[MUD-Dev] [OT] Re-releasing old games w/ new graphics

[Derek Snider]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mud-dev-admin at kanga.nu On Behalf Of
> Madman Across the Water
> Sent: May 10, 2001 1:55 AM
 
> Derek Licciardi wrote:
 
>> There is a project underway to reproduce the original Ultima game
>> in a new engine.  GA-RPG.com had it reviewed a while back.
 
> http://www.fansforultima.com has links to all the known Ultima
> remake projects, including Telemachos's Ultima I remake, and remakes
> of Ultimas V and VI for Dungeon Siege, and Eriadain, the Ultima IX
> remake.

Personally I think re-releasing a great old game with a modern engine
(graphics, sound, etc) is an excellent idea, and opportunity for a
company to introduce an old game to a new crowd, and also to bring
back an old game to its original fans.  Basically you already have a
guaranteed sell to the people who originally loved the game.

The movie industry often does a "remake" of an old film.  Hollywood is
still making remakes of age-old stories.  Very few of Disney's films
are original ideas.  Their most successful films were based on well
known fairy-tales, and their movies will continue to be sold for many
years to come as new children enter the world.

How many people are going to refuse to buy a new game because it is
"just a remake" of an old game they never played?  Certainly n obody I
know.

If Ultima Underworld I & II were re-released with a modern 3D engine,
I'd buy them the day they were released.

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