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Top 10 8-Bit NES Franchises That Could Use a Retro Revival [top ten]
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Retro revivals are all of the rage nowadays, and they come in many varieties, from ports / remakes with upgraded visuals (DuckTales Remastered), to new games that are trying to look, sound, and feel almost exactly like the original games (Mega Man 9), to new games that look, sounds, and feel almost nothing like the original games (Kid Icarus: Uprising.)
I’ve always found it a bit interesting that some franchises, even ones that were at the top of the industry for a time, just straight up roll over and die. I know that there are often complicated reasons for this, including licensing issues and changing tastes in the market. However, we’re at a period now where, due in large part to the advent of digital downloads on consoles, franchises that might have been riskier in the past seem like fair game again. So this is a list of NES franchises that, in my opinion, died off way too soon, and are primed for a return.
I originally planned this as a single list containing games from both the NES and SNES eras, and as always happens when I make these lists, I realized that my list was getting pretty darn long and I didn’t want to have to chop it to pieces. So I’m going to do an NES-era top 10 first, and then a separate SNES-era top 10. As I also planned this as a pre-E3 feature (so I can pretend I'm prophetic if any come true!) and E3 is right around the corner, I’m going to have to stick to making this short but sweet. Which is fine, because really, does anyone ever read the walls of text that I paste along with these top ten lists anyway? You’re just here to see what I picked, and then complain about my choices.
I’m going to lay down a few ground rules for my choices though:
1. All of these franchises, as far as I can determine, have never had a new console game post-NES-era on any platform, nor have they had a new handheld game post-Game Boy-era. At least, not in the West. So for awesome NES games that had SNES sequels, you will have to wait for my next list!
2. Franchises that have seen ports and remakes on various platforms over the years are ok for the list.
I guess that is it. Let’s go!
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06/07/13, 22:38 Edited: 06/10/13, 05:37
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06/07/13, 22:38 Edited: 06/10/13, 05:37 |
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@ZeroHmm, Gameboy games that were gems but died soon after? Eh. Not particularly. I mean, I guess some of the "hidden gems" on 3DS Virtual Console may count ( Avenging Spirit, Fortified Zone, Qix, and Mole Mania) but overall there aren't that many. Many good games continued on and got sequels and/or remakes. I mean, I would have voted for Shantae, but obviously she's made a comeback, and received with open arms. Heck, even Nintendo's own WaveRace got a couple sequels (years later) and was adored and celebrated when it finally came back. Actually, speaking of racing games? You know what could come back, and might actually do well with modern graphics and today's online technology? Anyone remember F-1 Race? It's a hidden racing gem from the early '90s and boasted 4-player simultaneous play...on Gameboy. (!) I think having a "realistic" racing game from Nintendo with the Formula 1 branding could score some "cool" points with gear-head gamers. Maybe? Or would people just be more upset that they are getting F-1 instead of F-Zero? |
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Screens I see of Life Force always seem familiar, I think I borrowed that game from someone way back in the day, but never owned. I'm not really into shmups, but I recall liking it, probably because it's so weird.
We had Marble Madness, it's a fun concept, but too short, and therefore gets hard too fast. I don't think we ever beat it with two players, it's tough to get through some of those later levels with two marbles. Anyone who likes this game should really check out Marble Saga: Kororinpa on Wii, it's quite similar and a lot of fun!
Metal Storm wasn't my kind of game.
I prefer StarTropics II to the original, but I s'pose it doesn't matter in terms of wanting a new game. The modern setting is enough to differentiate the games from Zelda, but there's also more platforming elements, too. If they really want it to be different, they don't make top-down view Zelda games on consoles anymore, so they could use this series to fill that role. The only problem with this series is that it was released only in North America, which further limits the amount of people who'd recognise it.
I'm pretty sure I borrowed DuckTales too, but don't recall anything about it.
The original Wizards and Warriors was fun, but I couldn't get into the other two. The lack of infinite continues meant I never bothered with the second game, and number three was an interesting concept executed poorly.
Everything else, I never played. |
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