Letter from America: 8-bit classics that deserve a remake

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While I was enduring a long-haul flight a few weeks ago, I started thinking about old classic games that deserve a remake. With gaming history now spanning five decades, there are plenty of ideal candidates for a modern-day makeover - but which ones should make the cut?
I started with a long list of potential games that I eventually boiled down to just five - all classics from the mid-80s that were released on either Atari 8-bit micros or the Commodore 64. I'll be creating further articles like this, and my next five picks will likely be ZX Spectrum games. Not just because there are some great Speccy games that were way ahead of their time that would make amazing new games - but to also introduce USgamer's American readership to some of the classics that defined the British micro boom of the 80s.
Once you've had a look at my five remake picks, I'd love to hear which old classic games you think would kick ass in modern-day form.
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