With Ninja Gaiden now garnering critical acclaim, what other classics from the 8-bit and 16-bit days deserve a turn on the next-gen consoles?

One of my votes would go to Strider.

Another would go to an online version of Tecmo Bowl. Bear in mind, I wouldn' t want them to completely revamp the game. It needs to retain the basic feel and gameplay ethics of the original Tecmo Bowl, but with amazing online features, a modern franchise mode, and the best damn 2d visuals you' ve ever seen.

What classic game needs to be revisited?

Sonic Adventure..... what?!? I for one liked the adventure aspects of Sonic Adventure. I thought they were a fresh idea for the series and using Sonic for other than running in a straight line was fun. It added a little bit more depth not found in the later Sonic titles and could be a standard feature of the series if expanded on.

This game isnt exactly a " classic" . But it is an old game that I really got into back in the day. Well...I guess it is a classic in the classic sense of the word-it just wasnt a mega hit or anything. Anyhow:

ZILLION

With all these stealth oriented action titles around today this game would fit nicely into this genre and might even do really well if done properly.

Hmm...

Gunstar Heroes
Ghouls ' n Ghosts
Strider
Golden Axe
Battletoads

I hear ya on the Gunstar fathoms, but I doubt BattleToads (I loved the SNES version) would work in 3D. I mean look at the new Ninja Turtles. Also,
Ghosts ' n Goblins has been remade. (Maximo, the devs said it was an unoficial remake). And Golden Axe? Bring it on, I smell best seller already, I love it. But, there is one that stands above all else... SMASH TV, I want a console remake of it. I hope some devs are listening. PLEASE.

Actually, all I want is the second-coming of the side-scrolling action/adventure.

I dunno about all you but how about Earthbound? That was a classic snes title; they started making Earthbound 64, but it never finished. Oh man Earthbound... yeah those were the days...

Streets of Rage.
A 2D Sonic.
A 2D Shinobi.
A 2D Mario.

Any beat-em-up like Streets of Rage or Golden Axe could be quite fun on Xbox Live, but I' m not sure how long the honeymoon would last.

A 2D side-scrolling metroid with hyper-detailed textures and brilliant particle effects would be pretty cool.

Sorry to tell you fathoms, but it was attempted, and the results weren' t pretty (graphics wise, sound wise, or gameplay wise) It was a budget title on XBox. But yeah, if a real developer made 2-D sidescrolling return, it could be awsome.

Immortal: Yes, I know. But one of the better 2D games (with a 3D background) is Silpheed, a top-down vertically-scrolling shooter that came out a little after the PS2 launch. That was a darn good game.

And one of the best ever, or possibly THE best ever, was CV: SotN on the PSone. It may be last generation, but it was still gorgeous. Imagine what could be done NOW?

A 2D side-scrolling metroid with hyper-detailed textures and brilliant particle effects would be pretty cool.

GBA

Actually, all I want is the second-coming of the side-scrolling action/adventure

It' s called Viewtiful Joe.

Yeah, it would be nice to see more non-3d Mario/Zelda/Metroid/Castlevania/etc. games. Not just remakes with better graphics, actually new games.

I say remake all the marios from NES,SNES in full 3-D.

" I say remake all the marios from NES,SNES in full 3-D."

Ummm...NO. Mario will always be the best in 2D side-scrolling. Mario 3 in 3D? No, no, no.

Bayou Billy

Guardian Heroes

Shantae

jewel master i believe it was called, awesome side-scroller

1- Alex Kidd, the remake BETTER kickA$$! I still want a 2D update.

2- We NEED a side scrolling Zillion 3!

3- Super Hang-on: In my opinion the BEST motorcycle racing game on the planet.

4- Space Harrier: I want a real Yu Suzuki update, not the slow, fruity crap that was Planet Harriers.

5- Salamander: Salamander 2 (aka Life Force 2) was one of the best shooters to me, I' m dying for a Salamander 3.

6- Gradius 6: YEAH I know Gradius V isn' t out yet but it doesn' t really feel like a Gradius game thanks to Treasure' s touch. I want the next Gradius game to be developed by Konami' s Gradius team, no outside parties.

7- XEXEX, Thunder Cross, Thunder Force, and a bunch of other side scrolling shooters need to be revisited.

Well, this is a 32-bit game, but one that I loved on the Sega Saturn...

Daytona USA