Well you have the fans that complain about games being ruined by remakes then you have the fans who actually get up and do something about it and try their own hands at remaking the games.

I think there are some good examples of the latter being done over at Retro Remakes

For some good examples of the former check the rest of the comments.

I don't think there is any less creativity in games being created today. It's just that the most creative games don't get consumed by the mainstream public and thus are not exposed by the marketing machines of the major publishers. The games media is getting large enough that it has turned into media like books and film where you usually have to seek out the independent work in order to find the truly creative work.

If you go on sites like Game Tunnel or Kongregate and do some digging around you'll find some real innovation and creativity. The question is whether those games are executed at a quality level that the gaming public demands these days. Back then the playing field was fairly level due to limitations in technology and understanding of game design.