Midway Arcade Treasures 3
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| Developer(s) | Backbone Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Midway Games |
| Platform(s) | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox |
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GameCube
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| Genre(s) | Compilation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Midway Arcade Treasures 3 is the third and final compilation of classic arcade games published by Midway Games for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. This compilation includes 8 games that were not in the 2003 and 2004 releases Midway Arcade Treasures and Midway Arcade Treasures 2. Like the first and second installments, however, the Xbox version is not compatible with the Xbox 360.
The games included in Midway Arcade Treasures 3 are:
While most of the games in this collection are emulations or recreations of the arcade versions, Hydro Thunder and Rush 2049 are based on the console versions, specifically ports of the Dreamcast releases. Additionally, San Francisco Rush: The Rock was re-programmed from the ground up; while the tracks and vehicles are the same as the arcade version, the physics engine is slightly different, and the music has been replaced, save for the "What's Your Name?" high score music. However, this version runs at 60 frames per second, which is faster than the arcade.
Super Off Road and its Track Pack is the only game on this collection, and in the entire trilogy, that was not developed by Williams, Midway, or Atari Games. It was developed and published by The Leland Corporation. For legal reasons, the image of "Ironman" Ivan Stewart has been altered in the two Super Off Road games; he now has sunglasses and a mustache and both games are now known as simply Super Off Road (the original arcade versions were known fully as Ironman Ivan Stewart's Super Off Road). "Ironman's" Speed Shop was renamed Off-Road Speed Shop, and Ivan himself (the gray, AI-controlled racer) was renamed "Lightning" Kevin Lydy. Ivan's name does, however, remain intact on the high score list ("IVN") and game credits.
Midway Arcade Treasures 3 received mixed reviews with 66.95% for the PlayStation 2 version, 68.14% for the Xbox version, and 67.03% for the GameCube version from video game aggregator GameRankings.
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