Similar to the Mutant League games, Battle Chess takes Chess (boring) and combines it with the pieces actually fighting (not boring). Just remake the game, and mocap about 10 different combat sequences between any given two pieces. Randomize those animations so things don't get too stale, throw in a hard rock soundtrack along the lines of Kingdom Under Fire and you have a chess videogame that doesn't suck *guitar wail*

My best friend's brother tried to approach this game with his years of amateur study regarding true battlefield tactics. His enthusiast's knowledge failed to match my ability to transform my giant walking commander robot into a flying jet which reigned hellfire onto his best laid plans. A fast, competitive RTS that in my opinion still serves as a testament to how real-time strategy on consoles should be done. Less resource management, more transforming robots.

A brilliant idea, just poorly executed. If someone could pick up the pieces, make a solid game of football with a healthy dose of crazy violence, this would easily capture the folks who hate Madden / re: don't watch football on television. I'm talking about most gamers here.

Same as MLF, it has a great concept that just doesn't measure up to being fun over a long period of time. Take the NHL 09 engine, make everyone zombies, make fighting a lethal affair and make the puck explode after power plays.

New coat of paint with a fully 3d engine. Leave the rest alone, for the love of god!

What a fun little game! Hard as balls in the later levels, Solar Jetman: Rearmed would make for a great downloadable title offering old school difficulty.

Longbox 2 was amazing, especially in the multiplayer coop department. 4 players, flying in pairs as wingmen, two in Apache Longbows providing cover to two in Blackhawks dropping and picking up soldiers. It was like taking nerdy male bonding and merging it with a multiplayer, 3d version of Choplifter.

Just kidding. Although this serves as an example of how it's done.

The original Strider on the NES, after I got the rental copy working using the blow/grinding insert technique, was a great action game that, if given the Bionic Commando: Rearmed treatment, would amount to an unchecked measure of awesome. The Sega Genesis version was a great arcade port as well. However, it wasn't nearly as deep as the NES version, and could be easily finished within an hour of play.

Hey look, a fighting game where buttons aren't involved! Using only dual-joysticks, Karate Champ offers some compelling if rough gameplay that could definitely be further explored using modern tech. I could see something sim-ish along the lines of Virtua Fighter by someone who takes martial arts seriously. Data East, if you aren't defunct, this could be your comeback!