Games that need an HD remake

[Urthman]

Seeing the news about MDK2, what other games would you really like to see an HD remake of?

I'd vote for Heretic 2.

I'm also hoping the Open Outcast project can actually finish (Black Mesa's probably dead, right?)

[Tikey]

I don't usually have much problem with old graphics but I'd like a HD thief. I never got to play it and I tried it a few years but it was the only time I was put off by the graphics.

[SMiD]

I'd say NOLF (lesser extent NOLF2). Brilliant titles, but sadly the ol' LithTech engine just ain't what she used to be. However, I always worry with HD releases that part of the magic of the original gets lost along the way. It's like when they released Final Fantasy VI for the umpteenth time, they "fixed" the Vanish/Doom exploit from when it was called FF3 on my SNES.

[Vexing Vision]

In the same vein as Heretic 2, I'd love to see a HD remake of Hexen. PART ONE. Part two never existed.

Ooooh, and "Blood" + "Blood 2". Such brilliant games.

[Unaco]

(Black Mesa's probably dead, right?)

Another Mod team should get together, make a HD remake/reimagining of Half Life 1, in the Source Engine, and release it. I would probably laugh my socks off if that were to happen.

[Jockie]

Grim Fandango, I hate the way the 3D character models look next to the sublime backgrounds and artwork.

[Jams O'Donnell]

I say this every time this comes up, but Cannon Fodder.

Also: Deus Ex, Thief, UFO: Enemy Unknown.

[duff]

Crysis 2 (couldn't resist).

[TimA]

oh god Tie Fighter.

[creative42]

I'd say NOLF (lesser extent NOLF2). Brilliant titles, but sadly the ol' LithTech engine just ain't what she used to be.

Oh yes, would love to see them remade. Also Return To Castle Wolfenstein. It's the first FPS I played.

Dare I suggest Dues Ex: Invisible War aswell? Would be good to have the areas joined together without any loading.


(Black Mesa's probably dead, right?)

I keep hoping that Valve will announce that they've taken the Mod team in-house and that it will come as part of HL2:Episode 3.

[Flint]

Outcast and the original Unreal are my picks. The Open Outcast project isn't actually a remake of the first game, it's a fan-made sequel, so a HD version of the original would still be needed/desired.

Regarding Heretic 2, even if they didn't HD it up I'd love for it to actually get a digital release in the first place.

[Xercies]

The Original Prince Of Persia I think could do with a nice HD remake, maybe even HD remake the really nice SNES version.

[Merc]

Freelancer. Other than that I would say Simcity 4 and the Homeworld series.

[Gnoupi]

Grim Fandango, I hate the way the 3D character models look next to the sublime backgrounds and artwork.

You might be interested in following the progress of this fan remake: http://grimfandangodeluxe.blogspot.com/
It's still in the early stages, but that's the most promising we've seen so far.
(And I doubt that LucasArts will pay to make an HD version of this title which performed quite poorly, commercially. Unfortunately :/)

But I agree, it would be really great to have a HD remake of this game.

[Jams O'Donnell]

The Original Prince Of Persia I think could do with a nice HD remake, maybe even HD remake the really nice SNES version.Prince of Persia Classic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBpruneqIG4)

[Taidan]

I'd pay good money for a loose Deus Ex remake using the Human Revolution tech, and even more if they'd butcher Invisible War into something worthy one day in the future.

Apart from that, "Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri" would tickle me pink, and the PC Battlezone remake would be "Teh Awesum". (A remake of a remake?)

Killing Cloud. Terminator: Future Shock. Hired Guns. Midwinter. and maybe, just maybe, a remake of Quarantine.

[Kadayi]

I'd pay good money for a loose Deus Ex remake using the Human Revolution tech, and even more if they'd butcher Invisible War into something worthy one day in the future.

^This

Also Hitman: Blood Money

[Drinking with Skeletons]

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis. HD dinosaurs!

