PC & Gaming systems classic/retro remakes thread

[carmel_andrews]

Only bought this up after seeing I O (Into Oblivion) v1.0 (a remake of the classic c64 sidescroller shoot em up from firebird (who are now ATARI) and also T2002 (a remake of the classic c64/amiga run & jump shooter 'Turrican')

 

Others I've seen and played include

 

Boogaboo the flea (from the Quicksilva, sinclair original)

 

Oolite (a remake of the classic Braben/Bell Acornsoft game)

 

Gryzor/Contra (several remakes)

 

Prototype/PrototypeII (supposedly based on the classic IREM side scroller shooter 'R-Type')

 

Hurrican (an updated version of Turrican)

 

Jet Set Willy/Manic Miner (Various...or should that be 'too many' remakes, I've seen about a dozen)

 

Miner 2049r/Miner 2049r again (only played the later, not the former), a remake of Mr Hogues famous Atari/tandy platform game (apparently the first platform game available for home play not based on a coin op game, since DK was released for home play before Miner was released)

 

Space Taxi...I do have the pc (windoze) version not played it though, apparently a remake of a v. famous c64 game

 

Gridwars....Lovely game, a remake of some 3D arena shooter called 'geometry wars' (never heard of it) which is basically a robotron type game

 

Privateer...a community based remake of 'wing commander' (looks interesting)

 

Leaderboard (Apparently this has been remade for windows PC's, requires an internet connection though, not sure if this is somewhat related to the classic USG/Access c64/atari original, or if they simply just borrowed the name since it's a golf sim)

 

oneonlinegames.com has a fairly sizeable collection of fan based super mario/sonic remakes (obviously there are more mario remakes then sonic, on that site at least)

 

Fractulas, again i have the downloaded file just havent got around to playing it....A remake of probably Lucasfilms best Atari/c64 game (shame that the games publisher of the original is no more)

 

I believe someone did do a remake of Ballblazer....Just haven't seen it yet

 

Cybernoid II....a remake of one of Hewson consultant's better sinclair/c64 games (only played about 5 minutes of it, looks bloody good though)

 

Caiman Soccer...A remake of Sensi soccer/Kick off (without a doubt 2 of the best ever soccer/footy sims ever released on computer or games machine...sorry PES and the Fifa cack just don't do it for me (they look like dressed up versions of Thorn EMI soccer)

 

Classic retro remakes claim that someone did a remake of English software's 'Jet Boot Jack' (if your'e a long time Atari/c64 gamer this was probably their best game)

 

Futuridium/Uridium...The later is just a PC version of the c64 graftgold original (i.e has the same gfx.sonix as the c64 version) the former is a 3Dised version of the c64 graftgold game the one i have though seems to have a bug in it (you can't fire or bomb anything)...good gfx though

 

 

Conrad Dangerous...A fan based remake of Rick Dangerous

 

Rick Dangerous I&II, going by the screenshots they seem identical to the ST/Amoeba versions (just haven't got around to playing them)

 

Zub (a remake of an el cheapo Mastertronic sinclair game....never saw the original so can't really say much about the PC version)

 

Xenon 2000/Xenon II Megablast, the later seems to be a full version of the classic Bitmap brothers ST/Amoeba game (with exactly the same gfx, though the sound is a little tiny (i could could just about hear it) the former was a giveaway for readers of PC format magazine (apparently written by the bitmaps themselves, not sure if it's the full game though)

 

 

Matilda Castillo...A remake/fan based 'Ghouls and Ghosts'/Ghosts & Goblins type game

 

I have seen a couple or 3 'Castlevania' remakes just can't recall the names of 2 of them, the one i have played was called 'CastlevaniaDC' and one that i saw a video of seems to be a 3Dised version set in a forward scrolling world

 

Ghouls and Ghosts remix...remake and looks exactly as it played on the PC engine (the best of the home versions, computer or gaming system)...same goes for the other game Ghosts and Goblins (just slightly retouched with modern gfx)

 

Bruce Lee, haven't seen it but a remake of a Datasoft Atari/c64 game

 

Giana sisters, giana returns....Fan based remakes/updates of the 'naughty' RA mario clone/rip off (naughty, since RA were forced into removing the game from the market due to similarities with a certain nintendo game)

 

 

Horace goes skiing and others of the Horace series (a remake of beam software's seires of Sinclair games)

 

.....Anyone with any more

[Ross PK]

PC:

 

Jumpman (I'm sure this is free to download)

Repton

 

Dreamcast:

 

Q*Bert

Centipede

 

N64:

 

Robotron 64

Paperboy

 

PS2:

 

Spyhunter

[iswitt]

If it counts, Shadow Gate is being remade for PC as we speak.

[Hatta]

UFO: Alien Invasion is a nice open source treatment of the X-Com franchise. It's a little more old school than the Firaxis reboot.

 

Similarly, Advanced Strategic Command is a nice open source treatment of the Battle Isle series. It's a lot like Advance Wars on a hex grid.

[cimerians]

Here's what I got:

 

COMPUTER\CONSOLE

Lode Runner - Apple Lode Runner Remake

Bruce Lee - C64

Montezuma's Revenge

Oils Well

The Goonies

Boulder Rocks! - Boulderdash

HERO - Atari computers version

Koronis Rift - C64 remake

Space Taxi

Aliens

Way of the Exploding Fist

Ghostbusters

Maniac Mansion Deluxe

King's Quest

 

ARCADE

Frogger

Missile Command

Moon Patrol

Mousetrap

Phoenix

Centipede

Golden Axe Myth

Star Wars

 

 

I have a ton more but I have to dig around my PC to find them.

 

Also, in the 90's I had some cool remakes of Donkey Kong, Pac-Man etc by CHAMP games.

 

 

Edit: OMG...they are still around!!

http://www.champ-em.com/kong.htm

Edited July 25, 2013 by cimerians

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