Midway Arcade Treasures
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| Developer(s) | Digital Eclipse/Backbone Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Midway |
| Platform(s) | PS2, Xbox, GameCube, Dreamcast, PC (Windows) |
| Release date | November 18, 2003 |
| Genre(s) | Compilation |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Teen (T) |
| Media | DVD |
| Input methods | Gamepad, Keyboard |
Midway Arcade Treasures is a collection of 24 arcade games developed by Digital Eclipse and released by Midway for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC.
A second collection, Midway Arcade Treasures 2, was released for the same consoles in October 2004 and a third console compilation, Midway Arcade Treasures 3 was released on September 26 2005, except PC. Midway Arcade Treasures Extended Play, a compilation of 21 select titles from all three volumes was released for the PSP. On February 17 2006 Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition was released exclusively for the PC, containing all 28 games from Midway Arcade Treasures 2 and Midway Arcade Treasures 3, plus the original Mortal Kombat.
The compilation plays similarly on all three consoles, however the Xbox version has the extra ability to upload scores to an on-line scoreboard. The special features on each version of game are the same. These include game histories, developer interviews and other documents. This compilation is an amalgamation of the "Arcade's Greatest Hits" series (minus the pre-1984 Atari titles, as well as Burgertime and Moon Patrol), plus "Arcade Party Pak" for the original PlayStation and PC and each contain the exact same extras from those collections (see Earlier Versions below).
[edit] Games
The collection consists of the following 24 arcade games:
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[edit] Earlier versions
Williams Arcade Classics
Released for PC DOS/Windows 3.1 (1995), PC Windows 95 (1996), Sony PlayStation (1996), Super NES (1996), Sega Genesis (1996), Game.Com (1997), Nintendo 64 (2000), Sega Dreamcast (2000), and Game Boy Advance (2001).
Called Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits on PlayStation, Genesis, Saturn, and Super NES.
Called Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 1 on Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast.
Called Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits on Game Boy Advance.
Consisted of the following arcade games:
- Bubbles (PC, Dreamcast, and PlayStation only)
- Defender
- Defender II (Did not appear on Game Boy Advance)
- Joust
- Robotron
- Root Beer Tapper (Nintendo 64 only)
- Sinistar
- Spy Hunter (Nintendo 64 only)
DOS, Windows, and Sony PlayStation versions also contained the special features later implemented into Midway Arcade Treasures, including interviews with the original programmers.
Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Midway Collection 2
Released in 1997 for PlayStation and PC
Consisted of the following games:
- Blaster
- Burger Time (not included in Midway Arcade Treasures)
- Joust 2 - Survival of the Fittest
- Moon Patrol (not included in Midway Arcade Treasures)
- Root Beer Tapper
- Splat
- Spy Hunter
Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 2
Released in 1998 for PlayStation, 1999 for PC, and 2001 for Dreamcast
Called Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits 2 on Dreamcast
Consisted of the following games:
- 720 Degrees (PC and Dreamcast only)
- Crystal Castles (PlayStation only, not included in Midway Arcade Treasures)
- Gauntlet
- Marble Madness
- Millipede (PlayStation only, not included in Midway Arcade Treasures)
- Moon Patrol (Dreamcast only, not included in Midway Arcade Treasures)
- Paperboy
- Rampage (Dreamcast only)
- Road Blasters
- Spy Hunter (Dreamcast only)
- Vindicators (PC only)
Dreamcast version was almost unreleased, but was picked up by Best Buy and EBGames a year after its initial release.
Arcade Party Pak
Released in 1999 for PlayStation (a version for PC was planned, but unreleased. However the unreleased PC version was implemented as part of the compilation in the PC version of Midway Arcade Treasures)
Consisted of the following games:
- 720 Degrees
- Rampage
- Klax
- Smash TV
- Super Sprint
- Toobin'
[edit] External links
- Official Website - Play 10 of the included games online
- Midway Arcade Treasures at MobyGames
- Midway Arcade Treasures at GameSpot
- Midway Arcade Treasures at IGN