What about improved musical arrangements? Plenty of games (and not just really old titles, either) have great music that would be even better if fully orchestrated. Some examples: Legend of Mana, Master of Orion 2, Rise of Nations, Disciples: Sacred Lands, Sid Meier's Pirates!

[Rath]

I would also like to see a Grim Fandango remake, and in either a cel-shaded or Borderlands sketchy kind of art style. Also, if Windows 8 is going touch-screen oriented and there are so many touch screen PCs available cheaply nowadays, point 'n click adventures could do well with such an interface.

[Althea]

Unreal Tournament,
GTA III,
Beyond Good & Evil (I think it could do with a once over, personally, such as with animations),
The Longest Journey,
Grim Fandango (Just so I can play it)

[Christian]

This is a hard one. I've seen some remakes (or even a similar sequel) of older games that I loved at the time just ruin my memories of those games. I can't really think of an example right now, but I do have that memory of being disapointed and a memory dying.
That said, I'd really love a remake of Populous, and also maybe the one with wizards on flying carpets (hmm, wasn't that even named Magic Carpet?). also maybe Ultima Underworld..but I guess they'll screw that up anyway and that might be a game not fitting into this time anymore anyway..

[Christian]

[...] Sid Meier's Pirates!

There was a remake (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/sidpirates/index.html), although I didn't play it and honestly don't want to somehow.

But maybe we need a remake of the remake on this one..as I just loved the original.

[BathroomCitizen]

Oh God. I'd love an Heretic 2 or Hexen 2 HD remake. That thing crossed my mind many many times in these years.

Maybe they should also include a good server browser. But writing down IPs was kind a thing of beauty if I must say the truth. You actually knew your servers by heart that way!

[DarkNoghri]

+1 for Tie Fighter. Heck. Yes.

[Keep]

if Windows 8 is going touch-screen oriented and there are so many touch screen PCs available cheaply nowadays, point 'n click adventures could do well with such an interface.

So obviously true I'd never have thought of it. Brilliant.


Remakes...Zork HD, anyone?

[zookeeper]

I'd say NOLF (lesser extent NOLF2). Brilliant titles, but sadly the ol' LithTech engine just ain't what she used to be.

I replayed it not too long ago and I think the cartoon-y style has helped it hold up a little better than most shooters from that era. It's not lick the screen, super-beautiful, but definitely better than it should for its age.

I'd throw my vote in for a Deux Ex update as well, because that game was ugly even when it came out. Blech!

Also, do UI updates count as HD remakes? Outdated graphics I can deal with, but there are some old RPGs I'd love to get into but I can't handle the old, clunky interfaces.

[Bilbo1981]

populous 1,2 & 3
Little big adventure 1 & 2
Alone in the Dark 1 & 2
Deus Ex
Syndicate
Cannon Fodder
Dungeon master 1 & 2
Speedball 1 & 2
Xenon 2 Megablast
Flashback
Dune 2

Impossible to mention them all

[redox]

Star Trek Voyager Elite Force

[Rath]

Star Trek Voyager Elite Force

Yes. Not so much with the sequel, but yes, remake Elite Force with character models that don't make Neelix a lanky giant.

[Sweedums]

Starcraft.... oh no wait!

seven kingdoms 2, delta force 1 and 2... they would be high on my list... got good memories of those games

[sabrage]

I don't usually have much problem with old graphics but I'd like a HD thief. I never got to play it and I tried it a few years but it was the only time I was put off by the graphics.

What? I've found that Dark Engine games have held up remarkably well.

[DigitalSignalX]

Crysis 2 (couldn't resist).

Ditto that. Still disappointed.

Homeworld, which was cool for supporting higher resolutions at the time, but the models could all use a nice update.

+1 Tie Fighter and X Vs. Tie.

[Username]

Since X-COM (er, UFO: Enemy Unknown) was already mentioned, I'll go ahead and say Tachyon: The Fringe.

