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It allows you to give up the fight to keep an aging and broken PC port functional when you change hardware. While it may not be possible to future-proof individual games for generations to come, Remastered lets you put your PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 in the attic.

It takes a brilliant game and keeps it accessible. This is the primary reason that Dark Souls Remastered exists. It is a diamond compared to its contemporaries, and it should be preserved. Often imitated but never matched, even with its own sequels according to some, there is nothing quite like Dark Souls. Even if you think this paragraph is the Dark Souls of Dark Souls paragraphs, it cannot be denied that developer From Software took what they learned from Demon’s Souls nearly a decade ago and made something so special that we can even make that (dumb) joke. From the game’s reach with developers in terms of design to its omnipresence in internet conversation, Dark Souls has gone from industry touchstone to obnoxious comparison trope and back again. To contrast the example a little bit, it’s hard not to have a conversation about modern video games without bringing up Dark Souls. This is a big problem for video games as a medium.

Batman for NES will continue to pass into memory, its legacy fading as it drifts into footnote territory. Sunsoft is a shell of the company it was in the late 1980s, and the odds that Warner Bros., who owns DC Comics and thus the Dark Knight himself, are going to find it within themselves to provide new licensing rights for the game are longer than making a full-court shot while riding a unicorn in celebration of world peace. It’s sad-frankly, it sucks-that you will never legally play Batman again barring a hunt for a working NES and a copy of the game. Perhaps not a diamond compared to some of its contemporaries, but certainly a polished jewel of the 8-bit age. Sure, there were nods to the blockbuster Tim Burton movie that it was meant ride the coattails of, but it isn’t unfair to call Batman a frequently challenging, often beautiful and wholly engrossing piece of the medium in its time.

Released in 1989 from Japanese developer/publisher Sunsoft, it was the rare licensed tie-in that decided to also be a thrilling action platforming game. Relevant to this conversation is that we need to talk about Batman for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Of course, I’m not talking about Batman the character, but he’s a cool guy, too. What follows is USgamer's original review of the game with our new Switch impressions immediately afterward.ĭo you like Batman? I love Batman. Editor's Note: After a significant delay, the long-awaited Switch version of Dark Souls Remastered is out on October 19, 2018.