MIDWAY ARCADE ORIGINS

[d123456]

30 games? wow. Which games could it be?
smash tv?
spy hunter?
mkI&II?
Offroad Thunder?

[BurningDoom]

A Google search turned up this list of games for it:

Warner Bros. has announced a special game called Midway Arcade Origins which includes a compilation of Midway’s most iconic games when arcades reigned supreme.

There will be more than 30 classic titles for you play that include the likes of Gauntlet, Rampage, Joust, Spy Hunter, Defender, Marble Madness and more.

New players can experience these industry-defining classics, while long-time fans of classic arcade games can re-master their favourite titles with new PlayStation®Network Trophies and Xbox 360 Achievements support. Players will also be able to enjoy many games with up to three of their friends in local, co-op multiplayer and post their high scores online.

Midway Arcade Origins, being developed by Backbone Entertainment, combines more than 30 golden age arcade classics on one disc.

Midway Arcade Origins will be released later this year for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

Check out the trailer and full game list below:

· 720° – Skateboard through the neighbourhood and earn a ticket to compete at the big skate park.
· A.P.B – Drive around as Officer Bob to ticket and arrest law-breakers and meet your ticket quota.

· Arch Rivals – Outscore your opponent in this classic basketball game.
· Bubbles – Manoeuvre around dirty objects as a soapy bubble trying to clean a kitchen sink.
· Championship Sprint – Race to the finish in this classic speed game.
· Tournament Cyberball 2072 – Control a robotic football team and score touchdowns with exploding Cyberballs and short-circuiting robo-offenders.
· Defender – Defend a far-off planet from waves of invading aliens while protecting the human race in this shooting game.
· Defender II – Deliver humans to safety through the teleporting gateway, all while defending against attacking alien forces.
· Gauntlet – Venture through dungeons as one of four fantasy-based characters to vanquish enemies and collect treasures and potions.
· Gauntlet II – Reprise the role of your favourite fictional characters to embark on a new quest with all new levels, enemies and challenges.
· Joust – Mount a flying ostrich and fly through levels by toppling groups of buzzard-riding knights.
· Joust 2 – Transform your ostrich into a powerful Pegasus to defend against the enemy buzzard-riding knights.
· Marble Madness – Glide a marble through mazes and obstacles in this platform game.
· Pit-Fighter – Be the last man standing to punch, kick, and beat your opponent in the fighting pit.
· Rampage – Take control of gigantic mutants to demolish the city and terrorise civilisation.
· Rampart – Defend your castles by attacking oncoming forces and repairing any damage done to your territory.
· Robotron 2084 – Battle waves of robots to protect the last human family from annihilation.
· Root Beer Tapper – Serve up mugs of root beer to thirsty patrons before the time runs out.
· Satan’s Hollow – Build a bridge across a lava river and destroy gargoyles in order to reach the final level, a battle against Satan himself.

· Sinistar – Blast planets and collect crystals to create deadly Sinibombs to defeat the evil Sinistar.
· Smash TV – Advance through a vicious game show by playing for cash, keys, and the ultimate prize, your life.
· Spy Hunter – Hunt down enemy agents while cruising for weapons and protecting civilians.
· Spy Hunter II – Gather weapons and set-up obstacles to destroy enemy agents in a 3D view.
· Super Off Road – Race around the tracks in an off-road truck to beat the other contenders.
· Super Sprint – Speed around twisty tracks and advance through the circuit to be named the racing champion.
· Toobin’ – Splash through rivers in an innertube to collect treasures and race against opponents.
· Total Carnage – Play as the Doomsday Squad to rescue hostages and capture the evil dictator

· Vindicators Part II – Power up to fill your depleting fuel tank and escape from oncoming attacks.
· Wizard of Wor – Navigate through monster-filled dungeons to defeat the creatures within.
· Xenophobe – Wander around a space station and shoot killer aliens before the time runs out.
· XYbots – Dash through the 3D maze to fight Xybot robots bent on human destruction.

[Valkyrie-Favor]

Worth it just for Defender. If I had one game for the rest of my life...

[Gunstar Green]

Eh, if that's the list I think Midway Arcade Treasures has me covered already.

[REPO Man]

The MAT trilogy wasn't compatible with the 360, so I sold them, but a few of the games that were on XBLA were taken off.

I'm getting this.

[ExedExes]

I really, REALLY hope this package will be worth it for the seventh generation.

As a collector of arcade compilations, this has pretty good potential.

Especially after the issues I've found with the older MAT collections.

On the PC, MAT 1 was just a re-package of older Williams/Midway collections from 1995 and later, not redone at all for XP/Vista. Gameplay was there, but menu interface was very sloppy and not re-vamped at all.

MAT 2 & 3 came together as a package called MAT Deluxe. Besides having the horrific StarForce DRM and the infamous bug that had missing sound & music for nearly the entire collection until the patch was released, the menus were still clunky and it was very hard to redefine keys the way you wanted, for many of them were also the "Start" button.

Same deal with MAT 2 on the GameCube. Menus are exactly the same, controller interface is somewhat better, but Wizard of Wor runs WAY too fast, much faster than the original.

I have no idea on how MAT 1-3 was presented on the other consoles of the time, but I am really hoping Backbone (the former Digital Eclipse, developers of the MAT collections) have addressed these issues and put all these games in one package with easier menus/configurations, and all emulation issues fixed.

But still, gotta love Cyberball. That game has grown on me like crazy. I finally won my first game last week!

[Yancakes]

Is this gonna be download only? I would happily put down the 30 bucks for a physical copy but I don't download for consoles

[isiolia]

Is this gonna be download only? I would happily put down the 30 bucks for a physical copy but I don't download for consoles

From what I can see it's a physical release.

[Opa Opa]

Seems like a solid package. I'll probably get this when it hits $20-$25.

[Ghegs]

While it's always nice to see old classics be available for new platforms, it bugs me that they're only including so limited a number of games. They could fit Midway's entire arcade output into one disc with room to spare. Why not at least include all the games Midway Arcade Treasures 1, 2 and 3, would've been nice to have the San Francisco Rush games here.