Classic Video Games That Are Not On Current Generation Consoles
 

Does anyone remember Toki? The NES game about a man turned into an ape? I think there was supposed to be a new game on Xbox Live Arcade, but I don't think it was ever released. This is one that I wish would be rereleased on Wii U's eShop.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toki_(video_game)

There is a remaster that has been completed, and they have been trying to release it or ages.

http://golgothstudio.com/

Thanks for telling me. Do you remember Bucky O'Hare? The green outer space rabbit with the laser blaster. That is another classic NES game I like.

Battle Toads, Toki, and Bucky O'Hare should come back, in my opinion. Although, I would hope they would be created with the classics in mind. Double Dragon Neon didn't turn out the way I wanted it to.

Gyromite remake with a new ROB.

I think my biggest gripe for a long time was the fact that Gargoyle's Quest II and Demon's Crest were both unheard of and completely missing from any classic game service, but I think Demon's Crest is available now on the Wii U eShop. Not sure if Gargoyle's Quest II ever came out.

I think we'll see Battletoads again, but Toki is unlikely and Bucky O' Hare is an old license that probably holds little to no value, so I don't see it making a come back.

I'd personally like to see Adventure Island or Bonk make a comeback, or games with a prehistoric setting in general. 15 years ago we had ALL the caveman games and now we have none!

God! If only for the incredible music!


Also, holy sh*t! You bringing up ROB totally reminds me we're gonna get a ROB Amiibo! HYPE!!

I am a Big Bucky fan, have the graphic novel, and love the show. The arcade game was/is amazing!

What makes you think so? I've been waiting for the return of Battletoads for, oh, about twenty years now.

In addition to Toki (never played it!) there was also Congo's Caper on SNES. Pretty neat little cart in the art style of Joe & Mac.

Microsoft trademarked the name again late last year. Phil Spencer has talked about utilizing their back catalogue since he took over as head of Xbox and has specifically mentioned Rare properties a number of times. Ken Lobb said as recently as this month that there will be things worked on by Microsoft in that vain and named dropped Battletoads. I think it's gonna happen, man! In what form I don't know, but it will.

Nice to see you post also.

I've been pushing for Sega and the remnants of Jaleco to at least port Psycho Fox and Astyanax, respectively, on Virtual Console or something. I'd love to see something out of those two, even if it's just a re-release.

This is great news. I wonder if the original NES game will be re-released on Xbox Live Arcade.

I'm guessing, and this is only a guess, that the graphics would be updated or it would be an entirely new game though.

That's very cool. I'm a fan of Bucky O'Hare too. I'm thinking that I first learned of him at Chuck E. Cheese many years ago, but I could be mistaken.

In Google Images, there seems to be some sort of fan rivalry between Bucky O'Hare and Fox McCloud.

I will look into that game. Thanks for telling me.

I also now want to check out Gyromite.

Yes, as much as I love Star Fox ,It Is a carbon copy of Bucky O hare, especially when they added krystal to the team. There is a counter copy to every character.

Don't even get me started on Joe and Mac Caveman Ninja. One of my fav Arcade games and snes games ever.

I've only played Toki in the arcade as a kid. Never any of the home ports.

Phil Spencer was seen wearing a Battletoads shirt at the Windows 10 thing. Might not mean anything, but he wore a Crackdown shirt at some thing before it was announced.

http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/mida...to+%281%29.jpg

Phil Spencer wearing a Battletoads shirt seems promising. Thanks for posting the picture. I wonder if there will be any announcements for Rare video games at E3.

E3 is still a convention, right?

Interesting about the Bucky O'Hare and Star Fox comparisons. As far as I know, gameplay is what distinguishes the two series. I like both series. A crossover game might be fun.

Considering all Phil has said about Rare I think it's almost a guarantee we'll see something classic out of them this year. I wouldn't rule out other developers getting a chance to work on Rare properties either.

Also, Bucky O'Hare is a comic/cartoon property first and foremost. It would need to be brought back in another format before we ever see a game again.

Oh yeah! Sometimes I forget all characters are getting one. That's great knowing that ANYONES favorite character is going to get a piece of merch. Finding it is another story.