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Posted March 15, 2017
If the old 8 bit & 16 bit games were remade today, to work on modern PC computers, what games would you wish for?
To clarify, I'm talking about the Spectrum, C64, Amstrad, etc era.


For example:

I'd love to play Mikie on modern computers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbEKQ4lsWok


Rocky Horror Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrSjAxqWkMc


Sergeant Seymour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFOffpFQQxE


Treasure Island
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54jiHrf87dA


The Trap Door
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4WOBFy1Gqo


Popeye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8MgN5nmnLM



What games would YOU like to play on modern PC's?
Please name the game, and give some kind of reference link (YouTube, MobyGames etc)
Posted March 15, 2017
Centauri Alliance, and I would like the interface to be improved to be more responsive and less cumbersome, and I would like the game's rather significant bugs fixed.

http://www.mobygames.com/game/centauri-alliance
Posted March 15, 2017
Well, why not make wishlist entries?
Posted March 15, 2017
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Darvond: Well, why not make wishlist entries?
Because these are old Spectrum games - PC versions have never been made. And GOG only sells PC games.

That's the whole point of this thread. From the games you loved as a child, on old computers, which games would you want to see converted from Spectrum\Amstrad\C64, into PC versions?
Posted March 15, 2017
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Darvond: Well, why not make wishlist entries?
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FrodoBaggins: Because these are old Spectrum games - PC versions have never been made. And GOG only sells PC games.

That's the whole point of this thread. From the games you loved as a child, on old computers, which games would you want to see converted from Spectrum\Amstrad\C64, into PC versions?
As someone who was born after the Berlin Wall fell, I was raised well into the era long after most home computer brands had failed to adapt to a slowly changing market and therefore died.
Posted March 15, 2017
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Darvond: Well, why not make wishlist entries?
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FrodoBaggins: Because these are old Spectrum games - PC versions have never been made. And GOG only sells PC games.

That's the whole point of this thread. From the games you loved as a child, on old computers, which games would you want to see converted from Spectrum\Amstrad\C64, into PC versions?
A lot of them actually have, e.g. Dizzy games. Also, pop on over to world of spectrum and voila there is all the spectrum games, just need an emulator. As for remaking them, is it worth it, maybe as a learning exercise. There are lots of retro attempts and almost all fail spectacularly.
Posted March 15, 2017
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FrodoBaggins: I'd love to play Mikie on modern computers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbEKQ4lsWok
Do you specifically want that inferior Spectrum version to be ported to modern PCs? Wouldn't the original arcade game be better?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtSeZAUlsC0

Most of your examples seemed to be old arcade coin op ports, and frankly I personally am not that interested in seeing remakes of them on modern machines. The reason is this:

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/a_truly_great_atari_2600_game_does_it_exist/post38

Sinistar Unleashed was a pretty nice remake of an old arcade classic though, but then naturally it played quite differently as it was moved from 2D to 3D in the process:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNY2HQ47mRM
Post edited March 15, 2017 by timppu
Posted March 15, 2017
Maybe I'm not explaining things clear enough?

This is NOT about emulators, or games that have already been remade.
This is about 'Wouldn't it be good if that game I loved as a kid could suddenly work on my PC'.
It's about wishful thinking.
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