
With the increase of digital sales worldwide, a lot of publishers are trying to resurrect old titles so people can play them in modern consoles.
Arcade Archives, Sega Ages, Konami collections, Capcom collections and so on.
Like most of things nowadays, many of them are overlooked, so I have made this thread to list and discuss them. There are many people waiting that publishers release again the favorite games from their childhood.
What years are considered Retro?
Everyone have a diferent opinion from post-2005, so I'll look case by case. PSP, DS or Wii are a thin line.
Maybe there will be a game that it's considered retro for people who visit the thread in 2025 and not now.
How are companies releasing their games?
Publishers and developers are bringing the old classics in many ways:
- Port: Releasing the original game with minimal changes (Emulated games included)
- Remaster: Improving the original game, sometimes including new features
- Remake: Creating a new version of the original game since zero
- Revival: Forgotten games are released many years later for the first time or games coming back after >10 years keeping the old formula.
- Sequel: New titles of dormant IPs.
I'll try to make different tables by months. So, we don't have a huge table that takes up half of the thread.
Great games already available
Sunset Riders
Collection of Mana
Phantasy Star
Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle
Castlevania Advance Collection
Turok
Mega Man Zero / ZX Legacy Collection
Virtua Racing
Doom 64
Latest Releases
GAME | TYPE | O.PLATFORM | DATE | O.YEAR | COLLECTION |
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Kirby’s Return to Dream Land | Remaster | Wii | 02/24/23 | 2011 | |
Don Doko Don | Port | Arcade | 02/24/23 | 1989 | Arcade Archives |
Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX | Remaster | Arcade | 02/23/23 (Japan) | 2005 | |
Syd of Valis | Port | Sega Genesis | 02/23/23 | 1992 | Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection 2 |
Valis IV | Port | PC Engine CD | 02/23/23 | 1991 | Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection 2 |
Valis: The Fantasm Soldier | Port | Sega Genesis | 02/23/23 | 1991 | Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection 2 |
Ninja JajaMaru: The Ninja Skill Book | Port | Famicom | 02/21/23 | 1989 | Ninja JaJaMaru: The Lost RPGs |
Ninja JajaMaru: The Legend of the Golden Castle | Port | Famicom | 02/21/23 | 1990 | Ninja JaJaMaru: The Lost RPGs |
Akka Arrh | Revival | Arcade | 02/21/23 | Unreleased | |
Tales of Symphonia Remastered | Remaster | GameCube | 02/17/23 | 2003 | |
Bill & Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure | Port | Game Boy | 02/17/23 | 1991 | Bill & Ted’s Excellent Retro Collection |
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Video Game Adventure | Port | NES | 02/17/23 | 1991 | Bill & Ted’s Excellent Retro Collection |
Grobda | Port | Arcade | 02/16/23 | 1984 | Arcade Archives |
Spy Bros.: Pipi & Bibi’s DX | Remaster | Arcade | 02/14/23 | 1991 |
Upcoming Releases
GAME | TYPE | O.PLATFORM | DATE | O.YEAR | COLLECTION |
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RayCrisis | Port | Arcade | 03/09/23 (Japan) | 1998 | Ray’z Arcade Chronology |
RayCrisis HD | Remaster | Arcade | 03/09/23 (Japan) | 1998 | Ray’z Arcade Chronology |
RayForce | Port | Arcade | 03/09/23 (Japan) | 1993 | Ray’z Arcade Chronology |
RayStorm | Port | Arcade | 03/09/23 (Japan) | 1996 | Ray’z Arcade Chronology |
RayStorm NEO-HD | Remaster | Arcade | 03/09/23 (Japan) | 1996 | Ray’z Arcade Chronology |
Record of Agarest War | Port | PS3 | 03/09/23 | 2007 | |
Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse | Remaster | Wii | 03/09/23 | 2008 | |
Osman (Cannon Dancer) | Port | Arcade | 03/30/23 | 1996 | |
Assault Suits Valken Declassified | Port | Super Famicom | 03/30/23 | 1992 | |
Castle of Shikigami 2 | Remaster | Arcade | 04/13/23 (Japan) | 2003 | |
Mega Man Battle Network | Port | Game Boy Advance | 04/14/23 | 2001 | Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 1 |
Mega Man Battle Network 2 | Port | Game Boy Advance | 04/14/23 | 2001 | Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 1 |
Mega Man Battle Network 3 Blue | Port | Game Boy Advance | 04/14/23 | 2002 | Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 1 |
Mega Man Battle Network 3 White | Port | Game Boy Advance | 04/14/23 | 2002 | Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 1 |
Mega Man Battle Network 4 Blue Moon | Port | Game Boy Advance | 04/14/23 | 2003 | Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 2 |
