Retro

Play Halo’s 8-Bit Ancestor Right Now

What would Halo: Combat Evolved look like if it had been made for the Nintendo Entertainment System? Expert de-maker Eric Ruth answers that question with his own version of Halo, a side-scrolling shooter that looks lifted straight from the ’80s.


October 18, 2010
In Real Life

This Fable Game Is As Much An Improvement As It Is A Homage

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Fable fan Jo-Remi is working on a “demake” of the series, a single retro-themed title combining not just the best elements of all three Fable games, but the best elements that were promised and never made it.


August 6, 2010
News

The 8-bit Version Of DJ Hero Comes Complete With Chiptune Mashups

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The man responsible for the 8-bit version of zombie shooter Left 4 Dead has turned his “de-make” skills to another recent franchise – Activision’s DJ Hero. Pixel Force: DJ Hero, as it’s known, is musically true to its ’80s roots.


May 12, 2010
In Real Life

The God Of War Meets Game & Watch

Mr Game & Watch gets godly and grisly with Greek & Wicked, God of War reimagined for Nintendo’s classic LCD handheld system, as seen on Newgrounds, where it’s totally playable and as deep as any Game & Watch game you’ve played.


April 17, 2010
News

Modern Warfare 2 Platformer Shows Breach-and-Clear In 2D

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Hey, if Modern Warfare 3 falls hopelessly behind schedule as Infinity Ward crumbles, maybe Activision can go this route instead. Well, maybe except for the part about this PC game being 100 per cent free.


March 2, 2010
News

BioShock’s Arcadia Demade For Doom II

Doom fans looking to squeeze more life from Doom II, technologically resistant to joining us in the 21st century, can still see some of Rapture’s underwater delights, thanks to this BioShock-inspired “demake” crafted for id Software’s classic PC shooter.


February 11, 2009
In Real Life

Team Fortress 2 Demake Gang Garrison 2 Goes 2.0

When things go 2.0, it’s a big deal. Remember Web 2.0? Boy did we have some fun with that! Thankfully, the fan-made, Team Fortress 2-inspired 8-bit”demake” Gang Garrison 2 has reached such a milestone.


February 3, 2009
In Real Life

D-Pad Hero Brings Guitar Hero (Unofficially) To NES

Add another fan-made Guitar Hero-inspired creation to the pile! While the Commodore 64 version may have followed the path set by the Harmonix-developed music game more closely, D-Pad Hero drops guitar controllers altogether.


November 25, 2008
Uncategorized

World of Warcraft Gets Its Atari 2600 Port

Earlier this year, Blizzard once again impressed us with its ability to churn out a handful of April Fool’s Day news pranks that were not only hilarious, but were uncharacteristically delivered on time. One of those was the announcement of World of Warcraft: The Molten Core, the first WoW release for a console, the Atari 2600. The game is a fabrication no longer — someone’s made it.


September 12, 2008
Uncategorized

If Shadow Of The Colossus Were Released 25 Years Ago…

…it probably wouldn’t have been that good. One of the other entries from The Independent Gaming Source’s Demakes contest is this Shadow of the Colossus throwback. One can make the argument that graphics don’t matter, but unless you’re moved emotionally by parallax scrolling, some of the “oomph” when Team ICO’s game gets ported to the TRS-80 Model III. Like the Portal demake Super 3D Portals 6, this one’s freely playable.

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