Remakes: new versions of old games

Games developed for DOS and other defunct home computers (or Personal Computers) date back to the 80s of the past century. This means they are old and it's diffucult to make them run on modern systems. Graphics, user experience and sound made huge leaps forward over the years, but somehow these old games managed to be remembered by me, you and someone crazy enough to put a lot of effort into remake them.
Some of these old games have been remade from scratch to varying degrees of faithfulness, whether by the hands of big gaming companies, indie developers or simply by individuals who had enough free time and coding skills.

Most popular remake applications

Super Mariio Bros

actionDOS

Space Invaders

shooterDOS

Xenon 2000: Project PCF

shooterWindows XP/98/95

Remake applications

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Joust VGA

DOS1990remake4.3/5
Jumpman Lives!

DOS1991remake4/5 Apogee Software
King's Quest III Redux: To Heir is Human

WindowsMac2011freewareremake3.6/5 AGD Interactive
Maniac Mansion Deluxe

Windows2004freewareremake3.9/5 LucasFan Games

Maniac Mansion Deluxe is the unofficial sequel to the acclaimed point & click adventure game released by LucasFilm in 1987. Maniac Mansion Deluxe it's a fan-made adventure developed by LucasFans Games and released in 2004 and it's a complete remake of Maniac Mansion in every aspect, developed using the Adventure Game Studio engine.
Manic Miner remake

DOS1997remake3.3/5
Mario and Luigi

DOS2001remake4.1/5
Mario Bros VGA

DOS1990remake4/5

Mario Bros VGA is a fan made remake of the original Mario Bros by Nintendo, the game that popularized the character of Mario, the italian plumber first saw in Donkey Kong. Mario Bros VGA is a fixed-screen platform arcade game that truly shines when played in co-op with a friend.
Masterblazer

DOS1991remake4/5 Rainbow Arts
MDDClone

WindowsLinuxMac2007remake3.8/5
Ms Pac PC

DOS1995remake4.2/5 Magicom Multimedia
Night Raid

DOS1992remake3.8/5 Argo Games
Pac PC

DOS1995freewareremake4/5
Pack-Man

DOS1983remake3.4/5 Magicom Multimedia
Pango

DOS1983remake4/5
Porntris

DOS1993remakeNSFW4/5 Image-Line Software
Pyjamarama

Windows2004remake3.2/5
Pyramid Power

DOS1986remake3.8/5 COMPUTE! Publications
River Raid

DOS1995freewareremake3.5/5
Space Commanders

DOS1983remake3.8/5 Columbia Data Products
Space Commanders 2

DOS1985remake3.3/5
Space Invaders

DOS1995remake4.1/5
Space Invaders 2001

Windows XP/98/952001remake3.5/5
Super Mariio Bros

DOS1994remake4.3/5
Super Mario Fusion Revival

Windows2011freewareremake4.1/5

Super Mario Fusion Revival is a remake of the popular Super Mario platform game by Nintendo. SMFR was released in 2011, designed and developed by SMFR Team.
Tempest 2000

DOS1996remake4.1/5 Atari
Temple of Apshai Trilogy

DOS19853.4/5 Epyx

Temple of Apshai Trilogy is a compilation of three remade abandoned (very) old school RPGs. Temple of Apshai Trilogy was developed by Epyx and released in 1985 for DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Atari 8-bit, C64. All the games included in Temple of Apshai Trilogy are part of the Dunjonquest game series.
The Great Giana Sisters

DOS1987remake4/5

The Great Giana Sisters is a platform video game developed by Time Warp Productions and published by Rainbow Arts. It was originally released in 1987 for the Commodore 64 and other platforms, and later unofficially ported to MS-DOS.The game follows the adventures of two sisters, Giana and Maria, as they journey through a dream world filled with var...
The Invaders

DOSWindows XP/98/951989remake3.6/5
The Manhole: CD-ROM Masterpiece Edition

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac1994protectedremake3.1/5 Cyan Worlds
The Way of the Exploding Fist PC

Windows2008freewareremake4/5