How do video game remakes work canon wise?

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That's something I'm curious about.

Does the remake replace the original game in the canon? Do both events take place at seperate times, just in a way that's eerily similar?

Does Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green replace the originals? Heart Gold/Soul Silver replace gen 2? Mario 64 DS replace Super Mario 64? And what about games with multiple remakes like Super Mario Bros 1 (Super Mario Bros Deluxe and Super Mario All Stars)? What ones the 'actual' events?

For people who care about canon or storyline in video games, how do remakes factor into it?
 
I guess It's just a retelling of the same story.

And if there are major differences like in Super Mario 64 DS...maybe you could call it a retcon? ^^
 
Mario 64 Ds to me is a sequel as they seem to recall being in the castle before and Koopa the quick and Lakitu (in the beginning) make is seem as if the game takes place after the original. As for the question overall, I always looked as remakes as replacing the original and being the definitive versions.
 
Metroid zero mission replaces the original because it has some extra content in it.

Overall, it depends on the games IMO



I agree with this hypothesis; it would depend on the game specifically. Like, look at MegaMan Powered Up - that thing changes SO much about the original story of Mega Man (for example, his name is Mega rather than Rock prior to being turned into MegaMan) in ways that would drastically effect later games by making enemies turn ally and such as well.
 
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