Video Game Remake: Difference between revisions

Also an opportunity to change the original story to include [[Retcon|Ret Cons]] that later sequels adopt, or update the [[Blind Idiot Translation]] into something more accurate and readable.

 

 

Remakes on the [[Wii]] tend to be known as Wiimakes, [[Just for Pun|just because wii can]].

** Earlier, an [[Updated Rerelease]] named ''Masterpiece Edition'' had been released, which featured 24-bit graphics and remastered audio (an enormous improvement over the first Windows port).

** More recently, a version for the [[Nintendo DS]] has been released, with few changes from the original. It adds in a camera, notebook, and map feature for help with the various puzzles.

* ''[[Mana Series|Final Fantasy Adventure]]'' (Seiken Densetsu in Japan) was remade for the Game Boy Advance as ''Sword of Mana''. The graphics received a significant upgrade, the plot gained notable depth, and several of the Final Fantasy series features (such as Chocobos) were removed in favor of Mana series features introduced in later games, such as cannon travel and ring menus.

* Both ''[[Super Robot Wars Original Generation]]'' games on the [[Game Boy Advance]] were remade and compiled into one awe-inspiring [[Play Station 2]] game (''Super Robot Wars Original Generations''), featuring a host of new gameplay elements and rebalancing, much improved visuals and a host of additional story elements, including a playable teaser for the sequel - something ''nobody even knew about'' until the game itself announced it after the end credits.

** The original [[Romancing Sa Ga]] is being remade for [[PS 2]] with simiilar battle system of [[Romancing Sa ga 3]]. Totally works.

** ''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]'', a [[Game Boy Advance]] game, was remade for [[Play Station 2]] in the international version of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]]'' ''[[No Export for You|Final Mix+ ]]'' as ''Re:Chain of Memories''. The remake was eventually released in North America by itself (two and a half years later!), but alas, [[No Export for You|not in Europe or Australia]].

** [[Lufia]] 2, the most famous game of its series which is originally created by Neverland and originally brought to North America by Natsume, is remade on the [[Nintendo DS]] under the name of "Lufia: Curse of Sinistrals" with new system, plots, and very Final Fantasy-ish character design, and Natsume reprised its role as the localizer for the North American market. Cue [[Broken Base]].

* Every game in the ''[[Super Mario Bros]]'' trilogy has had two remakes: one in ''Super Mario All-Stars'' and the other in the ''Super Mario Advance'' series (except SMB1, which got a second remake in Super Mario Bros. DX for the Game Boy). The ''[[Super Mario World (Video Game)|World]]'' [[Yoshis Island (Video Game)|games]] and ''[[Super Mario 64|64]]'' also have portable remakes.

** Its sequel, ''[[Lunar Eternal Blue]]'' was upgraded and rereleased as ''Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete''.

* The classic 1987 videogame ''[[Sid Meiers Pirates|Pirates!]]'' was remade for Windows in the mid-90's as ''Pirates! Gold''. It featured 640x480 graphics, mouse control, midi sound and a variety of new bugs, but was almost entirely unchanged as a game. Then in 2004 the game was remade ''again'' as ''[[Sid Meiers Pirates]]'', but so much was enhanced that many consider it to be superior to even a timeless classic as the original.

* A 3DS remake of ''[[Star Fox 64 (Video Game)|Star Fox 64]]'' was announced around the same time as the remake of ''Ocarina of Time''. In addition to the obvious addition of upgraded 3D graphics, the voice acting was re-recorded (with the original voice actors when possible, though some had to be replaced), the music was redone (in contrast to the approach taken with ''Ocarina of Time 3D''), and the game has two main modes (in addition to the existing Expert mode); the [[Nintendo 3DS]] mode lowers the difficulty mostly because of the new controls, while the Nintendo64 mode intends to preserve the challenge of the original. The script was modified slightly as well, such as preserving the name of the planet Fichina in the international releases for consistency with later installments (it was changed to Fortuna in the original English release of ''64'', but not later games).

* Rare's classic ''[[Perfect Dark]]'' had the graphics cleaned up and released on the XBOX 360 in March 2010. The protaganist, Joanna Dark, has apparently been based on the Japanese version's Asian looks [[Fridge Logic|rather than]] resembling the original Western game's promo art or the look she sported in ''Zero'', where she was portrayed as a futuristic [[Kim Possible]].

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