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Midway Games
Midway Games, Inc. (formerly Midway Manufacturing) is an American corporation in bankruptcy as of 2009. Founded as an amusement game manufacturer, it was a video game publisher and developer from 1973 to 2009. Midway published and developed titles such as Mortal Kombat, Ms. Pac-Man, Spy Hunter,...
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Quake
Quake is a first-person shooter video game that was released by id Software on June 22, 1996. It was the first game in the popular Quake series of video games.
Quake was released just as the Internet was reaching maturity, and much of its popularity...
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- Jun 22, 1996
Xenophobe
Xenophobe is a 1987 arcade game published by Bally Midway. Starbases, moons, ships, and space cities are infested with aliens, and the players have to kill the aliens before each is completely overrun.
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- 1987
NBA Jam
NBA Jam is a basketball arcade game developed by Midway in 1993. It is the first entry in the NBA Jam series, and was written entirely in assembly language. The main designer and programmer for this game was Mark Turmell.
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- 1993
Ms. Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man is an arcade video game produced by Midway as an unauthorized sequel to Pac-Man. It was released in North America in 1981 and became one of the most popular video games of all time, leading to its adoption by Pac-Man licenser Namco as an...
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- 1982
Discs of Tron
Discs of Tron is the second arcade game based on 1982 Disney movie Tron.
While the first Tron arcade game had several mini-games (Gridbugs, Light Cycles, entering the MCP cone and Tanks), Discs of Tron is inspired by the short sequence in Tron the...
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- 1983
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Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, originally known as Mortal Kombat V: Vengeance, is a fighting game developed and produced by Midway. It is chronologically the fifth in the Mortal Kombat series. Deadly Alliance was released for the Xbox, PlayStation...
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- Nov 22, 2002
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Mortal Kombat 4
Mortal Kombat 4 is the fifth and final arcade game in the Mortal Kombat series of fighting video games. It was later ported to the PlayStation and Nintendo 64. An updated version titled Mortal Kombat Gold was released a year later exclusively for...
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Gauntlet Legends
Gauntlet Legends is an arcade game released in 1998 by Atari Games. It is a fantasy themed hack and slash game, a sequel to 1985's popular Gauntlet and 1986's Gauntlet II. Its unusual features for an arcade game included passwords and characters...
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- 1998
Spy Hunter
Spy Hunter is a 1983 arcade game developed and released by Bally Midway. It was incredibly successful initially, and it has remained popular for many years. The game's novel gameplay and popular theme music are largely responsible for its success....
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- 1983
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Gorf
Gorf is an arcade game released in 1981 by Midway Mfg., whose name was advertised as an acronym for "Galactic Orbiting Robot Force". It is a multiple-mission fixed shooter with five distinct modes of play, essentially making it five games in one. It...
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- 1981
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Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy is a video game developed by Midway Games for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows PC platforms. It was also being developed for the Nintendo GameCube titled ESPionage but later cancelled. The game was...
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- Jun 14, 2004
CarnEvil
CarnEvil is a rail shooter arcade game using a light gun. Released by Midway Games on October 31 (Halloween), 1998, CarnEvil is noted for its graphic content and strong lifelike violence which was peppered with heavy amounts of black humor. CarnEvil...
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Pac-Man Plus
Pac-Man Plus is an arcade game released by Bally Midway in 1982, and it is the 4th title in the Pac-Man series of games. Like Ms. Pac-Man, this update to the original game was created without Namco's authorization.
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- 1982
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Jr. Pac-Man
Jr. Pac-Man is an arcade game released in 1983 by Bally Midway. It is based on Pac-Man and its derivatives, but is not officially part of the Pac-Man series—along with Baby Pac-Man, this game was created without the authorization of Namco. This was...
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- 1983
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Cruis'n USA
Cruis'n USA is an arcade racing game released in 1994. It was developed by Midway Games and published and distributed by Nintendo. It's the first game in the Cruis'n series and it features locations around the United States.
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- Nov 1994
Cruis'n World
Cruis'n World is the 1996 sequel to the 1994 arcade racer Cruis'n USA. As the title implies, Cruis'n World allows players to race on various tracks around the world. The game also features more cars than Cruis'n USA. A new feature was the stunts....
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Tron
Tron is a coin-operated arcade video game manufactured and distributed by Bally Midway in 1982. It is based on the Walt Disney Productions motion picture Tron released in the same year. Events from this science fiction film were the inspirations for...
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Mortal Kombat 3
Mortal Kombat 3 (or MK3) is the third game in the Mortal Kombat series, released in arcades in 1995. It was updated into Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 in arcade and home consoles, and later Mortal Kombat Trilogy home consoles only. Mortal Kombat 3 has...
