Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 remade as a five-minute-long 2D shooter, by CalbiTheZebra. Not only is this more in my wheelhouse than the “real” game (which, in my limited experience playing it, was more like Call of What am I Supposed to Be Doing: Modern Some Dude Shot Me in the Back I Guess Oh Well), this Game Maker creation looks pretty nice on its own merits, completely independent from its purported basis.

The remake can be downloaded here. 

See also: More Call of Duty posts

[Via 4cr]

tags / call of duty / demake / remake / game maker / jc / calbithezebra

Kung Fu 2 trailer (retro remake, not Spartan X2).

KNPMaster completed and released his update of Irem’s beat’em-up, which adds new graphics, areas, mechanics, and more. I could do without the blinking combo text and fireballs, but the revamped look is very nice!

Is that boss in the wifebeater supposed to be rapper Rick Ross? It would be fantastic if he made his entrance with, “I’m the second boss that you’ve seen thus far.”

See also: Kung Fu Remaster, “Amor Pixeleado”

[Via IndieGames]

tags / kung fu 2 / irem / kung fu / remake / pc / knpmaster / ec

The Legend of Zelda: The Shards of Light.

This homebrew DS remake of the original Zelda NES game is early in development, but I hope BassAceGold eventually fixes some of the annoyances I found in this demo video — sword beams that sound like shots fired from a high-powered laser rifle, an overworld theme that sounds too epic, and over a dozen paragraphs of introductory text (skip to 02:10 for gameplay).

I wish this was more like Nintendo’s own Satellaview remake, BS Zelda no Densetsu, but then again, I have that same wish for every Zelda game.

The project has potential, though — I like the sprites so far, and having a map on the bottom screen is a good idea. The ability to hold four items at a time instead of two could be great, too (but it could also turn out terrible). BassAceGold also plans to drop in an achievement system that will “add little extra quests and unlockables” so that “the more achievements you unlock, the more extra goodies you can get in game.”

BassAceGold does not intend to release a demo before Shards of Light is completed. He has worked on the project since December 2007.

See also: BassAceGold’s Mario Paint Composer videos, The Legend of Zelda: The Seeds of Time

[Via GBAtemp]

tags / the legend of zelda / the shards of light / homebrew / bassacegold / remake / nes