List of games by Midway Games

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This is a list of games developed and/or published by Midway Games, most games are owned by Warner Bros. Games.

Contents

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List of original video games

TitleDetails
Sea Wolf

Original release date:
1976		Release years by system:
1976 – Arcade
Clowns

Original release date:
1978		Release years by system:
1978 – Arcade
Space Zap

Original release date:
1980		Release years by system:
1980 – Arcade
Wizard of Wor

Original release date:
1980		Release years by system:
1980 – Arcade
Gorf

Original release date:
1981		Release years by system:
1981 – Arcade
Omega Race

Original release date:
1981		Release years by system:
1981 – Arcade
Ms. Pac-Man

Original release date:
1981		Release years by system:
1981 – Arcade [1]
Notes:
Tron

Original release date:
1982		Release years by system:
1982 – Arcade
Blue Print

Original release date:
1982		Release years by system:
1982 – Arcade
Satan's Hollow

Original release date:
1982		Release years by system:
1982 – Arcade
Spy Hunter

Original release date:
1983		Release years by system:
1983 – Arcade [2]
Notes:
  • Vehicular combat game
Professor Pac-Man

Original release date:
1983		Release years by system:
1983 – Arcade
Discs of Tron

Original release date:
1983		Release years by system:
1983 – Arcade
Domino Man

Original release date:
1983		Release years by system:
1983 – Arcade
Wacko

Original release date:
1983		Release years by system:
1983 – Arcade
Tapper

Original release date:
1983		Release years by system:
1983 – Arcade
Jr. Pac-Man

Original release date:
1983		Release years by system:
1983 – Arcade
Journey

Original release date:
1983		Release years by system:
1983 – Arcade
Demolition Derby

Original release date:
1984		Release years by system:
1984 – Arcade
Two Tigers

Original release date:
1984		Release years by system:
1984 – Arcade
Timber

Original release date:
1984		Release years by system:
1984 – Arcade
Sarge

Original release date:
1985		Release years by system:
1985 – Arcade
Rampage

Original release date:
1986		Release years by system:
1986 – Arcade [3]
Notes:
  • Action game
Spy Hunter II

Original release date:
1987		Release years by system:
1987 – Arcade
Xenophobe

Original release date:
1987		Release years by system:
1987 – Arcade
Blasted

Original release date:
1988		Release years by system:
1988 – Arcade
Arch Rivals

Original release date:
1989		Release years by system:
1989 – Arcade [4]
Notes:
Trog

Original release date:
1990		Release years by system:
1990 – Arcade
Pigskin 621 A.D.

Original release date:
1990		Release years by system:
1990 – Arcade
Notes:
Total Carnage

Original release date:
January 1992		Release years by system:
1992 – Arcade
1993 – SNES
1994 – Game Boy, Amiga, Amiga CD32, MS-DOS
2005 – Atari Jaguar
Notes:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Original release date:
October 31, 1991		Release years by system:
1991 – Arcade
Notes:
Super High Impact

Original release date:
1991		Release years by system:
1991 – Arcade
1992 – Sega Genesis
1993 – SNES
Notes:
Strike Force

Original release date:
1991		Release years by system:
1991 – Arcade [5]
Notes:
Mortal Kombat

Original release date:
October 8, 1992		Release years by system:
1992 – Arcade [6]
1993 – SNES, Game Gear, Game Boy, Genesis, Master System
1994 – MS-DOS, Sega CD, Amiga
2004 – Mobile
Notes:
NBA Jam

Original release date:
1993		Release years by system:
1993 – Arcade
1993 – SNES, Game Gear, Genesis
1994 – Game Boy, Sega CD, Amiga
2004 – Mobile
Notes:
Mortal Kombat II

Original release date:
June 25, 1993		Release years by system:
1993 – Arcade
1994 – 32X, SNES, Game Gear, Genesis, Amiga
1995 – MS-DOS
1996 – Sega Saturn, PlayStation
2007 – PlayStation 3
Notes:
Revolution X