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Cruis'n Exotica
Cruis'n Exotica is the 1999 sequel to the 1996 arcade racer Cruis'n World. It plays similar to Cruis'n World, but it uses a password system, like San Francisco Rush 2049. The levels take place in exotic locations in the universe, such as Las Vegas,...
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- 1999
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Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Mortal Kombat Trilogy is a fighting game developed and published by Midway. It is a compilation of content from the previous titles based primarily upon the gameplay mechanics of Mortal Kombat 3 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. It follows the same...
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Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat II is a 1993 arcade game and the second title in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series.
To create the character animations for the game, actors were placed in front of a gray background and performed the motions, which was recorded by...
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- 1993
Mortal Kombat: Deception
Mortal Kombat: Deception is a fighting game developed and published by Midway as the sixth installment for the Mortal Kombat (MK) series. Deception was released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in October 2004, while a Nintendo GameCube version was...
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Revolution X
Revolution X is an arcade light gun game released in 1994 by Midway featuring the band Aerosmith.
The plot concerns a dystopian version of 1996 where an alliance of corrupt government and corporate military forces have taken control of the world in...
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- 1994
Pigskin 621 A.D.
Pigskin 621 A.D. is an arcade game released in 1990 by Bally Midway. One player can battle the computer, or two players can battle head-to-head. Two teams compete to score as many touchdowns as possible in the tradition of American football, but...
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- 1990
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Baby Pac-Man
Baby Pac-Man is an arcade pinball/video game hybrid made by Bally Midway in 1982. Upon inserting a coin, the game begins its typical maze-style play like in the original Pac-Man, but upon entering an escape tunnel, a pinball is launched below on the...
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- 1982
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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.
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Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA
Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA is a racing video game developed by Atari Games and published by Midway Games for the Nintendo 64 video game console. It was released on November 10, 1998 in North America, and February 10, 1999 in Europe.
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- 1998
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Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is a fighting game in the Mortal Kombat series, released in arcades in 1995. It is an update of Mortal Kombat 3 and was later updated into Mortal Kombat Trilogy. Midway has also released an online version of Ultimate Mortal...
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- 1995
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Professor Pac-Man
Professor Pac-Man is an arcade game produced by Bally Midway in 1983. Designed to capitalize on the perceived quiz game niche, the game presents simple visual puzzles and requires the player to solve each within a short time limit. Despite the game...
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Mortal Kombat: Special Forces
Mortal Kombat: Special Forces is an action game for the PlayStation. It was released in North America on July 30, 2000, and in Europe on September 29, 2000. The player to take on the role of Jax (a.k.a. Major Jackson Briggs) as he tracks down the...
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War Gods
War Gods is a 1995 fighting arcade game. It was created by Midway Games and was eventually ported to the Nintendo 64, PlayStation and Windows in 1997.
War Gods was developed by a team led by George Petro (lead programmer) and Jack Haeger (lead...
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Arch Rivals
Arch Rivals is a basketball arcade game created by Midway in 1989. The game billed itself as a "Basket Brawl." It was also included on Midway Arcade Treasures 2 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube and Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition for...
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- 1989
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), Lizzy (a Godzilla-like dinosaur/lizard), or Ralph (a giant...
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- 1997
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18 Wheeler
18 Wheeler is a 1979 arcade game designed by Midway Games.
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NFL Blitz
NFL Blitz is a series of American football themed video games by Midway featuring the teams of the National Football League.
The game was created by Midway Games and headed by Lead Artist, Sal Divita and Lead Programmer, Mark Turmell.
In the...
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NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC
NBA Showtime is a basketball video game by Midway. A descendant of NBA Jam and NBA Hangtime, Showtime is modeled after the NBA presentations on NBC. The original arcade version features team rosters from the beginning of the 1998-99 NBA season,...
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Midway Arcade Treasures 3
Midway Arcade Treasures 3 is a compilation of arcade and racing games for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. It is the third installment following Midway Arcade Treasures and Midway Arcade Treasures 2.
Unlike in previous installments, Midway...
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- Sep 26, 2005
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Doom 64
Doom 64 is a video game for the Nintendo 64 released by Midway Games in 1997. It is part of the Doom first-person shooter video game series.
Following the conclusion of the original Doom series, the sole Marine who survived the horrors of hell had...
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- Apr 1, 1997
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Mace: The Dark Age
Mace: The Dark Age is a fighting video game released by Atari for arcade machines in 1996 and later ported by Midway to the Nintendo 64 in 1997. A PlayStation version of the game was planned but never released.
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- Oct 1, 1997
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Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows is a role-playing game. It is the follow up to Gauntlet Legends and Gauntlet Dark Legacy. Industry veterans John Romero and Josh Sawyer (now out of the project) spearheaded Midway's San Diego studio, intent on reviving the...
