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[Dusk Golem]

Turok 1 & 2 are back, and re-releasing on PC to various digital platforms.

Remember when Acclaim offered $10,000 to parents who named their kid "Turok?" I still get a good laugh out of that whenever I think of the series.

Beyond that legacy they were actually fun little shooters, and now both Turok and Turok 2: Seeds of Evil are being re-released for PC by Night Dive Studios. They will be sold through Steam, the Humble store, GOG, GG, Greenman Gaming, and through the developer's site.

Some additional info from Gamespot.

Both games "will be re-mastered for today's modern computers with enhanced graphics and other improvements," the developer said in a statement.
"Night Dive Studios believes that classic video games should never be abandoned or forgotten," the company says. "They should be available to play at any time, run out of the box without the hassle of installing outdated drivers, or using obsolete hardware. Movies are restored, books are digitized, and art is preserved to be appreciated for all time. Why should games be any different?"

No release date or price point yet. And some screens from the new PC versions:

 

[BennyBlanco]

Man, I loved these games so much as a kid. I don't think I even wanna go back and ruin that memory by playing these again lol.

 

[ashleythedragon]

Looks quite nice from what I remember. No that much fog!

 

[RoadDogg]

I am in. I love them on N64 but can't bring myself to try playing them that way anymore.

Also - Your link is to the 2007 name contest, not an announcement of the re-release.

 

[maniac-kun]

Didnt age good.

 

[Mareg]

Men the second game was such a blast on the PC. I remember it rocking my world on the voodoo 2. It was so fluid and fast !

 

[Dusk Golem]

I am in. I love them on N64 but can't bring myself to try playing them that way anymore.

Also - Your link is to the 2007 name contest, not an announcement of the re-release.

Fixed and fixed. There was a link to it in the actual thing I meant to link too. XD;

 

[ebullientprism]

This will not have aged well.

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

Jawmuncher's sacrifices were not in vain!

Spoiler

Now make Snake show up in Smash already

 

[collige]

I can't wait to play Turok 2 with an actual framerate. Color me hyped.

Hopefully the fog can be modded out too.

 

[Omega Kirby]

Hasn't aged well at all.

 

[DryvBy]

I'll buy them. I love playing games I grew up with. Turok 2 is one of the best shooters of it's time.

Kids don't even understand Turok fog.

 

[Scrooged]

I remember those games running at like 15fps. The jump to 60 will be glorious.

 

[Warxard]

Seeds of Evil is a classic!

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Paging Jawmuncher and Bish.

Have the framerates been upped to 60fps minimum? I don't know how the original releases fared.

What is new about these releases?

 

[Trogdor1123]

Cerebral bore... Loved it,

 

[Bartholomuse]

What's the difference (if any) between the old PC versions and the n64 versions?

 

[Arkhanor]

HELL YEAH!

 

[Xpliskin]

Yeah I'm getting that

 

[hushlorentz]

I played a ton of Turok 2 on N64, but the game was so massive I never ended up anywhere near finishing it. I remember getting to one level that was like a giant maze of tunnels and had enough. I would be interested in re-playing that game to see if a good frame-rate + mouse/keyboard will make it any easier.

 

[Lord British]

Can't wait. Proper KBM support and improved draw distance. Unf.

 

[CHC]

Might be the most unexpected news I've heard all year. This is just... weird.

Cool though.

 

[RedQueensAce]

BEWAREOBLIVIONISATHAND

 

[Queen of Hunting]

games are awesome recently played them and still fun for me, wooooooo

turok has aged much better than goldeneye for me

Might be the most unexpected news I've heard all year. This is just... weird.

Cool though.

shadowman is on steam too, there is talk of a shadowman sequel next year tying in with the comic etc.

this at 60fps please

 

[Ultimate_Trainer]

The roboT-Rex looks awesome!

I'll think about picking it up later in the future

 

[commish]

Man, I loved these games so much as a kid. I don't think I even wanna go back and ruin that memory by playing these again lol.

Word for word what I was thinking exactly.

 

[Fluze]

Anyone else really like the Turok remake that came out in 2007?

I may even prefer it to the originals.

 

[SparkTR]

What's the difference (if any) between the old PC versions and the n64 versions?

The major one was the KB/M controls, the game was a major pain in the ass on the N64 but is much easier and funner with a mouse. The N64 version also had some extra blood effects I think, though this re-release uses a remade engine I think (sunshafts and whatnot).

