“I always have aspirations,” Hawk said. “It’s not up to me generally. I’ll campaign all I can, but I’m working with a much bigger company that’s a lot smarter than me.” It is worth noting, however, that Hawk also said that discussions about remastering Tony Hawk’s Underground haven’t actually happened at Activision yet. The company is likely waiting to see the commercial response to Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 before it makes any decisions about bringing back later games in the franchise.

When later asked about whether discussions had begun yet, Hawk also noted that it was too early right now, since Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 hadn’t been released yet. “Yeah, we haven’t even released this game,” he said.

Tony Hawk’s Underground was the follow-up to Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4. Released all the way back in 2003, the game was originally released on PS2, GameCube and Xbox back in the day. There was also a version made for the Game Boy Advance. Rather than staying with the franchise’s more arcade-styled loop, Tony Hawk’s Underground instead focused on telling a story with the player’s own custom-created skateboarder.

Throughout the story in Tony Hawk’s Underground, players would get to meet and skate with a variety of skateboarding legends as they travelled all over the world to take part in skateboarding competitions. Borrowing some aspects from THPS 4, Underground also featured a more open approach to its objectives, with the player needing to complete a variety of missions from NPCs in the zone they were in before they could continue with the next chapter of the story.

As for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4, Activision recently confirmed that Bam Margera would be part of the game’s roster as one of its Secret Skaters. The announcement was made with a trailer, where Margera spoke about first playing Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 and getting so enthralled with it that he ended up missing several flights.

A rumour from back in March indicated that Margera was added to the roster of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 on the insistence of Tony Hawk himself. According to The Live Club podcast co-host Roger Bagley, Hawk insisted to Activision that Margera be included in the roster, which reportedly ended up with Margera having to fly to the studio to get body-scanned for the game.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is slated for release on July 11, and will be coming to PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch.

F-Zero: GP Legend launched in 2003 for Japan and in 2004 for North America, offering Grand Prix and Story Modes. As players progress through them, they can unlock new characters, and there are other modes to dive into, like Time Attack, Zero Test (which provides challenges across four classes), and more.

On the other hand, F-Zero Climax would launch in 2004 for Japan and, as expected from a sequel with a short development cycle, plays just like GP Legend. However, it introduced some new gameplay mechanics, including the spin attack for attacking rival competitors. New modes include Survival and Edit, the latter allowing players to create tracks.

Announced during the developer’s Anime Expo 2024 panel, the modern Sigma Star Saga runs on Limited Run Games’ Carbon Engine. While noting it wasn’t a sequel, the development team said there might be one “down the road.” As with Risky Revolution, the title will be available on a Game Boy Advance cartridge.

First available for the Game Boy Advance in August 2005, Sigma Star Saga is a combination of side-scrolling shoot ’em ups and top-down role-playing gameplay. Players control Allied Earth Federation pilot Ian Recker, working as a double agent in the Krill Empire. There are six planets to explore and over 70 items to customize one’s ship. Stay tuned for more details on the re-release’s changes in the coming months.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Four Swords is a port of the classic Super NES title to the Game Boy Advance but adds a brand-new four-player co-op adventure in Four Swords. Metroid: Zero Mission, meanwhile, is a remake of the first game in the series with revamped visuals and the new Zero Suit.

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter is the first game in its series and finally brings the dino-slaying first-person shooter to the Switch in its original Nintendo 64 glory. Finally, there’s Perfect Dark, Rare’s pinnacle first-person shooter. If you’re interested in the upcoming reboot by The Initiative, then the first game is a must-play.

Set a quarter century after the first game, Maximum Velocity features many of the same tenets as other F-Zero titles, with players competing against other racers in high-speed races. Each lap provides a speed boost to use whenever, but one must be careful to avoid bumping into the track or others and taking too much damage.

The Game Boy Advance version features Grand Prix mode with four series – Pawn, Knight, Bishop and Queen – each with five races and four difficulty options. Of course, there’s also a higher difficulty, Master, for those who complete each series on Expert.

Other modes include Championship, Time Attack and multiplayer, though Nintendo hasn’t confirmed if the Switch version supports online play. Stay tuned for more details when it goes live.

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution is an unfinished title in the series, which halted development in 2004 and existed only as a demo. However, with series director Matt Bozon, creator Erin Bozon and programmer Michael Stragey reunited, it’s finally a game that channels the GBA aesthetic.

The platformer is set between the first game and Shantae: Risky’s Revenge, as the protagonist ventures to Sequin Land to deal with Risky Boots, who uncovers a device that can rotate the continent. In addition to six transformations and rotating stages to access new paths (along with venturing into the background), players can expect a four-player Battle Mode. Stay tuned for more details on a release date in the coming months.

Based on Norse mythology, Riviera sees Ein battling demons in a quest to seal the Accursed. While previously a Grim Angel, Ein sacrificed his wings for his weapon, Einherjar. He’s joined by the familiar Rose and four companions – Fia, Lina, Serene and Cierra. Depending on how Ein interacts with a companion, they can forge a relationship which leads to different endings.

The gameplay is also unique because Ein isn’t freely moveable in areas. Instead, you must investigate in Look Mode and use Trigger Points for different events. In combat, there are two formations – Attack and Magic – and depending on the items and who wields them, you can employ different abilities.

Riviera: The Promised Land was also released for PlayStation Portable in 2007 and featured full voice-acting, improved visuals and more than 50 “reworked” scenes. Time will tell which version the remaster will follow, so stay tuned.

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Each title is based on an existing SNES Mario title. Super Mario Advance is Super Mario Bros. 2, or at least the version included in Super Mario All-Stars (with some new content that features Yoshi). Super Mario Advance 2 is Super Mario World with the option to play the entire adventure as Luigi, while Super Mario Advance 3 is Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario World 2.

That’s not all, as each Super Mario Advance includes the original Mario Bros., updated with support for four players. Super Mario Advance 4, based on Super Mario Bros. 3 for the NES, is currently available to play on the service, so if you haven’t experienced all the titles, now’s a good time to start.

Metroid Fusion sees Samus Aran traveling to a research station suffering from an outbreak of parasites called X. After nearly dying to X, it’s now Samus’s mission to eradicate them. Unfortunately, parasite-affected pieces of her armor have created the SA-X, a powerful copy of Samus that hunts her throughout.

As players traverse the station, they’ll retrieve Samus’s abilities – including classics like the Screw Attack and Wave Beam – and hopefully survive against the SA-X. If you’ve never experienced a 2D Metroid title, then Metroid Fusion is a great place to start. Stay tuned for more details on Game Boy titles coming to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack in the coming months.

Search out the X! Experience classic Metroid game play as Samus Aran explores the secret passages of a massive research station teeming with hostile life forms!

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After assisting a mission on SR388, Samus Aran is attacked by the X parasite. After recovering, she discovers that a research station has suffered an outbreak of X parasites, which can mimic different lifeforms. Samus ventures to the station and encounters the SA-X, an X parasite mimicking her at full power.

Traversing the station and regaining abilities like the Wave Beam, Screw Attack and more, Samus must take out all the X while simultaneously evading the SA-X. Metroid Fusion has received extensive acclaim for its visuals, gameplay and usage of survival horror mechanics. Stay tuned for more details when it goes live next week.