PAX East 2023 showed us that there’s a need for retro sports and beat-em-ups, but what other games and genres deserve a fresh new coat of paint? Old School Gamer shares their thoughts on what titles would find a new audience with a modern remake.
Adventure: The Atari 2600 classic would make for a great new modern adventure. Playing off the block visuals, new developers could totally make something new and fun.
Mangia: This all you can eat goes for a pretty penny on the Atari 2600, but it would be a blast to play today with new visuals.
Montezuma’s Revenge: Easily one of the 2600’s best platforms, this would be a blast today.
PowerDrive Rally: The best racer on the Atari Jaguar, the gaming industry needs more overhead, couch-co-op fun.
Dandy: The main influence for the arcade classic Gauntlet, this Atari 800 classic deserves a new version.
Patrick Hickey, Jr., is the founder and editor-in-chief of ReviewFix.com and a lecturer of English and journalism at Kingsborough Community College, in Brooklyn, New York. Over the past decade, his video game coverage has been featured in national ad campaigns by top publishers the likes of Nintendo, Deep Silver, Disney and EA Sports. His book series, "The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult and Classic Game Developers," from McFarland and Company, has earned praise from Forbes, Huffington Post, The New York Daily News and MSG Networks. He is also a former editor at NBC and National Video Games Writer at the late-Examiner.com