Original release date:
June 16, 1994		Release years by system:
1994 – Arcade [7]
1996 – MS-DOS
1995 – Sega Genesis, SNES, Sega Saturn
Notes:
Killer Instinct

Original release date:
October 28, 1994		Release years by system:
1994 – Arcade
Notes:
Cruis'n USA

Original release date:
November 1994		Release years by system:
1994 – Arcade
1996 – Nintendo 64
Notes:
Mortal Kombat 3

Original release date:
April 15, 1995		Release years by system:
1995 – Arcade, Genesis, PlayStation, SNES, Game Boy
1996 – Game Gear, PC, Master System
Notes:
WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game

Original release date:
1995		Release years by system:
1995 – Arcade, Genesis, PlayStation, SNES, Game Boy, Sega Saturn
1997 – PC
Notes:
2 on 2 Open Ice Challenge

Original release date:
November 1, 1995		Release years by system:
1995 – Arcade
1996 – PlayStation
1997 – Microsoft Windows
Notes:
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

Original release date:
November 6, 1995		Release years by system:
1996 – Arcade, Sega Saturn, Genesis, SNES
2001 – Game Boy Advance
2006 – Xbox Live Arcade
2007 – Nintendo DS
2011 – PlayStation Network
Notes:
War Gods

Original release date:
1996		Release years by system:
1996 – Arcade
1997 – PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Windows
Notes:
NBA Hangtime

Original release date:
April 16, 1996		Release years by system:
1996 – Arcade, Genesis, Windows, SNES
1997 – Nintendo 64, PlayStation
Notes:
Killer Instinct 2

Original release date:
1996		Release years by system:
1996 – Arcade
Notes:
  • Distributed only; Developed by and licensed from Rare
  • Fighting game
Mortal Kombat Trilogy

Original release date:
1996		Release years by system:
1996 – PlayStation, Nintendo 64, R-Zone
1997 – Sega Saturn, MS-DOS, Windows
1998  Game.com
Notes:
Area 51

Original release date:
September 30, 1996		Release years by system:
1996 – Windows, Nintendo 64, PlayStation
Notes:
Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey

Original release date:
November 11, 1996		Release years by system:
1996 – Nintendo 64
Notes:
  • Port of an Atari Games title
Cruis'n World

Original release date:
November 1996		Release years by system:
1996 – Arcade
1998 – Nintendo 64
Notes:
  • Racing game
Off Road Challenge

Original release date:
1997		Release years by system:
1997 – Arcade
1998 – Nintendo 64
Notes:
  • Racing game
Doom 64

Original release date:
April 4, 1997		Release years by system:
1997 – Nintendo 64
Notes:
  • First-person shooter
Rampage World Tour

Original release date:
September 30, 1997		Release years by system:
1997 – PlayStation, Sega Saturn
1998 – Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color
Notes:
Maximum Force

Original release date:
September 30, 1997		Release years by system:
1997 – PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Windows
Notes:
  • Ports of an Atari Games title
Mace: The Dark Age

Original release date:
October 1997		Release years by system:
1997 – Nintendo 64
Notes:
  • Port of an Atari Games title
Top Gear Rally

Original release dates:
  • NA: October 1997
  • EU: November 1997
  • JP: December 5, 1997
Release years by system:
1997 – Nintendo 64
Notes:
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero

Original release dates:
  • NA: October 1, 1997
  • EU: December 2, 1997
Release years by system:
1997 – PlayStation, Nintendo 64
Notes:
  • Action-adventure game
  • First Mortal Kombat game to feature side-scrolling gameplay
Mortal Kombat 4

Original release date:
October 15, 1997		Release years by system:
1997 – Arcade
1998 – Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Windows, Game Boy Color
Notes:
  • Fighting game
San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing

Original release date:
November 8, 1997		Release years by system:
1997 – Nintendo 64
1998 – PlayStation
Notes:
  • Ports of an Atari Games title
NBA Fastbreak '98

Original release date:
November 27, 1997		Release years by system:
1997 – PlayStation
Notes:
Chopper Attack

Original release dates:
  • JP: November 28, 1997
  • NA: June 17, 1998
  • PAL: September 1, 1998
Release years by system:
1997 – Nintendo 64
Notes:
NFL Blitz

Original release date:
1997		Release years by system:
1997 – Arcade
Notes:
  • Sports game
Hyperdrive

Original release date:
1998		Release years by system:
1998 – Arcade
Notes:
  • Racing game
Quake

Original release date:
March 24, 1998		Release years by system:
1998 – Nintendo 64
Notes:
Assault: Retribution

Assault

Original release dates:
  • EU: September 1998
  • NA: November 18, 1998
Release years by system:
1998 – PlayStation
Notes:
  • Developed by Candle Light Studios
  • Action game
CarnEvil

Original release date:
October 31, 1998		Release years by system:
1998 – Arcade
Notes:
Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA

Original release date:
November 10, 1998		Release years by system:
1998 – Nintendo 64
Notes:
  • Developed by Midway
  • Racing game
Twisted Edge Extreme Snowboarding

Original release dates:
  • NA: November 10, 1998
  • PAL: March 12, 1999
Release years by system:
1998 – Nintendo 64
Notes:
Bio F.R.E.A.K.S

Original release date:
1998		Release years by system:
1998 – Arcade
NFL Blitz '99

Original release date:
1998		Release years by system:
1998 – Arcade
NFL Blitz 2000

Original release date:
1999		Release years by system:
1999 – PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, Windows
Notes:
  • Sports game
Cruis'n Exotica

Original release date:
1999		Release years by system:
1999 – Arcade
2000 – Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color
Notes:
  • Racing game
Hydro Thunder

Original release date:
1999		Release years by system:
1999 – Arcade, Dreamcast
2000 – PlayStation, Nintendo 64
NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC

Original release date:
1999		Release years by system:
1999 – Arcade, Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, PlayStation
2000 – Game Boy Color
Notes:
  • Sports game
California Speed

Original release date:
February 28, 1999		Release years by system:
1999 – Nintendo 64
Notes:
  • Ports of an Atari Games title
World Driver Championship

Original release dates:
  • NA: May 31, 1999
  • EU: November 1999
Release years by system:
1999 – Nintendo 64
Notes:
  • Developed by Boss Game Studios
  • Racing game
Gauntlet Legends

Original release date:
August 31, 1999		Release years by system:
1999 – Nintendo 64
2000 – PlayStation, Dreamcast
Notes:
  • Ports of an Atari Games title
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing

Original release dates:
  • NA: September 9, 1999
  • EU: 1999
  • JP: January 13, 2000
Release years by system:
1999 – Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Game Boy Color
Notes:
Mortal Kombat Gold

Original release date:
September 9, 1999		Release years by system:
1999 – Dreamcast
Notes:
  • Fighting game
  • Developed by Eurocom
  • Updated version of Mortal Kombat 4
Offroad Thunder

Original release date:
September 21, 1999		Release years by system:
1999 – Arcade
Notes:
  • Sports game
NFL Blitz 2001

Original release date:
2000		Release years by system:
2000 – Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, PlayStation [8]
Notes:
  • Sports game
Gauntlet Dark Legacy

Original release date:
2000		Release years by system:
2000 – Arcade [9]
2001 – PlayStation 2 [10]
2002 – GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance [11]
Notes:
  • Hack and slash game
Jackie Chan Stuntmaster

Original release dates:
  • NA: March 29, 2000
  • EU: 2000
Release years by system:
2000 – PlayStation [12]
Notes:
Mortal Kombat: Special Forces