Mega Man Battle Network 4 Red Sun | Port | Game Boy Advance | 04/14/23 | 2003 | Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 2 |
Mega Man Battle Network 5 Team Colonel | Port | Game Boy Advance | 04/14/23 | 2004 | Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 2 |
Mega Man Battle Network 5 Team Protoman | Port | Game Boy Advance | 04/14/23 | 2004 | Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 2 |
Mega Man Battle Network 6 Cybeast Falzar | Port | Game Boy Advance | 04/14/23 | 2005 | Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 2 |
Mega Man Battle Network 6 Cybeast Gregar | Port | Game Boy Advance | 04/14/23 | 2005 | Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 2 |
Kanon | Remaster | PC | 04/20/23 (Japan) | 1999 | |
Advance Wars | Remake | Game Boy Advance | 04/21/23 | 2001 | Advance Wars 1 + 2: Re-Boot Camp |
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising | Remake | Game Boy Advance | 04/21/23 | 2003 | Advance Wars 1 + 2: Re-Boot Camp |
Magical Drop VI | Sequel | Arcade | 04/25/23 | 1995 | |
Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana | Remaster | PC | 04/27/23 (Japan) | 2005 | |
Akai Ito HD | Remaster | PS2 | 05/25/23 (Japan) | 2004 | Akai Ito & Aoi Shiro HD Remaster |
Aoi Shiro HD | Remaster | PS2 | 05/25/23 (Japan) | 2008 | Akai Ito & Aoi Shiro HD Remaster |
Etrian Odyssey HD | Remaster | Nintendo DS | 06/01/23 | 2007 | Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection |
Etrian Odyssey II HD: Heroes of Lagaard | Remaster | Nintendo DS | 06/01/23 | 2008 | Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection |
Etrian Odyssey III HD: The Drowned City | Remaster | Nintendo DS | 06/01/23 | 2010 | Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection |
We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie | Remaster | PS2 | 06/02/23 | 2005 | |
Avenger | Port | PC Engine | 06/08/23 (Japan) | 1990 | Telenet Shooting Collection |
Gaiares | Port | Sega Genesis | 06/08/23 (Japan) | 1990 | Telenet Shooting Collection |
Granada | Port | Sega Genesis | 06/08/23 (Japan) | 1990 | Telenet Shooting Collection |
Psychic Storm | Port | PC Engine | 06/08/23 (Japan) | 1992 | Telenet Shooting Collection |
Announced Releases
GAME | TYPE | O.PLATFORM | O.YEAR | COLLECTION |
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1080 Snowboarding | Port | Nintendo 64 | 1998 | Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online |
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia | Port | NES | 1990 | A Boy and His Blob Retro Collection |
Andro Dunos | Port | Arcade | 1992 | Visco Collection |
Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg | Remake | PS1 | 1997 | |
Bang Bead | Port | Arcade | 2001 | Visco Collection |
Baten Kaitos Origins | Remaster | GameCube | 2006 | Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster |
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean | Remaster | GameCube | 2003 | Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster |
Blaze Union: Story to Reach the Future Remaster | Remaster | PSP | 2010 | |
Brave Battle Saga: Legend of the Magic Warrior | Port | Sega Genesis | 1996 | QUByte Classics |
Canon: Legends Of The New Gods | Port | Sega Genesis | 1996 | QUByte Classics |
Captain Tomaday | Port | Arcade | 1999 | Visco Collection |
Class of Heroes 2 | Remaster | PSP | 2009 | |
Cleopatra Fortune | Port | Sega Saturn | 1997 | S-Tribute x Taito |
Colossal Cave | Remake | PDP-10 | 1976 | |
Elevator Action Returns | Port | Sega Saturn | 1997 | S-Tribute x Taito |
Enclave HD | Remaster | Xbox | 2002 | |
Excitebike 64 | Port | Nintendo 64 | 2000 | Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online |
F-Zero Maximum Velocity | Port | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online |
Final Fantasy I | Remaster | NES | 1987 | Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster |
Final Fantasy II | Remaster | NES | 1988 | Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster |
Final Fantasy III | Remaster | NES | 1990 | Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster |
Final Fantasy IV | Remaster | SNES | 1991 | Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster |
Final Fantasy V | Remaster | SNES | 1992 | Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster |
Final Fantasy VI | Remaster | SNES | 1994 | Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster |
Fire Emblem | Port | Game Boy Advance | 2003 | Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online |
Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi | Port | Game Boy Advance | 2002 | Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online |
Flashback 2 | Sequel | Amiga | 1992 | |
Flip Shot | Port | Arcade | 1998 | Visco Collection |
Front Mission 2: Remake | Remake | PS1 | 1997 | |
Front Mission 3 | Remake | PS1 | 1999 | |
Ganryu | Port | Arcade | 1999 | Visco Collection |
Gargoyles Remastered | Port | Sega Genesis | 1995 | |
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective | Remaster | Nintendo DS | 2010 | |
Gimmick! Special Edition | Remaster | NES | 1992 | |
Glover | Port | Nintendo 64 | 1998 | |
Goal! Goal! Goal! | Port | Arcade | 1995 | Visco Collection |
Golden Sun | Port | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online |
GrimGrimoire OnceMore | Remaster | PS2 | 2007 | |
Harvest Moon 64 | Port | Nintendo 64 | 1999 | Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online |
Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai: Milky no Yabou | Port | Mobile | 2005 | G-Mode Archives |
Iron Commando | Port | SNES | 1995 | |
Kaizou Chounin Shubibinman | Port | PC Engine | 1989 | |
Kingpin: Reloaded | Remaster | PC | 1999 | |
Kirby and the Amazing Mirror | Port | Game Boy Advance | 2004 | Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online |
Kirby Tilt 'n Tumble | Port | Game Boy Color | 2000 | Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online |
Koumajou Remilia II | Remaster | PC | 2010 | |
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light | Port | PC | 2010 | |
Legend | Port | SNES | 1994 | |
Legend of Wukong | Port | Sega Genesis | 1996 | |
Mario Party 3 | Port | Nintendo 64 | 2000 | Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online |
Mazinger Z | Port | Arcade | 1994 | Arcade Archives |
Metroid Fusion | Port | Game Boy Advance | 2002 | Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online |
Moon. -Re:make- | Remake | PC | 1997 | |
Neo Drift Out | Port | Arcade | 1996 | Visco Collection |
Nightmare Busters: Rebirth | Revival | SNES | Unreleased | |
Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission | Revival | Arcade | 1987 | |
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei | Remake | Sega Saturn | 1996 | |
Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties | Port | 3DO | 1994 | |
Pokemon Stadium | Port | Nintendo 64 | 1999 | Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online |
Pokemon Stadium 2 | Port | Nintendo 64 | 2000 | Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online |
Pokémon Trading Card Game | Port | Game Boy Color | 1998 | Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online |
Psychic 5 Eternal | Remake | Arcade | 1987 | |
Quadratank | Revival | Arcade | 1974 | |
R-Type Command | Remake | PSP | 2007 | R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos |
R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate | Remake | PSP | 2009 | R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos |
Rage of the Dragons | Port | Arcade | 2002 | |
Rendering Ranger: R2 | Port | SNES | 1995 | |
Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess | Port | PS1 | 1999 | Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles |
Rhapsody III: Memories of Marl Kingdom | Port | PS2 | 2000 | Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles |
Rise of the Triad Remastered | Remaster | PC | 1994 | |
Rune Factory 3 Special | Remaster | Nintendo DS | 2009 | |
Samba de Amigo: Party Central | Sequel | Arcade | 1999 | |
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened | Remake | PC | 2007 | |
Stone Protectors | Port | SNES | 1994 | |
Suikoden HD Remaster | Remaster | PS1 | 1995 | Suikoden I & II HD Remaster |
Suikoden II HD Remaster | Remaster | PS1 | 1998 | Suikoden I & II HD Remaster |
The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls | Port | Game Boy | 1992 | Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online |
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages | Port | Game Boy Color | 2001 | Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online |
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons | Port | Game Boy Color | 2001 | Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online |
The Rescue of Princess Blobette | Port | Game Boy | 1990 | A Boy and His Blob Retro Collection |
Tristia of the Deep-Blue Sea: Legacy | Remaster | PC | 2002 | |
Ufouria: The Saga | Port | NES | 1991 | |
WiZmans World ReTry | Remaster | Nintendo DS | 2010 | |
World Championship Boxing Manager 2 | Sequel | PC | 1990 | |
Xtreme Sports | Port | Game Boy Color | 2000 |
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