[Barnaby Jones]

Oh God yes! +billion to the Tie Fighter, NOLF, and Grim Fandango ideas. Especially NOLF. That one holds such a special place in the gaming center of my heart. I'd definitely play an HD remake of Syberia/Syberia II or maybe Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire. I'm quite fond of both of those.

[thegooseking]

I replayed it not too long ago and I think the cartoon-y style has helped it hold up a little better than most shooters from that era. It's not lick the screen, super-beautiful, but definitely better than it should for its age.

What it really needs more than a graphical overhaul is redone audio.

[TailSwallower]

and maybe, just maybe, a remake of Quarantine.

A GTA-style Quarantine would be awesome. I still have my CD at home, and the black-on-dark-maroon copy protection sheet (which is kinda falling apart a bit, and I have trouble reading the numbers at the best of times).

[Urthman]

the one with wizards on flying carpets (hmm, wasn't that even named Magic Carpet?). also maybe Ultima Underworld..but I guess they'll screw that up anyway and that might be a game not fitting into this time anymore anyway..

As fantastic as it was at the time, I'm not sure a straight re-make of Ultima Underworld would be that great today, compared with more modern RPGs like the Gothic series.

Magic Carpet, however, could be fantastic with a modern engine. I WANT IT.

[dan.]

Zeewolf 1 & 2 and Subwar 2050.

Actually, was Zeewolf even released on PC?

[Mistabashi]

Oh God. I'd love an Heretic 2 or Hexen 2 HD remake. That thing crossed my mind many many times in these years.

Maybe they should also include a good server browser. But writing down IPs was kind a thing of beauty if I must say the truth. You actually knew your servers by heart that way!

Not really a straight remake as such, but there's a rather nice looking Doom 3 mod based on Hexen (hexen-edge of chaos (http://www.desura.com/mods/hexen-edge-of-chaos)), its still a work-in-progress though, currently only a demo I think.

Also on the theme of Doom 3 mods, for those hankering after some Theif but put off by the old engine there is of course The Dark Mod (http://www.thedarkmod.com/).

And its worth keeping an eye on Open Outcast (http://www.moddb.com/mods/open-outcast), although I can't image we'll be seeing it released any time soon.

[Ian]

For the sake of going for something less obvious, I'll say Nox.

[Tikey]

Anachronox

[Mistabashi]

Aquanox
maybe.

[Althea]

Carmageddon.

[Berzee]

Daikatana.

[fiddlesticks]

Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines.

It doesn't even have to be all that fancy, just port the game to a version of the Source Engine that isn't quite as prone to crashing and tweak some of the more annoying aspects of the gameplay.

Come to think of it, considering how devoted some fans of the game are, I'm actually suprised that no one has done something similar to this yet.

[SMiD]

Daikatana.

Berzee, you go stand in the corner and think about what you've done.

Oh, and NOLF needs legit support for widescreen resolutions. The current tweaks are still ehhhh.

[Gentleman Jim Stacey]

I'd say NOLF (lesser extent NOLF2). Brilliant titles, but sadly the ol' LithTech engine just ain't what she used to be. However, I always worry with HD releases that part of the magic of the original gets lost along the way. It's like when they released Final Fantasy VI for the umpteenth time, they "fixed" the Vanish/Doom exploit from when it was called FF3 on my SNES.

The original NOLF needs to be remade simply because the sound doesn't work right anymore. Last time I tried to play it the only part of the music that worked was the drums. Imagine the opeinging intro with nothing but "boom bap boom bap boom bap" for 5 minutes.

[slick_101]

Carmageddon.

Surprisingly like they are making a new carmageddon!
A friend of mine knows one of the founders of stainless games and they are currently making a new one for a release in 2012

[Anthile]

Sacrifice.

[mrpier]

Need for speed: Porsche Unleashed/2000

[outoffeelinsobad]

Need for speed: Porsche Unleashed/2000

Agreed. Pretty much the only racing game that I enjoy.

[Althea]

Surprisingly like they are making a new carmageddon!
A friend of mine knows one of the founders of stainless games and they are currently making a new one for a release in 2012
Yeah, but you know how these new fangled games happen and what they do to them.