Original release date:
June 30, 2000		Release years by system:
2000 – PlayStation [13] [14]
Notes:
  • Action-adventure game
4 Wheel Thunder

Original release dates:
  • NA: May 4, 2000
  • EU: June 9, 2000
Release years by system:
2000 – Dreamcast [15]
Notes:
Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed

Original release date:
May 18, 2000		Release years by system:
2000 – PlayStation [16]
Notes:
  • Sports game
Rampage Through Time

Original release date:
June 9, 2000		Release years by system:
2000 – PlayStation [17]
Notes:
San Francisco Rush 2049

Original release date:
September 5, 2000		Release years by system:
2000 – Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Dreamcast
Notes:
  • Developed by Midway Games West
  • Ports of an Atari Games title
Team Buddies

Original release dates:
  • EU: 15 September 2000
  • NA: 18 September 2000
Release years by system:
2000 – PlayStation [18]
Notes:
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2

Original release date:
October 23, 2000		Release years by system:
2000 – Dreamcast, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Nintendo 64
2001 – Game Boy Advance [19]
Notes:
  • Sports game
Formula One 2000

Original release date:
October 4, 2000		Release years by system:
2000 – PlayStation, Game Boy Color
Notes:
The Grid

Original release date:
2000		Release years by system:
2000 – Arcade
Notes:
Arctic Thunder

Original release date:
December 1, 2000		Release years by system:
2000 – Arcade
2001 – PlayStation 2, Xbox
Notes:
  • Racing game
CART Fury Championship Racing

Original release date:
2000		Release years by system:
2000 – Arcade
2001 – PlayStation 2
Notes:
  • Racing game
NFL Blitz 20-02

Original release date:
2001		Release years by system:
2001 – Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Notes:
  • Sports game
NHL Hitz 2002

Original release dates:
  • NA: September 24, 2001
  • EU: November 16, 2001
Release years by system:
2001 – PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube
Notes:
SpyHunter

Original release dates:
  • NA: September 24, 2001
  • EU: October 19, 2001
Release years by system:
2001 – PlayStation 2
2002 – GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance
2003 – Windows, OS X, Zodiac
Notes:
  • Vehicular combat game
MLB Slugfest 20-03

Original release date:
2002		Release years by system:
2002 – GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Notes:
  • Sports game
RedCard 20-03

Original release date:
2002		Release years by system:
2002 – GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Notes:
  • Sports game
Gravity Games Bike: Street Vert Dirt

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 27, 2002
  • EU: September 27, 2002
Release years by system:
2002 – PlayStation 2, Xbox
Notes:
  • Extreme sports game
NHL Hitz 2003

Original release dates:
  • NA: September 16, 2002
  • EU: November 1, 2002
Release years by system:
2001 – PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube
2002 – Game Boy Advance
Notes:
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance

Original release date:
November 16, 2002		Release years by system:
2002 – PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance
Notes:
  • Fighting game
Haven: Call of the King

Original release date:
November 18, 2002		Release years by system:
2002 – PlayStation 2
Notes:
  • Developed by Traveller's Tales
  • Platform game
Dr. Muto

Original release date:
November 19, 2002		Release years by system:
2002 – PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube
2003 – Game Boy Advance
Notes:
NHL Hitz Pro

Original release dates:
  • NA: September 25, 2003
  • EU: November 7, 2003 (PS2)
  • EU: November 14, 2003 (Xbox)
Release years by system:
2001 – PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube
Notes:
Freaky Flyers

Original release date:
August 5, 2003		Release years by system:
2003 – PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube
Notes:
  • Racing game
RoadKill

Original release date:
October 13, 2003		Release years by system:
2003 – PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube
Notes:
Justice League: Chronicles

Original release date:
November 12, 2003		Release years by system:
2002 – Game Boy Advance
Notes:
The Suffering

Original release date:
March 8, 2004		Release years by system:
2004 – PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows
Notes:
NBA Ballers

