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subzerobf

Since Midway just got saved from bankrupty by Warner Bros, I think, is there still a chance they'll contribute to the VC, because I really want Mortal Kombat on there. Mortal Kombat II and Ultiamte Mortal Kombat 3 are my favorite classics of all time.

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Cheezy

So funny talking about Midway and I just got Blitz 2000 on the Dreamcast haha, I love Midway, even though most of their games are really cheesy.

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TwilightV

I hope they do. I want the Gauntlet series.

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ItsFuzzyPickles

(sigh in relief.) We're finally going to see Mortal Kombat, even if it takes years. Well, that proves that bankruptcy doesn't always result in going out of business. Oh and in case your wondering, Midway actually did go bankrupt (They had 240,000,000 to pay back, that's a lot of money people!). But at least the're saved. Shame it wasn't Sega, but at least it's saved. Beside, Midway and Warner Bros. did make a game together (Let's not get into the "disappointment").

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Sean_Aaron

The deal isn't inked yet; currently they're trying to get regulatory approval and another interested party could step in and outbid Warner.

I'm most interested in their pre-MK arcade properties, so I hope whomever ends up running the show will be happy to put out fresh compilations or support the VCA service.

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Bass_X0

I am quite surprised we haven't seen any Mortal Kombat game on the VC yet.

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Sean_Aaron

I used to regularly spam Midway about exploiting their IP, but it could be that they're exclusive with Xbox Live Arcade or something. Disappointing, really. The old Midway website is dead: it's all Warner Interactive now, but I'll give them another tin of shaped meat and see what kind of response I get.

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BulbasaurusRex

I don't care about the Mortal Kombat games. I used to have MK2 for my Sega Genesis, but I sold it, because it's too violent, and there's no way to turn off the blood and fatalities.

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grenworthshero

Rush 2 and Rush 2049 claimed a good portion of my adolescence. They need to come out with another Rush game. I never played it, but I heard L.A. Rush wasn't very good, though.

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vio

grenworthshero wrote:

Rush 2 and Rush 2049 claimed a good portion of my adolescence. They need to come out with another Rush game. I never played it, but I heard L.A. Rush wasn't very good, though.

I still have San Fransisco Rush for my N64. Very fun game, but man, the graphics have aged really poorly and the music is god awful. I'd definitely like to see the other N64 games in the series on Virtual Console since I've never played them. The VC could really use some more quality racing games too. With the exception of Super Mario Kart there hasn't been any on the service in a long ass time.

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grenworthshero wrote:

Rush 2 and Rush 2049 claimed a good portion of my adolescence. They need to come out with another Rush game. I never played it, but I heard L.A. Rush wasn't very good, though.

Yeah, i would love to see another Rush game, but i keep my hopes low because both Midway and Atari Games are defunct now. I doubt WB Games will do any good to the series...

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grenworthshero

vio wrote:

grenworthshero wrote:

Rush 2 and Rush 2049 claimed a good portion of my adolescence. They need to come out with another Rush game. I never played it, but I heard L.A. Rush wasn't very good, though.

I still have San Fransisco Rush for my N64. Very fun game, but man, the graphics have aged really poorly and the music is god awful. I'd definitely like to see the other N64 games in the series on Virtual Console since I've never played them. The VC could really use some more quality racing games too. With the exception of Super Mario Kart there hasn't been any on the service in a long ass time.

The original hasn't aged well, but I never thought it was that great to begin with. I started with Rush 2, which is far superior, and it looks and sounds much better than San Francisco Rush.

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The_Fox

The Midway XBLA games (Defender, Gauntlet, Joust, Paperboy, Robotron 2084, Rootbeer Tapper, Smash TV and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, as well as a few others) have been removed from the service due to Midway's troubles. I doubt we'll see them back anytime soon, meaning I doubt the VC will be receiving them at all.

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BrazCanaMan

If you really want Midway games, try to find the collections for GC. There are three of them, with the 3rd one being dedicated to racers!

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BrazCanaMan wrote:

If you really want Midway games, try to find the collections for GC. There are three of them, with the 3rd one being dedicated to racers!

Yep, that's probably your best bet. They should be rather cheap, also.

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Sean_Aaron

Yeah, problem is that they're NA-only and honestly I wasn't too happy with the GC controller when I had the NA Wii, squishy shoulder buttons and all that. Surprised about the games being removed from XB Live. Maybe someone could approach them about licensing them then? Of course someone could do that with Atari and they haven't bothered.

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NotEnoughGolds

vio wrote:

grenworthshero wrote:

Rush 2 and Rush 2049 claimed a good portion of my adolescence. They need to come out with another Rush game. I never played it, but I heard L.A. Rush wasn't very good, though.

I still have San Fransisco Rush for my N64. Very fun game, but man, the graphics have aged really poorly and the music is god awful. I'd definitely like to see the other N64 games in the series on Virtual Console since I've never played them. The VC could really use some more quality racing games too. With the exception of Super Mario Kart there hasn't been any on the service in a long ass time.

Rush 2049 was the best of the series imo. Aside from the regular tracks, which were great, the game also had the fantastic stunt and (especially) battle modes.
I bought L.A. Rush when I saw it in a bargain bin at Gamestop for like $9.99. I didn't even know another Rush game had been released. The game is terrible, by the way.

Edit: EA picked up the rights to NBA Jam. Have any other Midway properties been purchased by other companies?

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Kaeobais

grenworthshero wrote:

vio wrote:

grenworthshero wrote:

Rush 2 and Rush 2049 claimed a good portion of my adolescence. They need to come out with another Rush game. I never played it, but I heard L.A. Rush wasn't very good, though.

I still have San Fransisco Rush for my N64. Very fun game, but man, the graphics have aged really poorly and the music is god awful. I'd definitely like to see the other N64 games in the series on Virtual Console since I've never played them. The VC could really use some more quality racing games too. With the exception of Super Mario Kart there hasn't been any on the service in a long ass time.

The original hasn't aged well, but I never thought it was that great to begin with. I started with Rush 2, which is far superior, and it looks and sounds much better than San Francisco Rush.

Rush 2 is, like, my favorite N64 game ever. I'd buy it instantly if it came to the VC.

And I hear the Arcade Treasures renditions are a bit screwed up from their original versions. And I don't want to use MAME. If only people would listen to what the fans want and start trying harder to get games on the retro services

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The Arcade Treasures are also available for the PS2. I have 1 and 2, and they are great.

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