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Title: Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Need to Make a Comeback
Post by: digi on November 27, 2017, 01:04:09 am
  Any games from back in the day that really deserve to make a comeback. Here is a few that came to mind for me
 
- Fight night boxing game
- Clock tower
- Onimusha
- Bonk
- Timesplitters
- Syphon Filter
- Bully
- Shinobi
- Prince of Persia
- Ristar


Title: Re: Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Need to Make a Comeback
Post by: stealthrush on November 27, 2017, 02:59:32 am
- Jumping Flash!
- Pocky & Rocky
- Rival Schools
- Last Blade
- Valis
Title: Re: Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Need to Make a Comeback
Post by: pizzasafari on November 27, 2017, 09:20:21 am
Maybe not forgotten, but dropped/shafted:

- Jet Set Radio
- Panzer Dragoon (Crimson Dragon doesn't count)
- Jet Set Radio
- Blinx
- Jet Set Radio
- Metal Arms (was supposed to be a series but the publisher treated the developer like dirt and it never continued past the first game, bring it back!)
- Jet Set Radio
- Shadow Hearts
- Jet Set Radio
- Dark Cloud
- Jet Set Radio

Just bring Jet Set Radio back, I swear to god. Why, Sega? Why not?
Title: Re: Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Need to Make a Comeback
Post by: ignition365 on November 27, 2017, 09:40:28 am
Wild Arms.
Silent Scope.
Timesplitters.
Fear Effect. (Yes, I know it already is, but it's not the same.  Even the remake there is no details if it's a true remaster or a re-imagining with Sedna gameplay)
Punisher. (Personally, I'd love to see more Volition Punisher)
Red Faction.
Puzzle League.  (I'd do with any Puzzle League game, but I would love another franchise based entry Tetris Attack, Pokemon, etc.  Personally I'd love to see a Smash Bros Puzzle League a la Puzzle Fighter)
Mercenaries.
Wet.
Mad Max.
Mega Man Legends.
Title: Re: Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Need to Make a Comeback
Post by: kashell on November 27, 2017, 10:08:36 am
Valkyrie Profile
Suikoden
Breath of Fire (aside: 6 doesn't count. It's garbage. Trust no one that enjoys it)
Wild ARMs
Legaia
Grandia
Record of Agarest War
Jet Set Radio
Chrono
Shadow Hearts
Title: Re: Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Need to Make a Comeback
Post by: ferraroso on November 27, 2017, 10:18:53 am
I can think of dozens of series that I believe could make a return but if I needed to pick up only one, it would be Alex Kidd.
When I was a kid myself, Alex Kidd in Miracle World used to be my favorite game by far, so it is definitely the dead franchise that I love the most.
Title: Re: Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Need to Make a Comeback
Post by: chrismb on November 27, 2017, 10:44:34 am

Bloody Roar
Aggressive Inline
Alan Wake
Bully
Jet Set Radio
Art of Fighting
Title: Re: Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Need to Make a Comeback
Post by: burningdoom on November 27, 2017, 11:28:23 am
King's Field is the one, more than any other, that I want to see.
Title: Re: Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Need to Make a Comeback
Post by: dashv on November 27, 2017, 11:59:53 am
Love this thread! Here are my picks:

Battletoads
Pocky & Rocky
Double Dragon Neon
Alan Wake
Burnout
Epic Mega Games and Apogee PC Games (not a franchise so much as a family of IPs that were awesome) - Hocus Pocus, Alien Carnage (Halloween Harry), One Must Fall, Terminal Velocity

