Midway Revs Up Retailers with Initial Shipments of MicroMachines 64 Turbo and MicroMachines V3 for PC.CORSICANA, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 1999-- Multi-Player Nintendo(R) 64 and PC Racer Includes a Car in Every Box Midway Home Entertainment Inc., a leading video game developer, today announced MicroMachines(R) 64 Turbo for the Nintendo(R) 64 is now available at retail outlets retail outlet n → punto de venta retail outlet n → point m de vente retail outlet retail n → this week. MicroMachines(R) 64 Turbo, developed by Codemasters, is a fast-moving racing game A racing game is any game that involves competing in races through a surrogate playing piece or vehicle, either getting it from one point to another or completing a number of circuits in the shortest time. featuring MicroMachines(R) miniature cars, trucks and boats. Packages of both N64(R) and PC versions will include a free MicroMachines(R) vehicle with purchase. Midway will be celebrating the launch of MicroMachines(R) 64 Turbo by holding "gaming days" at several children's hospitals This is a list of children's hospitals. See also Pediatric Care. International
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"Midway is proud to share the fun of MicroMachines 64 Turbo with children across the country," said Paula Cook, director of marketing at Midway Home Entertainment. "The MicroMachines vehicle giveaway is the first time for an N64 game to have a pack-in and is a perfect addition for the game's audience. Midway looks forward to implementing additional pack-in promotions in the future." Midway is supporting MicroMachines(R) 64 Turbo with a full marketing campaign. This campaign includes an exclusive pack-in of a MicroMachines(R) vehicle with each game at retail outlets, a five-pack of MicroMachines(R) cars with purchase from Midway's online store at www.midway.com, print advertising in consumer, children's, sports and gaming publications, point-of-sale materials and an aggressive public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most campaign. MicroMachines(R) 64 Turbo is loaded with entertaining racing environments including a breakfast table, a pool table or even a chemist's lab. Gamers will be able to compete in these races driving the same toy cars they grew up with, only this time the tanks, ice cream trucks, racecars and swamp boats swamp boat n. A flatbottom boat powered by an airplane propeller projecting above the stern and used in swamps or shallow waters. Also called airboat. will have powerups to arm the vehicles with missiles, hammers, mechanical arms and a host of other weapons. The Nintendo 64 version of MicroMachines(R) 64 Turbo features multiplayer races for up to eight players on racing circuits full of surprises and gameplay
Gameplay includes all player experiences during the interaction with game systems, especially formal games. Proper use is coupled with reference to "what the player does". that is suitable for kids of all ages. Racers can view their multiplayer races on one screen from an overhead view as opposed to having several smaller split screens. MicroMachines(R) 64 Turbo also includes a driving school, a head to head race vs. the computer, a challenge race, a time trial challenge race and a time trial single race. Players can choose from five levels of challenge to accommodate their racing skills. 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. (c) Copyright 1999 The Codemasters Software Company Limited. All Rights Reserved. "Codemasters"(R) is a registered trademark owned by Codemasters Limited. "pure gameplay" is a trademark of Codemasters. Developed by Codemasters and exclusively distributed under license in U.S., Canada and Mexico by Midway Home Entertainment Inc. MIDWAY is a registered trademark of Midway Games Inc. MICRO MACHINES(R) is a registered trademark of Galoob Toys, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro. Midway Home Entertainment Inc. is using the Micro Machines(R) mark for this product pursuant to a license. Midway Home Entertainment Inc. and the Codemasters companies are not affiliated with Galoob Toys, Inc. or Hasbro. Nintendo and Nintendo 64 are registered trademarks of Nintendo of America Inc. (c) 1996 Nintendo of America Inc. Licensed by Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. |
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