Comments on: Retro Remakes Competition 2008

By: Mario Vance

Mario Vance — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:45:52 +0000

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By: Barrie

Barrie — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:03:40 +0000

Don’t fret M.P. – things ran well last time – I’ve no doubt they will this time. If you are writing a game that is really pushing top-spec expensive hardware – then you’re cutting out huge swathes of your audience anyway – and should expect to get marked down. Especially for a Retro Remakes compo.

I’d say – if you think you’ve got a chance of contributing something good – then give it a go!

By: M. P.

M. P. — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:19:22 +0000

Having looked at the Retro Remakes website, I really can’#t take that competition seriously! Not when the computers used by the judges vary WIDELY in specifications, and in one case the judge DOESN’T EVEN KNOW WHAT VIDEO CARD HE’S GOT!!!

I mean, with judges so clueless who’s to say that whatever game some poor guy submits will perform as he intended it, even if he tailors it to the lowest common denominator in terms of specs? What if the judge’s PC is so full of malware that the game can’t run properly?

Seriously!

By: terry

terry — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:17:39 +0000

According to the World of Spectrum page for Colony, it wasn’t even loved in its own time (YS: 4, Crash 45% and a decidedly average 73% from CG ). I still reckon its the best £1.99 I ever spent.

EDIT: while the concrete hasn’t set I have a couple more

Movie – Isometric crimesolving par excellence (or as in my case hurling abuse at suspects). The FPS detective-em-up it deserves? Nowhere.

Cyclone – This frankly awesome helicopter game could be updated to “Global Warming Extravaganza” as you drop vital supplies to insurgents. See also: Simcopter.

ATV Simulator – Because Trials 2 just isn’t hard enough.

By: AbyssUK

AbyssUK — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:37:26 +0000

hmm.. I see a remake of Chaos with Pokemon…

By: Rich Tysoe

Rich Tysoe — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:37:13 +0000

Cannon Fodder was originally a 16-bit game, though there was a Game Boy Color version.

By: MeestaNob!

MeestaNob! — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:54:33 +0000

Was cannon fodder 8 bit? I remember playing it on the 16 bit Mega Drive, but I think it came out before that on PCs.

Still, WANT.

By: Funky Badger

Funky Badger — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:23:04 +0000

Quazatron. That is all.

By: TreeFrog

TreeFrog — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:06:04 +0000

An accurate representation of the crushing loneliness of an extraterrestrial agriculture droid, I thought. Every now and then a ship dropped off more seeds and barbed wire, but otherwise it’s just the existential horror of you and those bloody ant-things. It’s up there with Stalker for atmosphere.

By: TreeFrog

TreeFrog — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:47:51 +0000

I thought I was the only person who remembered Colony. Awesome.

By: Kieron Gillen

Kieron Gillen — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:36:19 +0000

Colony: Christ, I’d forgotten that. I loved that one.

By: terry

terry — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:30:53 +0000

X-com Chaos/Lords of Chaos cannot fail.

Personal requests/bequests:

Colony – Grow mushrooms! Repair fences! Repel aliens! All the fun of modern agriculture!

Footballer of the year – Semi-RPGish foot-to-ball simulation where you can get married as a random event several times a week.

Ant Attack FPS – Because being chased through a horrific dead city with barely any weaponry by monstrous insects builds character.

Turbo Esprit – GTA with windowcleaners.