Another Visitor: Epyx Remakes Classic Games

According to DS Fanboy,Epyx will be revisiting pre-eight-bit classics like California Games and Impossible Mission. It's going to be a remakes, but it sounds like the sounds and graphics will be updated rather than the gameplay mechanics.

Why would they need to update sounds like these?

On a related note, Epyx is also well-known for one of the best/worst controllers of the era, the 500XJ Joystick.

Mechanically speaking this thing is awesome: solidly built, autofire and microswitches on every directional in a time marked by soggy press-on-the-circuit-board controllers like the factory 2600 controller. Practically speaking the joystick is abysmal: it's nearly impossible for left handers to use, it causes hand cramps in all but the most ironpalmed and the microswitches made it sound like a roomful of Selectric typewriters. I'm sure I've still got mine around somewhere.

Image via vintagecomputing.com


While reminiscing, I hope someday Activision will rerelease Hacker and Artech will rerelease Ace of Aces.