Poll: Is remaking old classics a good thing

[Rolf]

Today many old games are being remade. Games such as Monkey Island and Wolfenstein are good eksamples. Do you think this is a good idea?
Personally i love it. It let me play gameseries i never knew about because i was too young back then.

 

[veloper]

I played most of the old classics already. Just new gfx doesn't make it worth it.

 

[L3m0n_L1m3]

It CAN be a good idea, depends on how it's executed.

 

[Proteus214]

As an entertainment medium ages, so does it's content. It's been done with stage performances and books for ages and now it's coming time where certain games will start repeating themselves. It's not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[New Troll]

A good game is a good game wether it's a totally new idea, a continuation of an idea or series, or it's a complete rehaul of something old.

As long as the game is good, it doesn't matter where it comes from in my opinion.

 

[ratix2]

It CAN be a good idea, depends on how it's executed.

exactly. on one hand, if done well it can bring an awesome old game to those who have never played it, or even make an old game that had some issues better. on the other hand though, usually the developers completly drop the ball and the games is okay at best (just like with movies) and the orginal version ends up being superior to its remake.

 

[APPCRASH]

I'm a fan of Stallone remakes like Rocky and Rambo.

 

[Radeonx]

If it is remade with something besides a graphics revamp then, yes. I don't want to waste money on something I already own that looks slightly better.

 

[Robert632]

no. it almost always shits on the origanal. if it doesn't shit on it, it is usually considered inferior to it.

 

[eelel]

I think it is because it shows classic games to new people and gets them thinking abought what makes a good game.

 

[EscapeGoat_v1legacy]

I'd say it can be, assuming it's done well and it's not 'modernized' for the sake of it.

 

[scnj]

Today many old games are being remade. Games such as Monkey Island and Wolfenstein are good eksamples.

Actually, they're bad examples of remakes, since the new Monkey Island and Wolfenstein games are sequels.

 

[Pendragon9]

Play Maverick Hunter X amd you will find the answer is yes.

 

[tsolless]

Ahhh, where's the Buddhist path for this poll? Why must I jump off of the fence?

It really depends on how it is done.

 

[walkingdead127]

I like my game companies to spend their time on new better stuff, not trying to improve what was made 20 years ago.

 

[Mythbhavd]

It CAN be a good idea, depends on how it's executed.

I agree. Some remakes are great. Some, Marilyn Manson's Sweet Dreams is fantastic example, are not.

 

[TrailerDrake]

I personally think that some games are too good to only be released once. Games like Crono Trigger and Galaga have enough replayability for me to dish out some extra cash for a better look and some new features. Then again, isn't that all we are really doing for games like Mario Kart? Revamped graphics and some new features?

 

[Jamash]

Today many old games are being remade. Games such as Monkey Island and Wolfenstein are good eksamples.

Actually, they're bad examples of remakes, since the new Monkey Island and Wolfenstein games are sequels.

Actually, the new The Secret of Monkey Island is a re-make, not a sequel.

It even allows you to play it in classic mode, which is exactly the same game as the one that was released 19 years ago.

It's a great example of a good remake, since all the remake does is use fancy HD graphics, sounds and real voice actors. Apart from the audio and visual overhaul, everything else about the game is left untouched.

I hope they give Monkey Island 2 and Day of the Tentacle the same treatment.

 

[SsilverR]

depends who remakes it ... e.g ... tenchu fell to shit when they sold the rights to K2 ... and will someone PLEASE confiscate the sonic franchise from sega and hand it over to someone ... ANYONE else ... except for K2

 

[Canadamus Prime]

It CAN be a good idea, depends on how it's executed.

I agree with this. It "CAN" be a good idea if well executed meaning more then just a gfx revamp, maybe adding in some new features and content that wasn't there originally.
Examples of good remakes in my opinion:
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World
Metroid: Zero Mission

Edit: Having said that, I would still rather see something fresh and new rather then a rehashing of something that's already be done.