NEWS - Thursday, July 3, 2003
Old Pleasures Coming From Midway Treasures
Midway Delivers Old School Flava to Next-Generation Consoles with Midway Arcade Treasures Midway Arcade Treasures Brings More Than 20 Classic Arcade Games Including All-Time Favorites Like SpyHunter, Defender, Gauntlet and Joust for First Time Ever on Next-Generation Consoles Midway Games Inc., a leading software industry publisher and developer, announced today that Midway Arcade Treasures, the first next-generation console offering of more than 20 classic arcade games, is scheduled to ship in fall 2003. Midway Arcade Treasures features hundreds of hours of classic gameplay action from all-time arcade favorites including the fast-paced action of SpyHunter, the multiplayer collaboration of Gauntlet, the space-age adventure of Defender and the dueling combat of Joust, just to name a few. "Now these games can be enjoyed along with extensive DVD content that features the history of some of the top arcade titles and creator interviews," said Helene Sheeler, vice president of marketing, Midway. With Midway Arcade Treasures, gamers will have the option of enjoying their favorite titles in either one-player or two-player game formats. The DVD content in the game features a history of many of the classic arcade hits and interviews with creators and developers of the games. Midway Arcade Treasures Games Include: -- Jam-Packed Entertainment -- More than 20 Great Arcade Games Including: -- SpyHunter -- Defender II -- Gauntlet -- Joust -- Paperboy(R) -- Rampage(R) -- Marble Madness(R) -- Robotron: 2084(R) -- Smash TV(TM) -- Joust 2 -- Bubbles(R) -- RoadBlasters(TM) -- Blaster(R) -- Rampart(R) -- Sinistar(R) -- Super Sprint(TM) -- 720 degrees(R) -- Toobin'(R) -- KLAX(R) -- SPLAT!(TM) -- Satan's Hollow(TM) -- Vindicators(TM) -- Nonstop Action -- Hundreds of hours of classic gameplay action -- DVD Content -- Creator and developer interviews and game histories -- Multiplayer Gameplay -- One- and two-player gameplaySource: http://www.midway.com/
