Hey Tempers, I've been looking at a kinda different venue to scratch my retro-love itch: Demakes. What that is, is when people deliberately remake advanced games for vastly inferior systems, often the NES. A good example of this would be the NES version of Final Fantasy 7:
[youtube]http://youtu.be/qM57S1DsSAY[/youtube]
For some reason to me, these games seem almost more worth playing than the original. Unfortunately a big problem with trying to find good ones to play (especially for the NES, which is the most fun imho) either they're exclusively in Chinese only, with noone desiring to translate them (and a quick skim through Youtube shows that there are a LOT of them), and the ones that get a lot of attention are only because they suck. See the NES Chrono Trigger for example.
Or then there's the other problem, where there might be an AWESOME looking game that is said to be NES, but WHOOPS! it's not actually a ROM, but it's own PC game. Some good examples of that are Rockman 7 (or 8) FC, and Soundless Mountain 2 (AKA Silent Hill 2). This is not at all a problem for many, but when I search for a NES game, I expect to find an NES game, not a "Nes-style" game. Besides, I'm basically looking for something I can play on my DS, likely on an emulator (Such as nesDS).
Can I get some recommendations for some good demakes then? It doesn't have to be NES (though it helps,) but I would prefer it to be on an actual console ROM, and not just some PC game. If it's in Chinese, it better be light on required text (ie a platformer or something, not an RPG).
Some stuff I've got already:
Final Fantasy VII
Super Mario World
Contra Spirits (Super Contra 3)
I know that there's a lot more out there, but I would like some sort of worthwhile comprehensive list, and I trust you guys for game opinions. I'm not going to hear "It's so awful because it's NES graphics! HA HA (random swearing) HA!" from you...
[youtube]http://youtu.be/qM57S1DsSAY[/youtube]
For some reason to me, these games seem almost more worth playing than the original. Unfortunately a big problem with trying to find good ones to play (especially for the NES, which is the most fun imho) either they're exclusively in Chinese only, with noone desiring to translate them (and a quick skim through Youtube shows that there are a LOT of them), and the ones that get a lot of attention are only because they suck. See the NES Chrono Trigger for example.
Or then there's the other problem, where there might be an AWESOME looking game that is said to be NES, but WHOOPS! it's not actually a ROM, but it's own PC game. Some good examples of that are Rockman 7 (or 8) FC, and Soundless Mountain 2 (AKA Silent Hill 2). This is not at all a problem for many, but when I search for a NES game, I expect to find an NES game, not a "Nes-style" game. Besides, I'm basically looking for something I can play on my DS, likely on an emulator (Such as nesDS).
Can I get some recommendations for some good demakes then? It doesn't have to be NES (though it helps,) but I would prefer it to be on an actual console ROM, and not just some PC game. If it's in Chinese, it better be light on required text (ie a platformer or something, not an RPG).
Some stuff I've got already:
Final Fantasy VII
Super Mario World
Contra Spirits (Super Contra 3)
I know that there's a lot more out there, but I would like some sort of worthwhile comprehensive list, and I trust you guys for game opinions. I'm not going to hear "It's so awful because it's NES graphics! HA HA (random swearing) HA!" from you...
