Virtual Vox Pop: Which Games Should Be Next To Receive The ReBirth Treatment?

Virtual Vox Pop — By Jeffrey L. Wilson on October 14, 2009 at 11:19 pm

contrarebirth Virtual Vox Pop: Which Games Should Be Next To Receive The ReBirth Treatment?

Virtual Vox Pop is a weekly open mic in which we ask you, the reader, to sound off on a particular topic. This week, it’s neo-retro games.

Konami’s ReBirth series has seen the company apply updated visuals and gameplay (and even entirely new series entries done in a 16-bit style), to the likes of Contra, Gradius, and Castlevania: The Adventure. These neo-retro titles offer sidescrolling gameplay and muisc which defined the classics of long ago, but benefit from 15 to 20 years of programming knowledge and advancement.

Bonk, Rocket Knight, and Mega Man are also member of the neo-retro club, but what should be next? If you had the say to greenlight a game remake/reimagning, which titles would you place in line to for a makeover? Any company, any era.

Personally, I’d love to see River City Ransom go that route, simply so that I can have Alex and Ryan mix it up with punk high schoolers on my HD display. Considering that Miracle Kidz, a developer staffed by some of Technos’ original programmers, has released Downtown Smash Dodgeball, an unofficial HD update of Super Dodgeball for the XBLA Indie Marketplace, I’m hoping for what would be  a beat ‘em up miracle.

Thoughts!


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4 Comments

  1. Bill Williams says:
    October 15, 2009 at 7:49 pm

    I agree with you, Jeff. It’s all about RCR. Who has the rights to the license now? Is it Atlus?

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  2. Richard Head says:
    October 15, 2009 at 11:59 pm

    I third River City Ransom, and raise you one Renegade. NES version, of course.

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  3. Justin Bailey says:
    October 17, 2009 at 2:02 pm

    I would love to see a new game in the Battle Clash/Metal Combat series for the Wii. Seems like a revival of a light gun game would work perfectly with the Wii control scheme–it could play like a cross between Virtual On and Sin & Punishment 2. Think about it, a modern shooter, with “bullet hell” elements, but first-person, and with awesome mecha designs. Wouldn’t that rule?

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  4. Sam Mash says:
    October 22, 2009 at 7:40 pm

    Justin, that’s a really good idea. Has anyone attempted that?

    Reply

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