Title: Freeware and opensource classic remakes
Slug: freeware-and-opensource-classic-remakes
Date: 2006-08-28 11:07:00
Author: Kartones
Lang: en
Tags: Videogames
Description: A list of freeware and opensource classic videogame remakes.

 <p>I love computers. I've been using them since I was a child, starting with some
handhelds (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LCD_games_from_The_Legend_of_Zelda_series#Zelda_(Game_&_Watch)">Zelda Game &amp; Watch</a> is my precioussss), and passing through
AMSTRAD PC/W, Spectrums, Amigas and 386 up to today, not counting consoles (I've
got some of them but played almost every one that appeared in Spain).<br>And
always, one of the uses I've most got from them was entertainment, playing
videogames. I've seen, felt, played and enjoyed all the videogame growth, from
the classic Pong to Quake 4.<br><br>But sometimes I feel like the creativity has
died, that the fun part of the games is becoming the "visual part". Yup, is cool
to see bump-mapped, ultra-high polygon models with motion blur and lip-sync
speeches while dozens of sounds reverb in your 7:1 sound system. But I spent
many more hours finishing for the 10th time Dune 2, or playing Maniac Mansion
with another characters.<br><br>So, today I've made a small list of the best
conversions I've found and played. There are tons more but usually are early
work-in-progress. <br><br><b><u>La Abadía del Crimen</u></b><br>Remake: <a href="http://www.abadiadelcrimen.com/">Remake de La Abadía del
Crimen</a><br><i>In spanish</i><br>A Spanish <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Spectrum">ZX
Spectrum</a> classic, an adventure based on <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091605/">The name of the
Rose</a> film. <br><br><b><u>Civilitation</u></b><br>Remake: <a href="http://www.freeciv.org/">FreeCiv</a><br>A
multi-platform remake. Customizable and with multiplayer. <br><br><b><u>Alone in
the Dark</u></b><br>Remake: <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/fitd/">Free in the Dark</a><br>An opensource remake of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu">Cthulhu</a> horror
game. <br><br><b><u>Dune 2</u></b><br>Remake: <a href="http://dune2themaker.fundynamic.com/">Dune 2: The Maker</a><br><i>Still in progress</i><br>A remake of
one of the first and best <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_strategy">RTS</a>
games. <br><br><b><u>Another World</u></b><br>Remake: <a href="http://www.anotherworld.fr/anotherworld_uk/index.htm">Another World</a> <i>Not free but very cheap</i><br>A Windows
remake of this classic sci-fi adventure. Really worth buying.
<br><br><b><u>Transport Tycoon</u></b><br>Remake: <a href="http://www.openttd.org/">OpenTTD</a><br><i>Requires original
game data files</i><br>Excelent remake and upgrade from the transport simulation
game. <br><br><b><u>UFO: Enemy Unknown</u></b><br>Remake: <a href="http://www.smksoftware.ru/index.php?page=105&amp;lang=en">Pocket UFO</a><br>Marvelous PocketPC remake of this strategy
classic. Included too is a PC "pocket" version. <br><br><b><u>Laser
Squad</u></b><br>Remake: <a href="http://retroactionmagazine.com/retroactionextra/laser-squad-week-the-remakes/">L. Squad</a><br>Remake of one of the first turn-based strategy
games I ever played (on my old <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_500">Amiga 500</a>) <br><br><b><u>Zelda</u></b><br>Remake: <a href="http://www.zeldaclassic.com/">Zelda Classic</a><br>What
started as a Zelda port, ended with an extensible Zelda game-engine. Highly
recommended.<br>Remake: <a href="http://zeldamobile.gorthwogh.net/Downloads.php">Zelda Mobile</a><br><i>Still in progress</i><br><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J2me">J2ME</a> conversion of
the Gameboy classic, full-color now. <br><br><b><u>Wolfenstein
3D</u></b><br>Remake: <a href="http://wolf3dredux.sourceforge.net/">Wolfenstein 3D Redux</a><br>Multi-platform conversion of the first
<strong>id Software</strong> titles and the first 3D shooter.
<br><br><b><u>Ultima series</u></b><br>Remake: <a href="http://reconstruction.voyd.net/index.php?event=project&amp;typeKeyword=remakes#97">Ultima: The Reconstruction</a><br>An impressive website contaning
dozens of remakes, conversions, ports and mods of all the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Series">Ultima
series</a> games. <br><br>Oh, and last I want to mention the mother of all
ports, <a href="http://www.scummvm.org/">scummVM</a>, which allows
to play all your favourite classic adventures in multiple devices (right now I
have installed Monkey Island I &amp; II into my PSP).<br><br>P.S.: A small gift
for those who have readed until here ;) more freeware games at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_freeware_games">this
Wikipedia link</a>.</p>