One of the things I forgot about that I missed in the Star Control 2 Super Melee, was the little pilot animations under the ship's health and battery when the ship used the fire or secondary fire.  It seems the Pilot animation only changes when the ship has critical health (which is still pretty cool).

I remember when the Shofixti used to prepare the self-destruct mechanism on the Scout and you see him pull the three levers to get it ready or the Syreen's eyes light up when the Siren call was made.

Admittedly the graphics and animations are a lot more complicated now but it would be so cool to see again in Star Control: Origins.