Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits: Volume 1

Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits: Volume 1 (2000)

by Digital Eclipse, Midway
Genres:Puzzle, Shooter, Racing
Themes:Action, Science fiction
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
Story:Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits: Volume 1 for Dreamcast contains the four Williams-produced games Defender, Joust, Robotron: 2084, and Sinistar plus the two extra games: Bubbles and Defender II (Stargate). It was also released for Nintendo 64 with the games Spy Hunter and Root Beer Tapper (Tapper) instead of Bubbles and Defender II (Stargate).Show more
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