remaster
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[edit]remaster (third-person singular simple present remasters, present participle remastering, simple past and past participle remastered)
- (music) To produce a new version of a recording by remixing the original master recordings.
- (film) To create a new master copy by enhancing sound or picture quality of an older recording.
- (video games) To produce a new version of a video game with updated graphics, often re-recorded music, and added features and content.
- 2020 August 1, Imad Khan, “Like Old Hollywood Movies, Video Games Get a Polish for New Audiences”, in The New York Times[1]:
- But the remastering shows how nostalgia is driving publishers’ decision making.
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[edit]to create a new master copy by enhancing sound or picture quality of an older recording
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[edit]remaster (plural remasters)
- Synonym of remastering (“new version of a piece of media”)
- 2020 August 1, Imad Khan, “Like Old Hollywood Movies, Video Games Get a Polish for New Audiences”, in The New York Times[2]:
- Like Hollywood remakes or remasters old movies, video game publishers are overhauling and rereleasing games to tap into ready-made fan bases for popular franchises like The Legend of Zelda, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon and World of Warcraft.
- 2024 February 28, Calum Marsh, “Between ‘Star Wars’ Trilogies, a Golden Age of Video Games”, in The New York Times[3]:
- On Wednesday, Nightdive Studios is releasing a remaster of Dark Forces that features enhanced lighting and textures but retains the look and feel of the original game.