 

[Dusk Golem]

What's the difference (if any) between the old PC versions and the n64 versions?

Paging Jawmuncher and Bish.

Have the framerates been upped to 60fps minimum? I don't know how the original releases fared.

What is new about these releases?

Updated the OP, but from a Gamespot news article with quotes from the developer, no specifics but these are 'remastered' versions of the game, will work perfectly with modern computers, have enhanced graphics, performance boosts, and other improvements. To quote:

Both games "will be re-mastered for today's modern computers with enhanced graphics and other improvements," the developer said in a statement.

"Night Dive Studios believes that classic video games should never be abandoned or forgotten," the company says. "They should be available to play at any time, run out of the box without the hassle of installing outdated drivers, or using obsolete hardware. Movies are restored, books are digitized, and art is preserved to be appreciated for all time. Why should games be any different?"

 

[G-Fex]

Very cool!

Too bad the second one sucks so much.

 

[Dictator93]

Very cool!

Too bad the second one sucks so much.

This is how I feel.
I probably will buy them though, and then lament how bad the second game is. The first is still pretty good though!

 

[Calamari41]

Turok had some really creative weapons that were a LOT of fun to play around with. I will buy these even if they have probably aged horribly.

 

[Sectorseven]

How come Turok 3 never got a PC release?

 

[Bartholomuse]

Updated the OP, but from a Gamespot news article with quotes from the developer, no specifics but these are 'remastered' versions of the game, will work perfectly with modern computers, have enhanced graphics, performance boosts, and other improvements. To quote:

Ah yes, Night Dive, knew they sounded familiar, bit more optimistic now. Their ports of System Shock and Strife were apparently up to snuff. It's just a question price now. $9.99 to 14.99 I imagine?

 

[Zoolader]

Too bad we can't get a new Turok game that's good. Those games were among my favorite on the N64. I'm not expecting these two games to hold up that well but I might still buy them at some point.

 

[Best Nintendo Fan Ever]

Day 1. Easily.

 

[Dictator93]

Turok had some really creative weapons that were a LOT of fun to play around with. I will buy these even if they have probably aged horribly.

The first game is still really awesome to be honest. I like it.

The second game should is full of evil.

games are awesome recently played them and still fun for me, wooooooo

turok has aged much better than goldeneye for me




shadowman is on steam too, there is talk of a shadowman sequel next year tying in with the comic etc.

this at 60fps please

You can already play the second and 1st game at 60fps. The second game has the least problems at 60.

 

[bishoptl]

Great news to wake up to! I've still the proud owner of the N64 originals, but more people should have access - and on better hardware.

 

[G-Fex]

This is how I feel.
I probably will buy them though, and then lament how bad the second game is. The first is still pretty good though!

Yeah first will be a fun playthrough. Still holds up mostly, sans fog and progression.

 

[Auto-Reply]

Bought, I loved the first two games on N64. Will play them purely out of nostalgia. At least the music of 2 will hold up for sure.

 

[Queen of Hunting]

Great news to wake up to! I've still the proud owner of the N64 originals, but more people should have access - and on better hardware.

was this why you mentioned turok news recently

 

[CO_Andy]

From the makers of Metroid Prime!

Also no fog no sale

 

[Zushin]

Never played these. Whats the gameplay like?

 

[R10Neymarfan]

Amazed there are no WiiU port beggars in this thread

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Is this Kaiser's work?

 

[Crisium]

I'll buy it for a low price.

 

[Mufausa The 3rd]

So lemme tell you why I will forever dislike Turok 2. Back in 2000 when Perfect Dark was released for the N64. I asked my dad if I could get that game for Christmas (I was 6 years old at the time). He said sure why not. My brother (8 at the time) went behind my back and told my dad that I didn't want Perfect Dark but instead wanted Turok 2. My dad decided to not verify with me and listened to my brother and on Christmas morning when I went downstairs to open my gifts.. I open up a surprise to this damn box instead of Perfect Dark...

I was pissed and my dad knew it too. So I had put it down somewhere in the house to later find my brother open up the damn game and started playing by myself. I will never forget that Christmas and I will never play Turok 2 again because of what happened that year.

 

[DMczaf]

How do I install my N64 Expansion Pack into my PC?

 

[h0tp0ck3t]

This is awesome! I need more Chronoscepter and Cerebral Bore in my life.

 

[pantsattack]

I didn't know these were pc at all. Do they have split screen?

The cerebral bore drill sound and the pop was so fearsome.