (as in NOT ANYTHING AT ALL LIKE THAT ONE WE DON"T SPEAK OF) could be really excellent. Ultima Underworld- Still the most in depth dungeon crawler in my mind. I’d love to see this with modern tech while still keeping with the difficulty and “dungeon simulator” concept. Elite- Do I need to say more? Wolfenstien 3D- I Don’t want a modern bland FPS. Instead I want a remake done in the DOOM or DUKE 3D engines. More complex and dynamic maps with better AI and lot’s n lot’s of additions and new levels. But still keeping with the “2.5d” look and feel. Also it’s not really retro, but I’d kill for a version of Daggerfall that was actually finished and functioning in a semi-modern engine. ---
**Author:** ![chargerrich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chargerrich/32/5399_2.png) [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/16 "2013-01-11T14:14:33Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > [That time of the month again?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=674419) 😃 That’s too funny… I felt like it was discussed briefly but did not see anything on front page! mah bad 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Malden\_Capell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malden_capell/32/5274_2.png) [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/17 "2013-01-11T14:32:06Z")
Lemmings! I’d love a brand new Super Metroid. The graphics still look delightful even today, but a new world to explore would be so much fun. Terranigma Gauntlet ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/18 "2013-01-11T14:42:27Z")
[Paradroid](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradroid). I loved it on the C64 and so much more could be done with the concept of “capture robots to use their abilities” today. ---
**Author:** ![chargerrich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chargerrich/32/5399_2.png) [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/19 "2013-01-11T15:24:03Z")
C=64 - Racing Destruction Set Amiga - Gridiron! PC - SSI Gold Box Series ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762/20 "2013-01-11T15:33:51Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Same thing with [Robotron: 2084](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotron:_2084), though the last is video-game perfection, imho. Seems like it’d be very difficult to adapt that into a first-person perspective without completely changing the gameplay, which relied heavily on being able to see (and fire in) all directions simultaneously. _Joust_, however, could potentially be pretty cool. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retro-games-name-your-remake/646762.md?page=2)