I just want pure, unadulterated, pedestrian-slaughtering fun.

[Arona Daal]

Descent I ,II and III with High Res textures,modern lighting,bump mapping and all that stuff.

[TheRed]

Transport tycoon. I say this because the openTDD version is great, and I've poured far too much time into it since rediscovering it.

[Althea]

Transport tycoon. I say this because the openTDD version is great, and I've poured far too much time into it since rediscovering it.
There was Locomotion a few years back, but I honestly can't tell you what the difference is.

[lunarplasma]

Magic Candle.

[Wizardry]

Magic Candle.
Which one?

[TheRed]

There was Locomotion a few years back, but I honestly can't tell you what the difference is.

Didn't play it.. doesn't seem to have been received that well.

[Kaira-]

Need for speed: Porsche Unleashed/2000

Oh yes, I'd really like this one. One of the only racing games outside of Mario Kart/Mashed that can keep me playing for longer than 15 minutes.

[Spider Jerusalem]

Freelancer. Other than that I would say Simcity 4 and the Homeworld series.
i love you.

[Gergin]

Homeworld (Hell, just make Homeworld 3 already)
Freespace 2
Sacrifice

Really, I just want some more space games (of any genre). I don't care if they're remakes or new IP's.

The last couple of attempts have failed in one way or another.

[Gnoupi]

Freespace 2

Technically, if talking only about a HD remake, Freespace 2 already has it more or less with the Open project: http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/Installing_fs2_open

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/4883/fs2eo4.jpg
http://scp.indiegames.us/screenshots.php?gallery=MediaVP

[Megagun]

Descent I ,II and III with High Res textures,modern lighting,bump mapping and all that stuff.

Descent 2 XL source-port with more modern graphics technologies (http://www.descent2.de/)
Descent 1/2 High-resolution textures (scroll down a bit) (http://www.descent2.de/downloads.html)

Result:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5myDe_585HM

[ZIGS]

Can't believe no one said System Shock 1/2 yet

[Toffer]

Yeah System Shock 1 should. System Shock 2 got a face lift a while back but it could do with a full makeover :)

Apart from that I'd personally love to see the original Max Payne re-released and looking awesome. Still reckon that was the better one in some ways. That and KOTOR...

[coldvvvave]

Dark Reign

It was one of the best RTS's I played in 90's.

[ZIGS]

System Shock 2 got a face lift a while back

Could you elaborate?

[Althea]

Could you elaborate?
Toffer is clearly referring to that BioSomething game... Which one was it? Oh, yeah, this one:
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/7853/halolzdotcombioshockbio.jpg

[TailSwallower]

Could you elaborate?

There's a high-res patch out. There's also a mod manager that helps to get it all running smoothly.
I started playing with it, kinda pooped myself a bit, haven't been back yet. Has more to do with busy-ness and other games in the backlog than the pants-pooping though. Seeing as I've never played it I was thinking I could do a Diary of my experience.


Dark Reign

It was one of the best RTS's I played in 90's.

Yes! I loved that game (in part 'cause the developer was Australian and I felt they were doing an awesome job of representing in my favourite genre). Loved the story, setting, graphics were great, smartest AI of the time... Too bad they ruined DR2 by thinking that 3D graphics could replace innovation in any other area. I also think it was developed at a different studio (Pandemic instead of Auran if I remember correctly).

[Toffer]

[QUOTE=TailSwallower;46399]There's a high-res patch out. There's also a mod manager that helps to get it all running smoothly.
I started playing with it, kinda pooped myself a bit, haven't been back yet. Has more to do with busy-ness and other games in the backlog than the pants-pooping though. Seeing as I've never played it I was thinking I could do a Diary of my experience.

Yeah this basically. It was a high rest patch. Certainly made everything a tad smoother but that was about it. Certainly didn't do much else I don't recall. Apart from still make me drop a load in my pants.

[Doss0311]

Ultima VII, please?

