So I was on XBL today, and I saw one of my friends was playing "Call of Duty Classic." on arcade. WTF! I thought to myself. What is that, and more importantly, where the hell did he get it? The original CoD was a great game. After all, it was the one that started the whole CoD phenomenon, and quite frankly, I will take WW2 themed CoD over MW any day. It started as a WW2 franchise, gained its fame as a WW2 franchise, as far as I'm concerned, CoD should have stayed WW2 games. So I immediately search for it to download, but it's nowhere to be found (cue sad face). I later find out that it will be released for download on Dec 2, on XBL. That's awesome! I will definitely check that out...and this got me thinking...what other great games would be awesome to be remade either on arcade, or as totally new xbox titles?

First off, I think it would be absolutely awesome to redo the SNES/Genesis version of Shadowrun. Make it as an arcade game, with updated graphics, sound, etc. That would be epic! Let's admit it, rpg's are awesome. Cyberpunk is awesome. Redoing Shadowrun would be (curse word)ing awesome!

Now there's a good chance a lot of console players played the old Shadowrun, but what about games that weren't even on console? Something that console gamers never had the pleasure of enjoying. And for them, I have 2 words (and a number) Baldur's Gate 2. Remember oldschool crpg's like Planescape: Torment or Icewind Dale, and how incredibly awesome they were? Well, if you're a console gamer, you probably don't. There's a good chance you don't even know what CRPG stands for (Computer Roleplaying Game) basically, if you are a PC gamer, and were gaming back in the day, these games made it worth getting up in the morning. It would be a great way to expose console gamers to some PC gaming goodness. And it's not only a crpg, but it's like THE BEST crpg! To see an updated BG2 would be so epic. The isometric view in Dragon Age was one of the biggest turn ons for me. It was a way to relive my old PC rpg days...then later getting burned to find out that the iso-view was cut from the console version...(my PC is outdated, falling apart, and I'm broke)

I went into some detail about those games, because those are the 2 games I think would be really, really cool to remake and re-release. Although, they are both rpg's, so they will be long, and therefore probably cost more than normal MS points. Those aren't the only games I think would be great to remake. I have a list here of games I think would be awesome to remake. I know a lot of the games listed were on multiple platforms, I just listed the versions I remember playing.

PC

Quake 3

Deus Ex

Fallout 1&2

Return to Castle Wolfenstein, or at least just the Multiplayer portion, or Wolfenstein: ET

Battle Chess

NINTENDO

Double Dragon 2

Final Fight

Bad Dudes

Wizards & Warriors

R.C. Pro-Am

Blaster Master

River City Ransom

Excitebike

Skate or Die

Deja Vu

Shadowgate

Casino Kid

SNES

FF III

Tecmo Super Bowl

GENESIS

Road Rash

Skitchin

Kid Chameleon

General Chaos

Toe Jam & Earl

M.E.R.C.S.

Zombies Ate My Neighbors

Mutant League Football/Hockey

ARCADE

Dungeons and Dragons

Rampage

Killer Instinct

Ghosts n' Goblins

Michael Jackson: Moonwalker

X-Men Arcade game!

Return of the Jedi

A wrestling game done in the oldschool fashion of the 16-bit era, or like N64 wrestling games (back when they didn't suck)

And if anyone cares, here is some info on the differences between CRPG's and console RPG's.

If I had to sum up the differences, it would be CRPG's were typically played in an isometric view, opposed to the 3rd or 1st person views popular among console rpg's. They have more of a "Dungeon and Dragons" setting, in fact, a lot of them were based off D&D rulesets. They also tend to have more focus on developing a character and exploration, and are Western RPG's. They took advantage of the keyboard and mouse setup, usually by moving via point and click, rather than the WASD or arrow keys. The stories and dialog are long and feature the "choice system," where an NPC wil say something, and then you select a choice to respond with. There is also a lot of lore you can discover and read that doesn't even relate to the main story. Also, and this is at least partially due to CRPG's being older games, there was A LOT of reading.

