(re: Ken!)
I know I’m replying to my own message, but if you want further inspiration for this idea, check out the newly reinstated and improved American subsidiary of SNK. Once a powerhouse of arcade and console arcade 2-D gaming, SNK fell on hard times. Now they’re back making niche console games. They even just released a 2-D remake game for the Xbox – Metal Slug 3! It can and is being done!