25 Older Video Games That Deserve a Modern Remake

Toonacious Published 07/17/2022 in ftw

The last few years in gaming have been full of sequels and remasters. Unfortunately, there's still a huge list of amazing games that can use a resurrection. Here's a list from AskReddit.

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1. “LA Noire was gonna get a sequel.”
2. “Tenchu was my entire childhood, I swear. That being said, if you haven't tried Mark of the Ninja, you really should. It's not the same format, but it really scratched a familiar itch for me. Aragami is closer to that Tenchu gameplay but I don't think it's quite as tight as MotN.”
3. “Discovering Dark Cloud 2 completely blew my mind with how much content it had. It's insane that nobody has tried to copy the formula with modern technology. Lots of modern crafting/dungeon diving games are similar, but it's like....DC2 is still the better game even after all these years. Challenging dungeons, crafting, photography, fishing, golf, a full-fledged city builder with customization, fun storyline and cutscenes, time travel, good graphics for the time, plus other things that I'm sure I forgot. Just listing them out loud I'm like "Holy crap that game was amazing!"
4. “Star Fox on the Nintendo 64 is still one of my favorite games of all time. I guess arcade style games went out of fashion shortly after that, but it really is an amazing game.”
5. “The Jedi Knight series I feel like doesn't get enough credit for the platform gameplay, especially Academy. I would love to see more.”
6. “SSX Tricky was 10/10 a perfect game to me. Loved that series so much.”
7. “Mercenaries. Loved the mechanics of those games.”
8. “Please someone pick up the IP and make Prototype 3. I can only imagine how awesome it could be with today's tech power.”
9. “No One Lives Forever. It's been ages, and I'm much older so my tastes may have changed, but I recall it being funny and actually fun, with enjoyable stealth mechanics and decent shooting.”
10. "Battle for middle earth. I would give so much, Id even be down for it to just be re-released as is. I keep my Xbox 360 solely for that game because I can't play it on my computer anymore.”
11. “Legacy Of Kain/Soul Reaver, the storytelling was on another level.”
12. “Max Payne. Max Payne 3 still has the greatest third person shooting and ragdoll physics in gaming and that game came out almost ten years ago.”
13. “F-Zero on modern hardware would be eye-melting. I remember playing Wipeout on PSX and feeling that way.”
14. “If we got a Chrono Trigger / Chrono Cross remake or sequel I would legit flip."
15. “Parasite Eve.”
16. “Black and White.”
17. “Conker’s Bad Fur Day.”
18. “I still have fond memories of Jet Set Radio Future. I’d LOVE to see a revival!”
19. “Command and Conquer, but not with a mobile game!”
20. “Army of Two. We need more couch co-op games.”
21. “I’ve been dying for a Midnight Club game recently.”
22. “Simpsons Hit and Run.”
23. “Man I grew up OBSESSED with the Jak and Daxter series. Hands down some of my favourite games of all time. Top 5 easily. Practically all I used to play lmao.”
24. “Wii Sports.”
25. “Bully. Please.”

1. “LA Noire was gonna get a sequel.”
2. “Tenchu was my entire childhood, I swear. That being said, if you haven't tried Mark of the Ninja, you really should. It's not the same format, but it really scratched a familiar itch for me. Aragami is closer to that Tenchu gameplay but I don't think it's quite as tight as MotN.”
3. “Discovering Dark Cloud 2 completely blew my mind with how much content it had. It's insane that nobody has tried to copy the formula with modern technology. Lots of modern crafting/dungeon diving games are similar, but it's like....DC2 is still the better game even after all these years. Challenging dungeons, crafting, photography, fishing, golf, a full-fledged city builder with customization, fun storyline and cutscenes, time travel, good graphics for the time, plus other things that I'm sure I forgot. Just listing them out loud I'm like "Holy crap that game was amazing!"
4. “Star Fox on the Nintendo 64 is still one of my favorite games of all time. I guess arcade style games went out of fashion shortly after that, but it really is an amazing game.”
5. “The Jedi Knight series I feel like doesn't get enough credit for the platform gameplay, especially Academy. I would love to see more.”
6. “SSX Tricky was 10/10 a perfect game to me. Loved that series so much.”
7. “Mercenaries. Loved the mechanics of those games.”
8. “Please someone pick up the IP and make Prototype 3. I can only imagine how awesome it could be with today's tech power.”
9. “No One Lives Forever. It's been ages, and I'm much older so my tastes may have changed, but I recall it being funny and actually fun, with enjoyable stealth mechanics and decent shooting.”
10. "Battle for middle earth. I would give so much, Id even be down for it to just be re-released as is. I keep my Xbox 360 solely for that game because I can't play it on my computer anymore.”
11. “Legacy Of Kain/Soul Reaver, the storytelling was on another level.”
12. “Max Payne. Max Payne 3 still has the greatest third person shooting and ragdoll physics in gaming and that game came out almost ten years ago.”
13. “F-Zero on modern hardware would be eye-melting. I remember playing Wipeout on PSX and feeling that way.”
14. “If we got a Chrono Trigger / Chrono Cross remake or sequel I would legit flip."
15. “Parasite Eve.”
16. “Black and White.”
17. “Conker’s Bad Fur Day.”
18. “I still have fond memories of Jet Set Radio Future. I’d LOVE to see a revival!”
19. “Command and Conquer, but not with a mobile game!”
20. “Army of Two. We need more couch co-op games.”
21. “I’ve been dying for a Midnight Club game recently.”
22. “Simpsons Hit and Run.”
23. “Man I grew up OBSESSED with the Jak and Daxter series. Hands down some of my favourite games of all time. Top 5 easily. Practically all I used to play lmao.”
24. “Wii Sports.”
25. “Bully. Please.”