Midway Goes Retro with New Arcade Party Pak; Coin-Op Classics Collection for PlayStation Game Console and PC Value Priced to Enhance Consumer Appeal.CORSICANA, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1999-- Midway Home Entertainment Inc., one of the industry's leading video game publishers and developers, announced today the availability of six its all-time favorite coin-op games in its new Arcade Party Pak Arcade Party Pak is a compilation of six Midway arcade titles: 720 Degrees, Klax, Rampage, Smash TV, Super Sprint, and Toobin'. collection which includes Rampage, Smash TV Smash TV is a 1990 arcade game created by Eugene Jarvis and Mark Turmell for Williams. Home versions were developed for various platforms and most were published by Acclaim Entertainment. and KLAX KLAX Los Angeles International Airport (ICAO Code) . Arcade Party Pak shipped this week for the PlayStation(R) game console See video game console. and PC and is value-priced for each platform. "Midway has one of the most extensive collections of classic games in the industry and now parents and their children can enjoy more of these classics on their favorite home system," said Paula Cook, director of marketing for Midway Home Entertainment. "Releasing Arcade Party Pak at a value price point makes it a very attractive option for consumers this holiday season." Arcade Party Pak joins NFL Blitz NFL Blitz was a football game series based on the NFL by Midway until 2005 when the NFL signed an exclusive licensing deal with EA Sports. NFL years In the original Blitz and Mortal Kombat Mortal Kombat (commonly abbreviated as MK) is a popular series of fighting games created originally by the Midway Manufacturing Company. Mortal Kombat 4 among others in Midway's value priced line of games which targets the under $30.00 software PC and console markets. "Never before have gaming platforms been so accessible from a pricing standpoint, and as we've seen, many more consumers have embraced the platforms for this reason," said Paula Cook. "The next step in the industry is to make sure that games are equally as accessible for these consumers. As a leader in the gaming industry, Midway is meeting this need by providing a spectrum of quality games in all price categories." -0-
Arcade Party Pak includes:
Rampage - Become a scientist who morphs into one of three giant
monsters after a freak experiment goes awry. The monsters'
sole purpose is to destroy the city and at the same time
survive against the inhabitants who occupy the terrorized
city.
Smash TV - Be a contestant on a futuristic game show attempting to
collect prizes while fighting off a multitude of enemies.
If players survive, they will be awarded a visit to the
Pleasure Dome. Smash TV was the first game developed for
Midway by Mark Trumell who went on to become the lead
programmer and designer of NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC, NBA
Jam and NFL Blitz.
Super Sprint - Play as one of three racers who must cross the finish
line first while picking up bonuses. Win all of the
races to become the Super Sprint Champion.
Toobin' - Tube down rivers while fighting enemies before they damage
the tube. At each river's end is a whirl-pool taking players
to another wet and wild ride.
KLAX - Catch colored blocks rolling down a conveyer belt and stack
them vertically by color. Defeat all of the levels to become
the master KLAX.
Exclusive to the PlayStation version:
720(Degrees) - Skateboard through a ramp-filled park performing stunts
and tricks for points. Players must run to the nearest
tournament without getting caught by the killer bees.
Exclusive to the PC version:
Rampart - Build a castle with puzzle-like pieces for an upcoming
territory war. After building a castle, gamers combat rival
castles or an advancing fleet imposing on their land.
In addition to Arcade Party Pak's action, strategy, racing, and puzzle solving games, the collection will include "making of" video footage with interviews from the games' original programmers and artists. All games in the Arcade Party Pak allow players to save their high scores using a PlayStation or PC memory card. Midway Home Entertainment Inc. designs, markets and distributes video games See video game console. under the Midway trademark for home game platforms and personal computers. Midway Home Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of Midway Games Midway Games (NYSE: MWY) (formerly Midway Manufacturing) is an American video game publisher. Midway's legacy includes landmark titles such as Ms. Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron, Mortal Kombat, and NBA Jam. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MWY MWY Me Without You (band) ), a company engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of coin-operated video games under the Midway and Atari trademarks. Visit Midway's Web site at www.midway.com. Compilation (c) 1999 Midway Home Entertainment Inc. KLAX(R) & (c) 1989, 720(degree)(TM) & (c) 1986, Super Sprint Super Sprint is a 1986 arcade game by Atari Games. The player drives a Formula 1-like car on a circuit that is viewed from above. Gameplay Super Sprint is a simple racing game. (TM) & (c) 1986, Toobin'(TM) & (c) 1988 Atari Games Atari Games Corporation was an American producer of arcade games, and originally part of Atari Inc. History When, in 1984, Warner Communications sold the Atari Consumer division of Atari Inc. Corporation. Rampage(TM) & (c) 1986, Smash TV(TM) & (c) 1990 Midway Games Inc. Midway(R) is a trademark of Midway Games Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Distributed by Midway Home Entertainment Inc. PlayStation and the PlayStation logos are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. |
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