New unofficial PC ports of 6 classic console games have emerged. These games range across multiple genres from racing games like BLACK and Burnout 3: Takedown to a fighting game like Tekken Tag Tournament 2, FPS games like Crisis Zone and Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks. This list includes the Forza Motorsport 5 title as well.
Modern PC ports for six classic console games add mouse, keyboard, and resolution support
As these games were developed for aging hardware (no longer common on modern systems) this act of bringing them over to PC is an important effort in their preservation. There are varying details about the actual ports depending on the game. The Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks port specifically has some modernized details like resolution and render scale adjustments, multiple display modes, remappable controllers and native mouse/keyboard support.
Burnout 3: Takedown's PC port is based on the Xbox 360 version of the game. It seems the modders are working on these legacy games with an emphasis on creating improved versions to port to PC.
These specific PC ports join other similar trends of unofficial PC ports. The original source article compiles them with other recent titles like Mario Kart Wii, Super Mario 64, Crash Team Racing and Bloodborne. The download links for these games are found on sites like GitHub and Itch.io which are popular hosting sites for independent software developers. This distribution allows the community to have direct access and sharing of these ports without official (and commercial) middlemen.
The release of 6 PC ports is an example of the modding community still finding ways to adapt legacy console games for use in modern OS's. This gives anyone interested in these titles the option of playing them on their PC hardware rather than dealing with proprietary console systems. This trend in getting more classic games in playable form continues to grow (albeit unofficial) but functional.
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