Midway Arcade Treasures makes its way to stores @ Gaming Target

Written by Matt Swider on November 19, 2003

News: Midway makes a move to bring back some of its old-school classics in a multi-console collection in stores now.

Midway announced that its old-school arcade collection, dubbed Midway Arcade Treasures, made its way into stores for PlayStation 2, making it the first next-generation console offering of more than 20 classic arcade games. Additional versions of this game are scheduled to release on November 24, 2003 for Xbox as well as on on December 17, 2003 for the GameCube, all three falling under the suggested retail price of $19.95. The collection 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.

"Midway Arcade Treasures gives gamers over 20 of the best-known arcade titles of all time, plus great behind-the-scenes material, all for a terrific price," said Mark Beaumont, senior vice president - entertainment, Midway. "Anyone who ever played an arcade game will want this in their collection."

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
o SpyHunter
o DefenderII
o Gauntlet
o Joust
o Paperboy
o Rampage
o Marble Madness
o Robotron: 2084
o Smash TV
o Joust 2
o Rampart
o Blaster
o Sinistar
o Super Sprint
o 720°
o Toobin'
o KLAX
o SPLAT!
o Satan's Hollow
o Vindicators
o Bubbles
o RoadBlasters

Special Features
* Nonstop Action - Hundreds of hours of classic gameplay action
* DVD Content - Creator and developer interviews and game histories
* Multiplayer Gameplay - One-player to four-player gameplay
* Xbox Live - Post high scores and see who is truly the best