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. While the PlayStation 2 and GameCube versions can be played on the earliest models of the PlayStation 3 and Wii respectively (due to their backwards compatibility), the Xbox version is not Xbox 360 compatible. Additionally, there are eleven more games included that are not found in those collections.
This compilation 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. These include game histories, developer interviews and other documents. The special features on each version of the game are the same.
The compilation plays similarly on all three consoles however, the Xbox version has the extra ability to upload scores to an online scoreboard. 4.1 Game Center USA: Midway Arcade Treasures.However, the lineup of games remained the same. The compilation was later re-released as Midway Arcade Treasures 1, the title and packaging being changed slightly to match the succeeding volumes. It also contains Vindicators Part II which replaced the original Vindicators from Midway Arcade Treasures. owns the rights and released another arcade compilation called Midway Arcade Origins in 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, which includes 29 select games from MAT 1 and 2 plus Super Off Road from 3.
Midway followed up the Arcade Treasures with successive compilations featuring different games: Midway Arcade Treasures 2 in 2004, Midway Arcade Treasures 3 in 2005, the portable Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play, and the Windows-exclusive Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition in 2006.Īfter Midway's bankruptcy, Warner Bros. The overall release was developed by Digital Eclipse and issued by Midway Games for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Microsoft Windows.
Midway Arcade Treasures is a video-game compilation of 24 arcade games, emulated from the original PCBs.