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25-446: Midway followed up Arcade Treasures with two compilations of additional games: Midway Arcade Treasures 2 in 2004 and Midway Arcade Treasures 3 in 2005. A mixture of titles from these compilations was released for PlayStation Portable in 2005 as Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play , and a Windows-exclusive combination of volumes 2 and 3 released in 2006 as Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition . The original compilation

50-446: A circuit that is viewed from above. The game is a successor to Gran Trak 10 and the Sprint series, which were black-and-white games from the 1970s. A sequel, Championship Sprint , was released later in the same year. Up to three players drive simultaneously on a circuit against opponents controlled by the computer. The circuits are viewed from above and always fit on the screen, so

75-572: A dual-game pack in 2005. Super Sprint is included in the compilation Midway Arcade Treasures for the GameCube , PlayStation 2 , Xbox , and Microsoft Windows . Its sequel, Championship Sprint , was released for the same systems in Midway Arcade Treasures 2 , and as a downloadable game for the PlayStation 3 . Both games are also part of the 2012 compilation Midway Arcade Origins for

100-760: A redemption center where players would purchase prizes using tickets and a jukebox that allowed players to play music from their iTunes library. Two packs containing three additional games were also purchasable from the App Store: the Action Game Pack contains A.P.B. , NARC , and Total Carnage from Midway Arcade Treasures 2 , while the Adventure Game Pack contains Gauntlet from the original Midway Arcade Treasures , as well as Gauntlet II and Wizard of Wor from Midway Arcade Treasures 2 . Midway Arcade Treasures 2 Midway Arcade Treasures 2

125-524: Is a combination of the games included in Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits , Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits , and Arcade Party Pak for the original PlayStation and PC and each contain exactly the same extras from those collections. Additionally, there are eleven more games included that are not found in those collections. While the PlayStation 2 and GameCube versions can be played on the earliest models of

150-512: Is the second collection of classic arcade games published by Midway for the PlayStation 2 , Xbox (not compatible with Xbox 360 ), and GameCube . This compilation includes 20 games that were not in the 2003 release of Midway Arcade Treasures . Unlike the previous game, it was rated M for Mature instead of T for Teen by the ESRB. The game plays similar on all three consoles, though the Xbox version has

175-576: The Midway Arcade Treasures series: Extended Play for the PSP , and Deluxe Edition for the PC; while S.T.U.N. Runner appeared in Midway Arcade Treasures 3 . Midway Arcade Treasures 2 was given average to favorable reviews from game critics. On the review aggregator GameRankings , the compilation has an average score of 73%, while the average score is 74 out of 100 on Metacritic . Criticisms are

200-530: The Xbox version, and the lowest being a score of 72 for the GameCube version. The reviews were mostly the same as GameRankings , stating the game's positive and negative points. Many of the complaints were based on the DVD content having poor, and stuttering quality, the menu being not pleasant to look at, and some of the games being difficult to control (with Vindicators as the main point of focus). Reviewers concluded that

225-475: The ESRB, largely because of Mortal Kombat II and 3 , and NARC . With all the other games, the compilation would have received a rating of a T (for teen) or lower. Primal Rage was rated T by the ESRB when it was previously ported onto fourth- and fifth-generation consoles. Rampage World Tour is also featured as a bonus game in Rampage Total Destruction on GameCube and Wii, which is rated E10+ by

250-464: The ESRB. The compilation was planned to include all three titles, S.T.U.N. Runner , Steel Talons and the original Mortal Kombat . Mortal Kombat was instead moved to the extras disc in the limited edition version of Mortal Kombat: Deception , while the other two games were omitted entirely because of developmental problems. Kozmik Krooz'r and Wacko were added instead. The first Mortal Kombat later appeared in other compilations from

275-485: The Fittest , Klax , Kozmik Krooz'r , Marble Madness , Paperboy , Pit-Fighter , Rampart , RoadBlasters , Robotron: 2084 , Root Beer Tapper , Satan's Hollow , Splat! , Spy Hunter , Spy Hunter II , Super Sprint , Timber , Toobin' , Total Carnage , Vindicators , Wacko , Xenophobe , and Xybots . After Midway's bankruptcy, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment acquired

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300-422: The PlayStation 3 and Wii respectively (due to their backwards compatibility), the Xbox version is not Xbox 360 compatible. The collection consists of the following 24 arcade games: Midway Arcade Treasures received mixed, but generally positive reviews from reviewers at GameRankings with a 75.31% of the GameCube version, 73.86% of the PlayStation 2 version, and 75.02% of the Xbox version. Criticisms are

