I like to write up these types of things often as they are fun. Usually it is the Unreal Engine but today, I wanted to change things up a bit and throw some focus on another popular engine. The Unity engine. I gathered these five retro titles for this article to showcase some interesting fan remakes. Let me know in the comments what you think and don’t forget to share this article so your friends can check these games out as well.
First up, Sonic 2006
This one is based on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 exclusive Sonic game from, well, 2006. I know, I am fudging the rules of what is “retro” here but Sonic is Sonic, right? According to DSOGaming.com, Sonic 2006’s latest demo features these stages – Wave Ocean, Dusty Desert, Radical Train, Flame Core, and Kingdom Valley. Grab the demo here before Sega pulls it or contracts the developer to official work.
Next, we go to Hell
This one is a no brainer to be remade in a modern game engine. The results are still amazing. Just look at it in action in the video below. One thing that stands out already in this remake is the persistent bodies. That is right, when you clear an area out, the bodies of your enemies don’t simply fade away leaving you to wonder if you have been here or not.
I know it is trivial but come on, the 3DO was doing this in the mid 1990’s with Space Hulk.
In before Nintendo took it down
Nintendo is notorious for closing fan projects. This one is probably already on their chopping block so check it out before they drop the axe. This is a remake of The Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past from the Super Nintendo era.
So far this remake features zooming in when you open a chest or when important things occur and the overworld is 2.5D. Other than that, there is not a lot to go on. The video below shows off a bit of the early part of the game for those interested. What is here is quite awesome.
Revisit a land of danger and adventure
Daggerfall is a classic role-playing game from Bethesda. Originally released in 1996 Daggerfall has since been released officially as freeware and fans have been working to modify it.
This remake is fully playable and improves a few things such as offering higher resolution textures and mouse look.
Crashing the competition
Crash Bandicoot is arguably the first successful mascot of the 32-bit era. Recently Crash has been the subject of an HD remake for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. That has not stopped fans from recreating the classic character in their own style.
What remake has your eye right now? Let me know in the comments.
This article was originally published on Retro Gaming Magazine, a gaming website I own.
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