I think adding online support and current generation graphics and other features to older games is a great idea and we haven't nearly seen enough of it.
When I got my Wii the first game I played online for ti was Mario Kart Wii. Mario Kart has still the same basic formula, with different handling and car select and all these other features, AND online play. I play it frequently, it was everything I expected.
On the Xbox 360 side of the things the re-release of Perfect Dark on XBLA was amazing and is the most fun I have had with a first person shooter in a long time. Easily one of my favorite games on the Nintendo 64, 4J studios improved the controls and added all new textures and kept the game running at 60 frames per second in 1080p. The blurry visuals and abysmal framerate and questionable controls of the Nintendo 64 version were gone, and the game damn near feels like a current gen title when you set it up right and make it center the cursor.
This week, Hydro Thunder Hurricane was also released. While not technically a remake, and pretty different, it still FEELS like the Hydro Thunder that I know and love from the local arcade and the Nintendo 64 console. I have been playing this online since release and I am having an absolute blast.
Not too long ago, I think it was a few months back, I took out Road Rash 64 and played a game with friends. It was absolutely hilarious. If this made it to Xbox Live I think Xbox 360 would be my favorite console of all time. That is... at least until they shut down the online like they did with the original Xbox.
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