325-537: The car for a short time while it is sliding and spinning. Driving into a wall with high speed or falling from one of the bridges destroys the car, but a helicopter will appear to replace it. The car can be customized by collecting wrenches that lie on the track. The player can exchange three of them for improved traction, better acceleration or higher top speed. Super Sprint was ported to the Amstrad CPC , Atari ST , Commodore 64 , and ZX Spectrum . An unlicensed port

350-678: The collection was worth getting. The compilation sold more than 1 million units by August 2005. A similar collection of Midway arcade games was also released exclusively in Japan by Success under the title Game Center USA: Midway Arcade Treasures , which compiled 32 select games from the original Midway Arcade Treasures and Midway Arcade Treasures 2 and was released for the PlayStation 2 on September 21, 2006. The included games are 720° , A.P.B. , Arch Rivals , Bubbles , Championship Sprint , Cyberball 2072 , Gauntlet , Gauntlet II , Hard Drivin' , Joust , Joust 2: Survival of

375-426: The exclusive ability to upload scores to an online scoreboard. The Xbox version is not compatible with the Xbox 360 . The special features on each version of the game are the same. These include game histories, developer interviews, and other documents. The collection consists of the following 20 arcade games: This collection is the only arcade classics compilation title on sixth-generation consoles to be rated M by

400-401: The game never scrolls . After three laps the winner advances to the next circuit. There are eight circuits in total, but the game only ends if gamers can get to race 85 where the bonus Super Speedway circuit is played. As the player goes to higher levels, more and more obstacles appear on the track, like oil puddles and tiny moving tornadoes. If the car touches them, the player loses control over

425-492: The massive understeer in the game is highly unrealistic, it adds a sense of urgency to the gameplay. Later in 1986 Championship Sprint was released; it is almost identical, but with different tracks, and with a standard-size two-player cabinet instead of Super Sprint's wide 3P cabinet. It was ported to the ZX Spectrum , Amstrad CPC , and Commodore 64 . A Game Boy Advance version was released along with Spy Hunter in

450-400: The month. It became Japan's eighth highest-grossing upright/cockpit arcade game during the latter half of 1986, and the ninth highest-grossing upright/cockpit arcade game of 1986. It was later Japan's tenth highest-grossing upright/cockpit arcade game of 1987. In 1996, Next Generation listed the arcade version as number 59 on their "Top 100 Games of All Time". They explained that while

475-457: The poor menu layout, slowdown in Smash TV , for the documentaries and interviews having video quality that is grainy and unrestored, as well as the documentaries and interviews being rehashed from previous Midway collections. Midway Arcade Treasures also received mixed and positive reviews from review aggregator Metacritic , with a score of 76 for the PlayStation 2 version, a score of 74 for

500-427: The rights to Midway's games and released another arcade compilation called Midway Arcade Origins in 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 , which included 29 select games from Midway Arcade Treasures volumes 1 and 2 plus Super Off Road from 3 . It also contains Vindicators Part II , which replaced the original Vindicators from Midway Arcade Treasures . Another collection simply titled Midway Arcade

525-595: The start button, in Mortal Kombat II random character select (Up+Start) cannot be used and Smoke (Down+Start at the Portal stage while getting a Dan Forden shouting out the: "Toasty!" message) cannot be fought. Super Sprint Super Sprint (known as Sprint Master on the Atari 2600 ) is a racing video game released by Atari Games and Midway Games in 1986. Up to three players drive Formula One -like cars on

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550-402: The weaker selection of titles when compared to the previous volume, minor and major emulation glitches, the omission of the original Mortal Kombat and for some of the interviews and documentaries for being grainy and unrestored. GameSpot also criticized the inclusion of the original Mortal Kombat 3 , as opposed to the superior Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 . Due to button mapping issues with

575-462: Was later re-released as Midway Arcade Treasures 1 , with the title and packaging updated to match the succeeding volumes, but the lineup of games remained the same. The compilation plays similarly on all three consoles, but the Xbox version has the extra ability to upload scores to an online scoreboard. The special features on each version of the game are the same. These include game histories, developer interviews and other documents. This compilation

600-612: Was released by Tengen , a subsidiary of Atari, for the Nintendo Entertainment System and it was adapted by the Japanese company Altron as a licensed title for the Japanese market. The game was ported to the Atari 2600 under the name Sprint Master , the adaptation was released in 1988. In Japan, Game Machine listed Super Sprint on their August 15, 1986, issue as being the second most-successful upright/cockpit arcade unit of

625-426: Was released for iOS devices in 2012. The compilation included 5 games from the original Midway Arcade Treasures : Defender , Joust , Rampage , Root Beer Tapper , and Spy Hunter , as well as Arch Rivals from Midway Arcade Treasures 2 . This compilation also included four non-proprietary arcade games: Air Hockey , Arcade Basketball (themed after Arch Rivals ), Pool , and Roll Ball , as well as

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