What classic game series needs an update?

[optimusprime]

I'm beginning to wonder if we'll ever see a new Kid Icarus? Or a Metal Gear Solid-type Bionic Commando remake? Anyone else have an old favorite series they'd like to see updated?

[AnthonyRoundtree]

i'd place my bets on a Nintendo DS Kid Icarus....
call i t a first thought prediction... but imagining two screens placed on top of each other would make for an interesting "vertical scoller".....
and kid icarus seem to be the best vertical scroller i can think of...

maybe the first?

as far as bionic command goes... you may be in luck....
check out the images from "Chain Dive" for the PS2
seems to be a "spiritual successor" to bionic commando....
but it seems more to me like a cross between bionic commando and Zone of the Enders...

check it.

http://ps2.ign.com/objects/571/571846.html

[st0neface]

I could have sworn there was already a post about this in the past few days.

[optimusprime]

i'd place my bets on a Nintendo DS Kid Icarus....
call i t a first thought prediction... but imagining two screens placed on top of each other would make for an interesting "vertical scoller".....
and kid icarus seem to be the best vertical scroller i can think of...

maybe the first?

as far as bionic command goes... you may be in luck....
check out the images from "Chain Dive" for the PS2
seems to be a "spiritual successor" to bionic commando.

lets see if i can find a link...

If you can find a link of this Chain Dive, please send it. Is it made by Capcom?

Good thoughts on the Kid Icarus too.....I'm just wondering if Nintendo will bother. I don't think they realize how well received a new Kid Icarus game would be.

[AnthonyRoundtree]

check my post edit....

and just go to google images and search chain dive....

seems to be out in japan already.

good luck with it.

[DenisDFat]

Clash at Demonhead
Karnov
bubble bobble
Adventure Island
Actraiser

[javeryh]

Kid Icarus should be given over to Retro for a full GCN update ala Metroid...

[D4rkewolfe]

Hmm I never thought of the DS being used for a game such as Kid Icarus...probably Ice Climbers too, even Bubble Bobble.

Anyways, definetly would like to see a follow up to Bionic Commando. Hmm can't really think of another game.

[Santorum X]

Area 88 (UN Squadron)
Final Fight
Twin Cobra
Tiger Heli
Raiden Trad
Track & Field
Maniac Mansion
Section Z

[jmcc]

Actraiser
Kid Chameleon
Kolibri
Crystalis

[DenisDFat]

Retro screwed up metroid and hasn't done anything good ever in existence and only made one game in like 6 years and are slower than rare and twice as retarded. Why should they get icarus?>

[Ben_F]

"Punch-Out!!!"
NES Advanced Dungeons And Dragons Series
S.C.A.T. (Yes, this is a NES game)
Adventure Island
New Thundercats Game
Tetris Attack (Dont give me some lame Pokemon game)
Duck Tales
Caveman Games

Can you find the sarcasm in this post?
(HINT: its u n d e r l i n e d.)

[wesley982002]

I would love to see a new kid icarus on game cube

[ryosnk]

Here are games that I would like to see updates.

Ghost house
Alex the kidd
streets of rage
Guardian heroes
Ikari Warriors
WrestleFest the arcade

[bmulligan]

Retro screwed up metroid and hasn't done anything good ever in existence and only made one game in like 6 years and are slower than rare and twice as retarded. Why should they get icarus?>

Hey Fatman! are there any games that you DO like? jeesh!

[DenisDFat]

Are you stupid or just retarded? look up a few posts, and you'll see some games that i listed which are good.

[repetske]

Silent Bomber. It ruled on PS1.

[AnthonyRoundtree]

Are you stupid or just retarded? look up a few posts, and you'll see some games that i listed which are good.

the phantom denis strikes again.

ignore it.

anyway.... yes punch-out should be remade.....
but to satiate your want for punch-out style boxing... check out Wade Hixton's Counter-Punch.
Its not as good as tyson, but not as bad as punch king.... some of the BEST animation on the gba. should be worth checking out.

[evilomar]

I would love to see a new Splatter House, most of all, but here are other favorites I would love to see updated or sequels to:

Crystalis
Conquest of the Krion Empire
Lolo
Golden Axe
Battle Zone
Vector Man
Gunstar Heroes
Guardian Heroes
Dragon Force
Bonk
and hell yeah a new Kid Icarus would be great I don't care which format it comes in, I want to woop up on the Eggplant Wizard.

[vshekar]

Treasure supposedly never makes dirct sequels, so it's unlikely we'll see Guardian Heroes or Gunstar Heroes. Sucks, but that's one reason their stuff is so valuable. But man, I'd love to see a 4-player Guardian Heroes (in the regular game, not battle mode) with cleaner polygons and widescreen support.

