Poll of the Day > How have there been two official Metroid remakes but none for Mario or Zelda?

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At least, there are none I can think of. I mean a real remake, not a remaster. The Mario Advance/All-Stars versions were just enhanced ports, I think, and the 3D/HD Zelda games are remasters as well. I've seen people regard the Satellaview version of Zelda as a remake, but I've also seen gameplay video of it that looks like a fairly different game (kind of like a "third quest").

I think most Mario and Zelda games are already good enough they don't really need it, but some would make for good remake material, particularly LA and the Oracles

Does Super Mario 64 DS count?
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Rockies posted...

I've seen people regard the Satellaview version of Zelda as a remake, but I've also seen gameplay video of it that looks like a fairly different game (kind of like a "third quest").

There were multiple Satellaview Zeldas; was this the one you were looking at?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv0rbIZNEMA

Rockies posted...

The Mario Advance/All-Stars versions were just enhanced ports, I think,

They literally remade the games from scratch, though they are extremely similar in gameplay and level design to the NES originals.

But yeah, I think Nintendo generally isn't too interested in full-on remakes as opposed to ports, since a remake would take just as much investment as an original game, while a port is a substantially cheaper and less risky investment (though it should be noted Nintendo generally puts a lot of effort into updating their ports).
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Mario All star is not an advance port. they had to make all new sprites and background for part 1-3 plus lost worlds.
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