Friday, February 11, 2011

Cave Story Being Remade for the 3DS

Cave Story, an indie PC game released over six years ago, is still winning new fans today following subsequent releases on the Wii and DS. Now it's being remade, in 3D, for Nintendo's newest handheld.
Cave Story 3D is a complete remake of the original platformer, with every character and every level transformed from its humble 2D, pixellated origins into "2.5D", which is a two-dimensional game giving the illusion of three dimensional space.

[Source: Kotaku]

Personally, I think a lot of the charm of the game came from the 2D graphics and changing it seems like more of a cash in. The creator of the game seems behind it though, so I guess it's what he wants.

Here's two screens showing the before and the proposed after:


On a final note, is there any games you think are a classic and should not be remade?

15 comments:

  1. why should everything be 3D nowdays

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  2. this is excellent news, I'm glad they are remaking these classics.

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  3. Monkey Island. Try remaking that one now, it'd be a travesty.

    But hey, you never know -- I didn't think Pong would get a remake, but here we are with Wii tennis :)

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  4. I picked this up on DSi ware not too long ago. I love it.

    Yeah it does seem like a excuse to pretty it up and sell it in a box for $40.

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  5. I think crash bandicoot should be remade for ps3. I loved that game

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  6. looks horrible, is it really that hard to come up with something new, just remaking everything is lame as hell.

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  7. Sounds pretty cool gonna check it out

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  8. Heh, looks pretty intense, I still want 3D Contra and Metal Slug...:P and earth worm jim and booger-man, but that's just me :P

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  9. I can't wait for this, 2011 is going to be a great year for gamers!

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  10. It still looks ok even if it's a cash grab. I'd play it.

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  11. i think super mario is one of the games that should not be remade. the poor graphics and the easy gameplay makes the game so much unique!

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  12. Oh Wowo!! I remember playing this game when I was younger

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  13. I reckon Duke Nukem Forever is going to be a let down. You can't fulfill over a decade of hype no matter how hard you try =(, original was tits!!

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