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Remakes, Demakes and Patches

a collection by Snow_Cat · last updated 2024-03-12 18:50:36
Mech Arena Builder/Fighter
Action
Inspired by the 80's classic Ant Attack
Action
Play in browser

Unity Web Player. Prototype (2016-07)

Original was on Spectrum ZX.

User/acct. not uploading since 2016?

You gotta protect the house by killing the ants
Shooter

LÖVE. released. (2018 Jul 29) 6MB 
windows, linux, mac

16K ZX81 - AAARRRGGGHHHH!!!
Adventure

zx81. 5/5. 10 kB (Released 2013-10-31. Updated 2023-11-23)

ZX81.

collab. with original codebase and author!

Be the first to rescue someone from the ants!
Action

Godot. Released (2021-10) Updated 1.1 (43MB; 2023-04)

windows,macOS,linux.

Handheld electronic game simulation
Simulation
Play in browser

HTML5, 5/5 (2)
Microvision emulation.

A remake of the text-only Super Star Trek but with the look & feel of Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
Strategy
Play in browser

AdventureGameStudio; 5/5 (23) Released (V1.13a, 17MB. 2023-05)
win,mac,linux,html5

"faithful to the 1978 version and based on the BASIC code published in the BASIC COMPUTER GAMES book"

tactical squad-based strategy
Strategy

4.6/5 (23) In Development. (DemoBeta1.8 147MB 2023-11) ~3mo.
win,mac,linux (OpnGL3.2+) 

"Merc Tactics is a squad-based tactical PC game, similar to games such as Jagged Alliance, or XCOM."

The game I should have made 36 years ago instead of Pandora
Adventure

Unity. In development. (0.106, 40MB 2022-06) 
win,mac,linux

Initial burst of activity. Originally targeted ZX spectrum.

C64 port of Dig Dug
Action

C64; 4/5(2). Released. (170kB 2024-01)
C64 (PAL and NTSC)

Port of Atari Arcade Tetris for Amiga 1200/4000

68000. released. (249kB 2024-01)
Amiga1200.

port of arcade.

Fallout 2 Remake 3D FPS Boomer Shooter RPG
Role Playing

Construct 3; 4.6/5(30) In development v11.7 (223MB; 2023-02-13) (~4d!)

FPS / RPG

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8u5yz2zeBS7Be9TSQ_l8-A

A demake of "Dune 2" - in PICO-8
Strategy
Play in browser

PICO-8; 4.8/5 (51) Released v1.41 (3MB/138kB; 2023-02-06) (~1yr)

incl .p8 download.

Appears to have received an annual maintenance update.

https://www.liquidream.co.uk/

Remake of the Amiga RPG classic Ambermoon
Role Playing

C#; 4.8/5 (25) Released. 1.81 (59MB; 2023-02-01) fix~2wk.

Linux, Win, Mac.

Responsive dev. looks very promising.
Expanded content, ~1/2yr from announcement to release.

https://github.com/Pyrdacor/Ambermoon.net

modernization of the original Master of Orion
Strategy

4.8/5(66) Released v1.04? (1GB; 2022-05-06) ~ 9-3mo.

'Master of Orion'; turn-based 4X 

Win, Java(Win/Mac/Linux)

Reported date slipped 3 days into the past? More likely typo.

www.reddit.com/r/rotp

A short little parody of two Sierra Classics!
Fighting

5/5(3) Released (21MB; 2018-01-18)
Fan Game (Infamous Adventures. 2011?)

Win

(Infamous-Adventures.com domain is defunct.)
https://www.infamous-quests.com/games

Adventure

5/5(11) Released v2.0 (485MB. 2020-01-05) ~ 2years+
'Space Quest 2' (Two Guys From Andromeda. Sierra. 1987) 'Roger Wilco' AGD

Win, Mac.

(Infamous-Adventures.com domain is defunct.) https://www.infamous-quests.com/games

Adventure

5/5(5) Released (130MB; 2020-01-25) ~ 2yrs+
'King's Quest III' (Sierra. 1986)
'Grydon'

Win, Mac.

(Infamous-Adventures.com domain is defunct.)
https://www.infamous-quests.com/games/

Pokémon Crystal without gender restrictions on Attract

2.7/5(12)  Released (2019-09-11)

Patch for Pokemon Crystal v1.1
Pokemon - Crystal Version (UE) (V1.1) [C][!]

GameBoy Color; ROM patch.

The first Dragon Warrior Game now made in rpg maker VX ACE
Role Playing

RPGMakerVXAce; Released (202MB; 2016-12-08)

Action
Play in browser

PICO-8 4.3/5(81) In development (97kB; 2020-11-28)

Metroidvania

2018 Demake Jam

Play in browser

Unity 3/5(1) Released (11MB;2020-10-10)

originally on IntelliVision

The classic C64 shoot 'em up - remastered.
Shooter

C64; 4.4/5(27) Released (40MB/19MB;2022-12-22)

maintenance to improve compatibility with hardware-emulation?

runs on original hardware and emulations.

incl.VICEmulator or .crt file.

Classic 8bit gravity game. Play on ,mobile or
Action
Play in browser

Phaser 4.8/5(5) Released V1.3.4 (2022-10-12)
Ludum Dare 37, physics

originals: C64 and BBC micro.
Dev. updated smartphone controls.

A seafaring advanture from the makers of the PotC: New Horizons mod
Role Playing

5/5(11) In Development v0.1.1.21(341MB 2017-09-20)

https://www.moddb.com/mods/new-horizons
Released: Build 14 (Jan 2 2022)

https://www.piratesahoy.net/

A prototype clone of a match-3 falling block game.
Puzzle

LÖVE Cancelled (2MB/125kB; 2018-08-2018)

https://github.com/Xkeeper0/columns-clone

Classic roguelike game of the 80's, with updated graphics and modified to work with mouse or touch input.
Role Playing

Released (3MB. 2017-05) 
MacOs,Win

Credits original:

Rogue: Exploring the Dungeons of Doom 
Version: 5.4.4 
Original Authors: Michael Toy, Ken Arnold and Glenn Wichman 


A remake of the classic Thrust, with glowy sparkles!
Action

4/5(1) Released (2014-09) 11 (3MB, 2022-09)
Windows.

Moddable: VlibEd?

responsive author.

a pico-8 Pipe Mania demake
Puzzle
Play in browser

PICO-8; 3/5 (2) Released (2016-08)
HTML5

Similar in to the game I remember; though the screen is cropped slightly by my browser, and the frantic swapping seems to be slowed slightly by the PICO-8.

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