Ten Franchises That Deserve A Revival

[Kugyince]

To the surprise of many, Nintendo’s E3 press conference catered to the hardcore gamer demographic arguably moreso than Sony or Microsoft. While the HD big dogs were busy courting the casual market that Nintendo already has locked down, Miyamoto & Co. showed off several titles that reminded the jaded gaming press why they love the industry in the first place.

Zelda was no big surprise...everyone knew that a new Wii installment was coming, and it’s a series that never really dropped off anyone’s radar. However, the company later revealed a rapid-fire assortment of upcoming titles that reminded everyone not only of beloved characters, but also classic gameplay. Donkey Kong Country Returns looks like a gorgeous new entry in the wildly popular SNES sidescrolling series. Kirby’s Epic Yarn gives everyone’s favorite puff ball an entirely new visual style while still maintaining its addictive 2D gameplay. Pit’s return may not resemble the 2D gameplay of the original NES title, but Kid Icarus Returns had no trouble hitting the right nostalgia strings.

Considering the praise Nintendo has been receiving coming out of E3, it only makes sense that they (and third-party developers) keep up with this tradition of giving adult gamers more of what they loved as kids, while simultaneously introducing a new generation to the gameplay traditions that us older gamers know and love. It’s not just Nintendo, either...Mortal Kombat and Twisted Metal are both hugely successful series from the 90s that made waves with their E3 appearances. Take a look at our picks for other classic games that deserve a modern day revival:

http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/06/30/ten-franchises-that-deserve-a-revival.aspx

[Dudebro]

Nintendo’s E3 press conference catered to the hardcore gamer demographic arguably moreso than Sony or Microsoft........Zelda...Donkey Kong Country....Kirby’s Epic Yarn....Kid IcarusThose are for hardcore gamers? Zelda I can see but the others, really? I think they meant to say Nintendo catered to the nostalgia market.

[samejamesbond]

Final Fight and Strider need new releases.
But I think they ran out of plot for Final Fight...

[Winnebagel]

Battletoads and Eternal Champions please.

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Star Tropics should get another game too.

[CatalystiCam]

WOOOOOOT! Donkey Kong Country 4!!! You guys know I've mentioned I wanted this, did not think it would actually happen :D

[samejamesbond]

Battletoads does need a revival, but at least it wasn't screwed up with an aweful 3D remake
like Final Fight. It was one of the worst games ever made.

[Winnebagel]

I never played Final Fight 3D. That bad huh?

[CatalystiCam]

SSX tricky 2 would be neat, the games became to realistic as it went on to SSX 3 and On tour

[Dudebro]

I hated the SSX games. All flash and over the top stupid characters. I thought 1080 was a much better game because it stuck to actually controlling your board and doing realistic tricks, sort of. Also SSX isn't even that old, why revive it when we have other better snowboarding games already being made?

[samejamesbond]

I never played Final Fight 3D. That bad huh?

The original Final Fight was about saving the city from crime, Epicly.

Now it's drowned out with steriod abusing Cody and his brother Kyle making
money through underground ring fights staged by Mike Haggar. Also, Guy decided
to abandon his ninja honor and became a gang leader.

How could they do that to three of Capcom's greatest characters?!?

You can tell they tried to make the gameplay like the old Final Fight games, but the
gameplay was flawed an often missed enemies.

The only good thing this game had was a poster with Dudley and Balrog fighting each other.

[Dudebro]

How could they do that to three of Capcom's greatest characters?!?
You have a unique perspective on game characters that's for sure. Haggar is awesome and well known but Guy and Cody, not so much. Those guys are not as notable as you may believe.

[Slime Slayer]

Guy and Cody were the ones to make into street fighter games, how can that make them less notable?

[Dudebro]

Because most people don't really know who they are? Haggar is legendary but you don't see pics of those other guys piledriving great white sharks. I'm not saying they're obscure or anything but to call them three of capcoms greatest characters? I just don't see that.

They didn't even make the cut on SJBs poll-
http://retrouprising.com/video-games/all-other-games/greatest-capcom-character/t9217/
;)

[Slime Slayer]

Funny how that list is shows a lot of the dumber Capcom characters.

