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[twinturbo2]

So, Hydro Thunder Hurricane hits in a month or two...

... NBA Jam makes a comeback around October...

... and Mortal Kombat commences the spine-ripping in early 2011.

My question is, what other classic Midway franchise needs a revival? Area 51? San Francisco Rush? Gauntlet? Spy Hunter? Robotron 2084?

Just throwing this out, but I'd go with Carnevil. Remember that one? It's kinda like House of the Dead, but with a macabre sense of humor. That would make a good Wii port or a Move-enabled PS3 port. Maybe bundle it with Area 51, Maximum Force, and Area 51: Site 4 for good measure.

And of course, San Francisco Rush. I miss the high-flying moon gravity in my racing games.

So, what say you?

 

[Geek]

C'mon, Warner Bros. Let's do this right!

 

[Host Samurai]

C'mon, Warner Bros. Let's do this right!

Correct answer. I would kinda like to see a XBLA/PSN Pit Fighter game too for some lame reason and NARC...but a good one like the original

 

[DMczaf]

 

[Kifimbo]

Huh ? Unless EA = Midway is the new Capcom = Konami.

 

[MAtgS]

Is Marble Madness Midway? I vote for that.

 

[SapientWolf]

 

[Pinko Marx]

Would make for a great downloadble multiplayer title.

 

[Wario64]

 

[DMczaf]

Huh ? Unless EA = Midway is the new Capcom = Konami.

I'll keep begging for a Road Rash revival, wherever I can. The dream won't die.

 

[GitarooMan]

APB, I fucking love that arcade game. Would make for a great XBLA revival.

EDIT: oops I wasn't thinking, isn't that Atari? But it was on Midway Arcade Treasures so I got mixed up.

 

[DMczaf]

 

[Polari]

 

[Reknoc]

Tapper.

 

[oracrest]

C'mon, Warner Bros. Let's do this right!

GAF post #2 ALWAYS delivers

 

[plufim]

San Fransisco Rush.

God, imagine if Criterion had that licence.

 

[trinest]

Would make for a great downloadble multiplayer title.

Yes....
but not downloadable.

2D Side Scroller for Wii or soething.

 

[VeryGooster]

Spy Hunter got a reboot of sorts in 2001 on the PS2 that was pretty good. I wouldn't mind an update of the original arcade game on Live or PSN.

 

[MadOdorMachine]

I would love to see a straight up port of this, but I know it'll never happen. This was one of the best games on N64 imo.

 

[JRPereira]

I'm looking forward to the Mortal Kombat stuff. Looks like a great revival of MK2.

 

[Schmitty]

Would make for a great downloadble multiplayer title.

Holy crap, yes!

 

[Atomski]

World Driver Champion was the bomb. Not sure they could really pull off a decent new one though.

 

[fernoca]

**Smash TV**

C'mon, Warner Bros. Let's do this right!

This and Total Carnage, though WB has nothing to do with it. WB only bought Mortal Kombat (and to their surprise for less than $50 million; they expected more bidders; which is why they put a bid quite fast); not Midway as a whole.

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

Who owns the rights to Sinistar these days? Now that's a revival I could get behind.

"I hunger!"

Edit:

I always loved that cabinet...

 

[Skenzin]

I use to think graphics couldn't get any better than this.

On second thought Williams games need to stay in the 80's/ early 90's. They have a special place in my heart there.

 

[TheKyle07]

Spoiler

Mace: The Dark Age

 

[Gravijah]

Spoiler

Mace: The Dark Age

hey, that's the game with lord zedd in it right? :lol

 

[KeeSomething]

Would make for a great downloadble multiplayer title.

My friend and I would always try to beat that game in one sitting. Out of the hundreds of times we attempted to do so, we only succeeded once.

Finally making it to the moon level was the coolest thing ever to an 8 year old!

 

[Agent X]

Yeah, I could definitely go for some of this. Even if they don't remake it, they should release the arcade and/or PS1 versions as a downloadable game.

OK, for remakes, well, there was a pretty slick update of Robotron: 2084 about a decade ago, called Robotron X (PS1/PC) or Robotron 64 (N64). How about an updated version of that game, with dual analog control and crisp high-definition 60 fps visuals? They'd also need online scoreboards, of course!