Original release date:
April 6, 2004		Release years by system:
2004 – PlayStation 2, Xbox
Notes:
  • Sports game
MLB Slugfest Loaded

Original release date:
2004		Release years by system:
2004 – PlayStation 2, Xbox
Notes:
  • Sports game
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy

Original release date:
June 14, 2004		Release years by system:
2004 – PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows
Notes:
  • Third-person shooter
Mortal Kombat: Deception

Original release date:
October 4, 2004		Release years by system:
2004 – PlayStation 2, Xbox
2005 – GameCube
2006 – PlayStation Portable
Notes:
  • The PlayStation Portable version is titled Mortal Kombat: Unchained
  • Fighting game
Narc

Original release date:
March 22, 2005		Release years by system:
2005 – PlayStation 2, Xbox
Notes:
Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict

Original release dates:
  • NA: April 18, 2005
  • EU: April 22, 2005
Release years by system:
2005 – Xbox
Notes:
Area 51

Original release date:
April 25, 2005		Release years by system:
2005 – PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows
Notes:
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks

Original release date:
September 16, 2005		Release years by system:
2005 – PlayStation 2, Xbox
Notes:
The Suffering: Ties That Bind

Original release date:
September 26, 2005		Release years by system:
2005 – PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows
Notes:
  • Developed by Surreal Software
  • Survival horror game
L.A. Rush

Original release dates:
  • NA: October 10, 2005
  • EU: October 21, 2005
Release years by system:
2005 – PlayStation 2, Xbox
2006 – Windows, PlayStation Portable
Notes:
Blitz: The League

Original release date:
October 17, 2005		Release years by system:
2005 – PlayStation 2, Xbox
2006 – Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable
Notes:
  • Sports game
Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures

Original release date:
November 3, 2005		Release years by system:
2005 – Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows
Notes:
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows

Original release dates:
  • NA: December 12, 2005
  • EU: March 24, 2006
  • AU: March 30, 2006
Release years by system:
2005 – PlayStation 2, Xbox
Notes:
  • Hack and slash game
NBA Ballers: Phenom

Original release date:
March 28, 2006		Release years by system:
2006 – PlayStation 2, Xbox
Notes:
  • Sports game
Rampage: Total Destruction

Original release dates:
  • NA: April 24, 2006
  • EU: April 28, 2006 (PS2)
Release years by system:
2006 – PlayStation 2, GameCube, Wii
Notes:
  • Action game
NBA Ballers: Rebound

Original release date:
May 9, 2006		Release years by system:
2006 – PlayStation Portable
Notes:
The Ant Bully

Original release date:
July 24, 2006		Release years by system:
2006 – PlayStation 2, GameCube, Windows, Wii, Game Boy Advance
Notes:
  • Action-adventure game
SpyHunter: Nowhere to Run

Original release date:
September 5, 2006		Release years by system:
2006 – PlayStation 2, Xbox
Notes:
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy

Original release date:
September 25, 2006		Release years by system:
2006 – PlayStation 2, GameCube, Wii, Game Boy Advance
Notes:
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

Original release date:
October 11, 2006		Release years by system:
2006 – PlayStation 2, Xbox
2007 – Wii
Notes:
  • Fighting game
Happy Feet

Original release date:
November 14, 2006		Release years by system:
2006 – Wii, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows
Notes:
The Lord of the Rings Online

Original release date:
April 24, 2007		Release years by system:
2007 – Windows, OS X
Notes:
  • Developed by Turbine
  • Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
Hour of Victory

Original release dates:
  • NA: June 25, 2007
  • AU: June 28, 2007
  • EU: June 29, 2007
Release years by system:
2007 – Xbox 360
2008 – Windows
Notes:
  • Developed by N-Fusion Interactive
  • First-person shooter
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am

