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8 Video Game "Demakes" You Can Play Right Now

The video game industry is the kind of beast which rushes to embrace new technologies and advanced graphics. Demakes move in the opposite direction, taking beloved Triple A classics and reimagining them as 16 or even 8-bit games. Whether developed by fans or officially authorized by the publishers, you can find several amazing demakes online which are a blast to play.

Can you think of any great demakes we missed? Share them in the comments!

Pixel Force: Left 4 Dead

Eric Ruth's Pixel Force series took successful modern games and redesigned them to meet classic console specifications. Perhaps the most notable case was Left 4 Dead, which Ruth reimagined as a top-down NES shooter. While it only supports two players and the Versus gameplay mode was cut, the zombie types and environment designs are impressively faithful to the original. You can download it here.