[Scarred Sun]

JaxTH, on 13 December 2014 - 04:35 AM, said:

I demand House of the Dead movies. Couldn't be much worse than what we got before.

Actually, I think a schlocky take a la House of the Dead: Overkill would work quite well.

[Retroman]

I don't like this idea. Video games need to be kept to video games.

They don't work. The reason being is that video games already have a plot. It's hard to expand it without adding new characters and plot devices. And that makes it hard to do a continuation unless there's expanding of characters personality outside of the games.

Things like Dragon Ball Z was firstly based on the manga, which had these cliches like chinese folklore, shooting energy beams though hands, flying, magical items, anthropomorphic soldiers, young kid turning into a great ape at the sight of a full moon, names based on food and things, turtle hermit, floating island with a guy that calls himself kami with an african called mr. popo, power levels, character development, backstories and the fact that Akira Toriyama could add new things to it without it breaking off from the main story, like the Namekian race, Super Saiyan stages, afterworld etc.

What SEGA needs to do is this. HD redrawn versions of 2D games that keep it up to todays standards (without sacrifising the nostalgia), with redesigns of levels, better physics, added features that were scrapped due to hardware limitations etc with online multiplayer, and do it through multiple platforms.

Games that will benefit are Sonic the Hedgehog HD, Sonic CD HD, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 HD (There's a fan-made version of it that's really professional and awesome!), Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles HD, Streets of Rage HD, Toe Jam & Earl HD, Earthworm Jim HD, Contra: Hard Corps HD, Golden Axe HD

They can draw an interpritation of sprites, or they can use a 3D model to recreate it. They need to be creative, and keep it faithful to the art styles of the time.

Example: Ocarina of Time 3DS. Sure, it's a 3D LOZ game, but it sold a lot. Why? Nostalgia. Re-releases don't work as well. If they can make a full set of popular games in HD, it will make them king of the retro gaming industry!
They need to do it, no if's, no buts.

Sell it on the iPhone, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, Wii U, Android, and on PC. Give it regular updates.

In-fact, I will email SEGA this idea.

Update: Here's the email I received from Sega Support UK:

Dear customer,

Thank you for contacting SEGA Europe.

Unfortunately we are unable to accept suggestions for game ideas; SEGA can only accept proposals from developers and development studios.

Thanks again for your correspondence. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any query regarding our products.

Best regards,

Product Support
SEGA Europe Ltd.

This post has been edited by Retroman: 14 December 2014 - 05:20 PM

[The Growler]

I was about to suggest having a film of Golden Axe (and maybe Shining Force?), which I thought would be awesome - perhaps something like STC's version of Golden Axe.