Original release dates:
  • NA: November 5, 2007
  • AU: November 15, 2007
  • EU: November 16, 2007
Release years by system:
2007 – PlayStation 2
Notes:
  • Developed by Creat Studios
  • Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
Unreal Tournament 3

Original release dates:
  • NA: November 19, 2007
  • EU: November 23, 2007
  • AU: November 29, 2007
Release years by system:
2007 – Windows, PlayStation 3
2008 – Xbox 360 [20]
Notes:
  • Developed by Epic Games
  • First-person shooter
Game Party

Original release dates:
  • NA: November 27, 2007
  • AU: February 14, 2008
  • EU: February 15, 2008
Release years by system:
2007 – Wii [21]
Notes:
Stranglehold

Original release date:
September 7, 2007		Release years by system:
2007 – Xbox 360, Windows, PlayStation 3 [22]
Notes:
  • Third-person shooter
BlackSite: Area 51

Original release date:
November 12, 2007		Release years by system:
2007 – Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 [23]
Notes:
  • First-person shooter
Cruis'n

Original release dates:
  • NA: November 27, 2007
  • AU: February 14, 2008
  • EU: March 27, 2008
Release years by system:
2007 – Wii [24]
Notes:
NBA Ballers: Chosen One

Original release date:
April 21, 2008		Release years by system:
2008 – Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 [25]
Notes:
  • Sports game
TNA Impact!

Original release date:
September 9, 2008		Release years by system:
2008 – PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii [26]
Notes:
  • Developed by Midway Studios Los Angeles
  • Sports game
Blitz: The League II

Original release date:
October 13, 2008		Release years by system:
2008 – Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 [27]
Notes:
  • Sports game
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

Original release date:
November 16, 2008		Release years by system:
2008 – PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [28]
Notes:
  • Fighting game
Wheelman

Original release dates:
  • NA: March 24, 2009
  • AU: March 26, 2009
  • EU: March 27, 2009
Release years by system:
2009 – Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 [29]
Notes:
  • PAL versions only, North American publishing handled by Ubisoft
  • Action-adventure game

List of licensed video games

The following titles were licensed by Midway from other companies. [30]

Arcade

Console

TitleDetails
Shadow Hearts

Original release date:
December 11, 2001		Release years by system:
2001 – PlayStation 2
Notes:
Shadow Hearts: Covenant

Original release date:
September 27, 2004		Release years by system:
2004 – PlayStation 2
Notes:
  • Licensed from Nautilus and Aruze
  • Role-playing

Cancelled

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Originally developed by Atari, Inc.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Licensed from Sega.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Licensed from Taito.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Licensed from Namco.
  5. 1 2 Licensed from Data East.
  6. ↑ Developed with Williams Electronics and Taito.

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Mortal Kombat 3 is a 1995 arcade fighting game developed by Midway Games. It is the third main installment in the Mortal Kombat franchise and a sequel to 1993's Mortal Kombat II. As in the previous games, it has a cast of characters that players choose from and guide through a series of battles against other opponents. The game avoids the tournament storyline of its predecessors, as various warriors instead fight against the returning Shao Kahn, who has resurrected his bride Sindel and started an invasion of Earthrealm.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tomohiro Nishikado</span> Japanese video game developer

Tomohiro Nishikado is a Japanese video game developer and engineer. He is the creator of the arcade shoot 'em up game Space Invaders, released to the public in 1978 by the Taito of Japan, often credited as the first shoot 'em up and for beginning the golden age of arcade video games. Prior to Space Invaders, he also designed other earlier Taito arcade games, including the shooting electro-mechanical games Sky Fighter (1971) and Sky Fighter II, the sports video game TV Basketball in 1974, the vertical scrolling racing video game Speed Race in 1974, the multi-directional shooter Western Gun in 1975, and the first-person combat flight simulator Interceptor (1975).