[Wizardry]

Ultima VII, please?
Exult? It looks fantastic to this very day. I wouldn't change a thing graphically.

http://i53.tinypic.com/2w5lj44.jpg

[zookeeper]

Magic Candle.
I want this one too! I remember reading about it when it came out, but didn't get a chance to try it until at least 2003, at which time the old school interface turned me off enough that I didn't get very far.

[BobsLawnService]

M1 Tank Platoon. Don't try to make the OCD rivet counter happy, don't add a dynamic campaign or mess around with the complexity of the systems. Just take the core gameplay exactly as it is, update the graphics, the UI and the physics a bit to bring it up to speed and give eet to meeeee.

[neolith]

Archimedean Dynasty
Comanche
Ultima Underworld
The Chaos Engine

[Althea]

The Chaos Engine
Yesssssssss.

[Taidan]

While we're going that far back, Frontier and First Encounters would be very much welcome in updated forms.

Also, Captive 2: Liberation could go interesting places, if modernized. (I say "modernized" in an optimistic way, not modernized a-la Syndicate, X-Com, Bioshock, Deus Ex: IW, etc. etc.)

[Aspongeinmauve]

Carnivores. That feeling of paranoia when at any time there could be an velociraptor behind you...

And AvP 2 (the 2001 monolith game, not the crappy films)

[Dougal Mcfrugal]

in no particular order

Shadow of the Beast (yes i'm ancient)
Chaos Engine (see above)
Heimdall (you get the idea)

[zookeeper]

M1 Tank Platoon. Don't try to make the OCD rivet counter happy, don't add a dynamic campaign or mess around with the complexity of the systems. Just take the core gameplay exactly as it is, update the graphics, the UI and the physics a bit to bring it up to speed and give eet to meeeee.

I'd like to see a lot of the microprose games brought up to date. I played the hell out of M1, F-19, F-15, Gunship 2000 (which was sort of an update itself). My 10 year old self felt like they were a great combination of fun and realism.

[Xian]

I'd pay good money for higher resolutions in Diablo 2.


And while they're at it they could roll back the last couple of patches as those were pretty awful.

[QuantaCat]

I didnt bother reading beyond the first page, but Kads: Hitman Bloodmoney needs a "HD Remake"?! What the hell do you understand under a HD remake? Its HD already, it cant get any HDier.

PS: also, the HD remake of Hitman Codename 47, is Hitman 3.

[BobsLawnService]

Homeworld

There are registry tweeks to play the game at modern widescreen resolutions and the game still looks and sounds gorgeous so no remake is neccesary.

[Citruspunch]

Xwing.




(neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever gonna happen. ever.)

[Grizzly]

There were those mods for X-Wing Alliance.

[Alikchi]

Xwing.




(neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever gonna happen. ever.)

TIE Fighter. Use the post-source-code FreeSpace 2 engine.

[Pumkins123]

The legend of Zelda twilight princess
Pikmin
Diablo 2

[sopabuena]

I just bought Anachronox from GOG and it looks pretty great after all this years, but some high poly characters and HD widescreen resolution would really help the experience.

[kalelovil]

Populous: The Beginning.


I say this every time this comes up, but Cannon Fodder.
It's been done by some Russian developer.
Reviews were mixed.

http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-CF3/cannon-fodder-3

[Kadayi]

I didnt bother reading beyond the first page, but Kads: Hitman Bloodmoney needs a "HD Remake"?! What the hell do you understand under a HD remake? Its HD already, it cant get any HDier.

You need your eyes tested. It looks pretty ropey these days.

[Jams O'Donnell]

It's been done by some Russian developer.
Reviews were mixed.

http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-CF3/cannon-fodder-3
No, not a poopy sequel. Cannon Fodder with updated graphics. It isn't asking too much!

[Bilbo1981]

Sam and Max Hit the Road

Theme Park

Day of the Tentacle

Ironically these are the first 3 games i owned when I got a pc as the Amiga was dieing

[DaftPunk]

You need your eyes tested. It looks pretty ropey these days.


