Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits

Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits
Game Boy Advance cover art
Developer(s)	Digital Eclipse
Publisher(s)	Midway
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast
Release date(s)	NA 2000 EU January 12, 2001
Genre(s)	Arcade compilation
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: E

Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits is an arcade game compilation released for the Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, and Game Boy Advance.

Volumes and Games included

Two volumes have been released so far.

Volume 1

Included Titles	N64[1]	Dreamcast[1]	GBA[2]
Defender	Y	Y	Y
Sinistar	Y	Y	Y
Robotron: 2084	Y	Y	Y
Joust	Y	Y	Y
Spy Hunter	Y	N	N
Root Beer Tapper	Y	N	N
Defender II	N	Y	N
Bubbles	N	Y	N

The second volume has only been released on Sega's Dreamcast.

Volume 2

Included Titles	N64	Dreamcast[3]	GBA
Moon Patrol	N	Y	N
Paperboy	N	Y	N
720°	N	Y	N
Spy Hunter	N	Y	N
Rampage	N	Y	N
Gauntlet	N	Y	N

There was originally planned to be a third volume for the Dreamcast, but was later cancelled.^[4]

Version differences

Sinistar

Sinistar was altered from its original arcade form for the GBA version. The antagonist's eyes no longer glow and his mouth never moves during gameplay. He only says "I am Sinistar!" at the title screen. Occasionally during gameplay, he will say "Run! Run! Run!" Upon receiving a game over, he will say "Beware! I live!" Otherwise, he says nothing.

Reception

All versions of the compilation received generally mixed to negative reviews, with a 64.00% for the first volume of the Dreamcast version,^[5] a 70.00% for the second volume of the Dreamcast version,^[6] a 63.43% for the Nintendo 64 version,^[7] and a 54.50% for the Game Boy Advance version^[7] from video game aggregator GameRankings. The first volume of the Dreamcast version,^[8] the Game Boy Advance version, and the Nintendo 64^[9] was criticized for poor sound and visual emulation, especially the Game Boy Advance version, which has been developed by Pocket Games, rather than Digital Eclipse, (the developer for the console titles), which has missing voice samples and "shrunk" visuals in Sinistar, glitchy collision detection in Joust and intense slowdown in Defender.^[10]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Gerstmann, Jeff. "Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 1 for Nintendo 64 Review - Nintendo 64 Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 1 Review". GameSpot. November 28, 2000.
2. ^ Harris, Craig. "IGN: Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Review". December 123, 2001. IGN.
3. ^ http://www.gamefaqs.com/dreamcast/577792-midways-greatest-arcade-hits-volume-2/images
4. ^ http://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/577812-midways-greatest-arcade-hits-volume-3/index.html
5. ^ http://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/257231-midways-greatest-arcade-hits-volume-1/index.html
6. ^ http://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/577792-midways-greatest-arcade-hits-volume-2/index.html
7. ^ ^{a b} http://www.gamerankings.com/n64/437519-midways-greatest-arcade-hits-volume-1/index.html
8. ^ http://www.gamespot.com/dreamcast/action/midwaysgreatestarcadehvi/review.html
9. ^ http://www.gamespot.com/n64/puzzle/midwaysgreatestarcadehv1/review.html
10. ^ http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/167/167145p1.html