[Dudebro]

I didn't say I agree with it I just thought it was funny. I actually did a google search for "greatest capcom characters" and that RU topic was the second result and the only relevant one. Go RU.

[Demon-Mask]

I think just the normal Metal Gear games need a revival.
No Solid, no Acid, nothing.
Just the same Metal Gear that got ported to the NES, it needs another sequel with similar gameplay.

[CatalystiCam]

can someone maybe list one to ten what the results were? I lose internet connection before I can read them all.

[Demon-Mask]

Okay, I'll do that.

Star Fox
Road Rash
SSX
Battletoads
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Metroid
Oddworld
Strider
Final Fight
Mutant League Football

I don't know if they are ranked by how cool they think it would be, or just listed off.

[fenrir1887]

I was angry when I found out about Final Fight 3D the first time. I loved the original game. As for Mutant League Football, remaking that might be interesting.

[samejamesbond]

I was angry when I found out about Final Fight 3D the first time. I loved the original game. As for Mutant League Football, remaking that might be interesting.

Just be glad you didn't play it. ;)
Unlike yours truely. :at-wits-end:

[fenrir1887]

I wouldn't touch that piece of junk with a ten-foot pole. Mutant League Football, on the other hand, i would love to see remade. I would love to play the remake.

[samejamesbond]

I wouldn't touch that piece of junk with a ten-foot pole. Mutant League Football, on the other hand, i would love to see remade. I would love to play the remake.

It would be awesome to see a new Mutant League Football.
And a new Strider.

[fenrir1887]

I'm not too familiar with Strider, but that might change if they remade it.

[samejamesbond]

You should try it, it's one of the best games ever made.

[Demon-Mask]

A revival of Strider would be pretty awesome.

[samejamesbond]

I need to get Strider 2 for the Playstation...

[StarfoxFan2009]

I'd like to see a revival of F-Zero myself

[Tails]

I like the Art for Mighty Final Fight, so if it's like that I'd like to see a remake.

[samejamesbond]

I'd like to see a revival of F-Zero myself

That's something everyone can agree on.

[Tails]

That's something everyone can agree on.
Not everyone since yeah.. don't like it.

[fenrir1887]

I wasn't too much of a fan myself, having played F-Zero X.

[Demon-Mask]

The only F-Zero game I enjoyed was the first one, past that it just got old.
I'd like to see a revival of Shin Megami Tensei, not Persona, not Devil Summoner, just plain old Shin Megami Tensei.

[Dudebro]

Ever heard of this version?
Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine : Game Information About Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine for Mac and PC at MMORPG.COM (http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/368/Shin-Megami-Tensei-Imagine.html)
I was just browsing the game list last night and it caught my eye, funny you mention that name the next day.

[Demon-Mask]

Wow, that looks pretty cool, and a good idea.


I'm surprised no one has mentioned this one for a revival: Princess Crown.

[Dudebro]

If you try that game and it's cool let me know. It looks ok but nothing is drawing me in so to speak.

[CatalystiCam]

Oddworld would be alright, i liked the two on xbox.

[Timber Wolf]

I've played SMT:Imagine it's interesting, I'm not sure how I feel about it, It's kind of cool being they kept it in cannon and it takes place between 1&2, but some of the mechanics work out strangely, I don't disscourage trying it though, and if you like it, you can send me a friend invite on it.

And a Strider remake could end up being really epic and awesome, or a Ninja Gaiden clone, and the 3rd option is it could completely blow. It'd be nice to see a good remake or Strider, taking on Commie Robo-Dragon (Ouroboros) was great

[Reaperx887]

Battle toads and Road Rash would be cool.
They need to bring back Duke Nukem.

[Demon-Mask]

Another 2D Ninja Gaiden would be cool, no more of the 3D hack n' slash type for Ninja Gaiden.

[samejamesbond]

They need to make a Ninja Gaiden III hack n slash.
They just keep rereleasing I and II over and over again.

[Demon-Mask]

But, I'd rather see more of the 2D games than more of the 3D games. Seriously, outside of Devil May Cry and God of War, too many hack n' slash games feel uninspired and when they have sequels, the sequels are just the same game with slightly upgraded graphics, a new playable character, more gore, more enemies on screen at once, and a slightly revised final boss.