Friday, April 20, 2012

R is for Rebooting Video Games

There are many older video games that I'm still fond of. Some I'm lucky enough to still have, whether it be on disc or downloaded onto a console. But, why did those once great franchises disappear into oblivion? Some of them died a slow and painful death, others just vanished. Whatever the case might be, there are tons of older games that I would love to see rebooted.

Tomb Raider is actually getting a reboot that should be released for the holiday season. This one is sort of a prequel, with a younger Lara becoming shipwrecked on an island. What I've seen of  it looks amazing. It's definitely something I'm going to check out later this year.

Earthworm Jim is a quirky game I played a lot on the SNES. I actually have the first one downloaded to my 3DS and it's just as weird and challenging as I remembered. But, there hasn't been a new Earthworm Jim game in years.

What ever happened to Star Wars Battlefront? I loved those game, especially the second one. Whether it's in development hell or just dead, the series needs another game.

Some game fail miserably at being rebooted, like Duke Nukem. However,  I think many games deserve a second chance, not only for us gamers who fell in love with the titles when they were first released, but for younger gamers who might have never gotten the chance to play them at all.

Check out more video games that should be rebooted.

8 comments:

  1. Earthworm Jim!! I remember that game. It was funny and harder than you'd expect for that type of game.

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    1. I literally jumped for joy when I saw it on the 3DS eshop!

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  2. LOVE Earthworm Jim! My cousin had an Earthworm Jim game downloaded on her PS3. I want to get it. Of course I also want to run to the flea market and buy every old console I can because something about playing an old game on its original console is cool to me. But I want them on my new consoles as well. lol Yes I want it all!

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  3. I haven't played many reboots, but I do think they're a good idea for, as you said, gamers who fell in love with the titles when they were first released or younger gamers who might have never gotten the chance to play them at all.

    Does Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver count as a reboot? If so that's my favourite.

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    1. I think they're more like remakes, but I really don't play the Pokemon games that much, so I could be wrong.

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  4. Earthworm Jim was one of my favorite games years ago. That would be so cool to start playing it again!

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  5. I loved the Battlefront Games. Battlefront 3 was in development for awhile at Free Radical, the guys who made the TimeSplitters games, but Lucas Arts cancelled it because the development costs were getting to high.

    You read some read about what happened here - This is what happened to Star Wars Battlefront 3

    And you can see some leaked footage of the game on YouTube - Leaked Star Wars Battlefront 3 Gameplay Footage-YouTube

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    1. Thanks for the links! When happened to that game really sucks.

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