If you’ve been gaming for a while, then you no doubt have that one oddball game from over a decade ago that you and a handful of other people really loved with a passion, but that maybe didn’t make quite the critical splash you guys were hoping it might.
That was how we felt about Tomodachi Life, until the surprise announcement more than a decade on that it’d be getting a sequel. Our excitement for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream got us thinking – which other old cult classic titles are more than due for a new remake or sequel?
Legend of Dragoon
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Original Launch Date |
December 2, 1999 |
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Console(s) |
PlayStation |
If you’ve been a fan of high-fantasy for a while and love a good RPG, then we probably don’t need to introduce you to The Legend of Dragoon, a turn-based title from the late 90s and early 2000s that still resonates with its original fans this long after launch.
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Dart is on a mission to rescue his friend and avenge his parents’ deaths at the hand of a beast of legend, the Black Monster. You’ll party up with fan-favorite characters and use all kinds of elemental magic in this cult classic high fantasy title.
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
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Original Launch Date |
July 19, 1993 |
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Games used to be a lot less plot-heavy than some of the run-and-gun titles we get to play these days, but Zombies Ate My Neighbors has always been held in high regard by fans of its status as a cult classic title. You play as two children, Julie and Zeke, who have to prevent zombies from ruining the neighborhood.
But since you’re playing as teens, the “gun” in run-and-gun isn’t quite the type you’re thinking – the pair use all kinds of wild weaponry to handle the threat to the locals, and creative thinking outside the box paired with a fun game that has a high replay value was a recipe for cult classic success.
MediEvil
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Original Launch Date |
October 1998 |
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Console(s) |
PlayStation |
Returning to fantasy once again but with a vastly more cartoonish iteration of the hack-and-slash genre, plenty of fans of the original PlayStation have long considered MediEvil and its wonderfully quirky protagonist Sir Daniel Fortesque, to be one of the very best.
You’re an undead knight who isn’t happy with being dead, still considering himself on a mission to prove himself in battle as he fends off Zarok and his minions.
The Simpsons: Hit & Run
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Original Launch Date |
September 16, 2003 |
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Even if you weren’t much of a Simpsons fan yourself, we bet you have some fond memories of playing the iconic title, The Simpsons: Hit & Run, putting you into the shoes of plenty of Simpsons mainstay characters and tasking you with driving all around their cartoon hometown of Springfield.
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In classic Simpsons fashion, the game offered plenty of chances of unique flavors of chaos, including sick ramps around town we don’t imagine would be street-legal in real life, shady deals and Easter eggs to be found, and plenty more. These timed missions are burned in anyone’s mind who played this cult classic game.
The Simpsons: Road Rage was fun, too, but it didn’t get the same cult status.
L.A. Noire
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Original Launch Date |
May 17, 2011 |
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If you’ve ever fancied yourself something of a gumshoe, then we know you had a good time as officer Cole Phelps in the iconic choices-matter title, L.A. Noire, a detective game that tasks you with solving the most heinous crimes in the Los Angeles area of the golden yesteryear.
Not everything was glitz and glamor in Hollywood in 1947, and it was up to use to use our detective skills and work with Phelps and his revolving cast of sidekicks to solve these crimes. You’d interrogate characters and choose to believe their statements, doubt what they said to push a little more, or outright accuse them of lying – but only one choice is the right one if you really want to know whodunnit.
Kirby’s Dream Course
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Original Launch Date |
September 21, 1994 |
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Console(s) |
Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
Kirby is one of Nintendo’s most iconic characters, but the games never seem to get their proper time in the sun even when it comes to the main series, so we feel almost silly asking for another shot at Kirby’s Dream Course, a spinoff title that had you essentially playing mini-golf as Kirby and friends.
This two-player competitive title was a hit, tasking you and a friend with turning the stars around the board to your own color to claim them before landing in a pre-determined location across the board. You’d get all kinds of power-ups to help advance your scores while also messing with your opponent, and we’d love another chance to do it all again.
Kid Icarus
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Original Launch Date |
December 19, 1986 |
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Console(s) |
Nintendo Entertainment System |
Even before we saw the world at large fall in love with Palutena on her debut in the Smash Bros. games, Kid Icarus was something of a cult classic. You play as protagonist Pit as you navigate the fantasy world inspired by the iconic lore and architecture of Ancient Greece.
The title was vastly more beloved overseas than it was in the West before it gained its status as a wider cult classic title, but with so much love and passion for it in the West now, we think we could stand to see a few more games from the Kid Icarus series hitting the shelves.
Night Trap
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Original Launch Date |
October 15, 1992 |
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Console(s) |
Sega CD |
If you know the theme song for the iconic surveillance title, Night Trap, then we’re not entirely sorry for getting it stuck in your head just now as you read the title of this entry in our list of the best cult classic games that could use a comeback. The game had you watching over a group of girls at a sleepover, trying to ensure no vampires snuck in and took them.
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It was a surprisingly tough game with little room for error, too, with the chief plenty eager to tell you that you’ve let too many monsters into the house to continue safely and shut down your whole operation. As such, it’s always best to, “Watch out behind you!”
Chibi-Robo!
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Original Launch Date |
June 23, 2005 |
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If you’re more of a platforming gamer, though, and you were a Nintendo player back in the mid-2000s, then we don’t doubt you’ll be familiar with Chibi-Robo!, named after the cute little assistant characters made to help out humans, animals, and aliens alike.
The game requires you to solve puzzles, complete tasks, and assist the toys around the house as you work together to uphold the life of the Sanderson family. They’ll need your help with all kinds of tasks, and plenty of fans are still champing at the bit to help them out once more.
StarTropics
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Original Launch Date |
December 26, 1990 |
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Console(s) |
Nintendo Entertainment System |
Considered to a one of the more amusingly challenging action-adventure titles in what’s now cataloged as “retro gaming,” StarTropics had a fun degree of difficulty that still has plenty of players ready for another dose of it even this long later.
It’s a top-down title that puts you into the shoes of Mike Jones as he seeks to save his uncle Steven who’s disappeared from the tropical village to which he’d invited Mike to come stay. The plot is pretty wild, more than earning StarTropics its place on our list of cult classic games we’d love to see come back somehow.
