Older games you'd love to see an update for.

[Angel Tarragon]

Master Of Orion 4 (done like Master of Orion 2. 3 is a POS, though that is JMO).
Paperboy.
Sim City. ( I don't like the way zoning works. I believe there should be Govermental and Educational zoning, educational broken up into middle-high school and universities (not all universities are alike).
Sim Planet.
Myst. (I can't get enough Myst)
Leisure Suit Larry (Corny but fun games).
Tetris Elements (totally fun).
Command & Conquer (been playing it a lot lately, need a version I can actually hear it though ).

 

[Orius]

[
Kid Icarus: Everybody remembers Metroid, but few people remember this side-scrolling gem from the early days of the NES.

Probably becuase it was a pain in the ass to play. I know some people loved the game, but I can't stand it, and I've tried to like it.

 

[Orius]

It'd be nice to see an updated Star Tropics game. The second one didn't quite live up to the first.

I liked both games. The second one had some silly humor elements, but it was a pretty challenging game. The first one had a better story, but gameplay on the second one is a bit more enjoyable. And yeah, this would be a pretty good franchise for Nintendo to try to revive.

 

[TheYeti1775]

I'd buy a new Populous and Ikari Warriors.

ABBA

 

[talmar]

Master of Magic, I still play and love that game.
XCom/TFTD, Also still play

Here's one, it's not 8 years old or older but I feel it needs a new incarnation

Planescape: Torment

 

[Neo]

Ooh, tell me more, tell me more. I have fond memories of going round a friend's house and playing Elite on his BBC micro during school lunchbreak. One of us flying and the other manning the ECM and missiles.

Cheers,
Liam

There isn't masses of information about it available beyond a FAQ. It is being produced by Frontier Developments http://www.frontier.co.uk/ the FAQ can be found there. I also saw it listed among the future releases for 2006 over at play.com

 

[Arnwyn]

I'd be interested in updates for:

- Kid Icarus
- Actraiser
- Wing Commander (all of them)
- X-Wing/Tie Fighter
- Snatcher
- Secret of Mana (I'm curious how Children of Mana and Seiken Densetsu 4 will turn out)
- Ultima Underworld

 

[Rykion]

The truest current sequel for X-com is Rebelstar: Tactical Command. It is a turn-based strategy game for the gameboy advance designed by some of the original X-com team. It looks a lot like the original games with cartoony graphics. I've never played, but all the reviews compare it to the X-com games.

 

[trancejeremy]

The trouble though with Rebelstar, is that all the missions are canned, ie, pre-made.

But yeah, it basically is the combat portion of X-com, with a few refinements.

I dunno why they can make something like that for the GBA, but not the PC. (I know they have Laser Squad Nemesis, but I don't like real time games)

 

[JimAde]

Lemmings

Man I love that game. I can't believe I can't find it for the PC. I'd gladly play the old low-tech-graphics version, but a new one with spiffier graphics would be cool.