AspyrVideo games are sailing through the age of the remake. The likes of Resident Evil 4Final Fantasy VIIBut as dazzling as those games are, we all get an itch to play something from our childhood from time to time, exactly as it was back then. Fortunately, the need to climb into the attic and dust the cobwebs off of a PlayStation One or a Sega Mega Drive has passed as playing the classics on a current console has never been easier.These five remasters wont just take you on a trip down memory lane, but theyll also teach you a thing or two about gamings history, from how storytelling has evolved to the technological advances the industry has made in the decades since their release.Halo: The Master Chief CollectionAvailable on: Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PCMicrosoftThere are few first-person shooters more influential than the Halo games and this compilation, which was first released in 2014, bundles everything together in one neat package.After a series of updates, it now includes a whopping six games in total, from 2001s Halo: Combat Evolved, all the way up to 2012s Halo 4 and everything in between. Tweaks like an improved frame rate and polished visuals make this the definitive way to experience these classic games. Not only will it give you a dousing of sentimentality, but itll show you how Halo evolved as a franchise, shaping the FPS genre along the way.Metroid Prime RemasteredAvailable on: Nintendo SwitchNintendoAlong with the Halo games, 2002s Metroid Prime will go down in history as one of the greatest first-person shooters of all time, but 2023s remastered port managed to take the game a step further by updating the originals awkward control scheme (which now includes the ability to use both sticks) and adding a stunning layer of detail to the visuals.In case you missed it when it was first released on the Gamecube, Prime was the 3D debut of series protagonist Samus. Shes dropped onto a hostile alien planet filled with space pirates who are dabbling with biotechnology - for nefarious reasons, of course. The game sweetly combined rapid action with a series of intuitive puzzles. Its the perfect game to play while we wait for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond to be released.Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol 1Available on: PS5/PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PCKonamiThe highly anticipated remake, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, is on the horizon with its release date now confirmed as August 28, but Konamis superb remastered collection of games from 2023 should not be overlooked.Its a chunky package, combining 1987s Metal Gear and 1990s Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake with the HD versions of the first three games in Hideo Kojimas pre-eminent series, starting with 1998s Metal Gear Solid through to 2004s Snake Eater. The games hold up tremendously well, largely thanks to their stylish and ludicrous method of storytelling.Each game also comes with a glossy digital screenplay and an encyclopaedia book which adds another layer of insight into these influential titles; a supplementary addition that many modern remasters fail to include.Tomb Raider 1-6 RemasteredAvailable on: PS5/PS4, Xbox Series XS/Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PCAspyrRevisiting Lara Crofts globe-trotting adventures is a sure fire way to evoke a slice of nostalgia. Developer Aspyr released two trilogies collecting the initial six Tomb Raider games from 1995s Tomb Raider, right through to 2003s Angel of Darkness, launching them exactly a year apart on February 14, Laras in-game birthday.Theres an option to play each title with glossy new visuals and modernised controls, which allows you to move Lara with the left stick and rotate the camera with the right. However, rather smartly, Aspyr has included an option to revert back to the originals visual style and tank control scheme.Playing them decades later serves as a reminder of why they became so important; Tomb Raider offered a mature narrative and used mind-blowing polygonal graphics that were nascent in the nineties. Plus, in Lara they had an iconic female lead at a time when women werent commonly featured as main characters in video games that has since transcended gaming.The Thing RemasteredAvailable on: PS5/PS4, Xbox Series XS/Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PCNight Dive StudiosNight Dive Studios could have featured on this list several times. The Washington-based developer has made a name for itself by remastering games such as Star Wars: Dark Forces, Turok and System Shock, but it was 2024s The Thing Remastered that became its biggest hit; the third-person shooter became Night Dives fastest selling game after it was launched in December, according to a report released by its parent company, Atari.No official sales figures have been revealed, but the game has proven a hit with players and critics alike. Its unsurprising as it became a cult smash when it was first released in 2002, shifting over one million copies. Its a direct sequel to John Carpenters seminal 1982 film, The Thing, where we play as Captain J.F. Blake, a special forces soldier who leads a team on a mission to investigate Outpost 31 - the same facility where the films gory events took place.