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One of the best-value retro compilations by far is
f1i Midway Arcade Treasures
f0i0 . The name is a bit of a misnomer, though, since it actually contains arcade classics from the likes of Atari, Williams and Bally--although the latter two companies were long ago bought up and absorbed by Midway.
Of these games Williams' are the oldest and most revered, with titles such as
f1i Defender
f0i0 ,
f1i Robotron 2084
f0i0 and
f1i Joust
f0i0 coming from the golden age of arcade games and guided by the hand of coin-op genius Eugene Jarvis. These games, along with lesser titles and follow-ups such as
f1i Defender II
f0i0 ,
f1i Joust 2
f0i0 ,
f1i Smash TV
f0i0 ,
f1i Blaster
f0i0 ,
f1i Sinistar
f0i0 and
f1i Splat!
f0i0 , mark Williams as the most gifted of American coin-op developers and all of the games are presented here exactly as they used to be--with 20-year-old graphics but timeless gameplay.
Bally's
f1i Spy Hunter
f0i0 ,
f1i Rampage
f0i0 and
f1i Root Beer Tapper
f0i0 came a few years later and are still entertaining today, although
f1i Satan's Hollow
f0i0 is pretty much the only stinker in the whole package. Then there's the "newest" titles from Atari such as multi-player classic
f1i Gauntlet
f0i0 plus
f1i Paperboy
f0i0 ,
f1i Marble Madness
f0i0 ,
f1i Roadblasters
f0i0 ,
f1i Rampart
f0i0 ,
f1i 720'bc
f0i0 ,
f1i Super Sprint
f0i0 ,
f1i Toobin'
f0i0 ,
f1i Klax
f0i0 and
f1i Vindicators
f0i0 .
The only disappointment of this collection is that although some of these games have video clip interviews and the odd scanned in promotional image the actual presentation and menu systems are very cheaply done. This doesn't take away from the classic beauty of the games themselves though. This compilation a must for collectors and anyone else interested in a time when gameplay really was more important than graphics. --
f1i David Jenkins
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| uuid: |
E900AE52-5AB1-11D9-86D7-000A95903BE8" |
| title: |
Midway Arcade Treasures (Xbox) |
| purchase date: |
30-12-2004 |
| publisher: |
Midway Games Ltd |
| published: |
06-02-2004 |
| price: |
£19.99 |
| platform: |
Xbox |
| net Rating: |
3.83 |
| last lookup time: |
126138424 |
| genre: |
Categories - Xbox - Type of Game - Classic & Retro
Categories - Xbox - Type of Game - All Games
Substores - Used PC & Video Games - Xbox - Games |
| edition: |
Video Game |
| created: |
126138416 |
| country: |
gb |
| asin: |
B000160ZTY
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