Chances are you've got a few gaming series' very close to your heart - those titles that as a kid yoiu got up early on a Saturday morning to play while munching on tasty, sugary sewage that some people like to call 'breakfast cereal'. While some game franchises from our collective childhoods like Mario and Zelda are still going strong today, a lot have since fallen by the wayside with their most recent release being years or even decades old. Worse still, others stick around for far too long, outstaying their welcome and alienating their once passionate fanbase by churning out terrible game after terrible game (here's looking at you, Sonic). The world of video games evolves at such a fast pace that even titles from five or ten years ago could benefit greatly from modern technology and streamlined game design. Needless to say, the potential for improving dormant franchises from many years ago is huge, especially when you factor in the benefits would go far beyond a shiny HD makeover; advancing physics, A.I. and sound in new and exciting ways. There are a lot of beloved gaming franchises that have been dead for far too long. The following games have the potential to be huge if they were rebooted, hitting the sweet spot by giving existing fans a nostalgic trip down memory lane while appealing to today's gamers as well.