Klax is also ripe for a remake. Can you believe that game was created over 20 years ago already? Still one of the best puzzlers around.

Finally, this might not technically count as a Midway game (as they only published it on PS1 and co-published it on PC), but there was some discussion here a few days ago about Return Fire. That's a game that would probably be very successful in this day and age of downloadable head-to-head online games.

 

[LALILULELO]

The game I want...

Co-op blasting shit in a creepy maze

 

[Spectral Glider]

No Gorf love? Timber?

 

[twinturbo2]

Is Marble Madness Midway? I vote for that.

It appeared on the first Midway Arcade Treasures compilation, so yes, it counts.

This and Total Carnage, though WB has nothing to do with it. WB only bought Mortal Kombat (and to their surprise for less than $50 million; they expected more bidders; which is why they put a bid quite fast); not Midway as a whole.

I think they got most of the other stuff, too, except for the licensed sports titles, Hydro Thunder (Microsoft grabbed the rights before WBIE did), and the Cruis'n trilogy (Nintendo owns the IP rights). Mortal Kombat is their focus at the moment, and I remember hearing that they also picked up the rights to the Spy Hunter movie that never happened.

 

[Chojin]

I use to think graphics couldn't get any better than this.

On second thought Williams games need to stay in the 80's/ early 90's. They have a special place in my heart there.

Didn't they remake Narc already?

Wasn't it horrible beyond belief?

 

[Bad_Boy]

next gen psi-ops please.

 

[Johningame]

An updated Rush 2049 with online MP would make me a very happy gamer.

 

[MisterHero]

An updated Rush 2049 with online MP would make me a very happy gamer.

This this this!

Didn't they put Rush 2049 in a collection last generation? I totally forgot about it

ALSO, BRING BACK GAUNTLET DS

 

[terrdactycalsrock]

Didn't they remake Narc already?

Wasn't it horrible beyond belief?

they did remake it for the ps2 but im not for sure about the quality. i heard it was bad though

 

[DiscoJer]

Wizard of Wor?

Turn it into a third person shooter maybe, for XBLA/PSN.

 

[colon]

San Francisco Rush (preferably Rush 2 from the N64, or even California Speed since it played exactly like SF Rush), Mace: The Dark Age, maybe do a reboot of the Cruis'n series, and one more I'd like to see (and I might be the only one) would be a HD remake of Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero for XBLA and/or PSN. Just make it hi-def and fix up the controls and I'd pay $10-$15 for it.

 

[Lionheart1827]

I would love to see a straight up port of this, but I know it'll never happen. This was one of the best games on N64 imo.

Hell yeah. Best racing game on N64 that was closest to Gran turismo. Loved that game to death.

 

[legbone]

No Gorf love? Timber?

i came in here to say gorf. my favorite arcade game as a child. glad to see someone else already did.

 

[Megadragon15]

Xenophobe, Hit The Ice, Arch Rivals, and Stun Runner.

 

[Salsa]

As already said: Rampage and Smash TV.

 

[twinturbo2]

This this this!

Didn't they put Rush 2049 in a collection last generation? I totally forgot about it

ALSO, BRING BACK GAUNTLET DS

You're thinking of Midway Arcade Treasures 3, and WBIE applied for a trademark for the DS Gauntlet game, so there's hope for that one yet.

 

[Cmagus]

Would make for a great downloadble multiplayer title.

Isn't this on PSN already

 

[spanks]

As long as it has the music from the 64 version.

 

[big_z]

who bought the rights to rush after midway ate shit?

best levels in rush were the vegas one in Rush2 and the first level in the original Rush. turn on deaths then plow the cpu drivers into walls or give them love taps just before they get air. amazing crashes, so much fun winning by being the last one standing.

 

[chubigans]

As long as it has the music from the 64 version.

YES! I still listen to that soundtrack today. Man, that game...so awesome.

 

[MechDX]

As long as it has the music from the 64 version.

64 version?Really?

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Midway Dream Pack for XBLA.

 

[SmashBrosAwesome]

As long as it has the music from the 64 version.

Definitely- man, that game brings back so many memories.

Also, Joust. Balloon Fight has nothing on Joust.