<i>Mortal Kombat II</i> 1993 video game

Mortal Kombat II is a fighting game originally produced by Midway for the arcades in 1993. It was ported to multiple home systems, including MS-DOS, Amiga, Game Boy, Game Gear, Sega Genesis, 32X, Sega Saturn, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and PlayStation only in Japan, mostly in licensed versions developed by Probe Software and Sculptured Software and published by Acclaim Entertainment.

The following article is a broad timeline of arcade video games.

<i>Midway Arcade Treasures 2</i> 2004 video game

Midway Arcade Treasures 2 is the second collection of classic arcade games published by Midway for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, 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.

<i>War Gods</i> (video game) 1997 video game

War Gods is a fighting video game originally released to arcades by Midway Games in 1996. Ports for the Nintendo 64, PlayStation and Windows were released in 1997. In the game, players control one of ten fighters who have been given great power by a mysterious ore that crashed-landed on Earth from outer space. The object of the game is to defeat all the other fighters to become the most powerful warrior on the planet.

<i>Mortal Kombat</i> Video game series and multimedia franchise

Mortal Kombat is an American media franchise centered on a series of fighting video games originally developed by Midway Games in 1992.

Digital Compression System, or DCS, is a sound system developed by Williams Electronics. This advanced sound board was used in Williams and Bally pinball games, coin-op arcade video games by Midway Manufacturing, and mechanical and video slot machines by Williams Gaming. This sound system became the standard for these game platforms.

<i>Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition</i> 2006 video game

Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition is an arcade compilation released exclusively for Microsoft Windows on February 15, 2006 in North America, and on March 17 in PAL regions. It is a compilation of Midway Arcade Treasures 2 and Midway Arcade Treasures 3, which had both been previously released on consoles only. Unlike the previous two volumes, it includes the original Mortal Kombat. In the two months after its release, two official patches were released for the collection, one to fix missing music for half of the games that was accidentally left out of the shipped version, and a second one to correct a button function oversight that prevented Random Select and Smoke battle easter eggs in Mortal Kombat II. A few pieces of additional artwork for Wizard of Wor and Primal Rage were made available as supplements on the Midway website. Like the previous release, the Deluxe Edition's Primal Rage content suffered from emulation issues.

<i>Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play</i> 2005 video game

Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play is a video game compilation of Midway, Atari and Williams arcade game classics released in 2005 for the PlayStation Portable. Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play was re-released for the PlayStation Store on June 28, 2010 by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment due to Midway's bankruptcy, also meaning that Warner Bros. owns rights to most of the Midway, Atari and Williams arcade library after the purchase of some assets of Midway Games.

<i>Mortal Kombat</i> (1992 video game) 1992 fighting game

Mortal Kombat is a 1992 fighting game developed and published by Midway. It is the first entry in the Mortal Kombat series and was subsequently released by Acclaim Entertainment for nearly every home platform at that time. The game focuses on several characters of various intentions who enter a martial arts tournament with worldly consequences. It introduced many key aspects of the Mortal Kombat series, including the unique five-button control scheme and gory finishing moves called Fatalities.

Raiden (<i>Mortal Kombat</i>) Mortal Kombat character

Raiden is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. Based on the Japanese deity Raijin, he is depicted as the god of thunder who possesses control over lightning. He debuted in the original 1992 game and has appeared as a playable character in every main installment except Mortal Kombat 3 (1995) and its first update. In the storyline of the games, Raiden is the protector of Earthrealm. He fulfills his duty by selecting and training the warriors who defend Earthrealm from various threats, while also participating directly in the realm's defense. Raiden generally serves as a mentor figure to the franchise's heroes, although he sometimes assumes a darker role in the story, which sees him become more ruthless in his protection of the realm. One of the franchise's central characters, Raiden has appeared in various related media outside of the Mortal Kombat games, including guest appearances in NBA Jam Tournament Edition (1995), NFL Blitz (1997), Unreal Championship 2 (2005), and Injustice 2 (2017). He has generally received a positive reception and is among the series' most popular characters for his design and special abilities.

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