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The 10 Best Classic Video Games That Need Modern Remakes
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Jason Venter Polygon
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The 7th Saga
1993 ·1 writers · 1 pieces
Populous
1989 ·1 writers · 2 pieces
Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
1993 ·16 writers · 15 pieces
Beetle Adventure Racing!
1999 ·4 writers · 4 pieces
Panzer Dragoon Saga
1998 ·1 writers · 2 pieces
Paperboy
1984 ·2 writers · 3 pieces
Skies of Arcadia
2000 ·21 writers · 11 pieces
StarTropics
1990 ·2 writers · 4 pieces
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