Remakes are cheap, easy, nostalgic and give younger gamers a chance to play a classic they missed due to being in the womb. After major gaming conglomerates (mostly Capcom) realized how much money they could make more and more have been popping up these days.
Within the next year gamers will see a good number of remakes; check out a handful that we can’t wait to get our grubby little paws on.
Super Street Fight II Turbo HD Remix’s title calls attention to the high resolution sprites and rebalanced moves, but what you may not know about Capcom’s record-breaking hit is that it marks the first collaboration between a major publisher and the devoted community at OverClocked ReMix. Anyone plunking virtual quarters online can tell you that this was a brilliant move, but I have to wonder what took so long.
Casual Games, Game Design, Technology
Why, over the past 10 years, has a growing piece of the video game market become ported and revamped titles from the past? These old games have become one of the major selling points for the downloadable content services on otherwise super-powered current-gen consoles. It’s a curious irony: serving dinner on your finest china when the main course is macaroni & cheese. What’s behind this trend?
