How would you even modernize Star Tropics?

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kupomogli said:

Not sure if you're aware, but there's also Zoda's Revenge: Star Tropics 2 also on the NES. The scenes in the game were more of a comedy like how you're explaining, with Mike Jones(who?) getting pulled into other timelines with cave men, Cleopatra, Sherlock Holmes, etc, then making jokes about it.

The gameplay is the same but smoother, where you can move and attack in eight directions and have a controllable jump.  Mike also gets upgraded weapons rather than the Yoyo he's had from the first game.

I think if they were to update the series, it'd be best if they left it in 2D. But if they did update it to 3D it'd be best if the world was designed like Zelda 64 and if Mike Jones controlled similar to link but with his own weapons. Have other weapons still in the game, like the disposable baseball bats, berries, snow man ice attack, etc, but leave the Yoyo as his main weapon since a throwing weapon would make it too easy with a lock on style gameplay.

Bonus points for the first one to get what I mean in the parenthesis.  You don't get anything, just props, so pat yourself on the back.

I'm aware of Zoda's Revenge, but I've never actually played it.  The only reason I have even played Star Tropics is because back in my colleged days (way back in 2002 or 2003) a friend of mine and I got on a NES kick, and ended up purchasing a top loading NES (for 70 dollars at the time) and decided to beef up or NES collection at second hand stores.

I can see a game made in the same style working as an E-Shop or 3DS title, especially after seeing the new Link to the Past.  They could even reuse that same engine, to keep it super authentic, lol.

If it was done in the style of a 3D Zelda, I think it would have to be more action oriented (like the relationship between A Legend of Zelda and Star Tropics).  I would imagine it would be more like Darksiders.  Control wise, as the aesthetics, tone, and design would all be very different.

badgenome said:
I would take away all the colors, change it to a first person perspective, and give Mike an M16A1 instead of a yo-yo. Also, instead of Mike his name would be Sarge.

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