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demake

Syllables: de·make/ˈdiːmeɪk//ˈdiˌmeɪk/

demake noun: a remake of a modern video game for an older platform.

Noun

demake (plural demakes)

  1. A remake of a modern video game for an older platform.
    • This game, created by Adventure Game Studio, is a mickey take of American McGee’s Alice that was put together for a ‘demake’ competition. A demake is basically the opposite of a remake – it’s taking a newer game and making it look like an older generation title.2008 November, “Indie Review”, in Dave Harfield, editor, Total PC Gaming, number 14, Bournemouth, Dorset: Imagine Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 68
    • Micro Hexagon is a demake of Terry Cavanagh's game called Super Hexagon. So what's a demake, well you take the original game and reduce it so that the game essence is still there but with a much more limited colour pallet^([sic – meaning palette]) and audio range, for the Commodore 64.2014, Nigel Parker, “Micro Hex[ag]on Review for the Commodore 64”, in Nigel Parker, editor, Commodore Free: A Free to Download Magazine Dedicated to Commodore Computers, number 78, [United Kingdom]...

Verb

UK/ˌdiːˈmeɪk/US/diˈmeɪk/

demake (third-person singular simple present demakes, present participle demaking, simple past and past participle demade)

  1. (transitive) To remake (a modern video game) for an older platform.
    • We talked to developers who are ‘demaking’ two of the most unique and critically acclaimed games of the last few years—Left 4 Dead and Shadow of the Colossus.2010 March, McKinley Noble, “The Demake: Play Today’s Best Games … Yesterday!”, in Mike Weigand, editor, GamePro, number 258, San Francisco, Calif.: GamePro Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 44
    • Taito's classic demade for the PICO-8 fantasy console2020 July 2, “Contents”, in Ryan Lamble, editor, Wireframe: Lifting the Lid on Video Games, number 40, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Raspberry Pi (Trading), →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 2

Examples of demake in a sentence

  • Last time we considered the options that porting existing code from other retro systems offered, but demakes – recent games reworked for 8-bit and 16-bit systems – are another option.2015 September 10, Jason Kelk, “Welcome to Homebrew: Make This”, in Ryan King, editor, Retro Gamer: The Essential Guide to Classic Games...
  • Worms: Armageddon had to be scaled down so much to be playable on the Game Boy Color that it’s basically a ‘demake’.2024 September 26, Chris Kohler, quotee, “Retro Radar: A Moment with … Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition: How the Veteran Multiplayer...
  • Learn the basics of pixel art and turn a modern character into pixel form, or ‘demake’ a modern game.2012 December, “60 Things to Do during Your December Holiday (with Little or No Money) [Be Creative!]”, in Michael James, editor, NAG...
  • Retro City Rampage started life in 2002 as a homebrew passion project to demake one of his all-time favourite games for his most cherished consoles (read: GTA III for the NES).2012 December 6, Stuart Hunt, “Retrorated: Old Jack City: Retro City Rampage”, in Rick Porter, editor, Retro Gamer: The Essential Guide to...

Forms of demake

Noun
pluraldemakes
Verb
third-person singular presentdemakes
present participledemaking
past participledemade
pastdemade

Origin of demake

From de- (prefix denoting a reversal or undoing) + make (noun, verb), modelled on remake (noun, verb).

Words that rhyme with demake

Questions about demake

What does demake mean?
Demake means a remake of a modern video game for an older platform.
How do you use demake in a sentence?
Last time we considered the options that porting existing code from other retro systems offered, but demakes – recent games reworked for 8-bit and 16-bit systems – are another option.
What part of speech is demake?
Demake can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce demake?
Demake is pronounced /ˈdiːmeɪk/ (UK).
What is the plural of demake?
The plural of demake is demakes.

Words near demake in the dictionary

  1. demaine
  2. demaines
  3. demains
  4. Demaio
  5. Demaios
  6. demake
  7. demakes
  8. demaking
  9. demalonylase
  10. demalonylases
  11. demalonylate

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