[CaseyRyback]

StarTropics
Bionic commando
Mother(with an American release)

[optimusprime]

I'll second the motions on Clash at Demonhead, Maniac Mansion and Crystalis.....man those games were great.

BTW.....there was a rumor a while back that SNK was working on Crystalis 2 for the Neo Geo home system back when it was still relatively popular (nobody has ever seen a prototype, however). Man, that would have been sweet.

[CaptainObviousXl]

I could have sworn there was already a post about this in the past few days.
therE wasb

[optimusprime]

Wow....Startropics, too. Good call Casey. That would be awesome to see on GCN (maybe set up a little like Star Fox Adventures).

[bfg9k]

Guess which game I want remade ;)

[Ben_F]

Guess which game I want remade ;)

I bet its Daikatana.

EDIT: Waiiiit. You get another installment later this year if iD isnt gonna push it back more.

Daaaamn i need a new video card.

[CaptainObviousXl]

I could have sworn there was already a post about this in the past few days.
therE wasb
yea http://cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8075&highlight=

[E-Z-B]

Ones I haven't seen are

Faxanadu (NES) - an under-rated game

SoulBlazer (SNES) - one of my favorite games - beautiful graphics even though it's an old system, an amazing storyline, and excellent music. Along with FF 2 for the SNES, this one follows next after it.

[SneakyPenguin]

why o why isnt stridr mentioned? a 3d remake in the style of the new shinobi or rygar would rule! and what about everyones favorite secret agent frog, Pond, James Pond.

[DenisDFat]

what

[bmulligan]

Sorry, I can't let Dennis "I hate all 3d games" Dfat have the last word here. Frankly, I don't know why he's even viewing this topic. It must enrage him to even contemplate old videogames being redone and updated.

How about Moon Patrol? I spent hours and weeks worth of hard earned quarters on that one many moons ago. Yeah, give that one the Viewtiful Joe treatment. That might satisfy the Fatman!

[yellowaznboy]

M.C. Kids (McDonald Land).

[mrnomis27]

Tecmo Super Bowl -- I could use an update for the GBA.

[Strider Turbulence]

Altered Beast--there is supposed to be one coming out on ps2 but it seems to have disapeared off the face of the earth.

Body Harvest
Vice:Project Doom
Pirates!

[SneakyPenguin]

altered beast is great, and theres one on gba, but its so homoerotic. funny crap on newgrounds about that. not that theres anything wrong with that. but they should also update lunar lander. that game sucks so bad that its the best.

[sexdrugsandrocknroll]

M.C. Kids (McDonald Land).

I was JUST going to post that! That game was great. M.C. Kids and Illusion of Gaia!

[PsyClerk]

I want River City Ransom. I think they're actually making an update for that one.

Also:
-Metal Storm (NES)
-Blaster Master - and not that crappy Game Boy game...a real update, with the little buggy that fires missiles and has tires that make it a hovercraft.

[BlueStorm781]

I've said this before in other boards (I'm not sure if I've said it here), but I would really like to see a remake of Mach Rider. I think Nintendo has a license with untapped potential. It could be a remake in the same vein as the SpyHunter remake (but better), or be an open-ended kind of game.

It would also be interesting to see what Nintendo could do if they revitalized the Ice Climbers licnese. I think if done right, it could be a good platfrom game on the GBA.

Other games that could benefit from a remake is StarTropics (another Nintendo license with huge potential) and Stunt Race FX (how many of you remember this SNES racer?).

[CODIAC]

Common people! Chrono Trigger needs a new update. I never played Crono Cross, but I heard it wasn't as good. Also what about Earth Worm Jim? That hasn't had a new game in a long time. Also I think Friday the 13th needs a new game >=D

[Anonymous]

River City Ransom!

[PsyClerk]

Upon reflection, I'd like to add Jumping Flash to my list. Anyone else remember that game for the PSOne?

[bmulligan]

River City Ransom!

Aren't they doing that one right now already?

[OnyxPrimal]

Crystalis, SoulBlazer, Dragon Force, Pool of Radiance (old PC game, not Ruins), Dark Wizard, Vay, Shining Force, Panzer Dragoon Saga, A Capcom Collection with the D&D Arcade Games, Record of Lodoss War (From the DC), and Shadowrun, Just to name a few. :)

[PaulEMoz]

Some good ones mentioned, but some that aren't that I'd LOVE to see are:

Impossible Mission (C64)
Paradroid (C64)
NiGHTS (Saturn)

[WhipSmartBanky]

Some good ones mentioned, but some that aren't that I'd LOVE to see are:

Impossible Mission (C64)
Paradroid (C64)
NiGHTS (Saturn)

Impossible Mission PWN'D me HARD on the Atari 7800. Come to find out years later, it actually WAS an impossible mission...the US version couldn't be completed! Some of the pieces you needed were hidden behind unsearchable items!

