What happened to the original development team? Does it still exist, was it acquired by a larger studio, where are the team members today? Is there a live trademark for the title? Who is it registered to? These are all great starting points when tracking a game down. The search for the licenses begins with some research on the web. How do you acquire the licenses to distribute the games you’ve selected? What are the main difficulties, and what is the most fun/rewarding part of the process? There are a few dozen titles that were games that we wanted to play again, System Shock 2 being the most obvious, but games like Strife, Terra Nova, Bad Mojo, and the upcoming Turok release were titles the team wanted to work on, so we made an effort to secure those licenses.īesides that, there isn’t a solid criteria for what we choose, as I believe every game deserves the opportunity to be enjoyed again – even really bad games have a place in the history of our medium, and can offer something to future generations of gamers and developers. There are so many classics that it’s difficult to choose, but our supporters are very vocal about what they want to see, and that definitely helps the selection process. Our selection process is pretty simple: we revive the games that we love. Here’s what he had to say:įirstly, thanks Stephen, I really appreciate you taking the time to do this! Tell me about your process for restoring classic games. I recently had the opportunity to ask the studio’s founder, Stephen Kick, a few questions – to peer a bit behind the curtain and get an insight into their selection process and future plans.

Night Dive’s brilliant remaster of Strife includes enhanced lighting effects and resolution, but includes options to restore the game to its original state too!

Night Dive Studios go a few steps beyond simply restoring games, presenting them not just the way they were, but the way you remember them being. What if I told you that one studio was responsible from resurrecting all of those titles I mentioned, and more?īoasting an impressive library of over 75 games of classic and obscure titles, Night Dive Studios have probably restored more than a few of your favourite classics. Many of you likely grew up with classics like System Shock, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, and of course, the definitive edu-tainment games from Humongous – Spyfox and Pajama Sam anybody?

Classic games: whether you grew up with them or you’re just getting to know them now, there’s just something compelling about them.

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