Star Tropics
Parasite Eve
Bonk
Trauma Center (Switch Anthology Version please!) :)
Cool Spot
Destruction Derby
Dino Crisis
Earthworm Jim
Mutant League Football
Mutant League Hockey
NBA Jam
Rocket Knight
Rumble Roses (guilty pleasure)
Simpsons Hit n' Run (this needs to be turned into a franchise)
Streets of Rage
Contra
Wario Land (why is Mario getting all the love while Wario is stuck in mini-game land?)
Title: Re: Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Need to Make a Comeback
Post by: azure on November 27, 2017, 12:34:40 pm
Panzer Dragoon
Skies of Arcadia
Jet Set Radio
F-Zero
Viewtiful Joe
Mega Man
Onimusha
Wario Ware
Parasite Eve
Title: Re: Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Need to Make a Comeback
Post by: aliensstudios on November 27, 2017, 10:55:27 pm
• Alex Kidd (remake or all-new game, c'mon Sega!)
• F-Zero
• Pocky & Rocky
• LEGO Racers
• Zombies Ate My Neighbors / Ghoul Patrol / Herc's Adventures (A new game or a remaster would be incredible)
• MediEvil
• House of the Dead (Light gun games aren't dead just yet!)
• Mario Baseball / Mario Strikers (We got a taste in Mario Sports Superstars but these games are begging for proper sequels)
• Diddy Kong Racing
• Jet Grind Radio
• Conker
• Banjo-Kazooie
• Splatterhouse
• Mystical Ninja
Title: Re: Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Need to Make a Comeback
Post by: kamikazekeeg on November 27, 2017, 11:28:47 pm
Diddy Kong Racing
Super Mario RPG
Banjo-Kazooie

These are like my top tier wants in particular.
Title: Re: Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Need to Make a Comeback
Post by: jrjigga57 on November 28, 2017, 12:43:29 am
Suikoden......PERIOD
Title: Re: Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Need to Make a Comeback
Post by: digi on November 28, 2017, 10:43:23 pm
add The last guy and Klonoa to my list
Title: Re: Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Need to Make a Comeback
Post by: matimo on November 28, 2017, 11:13:00 pm
i'd like to see a new Croc game, other than that im not sure....
Title: Re: Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Need to Make a Comeback
Post by: undertakerprime on November 29, 2017, 07:27:29 am
-Shinobi
-Streets of Rage
-Golden Axe
-Chrono
-Panzer Dragoon
-DARKSTALKERS!!!
Title: Re: Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Need to Make a Comeback
Post by: gecko101 on November 29, 2017, 11:19:57 pm
I think a good lot of these series will be from SEGA. When they were in their prime, their games were absolutely amazing. Now, we get Yakuza, which I've heard is quite good, but otherwise their game output seems super lacklustre.

My picks (echoing quite a few others!):
Jet Set Radio
Panzer Dragoon
NiGHTS
Skies of Arcadia
The World Ends With You
Streets of Rage (something like Mania would be fantastic)
We Ski? (bonus nostalgia choice)

Then again, you can't trust SEGA to do much right so I'm not sure...
Title: Re: Forgotten Video Game Franchises That Need to Make a Comeback
Post by: turf on December 04, 2017, 11:59:51 am
Love this thread! Here are my picks:

Battletoads
Pocky & Rocky
Double Dragon Neon
Alan Wake
Burnout
Epic Mega Games and Apogee PC Games (not a franchise so much as a family of IPs that were awesome) - Hocus Pocus, Alien Carnage (Halloween Harry), One Must Fall, Terminal Velocity

Star Tropics
Parasite Eve
Bonk
Trauma Center (Switch Anthology Version please!) :)
Cool Spot
Destruction Derby
Dino Crisis
Earthworm Jim
Mutant League Football
Mutant League Hockey
NBA Jam
Rocket Knight
Rumble Roses (guilty pleasure)
Simpsons Hit n' Run (this needs to be turned into a franchise)
Streets of Rage
Contra
Wario Land (why is Mario getting all the love while Wario is stuck in mini-game land?)

My list is going to echo a lot of Dash's.  Well done on the list.

My biggies are:

Contra
Earthworm Jim
Battletoads
Bonk
NBA JAM

I'll add a few to the list
Punch-Out!!
Chrono Trigger
Lolo
Metal Storm
Rygar
Adventure Island
Excitebike (Excitebike 64 isn't talked about enough)
Gargoyles Quest
Power Blade
Bubble Bobble/Rainbow Islands
Rockin' Kats
Crazy Taxi


I can do this all day.  There's a lot of franchises out there.