Console rpg's seem to first off, come from Japan. You won't really find JRPG's on a PC, unless it is a port from a console game. And I'm not talking about all those free online MMO's and such. I'm talking about retail released, non-MMO titles. Console rpg's seem to be more focused on telling a "carved in stone" story, where you basically just listen and can't choose your response to dialog. They also feature brighter, more vivid settings (those crazy Japs). I haven't played a FF game in quite awhile, so I don't know if they have released a FF game yet where you can create a character from scratch, and pick everything from their sex and race, to their class, facial features, skills and name? This is something that CRPG's are known for.

A lot of the popular RPG's now are based off CRPG's, and have just been updated including games like Fallout, The Elder Scrolls games, and anything that Bioware releases.

I've been hearing a lot of hype recently with the information coming out on the next gen systems. Hype from people about the insane graphics, and such. ell, I'm just going to make this short and sweet. I have a PC. So al the Next Gen hype means nothing to me,. and gets real old and annoying real fast. It's like bragging about to me about having a Lamborghini, when I already had one for years, you're comparing apples to apples. So don't go crying to mommy when I don't share the same enthusiasm as u when you when you get your now Xbox 360, or PS3. The only thing I am looking forward to is selling them on ebay to the morons who will pay 3 and 4 times more for them. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to surf the internet, and print some things out (oops, cant do that on next gen systems).

I am both a PC gamer and and xbox gamer. I am a PC gamer at heart, and have been one far longer than I have been playing on the Xbox, but in this short time, I can see the vast differences. I will be focusing on the Multiplayer aspect of both systems, and listing the pros and cons (to me) for both.

PC:
Ah, the PC. It is my lifeline. Without it, I would die, and wither into something that loosely resembles a turd.. I could list a million reasons why I love it so much, but like I said, I will be focusing only on the MP aspect. First of all, it's free. You don't have to pay any sort of fee to play online via the PC, you also don't have to have a broadband connection. It is also the best MP available. RTS games, a genre that is rarely on any console, it a big part of PC gaming. And playing them online is a blast.
I always hear inexperienced Xbox players telling me that the PC isn't better than XBL because of friend's lists and voice comm. But the truth of the matter is, the PC has both of these, and in my opinion, carries them out better than the Xbox. Most friend's list on the PC are either through server browsing software, (such as Gamespy or The All Seeing Eye) or saved on the games server itself. (such as in battle.net games), and your not limited to one, global Gametag. You can have a different gametag for everygame. And no matter how many times you change it, It won't mess up your friends list. You will still be on there, with you new name updated. As for voice comm....Xbox playes thought they had this new, revolutionary thing when they heard XBL would feature headsets, and voice communication. The truth of the mater is, We PC gamers have been talking to each other through voice comm for years now. Although it is not universal like on XBL, meaning you can't just talk to anyone playing with you, it is much more organized on the PC. You install voice communication software (such as Roger Wilco, Teamspeak, or Ventrillo) and setup your own room. This way, you only speak to those in the room with you. No annoying players yelling and cursing, only people you care to hear will be heard. And on top of that, we also have a keyboard, so voice comm isn't all that important anyway.
Which brings me to another topic....trash talking. Trash talking on the Xbox is out of control. Probably due to the fact that the Xbox is geared towards younger players who haven't developed online etiquette yet. Even those people who talk trash on the comp...I't is a lot less annoying to have someone type trash, than to actually hear them running their mouth. And that person will most likely be kicked from the server in a PC game, an option that doesn't exist on the Xbox. The ability to create your own server, with your own settings, is probably the biggest perk to PC gaming, other than the controls. To setup your own game, and be your boss, let who you want in, and kick who you want out. The ability to change the settings of the game, and tweak it just the way you want, is something the Xboxers will never experience.

Xbox:
Well, I an still new to playing on the Xbox. When I mean new, I dont mean playing on it in general, I mean playing on my own. Not on my friends, or at the store. So what does the Xbox have to offer that the PC doesn't? From what I can see, not much, but I won't bash it, after all, Online via console is still a new concept. They do have games that aren't available on the PC, although the PC ahs games not available on Xbox. The headset , although I dread hearing those annoying little snots talk trash after every kill, and after every game, is neat. Being able to talk whenever is something that appeals to the community. But what it really comes down to is this....it's fun. I have fun playing XBL, as do I playing on the PC. No matter what the differences are, or the pros and cons, what it comes down to is, I have fun, and you should too. Leave your whining at home. Log on, have some fun, and I'll see you online!