Midway Releasing Seven Titles for Game Boy Color.CORSICANA, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 1999-- Midway Home Entertainment Inc., one of the industry's leading video game publishers and developers, today announced that it will release seven titles for the Game Boy Color The Game Boy Color (ゲームボーイカラー system for the holidays -- NBA Showtime NBA Showtime is the pregame show aired before each NBA on NBC telecast. The program, a half-hour in length, began during the 1990-91 NBA season, and was initially hosted by Bob Costas. : NBA on NBC The NBA on NBC was a weekly presentation of National Basketball Association games on the National Broadcasting Company television network from 1990 to 2002. The NBA on NBC succeeded the NBA on CBS. , Ready 2 Rumble(R) Boxing, NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga (R) Blitz(TM) 2000, Rampart(R), Marble Madness Marble Madness is an arcade game by Atari Games released in 1984 by Czech programmer Mark Cerny. Using trackballs, players race marbles through an isometric labyrinth against a strict time limit. (TM), Billy Bob's Billy Bob's Texas is a popular country & western nightclub on the outskirts of the Fort Worth Stockyards, Texas, United States. It promotes itself as "The World's Largest Honky Tonk" with 127,000 square feet (12,000 m²). Huntin `N' Fishin and Rampage(R) 2: Universal Tour. "Game Boy Color is the hottest selling platform in the industry with sales up more than 250% this year to date, and Midway has always been one of the systems's strongest third party supporters," said Paula Cook, director of marketing for Midway Home Entertainment. "We are continuing our support with a diverse Game Boy Color lineup that includes proven hits like Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Ready 2 Rumble Boxing is a boxing game for the Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation, Game Boy Color, and Nintendo 64 and it was released in 1999 by Midway. The success of the Dreamcast version led to it becoming one of the few Sega All Stars titles. and 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 2000, and exclusives such as the tongue-in-cheek Billy Bob's Huntin `N' Fishin. The Midway Game Boy Color Line-Up Ready 2 Rumble Boxing features Michael Buffer's trademark call, "Let's Get Ready to Rumble(TM)," announcing and gives players the opportunity to compete as one of 10 boxers, each with their own unique fighting style. Each boxer is hyper-realistic with motion-captured animation, full color FMV's (Full Motion Videos) and tons of special and hidden punch combos. Equipped with the Rumble Pak The Rumble Pak is a device from Nintendo that provides haptic feedback while playing video games. Games that support the Rumble Pak cause it to vibrate in select situations, such as when firing a weapon or receiving damage, to immerse the player in the game. (R) feature, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing is truly ready to rumble and promises to deliver an over-the-top blow in the handheld boxing market. NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC will be one of this season's hottest basketball titles with motion-captured crossover dribble moves, no-look passes, rim-rocking dunks, hidden characters, over 120 NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= stars and all 29 NBA teams. Gamers can choose to tip off NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC's 2-on-2 action in their favorite NBA arena or one of the game's fantasy courts. NFL Blitz 2000, the hottest arcade-style football game, has no refs, no rules, no mercy and features all 31 teams, each comprised of seven of the best offensive and defensive players from each team. With easy to run plays, new tackle animations and killer artificial intelligence, NFL Blitz 2000 sets the standard for Game Boy Color football games. Rampart is the highly addictive, classic combination puzzle and strategy game. Placing the player in the role of warlord warlord, in modern Chinese history, autonomous regional military commander. In the political chaos following the death (1916) of republican China's first president and commander in chief, Yüan Shih-kai, central authority fell to the provincial military governors of an enclosed castle, gamers must build and repair walls to protect against enemies. Single players can compete against a computer-controlled navy, or two players can battle each other. Marble Madness brings an arcade classic home for one or two players. Players steer marbles down a variety of courses trying to find the fastest path and record the best time. Billy Bob's Huntin 'N' Fishin is a comedic, action adventure hunting and fishing game. Players control Billy Bob through 10 off the wall hunting and fishing levels and an assortment of humorous mini-games in an effort to become the best sportsman in Wydville and win the affection of the beautiful Daisy Mae. Rampage 2: Universal Tour is the sequel to the immensely popular coin-op and console classic, Rampage World Tour Rampage World Tour is a video game released in 1997 and is the second game in the Rampage series. Up to three simultaneous players control the monsters George (a King Kong-like gorilla), Lizzie (a Godzilla-like dinosaur/lizard), or Ralph (a giant werewolf), created from . Players take on the role of three new mutants, a lobster, a rat and a rhino who wreak havoc on the unsuspecting universe and rescue their three predecessors. One or two gamers take control of these mutants and play in cooperative mode, cruising through the universe and into outer space, guiding them on their destructive rescue mission. Midway Games Inc. is a leading designer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment software for both the coin-operated and home markets. Midway's games are available for play on all major dedicated home video game platforms, including Nintendo, Sony and Sega and personal computers. Visit Midway's Web site at www.midway.com BLITZ(R) and RAMPAGE(R) UNIVERSAL TOUR(TM) are trademarks of Midway Games Inc. MARBLE MADNESS(R) and RAMPART(R) are trademarks of Atari Games Corporation. BILLY BOB'S HUNTIN `N' FISHIN(TM) is a trademark of Midway Home Entertainment Inc. READY 2 RUMBLE BOXING (c) 1999 Midway Home Entertainment Inc. Likeness of Michael Buffer and the READY TO RUMBLE(R) trademark used under license from Buffer Partnership (www.letsrumble.com). NFL(R) BLITZ 2000 game (c) 1998, 1999; NBA SHOWTIME: NBA ON NBC game (c) 1999 Midway Games Inc. All games distributed under license by Midway Home Entertainment Inc. (c) 1999 NFLP NFLP National Football League Players . Team names and logos are trademarks of the teams indicated. All other (NFL-related marks) are trademarks of the National Football League. Officially Licensed Product of Players Inc. Players Inc logo is a registered trademark of the NFL Players (www.nflplayers.com). Distributed under license by Midway Home Entertainment Inc. The NBA and individual NBA member team identifications used on or in this product are trademarks, copyrighted designs and other forms of intellectual property of NBA Properties, Inc. and the respective NBA member teams and may not be used, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of NBA Properties, Inc. (c) 1999 NBA Properties, Inc. All rights reserved. The NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. names, logos, emblems and other NBC identifications used on or in this product are trademarks and/or other forms of intellectual property that are the exclusive property of the National Broadcasting Company, Inc. and may not be used, in whole or in part, without its prior written consent. (c) 1999 National Broadcasting Company, Inc. Game Boy Color and Rumble Pak are trademarks of Nintendo of America Inc. (c) 1989,1998 Nintendo of America Inc. |
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