Are you serious,Blood Money still looks good after 6 years,no need for remake.

[ado]

Full Throttle and Grim Fandango if you'd please. That Blade Runner game as well, and fix it up a bit while you're at it.

[Harlander]

To go back a little further, Midwinter 2, anyone?

[Cooper]

Theme ParkVery much this.

Dungeon Keeper FX:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/09/28/a-deeper-dungeon-dungeon-keeperfx/

DK looks gorgeous renderd at high res, so that the sprites don't look blocky.
(Forget DosBox, get this. GoG.com missed a trick by not paying this guy for his work...)

Almost made me cry when I found it. If they could do the same to Theme Park I probably would weep.

[Reinhardt]

I'd pay good money for higher resolutions in Diablo 2.


And while they're at it they could roll back the last couple of patches as those were pretty awful.

The mod D2 MultiRes allows you to play at whatever resolution you like. It looks pretty good.


The legend of Zelda twilight princess
Pikmin
Diablo 2

If you aren't opposed to emulation, you can play both of those in HD on the Dolphin emulator.

[Rinox]

Realms of the Haunting is a game that desperatively deserves an update.

[Tikey]

I'm amazed I didn't post this before: Jedi Knight would be awesome with new graphics and Jedi Outcast's gameplay.

[Okami]

Realms of Arkania 2: Star Trail

I'd kill to get a high res version of that game with a decent UI.

[Vexing Vision]

Realms of Arkania 2: Star Trail

I'd kill to get a high res version of that game with a decent UI.

Oh hell yes. All three of them, please.

[Voon]

Severence: Blade of Darkness because it's Dark Souls. Only better.

And Deus Ex. Revamp the graphics (and the awfully stupid AI) but keep the gameplay and it'll be perfect.

[glimpse fade yelp]

Realms of the Haunting
Gabriel Knight 1 + 2
Terra Nova

[sabrage]

Severence: Blade of Darkness because it's Dark Souls. Only better.
Severence has 1080p support out of the box.

[Voon]

Severence has 1080p support out of the box.

Graphics updates, man. I want it to look smooth not blocky with high-res textures

Oh, yeah. Bug-fix, pl0x

[squirrel]

Metal Gear Solid

Hey they can just bring Twins Snakes to PC, scale the graphics up, save so much effort.

But hey if they remake it, please add a section in which you can pilot that Rex and Hind-D and M1 tank.

BTW, Konami's PC titles is a pain in the ass to get them really run. There are always in conflict with graphic drivers.

[DaftPunk]

I want hidden and dangerous 2 with new graphic engine,imagine it,IMAGINEEE!! :v

[Voon]

I want hidden and dangerous 2 with new graphic engine,imagine it,IMAGINEEE!! :v

How about a Söldner remake?

[Vexing Vision]

Graphics updates, man. I want it to look smooth not blocky with high-res textures

Oh, yeah. Bug-fix, pl0x

I replayed Severance three years ago when it was the only thing my laptop could run and I was in the middle of the move. Those animations and textures were still pretty sweet.

[Voon]

I replayed Severance three years ago when it was the only thing my laptop could run and I was in the middle of the move. Those animations and textures were still pretty sweet.

But it wouldn't hurt for it to improve on that, right?

[Nalano]

Interstate 76.

[TailSwallower]

That Blade Runner game as well, and fix it up a bit while you're at it.

The protagonist needed to be done properly on release. He looked like absolute arse compared to the gorgeous backgrounds. NPCs were slightly better because they didn't move around too much.

[sabrage]

Severence looks just fine. I'd much rather see a full-fledged sequel.

[Voon]

Severence looks just fine. I'd much rather see a full-fledged sequel.

Me too. Shame the devs aren't around anymore :(

[Wizardry]

Realms of Arkania 2: Star Trail

I'd kill to get a high res version of that game with a decent UI.
I'm so glad this will never happen.