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The basic features of an enhanced remake are s or other features are added, and the Game Engine may be improved. In most cases, however, the majority of gameplay itself is left unaltered. Enhanced remakes occur mostly on '' and ''Final Fantasy II'' of '' Final Fantasy Origins ''. (See also Fan Translation .) Some examples of enhanced remakes include ''Super Mario All-Stars'' (from NES to Super NES ) and ''Final Fantasy Origins'' (from NES to WonderSwan Color to Sony PlayStation ). The enhanced remakes of '' Dragon Quest I ''-'' V '' were Japan -only, but later Unofficially Translated into English . Sometimes, a publisher makes an unauthorized copy of another publisher's game. This "remake" is called a " Clone ". Making and publishing a clone is legal if no Copyright or Patent covers any essential aspect of the game (for example, '' Tetris ''), as long as the clone is published under a name that is not confusingly similar. Most clones, however, do not fall under this rule and are illegal. Some are even Pirated versions of the game they are supposedly remaking. CONTROVERSY Many gamers find that enhanced remakes achieve the same level of quality that the original versions did, but some others oppose the idea on grounds that games lose something in the transformation to newer technology. The most controversial form of the idea is the three-dimensional remake idea, as in ''Wild Arms: Alter Code F''. Some "old school" gamers believe that remaking a two-dimensional graphics video game into a three-dimensional graphics one ruins the entire experience of the game and detract from what they call the "charm" the game would formerly have. Others claim that enhanced remakes overshadow their original versions. Conversely, some gamers believe that these remakes give the games more vitality, and place high value on large enhancements. Other gamers prefer the original version (usually out of nostalgia) but believe that the enhanced version lives up to its quality. In many cases, the remakes make old games more accessible to new players, who might not even be aware of the original. Most gamers, however, are neutral. Also, many new gamers, and gamers who take retrogaming seriously, balk at emulated versions of very old, or ancient, video games, like '' Mega Man Anniversary Collection '', '' Midway Arcade Treasures '', and '' Sonic Mega Collection '' on modern video game consoles, and may voice their opinion that they want enhanced remakes of the re-released old games, because they find it difficult to have the outdated graphics and audio on the current-era consoles. They call such re-releases ''ageware.'' ENHANCED REMAKES AND CONSOLE EMULATION Sometimes, the enhanced remake idea, with the inclusion of the original version with in the enhanced version, curbs the urge for Console Emulation . Original versions of the games that are enhanced-remade are usually not included with the original version. Nintendo decided that when they did an enhanced remake of the original ''Metroid'', as ''Metroid: Zero Mission'', they included the original version within the enhanced version as an unlockable. SEE ALSO
LIST OF ENHANCED REMAKES This list does not include reissues (or direct ports) of original games, nor does it include clones: EXTERNAL LINKS
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