The lovely ScrewAttack put together another Top 10 list, this one inspired by Capcom's recent success with classic revitalizations like Bionic Commando: Rearmed, Super StreetFighterII Turbo HD Remix, and Mega Man 9. The jist of it is it goes through the ten games (some being Capcom) they'd most love to see brought back to life with a shiny coat of new paint. Check it out:
Have to concur about Power Stone, especially considering how online gaming has evolved since. NBA Jam! Almost forgot about that. How awful of me. Should've definitely put it in my Sega Genesis retrospective. A new version with online play could be inconceivably good. Super Mario Bros. 3: II was particularly hilarious, and as for the #1, well, fortunately that's already been given a "yes"! The future looks bright for retro-futuristic retro games, and stuff.
Now, Capcom it seems is a fan of ScrewAttack and were in turn inspired. A community blog post runs like this:
"After giving Capcom the props for revisiting games like Bionic Commando and of course Street Fighter, he mentions a few things I'd personally like to see (like Starfox!), as well as a bunch of choices from the Capcom stable, including Power Stone, Strider, and... I won't give away their #1 choice.
But really? People want that? We had no idea! Anyway, tell us, what games do YOU think Capcom should revisit?"
I just love it when developers and gamers talk to each other directly. We're all geeks, folks. Peace not console war!
There's already near 200 comments on the site, which suggestions range from Darkstalkers to Comix Zone to Duck Tales, for gosh sakes. It appears the retro community is alive and well, indeed.
Myself, I'd vote Breath of Fire, though honestly, that game couldn't get any more perfect. I also think a new Gunstar Heroes could rule, and none of that lame-o anime cheese stuff -- gimme the hard stuff. Oh, and for the love of god, a new Shining Force that is actually Shining Force (go to hell Neo, EXA, and whatever else -- even if you are decent, you're not Shining Force so stop pretending). Actually I'm going to just make a brief list of games that should be brought to life in their true spirit:
Gunstar HeroesShining Force -- modelled after the first two games, none of this Giant World Resurrection of the Dark Dragon stuff (great game, looked awful)Altered Beast -- just as creepy as the first, more transformations, hotter graphicsPerfect Dark -- um, one of the best FPS' with possibly the greatest set of multiplayer options ever? Online? Hello?! Do it proper, Rare!Parasite Eve 3 -- more RPG, less action, screw lame-o side-story spin-off junk (see: Parasite Eve)What are yours?
