Does anyone think there is a market for games like this? i mean... are those days over? especially on pc? i had fun designing this for the contest and i think i'd want to make a full game of it with a new set of characters.... i know it would be plausible maybe on the wii but we all know about gamestudio and porting.. lol... what do you guys think?

You did that? Great man! I loved playing the megaman games when I was a child (8 years or somewhat).
Looks fun!!

I doubt that you can sell such a 2D shooter as PC standalone game. There are too many better alternatives.

But there are other platforms that have a market for that:

-Java Mobile phones
-iPhone
-other small handheld gaming consoles

They can also work as Flash Browser games.

yes.. but gs is only pc... i played through megaman x4 on my pc and i would do it for x5 if i could find it.. hell, i played through contra on my pc... lol, if its REALLY fun, i guess it could work... i would even make it multiplayer, i have a few ideas, never touched multiplayer but heyy, we're here to learn..

How about (given that you want to use 3dgs),
you make a sideview Shooter using 3D Models.

So it looks and plays like the old 2d shooter games, but
uses 3d Models.

A similar approach was used for Street Fighter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWIPJS6qB...=PL&index=6

or this Unreal Tounament "2d" mod
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55yxnCFy8m4&feature=PlayList&p=20E57D6CCEC7D66F&index=0

yes i know... that could work, but it would have a slightly different feel and take longer to develop, modelling levels, props, characters.. i already have a 3d game working on and i know what its like to get models, lol... plus megaman went 3d and it got lame... lol..

you can sell those type of games without a problem. there is a huge retro market for well remade games out there.

but you wont be able to sell this game. its not todays standard. (art, controls, level setup and so on). take a solid old gameplay and bring it up to date.
this will definitely work.

cheers

no, i dont mean this one... but based on what i learnt on this, i think i could manage a full say 20 levels or so 2d game with better sprites and such though... i just wanted to know what pc gamers think of 2d based games like this.. and i wouldnt remake a game, seems pointless to spend ages on something i cant or wont sell

Someone told me that Zombieville (made with Unity3d) has been sold 200,000 times, better than many AAA games. So it will work if it plays well, makes fun, has consistent art style:
http://www.zombievilleusa.com/

But to be on the safe side it might be better to publish not only on PC. Publishing on Mac, web or iPhone will raise chances a lot.

yes true.. i know that much, but 3dgs is only for the windows platform ... so its different i guess