What would I remake if I could?

I love games very much, and an big part of videogames is the nostalgia that eventually grows over time. Gamers and games age, and with this the memory bears fruit of older times, when things were new and experimental, which leads to the desire of both playing those aged games, but also to see something new within this context. When I look or play with games from my youth, I can't help but dream of what could be.

Take the game Magic Carpet for example. In the time it was made, this game was revolutionary in that terrain could be deformed in an early 3D engine, and the game itself was fun. Created by Bullfrog by Peter Monolyex, who also made the Black & White series, it was an great game at the time because the ideas were original and new at the time, and it might hold up somewhat today, which most games can't do.

Looking back at Magic Carpet, I couldn't help but wonder how it would be if it was made for a modern gaming world. After all, we now have much better calculation, music, and graphical abilities since Magic Carpet was first made, and the industry could always use an excellent and under-used concept...like Magic Carpet. It might be foolhardy for me to say this, but I honestly think that Magic Carpet would be an big AAA title for the PC, and that Microsoft should seriously consider taking it up. After all, Microsoft owns Lionhead studios, which has the very same Peter Monolyex at it's head. Wouldn't it make sense, especially since the "Games for Windows" initiative is something that could potentially keep customers loyal to Windows?

In this manner of reasoning, I typically look at dozens of games and think to myself "this is an great idea and should be remade". Operation: Inner Space could be remade into a title that would do well on Live Arcade or Steam if done right. The reason why is because the game is simple at it's core, but it can hold a potentially great deal of gameplay and variation, especially if the differences of each system the game is installed on is taken into consideration.

Innerspace is an old and rather nice Windows 3.1 game, and is interesting in how it's levels are generated - their contents are based upon the files on your hard drive. The game is like Asteroids, but you could carry an limited number of special weapons and drive literally dozens of different kinds of ships. It was an neat game at the time, but it hasn't aged too well. It is an great concept that could be revitalized, and this possibility pulls at my heartstrings, however taut they may be.

Does anyone else feel the vibrant thrum of the ancient gaming world like I do, and feel like it could be resurrected, or am I just an Maverick?