](*,)

[PaulEMoz]

[Impossible Mission PWN'D me HARD on the Atari 7800. Come to find out years later, it actually WAS an impossible mission...the US version couldn't be completed! Some of the pieces you needed were hidden behind unsearchable items!

](*,)

Really? I never knew that! :lol:

Living in England as I did for the first 29 years of my life, I played that game to death, and completed it a few times too. I still have a go every now and then, it's an all-time classic.

[WhipSmartBanky]

Impossible Mission PWN'D me HARD on the Atari 7800. Come to find out years later, it actually WAS an impossible mission...the US version couldn't be completed! Some of the pieces you needed were hidden behind unsearchable items!

](*,)

Really? I never knew that! :lol:

Living in England as I did for the first 29 years of my life, I played that game to death, and completed it a few times too. I still have a go every now and then, it's an all-time classic.

Yep, it was corrected for the PAL release. Bastards.

http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=729

[defender]

Pandemonium (playstation)
RC Pro AM (nes,genesis)
Kid Icarus would be nice and I always wondered why nintendo never made a sequel on one of their most successful games.

[floormat]

Destiny of an emperor

A game by Capcom that combined the best of story’s of KOEI with the Best RPG elements of Square.

Probably never will but here’s to hoping

[Dale Earnhardt Jr]

Battletoads was sweet back in the day

[m_d_amore]

Kung fu

[magilacudy]

Battletoads was sweet back in the day

Hells yeah Battletoads. I think I said this before, but there's a definite lack of green muscled up amphibian ass kickin games since the new TMNT was pretty bad. A new Battletoads 3D could change all that.

[telemundus]

Definitely a new "Punch-Out," Actraiser and a handheld version of Baseball Stars from SNK.

[telemundus]

Definitely a new "Punch-Out," Actraiser and a handheld version of Baseball Stars from SNK.

[SneakyPenguin]

Kung fu

hells fricking yes. that game owned. they should updat it like this:

kung fu (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view.php?id=25705)

[FaintDeftone]

Star Tropics needs updated damnit!

[Simon Adebesi]

punch out.

[Simon Adebesi]

theymade a blaster master for the PS1. didnt they make a baseball stars for neo geo pocket too.

[E-Z-B]

Kid Icarus would be nice and I always wondered why nintendo never made a sequel on one of their most successful games.

They DID make a sequel -- for the original Game Boy years ago.

[CODIAC]

I just thought of one.... A good 2D Mario one. I don't want any of this 3D shit. I want the oldschool mario where you can jump on guys till the end of the level (without hitting the ground). Those had to be (and still are) one of my favorite games.
And Worms! I love those games too.

[FaintDeftone]

dude they come out with a new Worms game like every 2 years... Worms 3D just came out like this week I think too.

I want a new Streets of Rage, or a new Shadow Dancer.

[CODIAC]

Woah really? Awesome! I'm gonna check that out... Have you heard anything good from it.

[MorganWebbLover]

Act Razor

[FaintDeftone]

Woah really? Awesome! I'm gonna check that out... Have you heard anything good from it.

I only saw one review so far in the newest GMR magazine and it got a really low score, like 5.7 or something.

Almost every console has a worms game.

Dreamcast - Worms Armaggeddon (sp?)
Dreamcast - Worms World Party (w/ online play)
N64 - Worms Armaggeddon
Playstation - Worms and Worms Armaggeddon
PC - all of them
PS2 - Worms 3D
Xbox - Worms 3D
GCN - Worms 3D
GBA - Worms World Party (I think...)

in conclusion, there's a bunch of Worms games that are pretty recent. I own Worms World Party on PC and used to play it online all the time, it's a blast.

[JoeJohn]

Burning rangers should be kickass on the xbox!

[greyzieoriental]

paper mario(gba or gcn) i never played it but i heard it was great

dragon force one of the best games on SS
guardian heroes another ^
shining force 3 bring all 3 parts here

[Mr. Anderson]

Woah really? Awesome! I'm gonna check that out... Have you heard anything good from it.

Game Informer gave it an 8 out of 10.

[SneakyPenguin]

paper mario is my all time favorite n64 game. you know waht would be cool? a special package of seven stars and its "sequel" paper mario for gcn or gba. id pre order it.

[lurknomore]

Actraiser.....I use to be a guy that would only say Kid Icarus, a thousand times over, but Actraiser gets my vote. I'm just too afraid they would screw up Icarus a la Rygar....not that the PS2 Rygar is trash, it's actually ok, but it kills a classic.