8 Games That Deserve to Be Remastered

The last few years have seen a new trend of re-releasing old games for modern hardware. Just check out the news lately about Mafia and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skaters remasters! The advances in consoles like the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One mean that classic titles can be reborn. Even games from just the previous generation can look dated when compared to recent tiles. So it’s no surprise that publishers look to improve them with far better graphics and performance.

While there have been a lot of remasters recently, that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for a couple more. In fact, there are plenty of great games from the last 20 or so years that would benefit from being reworked for today’s players. Here are the games that are most deserving of a remake.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011) is perhaps the most recent game in the franchise that the fewest people have played. However, that’s not because it is a bad game. Rather, it is a result of the game releasing near the end of the Wii’s cycle and requiring the MotionPlus. The game was already given a slight upgrade when it re-released in 2016 on the Wii U. But a full remastering for the Switch would be better, bringing the title to a whole new audience.

Conker’s Bad Fur Day

Conker’s Bad Fur Day (2001) is one of the few adult-orientated classic platformers from the age of the Nintendo 64. Despite the colorful graphics and seemingly cute characters, the title is a hilarious and depraved experience. Now that Microsoft owns Rare and its properties, they could easily remaster the title for a modern generation. Platformers tend to hold up reasonably well in terms of gameplay. Of course, the visuals would need a lot of work. Although the effort would be worth it as a lot of older fans would want to revisit Conker.