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Top 5 Franchises for Retro Revivals

September 23, 2008 in Top List comments 4

With the release of Mega Man 9 yesterday on WiiWare, a new genre of downloadable games may have been established; Retro Revivals. A Retro Revival is a true sequel to an established franchise presented in its original 2D graphic format.

MyReviewPoint.com lists their top 5 franchise which would prove to deliver exceptional retro revivals for current generation of gamers to download and enjoy.

The 2D era was filled with several franchises that delivered masterpieces in 8-bit and 16-bit, so how do you narrow it down to the top 5? Its not easy, but as we continue our 2D Week celebration we examine 5 game franchises deserving of an old fashion retro revival.
GSwagg via myreviewpoint.com »
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    Zero and X Sep 23, 08
    Its a pretty good list, no real complaints.
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    Final Blade Sep 23, 08
    Yea, no real complaints for me. Good list imo.
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    Dio Sep 24, 08
    Agree with Metroid, but not Punchout.

    But Zelda definitely needs a 2D revival, in aLttP graphics. That would be EPIC!
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    Big A2* Sep 24, 08
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    Agree with Metroid, but not Punchout.
    Me too. Punch out was fun but why does it need a retro revival when it hasn't even had a regular revival?!

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