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- Dec 12, 2005
L.A. Rush
L.A. Rush (also known as Rush 4 ) is the 4th installment in the Rush series of video games. It was released in North America for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles on October 10, 2005 and on October 21 in Europe. The PC version was released on...
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Robby Roto
The Adventures of Robby Roto! (Robby Roto for short) is a 1981 arcade game produced by Bally/Midway. It is no longer available in most arcades.
It is notable for being one of the few games whose copyright has been released to public use. ROM images...
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Hydro Thunder
Hydro Thunder is a powerboat racing game, originally an arcade game and later released for the Sega Dreamcast in November 1999. It was also released for PlayStation and Nintendo 64 in early 2000. This game is part of Midway's 'Thunder' series of...
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Total Carnage
Total Carnage is a arcade shooter, developed by Mark Turmell for Midway in 1991. The game was released for the SNES in 1993 and the Amiga CD32, Amiga, and DOS in 1994. Later the game was re-released in 2004, as part of Midway Arcade Treasures 2 for...
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- 1992
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is a standalone game in the Mortal Kombat series. Shaolin Monks was developed by Midway LA (formerly Paradox Development) and published by Midway for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox and was released September 16, 2005 in the...
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is the name of an arcade game released by WMS Industries (the owners of the Williams and Midway brands) in 1991. The game is loosely based on the film of the same name. The home console versions are called T2: The Arcade...
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- 1991
Blitz: The League
Blitz: The League is an American football game by Midway as an unlicensed extension of their NFL Blitz series. Released after the NFL signed an exclusive licensing deal with Electronic Arts, it was released in October 2005 for the PlayStation 2 and...
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Stranglehold
Stranglehold, or John Woo Presents Stranglehold, is a third-person shooter developed by Midway Games' Chicago studio, released in late 2007 for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. It is Midway's first game to use Unreal Engine 3, and was developed...
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- May 2007
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Transformers
Transformers is a PlayStation 2 video game based on the Transformers: Armada animated series. Originally entitled Transformers Armada: Prelude to Energon, the title was shortened before release.
The game diverges from the anime and comic in terms of...
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- May 11, 2004
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Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon is the seventh title in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. The PlayStation 2 version was released in stores on October 11, 2006 while the Xbox version was released on the October 16, with a Wii version released on May...
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WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game
WWF WrestleMania (also known on console versions as WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game) is a professional wrestling arcade game released by Midway Manufacturing Co. (now Midway Amusement Games, L.L.C.) in 1995. It is based on the World Wrestling...
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- 1995
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Journey
Journey is an arcade game made by Bally Midway in the 1980s. In 1983, the release of the Frontiers album brought the band Journey to the forefront of 1980s rock music. Bally/Midway decided to ride this wave of popularity and created an arcade game...
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- 1983
NBA Ballers
This article is for the original game, for the sequel see NBA Ballers Phenom. For the PSP version see NBA Ballers Rebound
NBA Ballers is a streetball game which is similar to AND 1 Streetball and gameplay similar to the NBA Jam series. The game...
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The Grid
The Grid is a 2001 arcade game by Midway. It is a third person shooter in the form of a super-violent television game show hosted by a Smash TV-like host. It was created by the developers behind the Mortal Kombat series of games. It also has cameos...
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Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition
Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition is an arcade compilation released exclusively for the PC in February 2006. It is a compilation of Midway Arcade Treasures 2 and Midway Arcade Treasures 3, which had both been previously released on consoles...
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- Feb 17, 2006
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Rush
Rush is the latest in the Rush series of games. The game includes the full console version of L.A. Rush and also has several exclusive new features.
The game has all-new missions and two all-new modes. Other new features include 50 new vehicles ...
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- Oct 30, 2006
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The Amazing Maze Game
The Amazing Maze Game is an arcade game developed by Midway, released in 1976.
The object of the game is to find your way out of a challenging maze before your opponent. You can play as a single player and compete against the computer or play...
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- 1976
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Datsun 280 ZZZAP
Datsun 280 ZZZAP is an early racing arcade game by Midway designed by Jamie Fenton. The title was named after the US advertising campaign for the Datsun 280Z.
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Demolition Racer: No Exit
Demolition Racer: No Exit is a racing game developed for the Sega Dreamcast. It was produced by Infogrames and Pitbull Syndicate. It is an enhanced port of Demolition Racer for PlayStation.
The game has two player support, but does not have online...
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- Oct 23, 2000
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Dr. Muto
Dr. Muto is a 2002 video game by Midway Games for the Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Game Boy Advance.
Dr. Muto, a scientist, had built a machine that would provide free, renewable energy for his home planet of Midway. However, the...
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- Dec 17, 2002
