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Comic-Con 2018: Spyro Remaster Lets You Choose Between Original And Remastered Soundtracks

Nostalgia has been a strong pull for older franchises to make comebacks, Spyro the Dragon included. We’ve seen Spyro Reignited Trilogy in action already, which contains remakes of first three games in one package. One of the biggest aspects fans fell in love with was the unique soundtrack. And during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, developer Toys For Bob announced that Stewart Copeland–the original series composer, and drummer from The Police–is returning to remaster the soundtrack.

Players will be able to switch between the remastered tracks and the original versions in the options menu, in case they get the itch to listen to the old tracks. A brand-new intro song called “Tiger Train” also channels the spirit of series’ prog-rock vibe.

Copeland himself express enthusiasm for returning to the franchise after all these years, and stated, “Creating new music for the Spyro Reignited Trilogy has been incredibly fun and nostalgic for me. Seeing how the fans loved the original series and soundtrack was a very heart-warming experience 20 years ago, and being able to revisit that fun with the new game has brought things full circle.”

Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage, and Spyro: Year of the Dragon are all remade with high-resolution graphics and artwork for Reignited Trilogy. All games will stay true to the originals in terms of gameplay and level design while visuals will showcase Spyro in an entirely new, modern light. You can get your hands these games on September 21 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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Mario Kart Hot Wheels Debut At San Diego Comic Con 2018

Nintendo and Mattel teamed up to create Mario Kart Hot Wheels. The toys debuted at San Diego Comic-Con 2018 and will be available in stores in summer 2019.

There are eight toys planned so far, with no word if more are planned for further down the line. For now, you can look forward to racing down your favorite Hot Wheels track with Mario, Bowser, Peach, Luigi, Toad, Yoshi, Wario, and Rosalina. Hot Wheels is planning on releasing some Mario Kart-inspired tracks for people to race on as well.

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Each toy will be sold separately for $5. There’s been no word on whether you’ll be able to buy the karts in bulk, nor how much the Mario Kart-inspired tracks will cost.

For those who prefer to keep their racing purely in the virtual world and out of the physical, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has some new updates on the way. Shinya Takahashi, Nintendo’s head of software development, confirmed new patches are on their way, although Nintendo has yet to reveal what exactly will be added and when that might be. Some Mario Kart fans were disappointed a Double Dash mode wasn’t included in Deluxe, so maybe we can look forward to that.

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