Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits
{{Short description|2000 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits
| image = Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Coverart.png
| caption = Nintendo 64 cover art of Volume 1
| developer = Digital Eclipse
| publisher = Midway
| released =
Dreamcast{{vgrelease|NA|June 27, 2000|EU|July 28, 2000}}
Nintendo 64{{vgrelease|NA|November 14, 2000}}
Game Boy Advance{{vgrelease|NA|November 19, 2001{{Cite web |date=November 19, 2001 |title=Midway's Arcade Classics and Monsters Rampage to Stores |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/11/20/midways-arcade-classics-and-monsters-rampage-to-stores |access-date=June 29, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}|EU|November 30, 2001}}
| genre = Arcade
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Dreamcast
Nintendo 64
Game Boy Advance
}}
Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits is an arcade game compilation released for the Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy Advance.
Games included
Two volumes were released. The first volume was released for the Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, and Game Boy Advance.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/``Midway's+Greatest+Arcade+Hits+Volume+I%27%27+Brings+Home+Arcade...-a066916343|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401131925/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/%60%60Midway%27s+Greatest+Arcade+Hits+Volume+I%27%27+Brings+Home+Arcade...-a066916343|title=Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume I Brings Home Arcade Classics for Nintendo 64.|website=Business Wire|publisher=Berkshire Hathaway|archivedate=April 1, 2016|date=November 14, 2000|accessdate=August 7, 2019|via=The Free Dictionary}}Harris, Craig. [http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/167/167145p1.html "IGN: Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Review"]. December 12, 2001. IGN. The Nintendo 64 and Dreamcast versions each featured two exclusive games.[http://www.ign.com/games/midways-greatest-arcade-hits-volume-i/n64-14846 Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume I Review] at ign.com. Release Date: November 14, 2000.[http://www.ign.com/games/midways-greatest-arcade-hits-volume-i/dc-14392 Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume I Review] at ign.com. Release Date: June 29, 2000. The second volume was only released on Dreamcast.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/dreamcast/577792-midways-greatest-arcade-hits-volume-2/images|title=Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 2 – Images|website=gamefaqs.gamespot.com|accessdate=August 7, 2019}} A third volume was planned for release on Dreamcast but was later canceled.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/577812-midways-greatest-arcade-hits-volume-3/index.html|title=Video Game Reviews, Articles, Trailers and more - Metacritic}}
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Reception
All versions of the compilation received generally mixed to negative reviews, with the first volume of the Dreamcast version earning a 64.00%,{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/257231-midways-greatest-arcade-hits-volume-1/index.html|title=Video Game Reviews, Articles, Trailers and more - Metacritic}} the second volume of the Dreamcast version earning a 70.00%,{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/577792-midways-greatest-arcade-hits-volume-2/index.html|title=Video Game Reviews, Articles, Trailers and more - Metacritic}} the Nintendo 64 version earning a 63.43%,{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/n64/437519-midways-greatest-arcade-hits-volume-1/index.html|title=Video Game Reviews, Articles, Trailers and more - Metacritic}} and the Game Boy Advance version earning a 54.50%, according to video game aggregator GameRankings. The first volume of the Dreamcast version,{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/dreamcast/action/midwaysgreatestarcadehvi/review.html |title=Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume I Review for Dreamcast at GameSpot |website=www.gamespot.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030625225910/http://www.gamespot.com/dreamcast/action/midwaysgreatestarcadehvi/review.html |archive-date=2003-06-25}} the Game Boy Advance version, and the Nintendo 64 version{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/n64/puzzle/midwaysgreatestarcadehv1/review.html |title=Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 1 Review for Nintendo 64 at GameSpot |website=www.gamespot.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030403230505/http://www.gamespot.com/n64/puzzle/midwaysgreatestarcadehv1/review.html |archive-date=2003-04-03}} were criticized for poor sound and visual emulation, especially the Game Boy Advance version. Developed by Pocket Games, rather than Digital Eclipse (the developer for the console titles), it featured missing voice samples, "shrunk" visuals in Sinistar, glitchy collision detection in Joust, and intense slowdown in Defender.{{Cite web|url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/167/167145p1.html|title = Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits|date = January 2003}}
References
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{{Digital Eclipse video games}}
{{Midway Arcade}}
Category:Digital Eclipse games
Category:Game Boy Advance games