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Gorf

Dave Nutting Associates, 3D Stooges Software, Doctorsoft, Coleco, Handic Software, Midway Manufacturing, Commodore Business Machines, Inc., CBS Electronics

Gorf actually consists in the Arcade version of five different types of space shooters. The first one ist basically is a Space Invaders clone. In the second one a formation of space ships is hovering at the top of the screen while single space ships will disengage from the formation and dive down at you. The third variant is a Glaxian clone and only available in the Arcade version. In the fourth mini-game the enemy will come out of a circular hyperspace field and attack you. After having destroyed four of your attackers the game proceeds to the fifth game stage. Here a huge mothership is dropping bombs at you from the top of the screen. You defeat the mothership with a well placed projectile hitting it between its two major sections. After that the game starts from the gebinning on a higher difficulty level.

Mortal Kombat 3

Midway Manufacturing, Playtronic, Williams Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment of America, Tec Toy

Mortal Kombat 3 brings new elements to the 2D fighting series: multi-level playfields, "Dial-A-Combo" attacks, a "Run" button to speed up the battles, and "Vs." codes, which unlock new powers and abilities once both players enter a code sequence in pre-match-up screens. Also included are more stage fatalities and finishing moves as each warrior attempts to go one-on-one with the Centaurian enforcer Motaro, and Shao Kahn himself.

Double Play

Dave Nutting Associates, Midway Manufacturing

Wheels

Taito, Midway Manufacturing, Leisure and Allied

Speed Race is a 1974 arcade racing video game developed and manufactured by Taito and released under the titles "Racer" and "Wheels" in North America by distributor Midway Manufacturing in 1975. Designed by Tomohiro Nishikado, the gameplay involves the player using the attached steering wheel to maneuver a car alongside a fast vertical scrolling road. The objective is to score points by driving past other cars without colliding with them; more points are awarded for driving faster. Players must do this under a 90-second time limit, which ends the game when it runs out. The gameplay concepts were adapted from two earlier driving electro-mechanical games: Kasco's Mini Drive (1958) and Taito's Super Road 7 (1970). The original Speed Race and Wheels had an upright arcade cabinet, while Midway's Racer introduced a sit-down cabinet. Taito released an updated version of Speed Race called Speed Race DX in 1975. Two-player versions followed with Midway's Wheels II and Taito's Speed Race Twin. The game was a worldwide commercial success. Speed Race was a hit in Japan, establishing 100 yen per play as the standard for arcade games there, while Wheels and Wheels II sold 10,000 arcade cabinets in the United States to become the best-selling arcade game of 1975. The Speed Race DX and Wheels versions were also among the top three highest-grossing arcade games of 1976 in Japan and the United States, respectively, while Speed Race DX was Japan's highest-grossing arcade video game of 1977. The game spawned the Speed Race series of arcade racing games. The game's use of vertical scrolling was also influential on later games.

Shuffleboard

Arcade Engineering, Midway Manufacturing, Taito

Playtime

Midway Manufacturing

A two-player ball-and-paddle game by Midway.

Sea Wolf

Dave Nutting Associates, Midway Manufacturing, Commodore Business Machines, Inc., Taito

Sea Wolf is an arcade game by Midway, originally released in 1976. The player looks through a large periscope to aim at ships moving across the virtual sea line at the top of the screen, using a thumb button on the right handle of the scope to fire torpedoes. The periscope swivels to the right and left, providing horizontal motion of a targeting cross-hair. The cabinet features a mixture of video game and older electro-mechanical technology for player feedback. Using back-lit transparencies reflected inside the scope, the number of torpedoes remaining are displayed, as well as a red "RELOAD" light which lights up momentarily when the player has launched five torpedoes. Additionally, when ships are hit on the screen, an explosion "light" is reflected inside the scope. A blue overlay is affixed to the screen to provide a "water color" to the sea. Sounds include a sonar ping and the sound of the PT Boat racing across the screen. Sea Wolf is time-limited, with the player having an opportunity to win bonus time by reaching an operator-set score. The player's score is shown on the bottom half of the screen as well as the high score, one of the first known instances of a high score in a video game. Targets include destroyers, a fast moving PT Boat, and mines floating across the screen can that serve as obstructions.

Sea Wolf II

Dave Nutting Associates, Sears, Midway Manufacturing, Taito

This game is a colour sequel of Sea Wolf. The Atari 2600-game "Submarine Commander" is a loose port of Sea Wolf II, and thus not to be confused with the 8-bit game of the same name.

Amazing Maze

Dave Nutting Associates, Midway Manufacturing

The Amazing Maze Game is an arcade game developed by Midway, released in 1976. The object of the game is for the player to find their way out of a challenging maze before their opponent. Users can play as single player and compete against the computer or play against a friend in two player mode.

Omega Race

Arcade Engineering, Midway Manufacturing, CBS Electronics, Coleco, Commodore Business Machines, Inc.

Set in the year 2003, the game involves using a spaceship to destroy enemy droid ships. The player's ship is controlled with a spinner to rotate the ship, a button for thrusting, and a button for firing lasers. The enemies that the player must destroy or avoid are drone ships, commander ships, two types of space mines, and shooting star ships. The ship bounces off an invisible barrier on the edges of the screen that briefly appears when hit. By default, Extra ships are awarded at 40,000 and 100,000 points, but this can be changed by the machine's owner.

Desert Gun

Dave Nutting Associates, Midway Manufacturing, Taito

Desert Gun is a rifle-shooting arcade-cabinet by Midway.

Rally-X

Namco Limited, Commodore, DahJee, Midway Manufacturing, Bug-Byte Software, Henteko Doujin, Dempa Shimbunsha

Rally-X is a maze & driving arcade game, that was released by Namco in 1980 and licensed to Midway Games for US manufacture and distribution in 1981. It was ported to the SG-1000 in Taiwan.

Space Zap

Game-A-Tron, Midway Manufacturing, Astrovision, Inc.

Prevent your firebase from taking damage by defending it from all angles. Well... four angles, anyway.

TV Pingame

Exidy, Chicago Coin, Midway Manufacturing

A pinball game where a ball and paddle are used to knock out bumpers, hit pockets and a moving target at the top of the screen to score points. Keep ball in play by bouncing it back up and knock out all the targets for bonus points. It has been produced under different names by Chicago Coin, Exidy and Midway Manufacturing Co.

Pac-Man

Namco, Midway Manufacturing

Pac-Man is a 1980 maze action video game developed and released by Namco for arcades. It is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games, and an icon of 1980s popular culture. Players control Pac-Man, who must eat all the dots inside an enclosed maze while avoiding four colored ghosts. Eating large flashing dots called Power Pellets causes the ghosts to temporarily turn blue, allowing Pac-Man to eat them for bonus points.

Space Invaders

Taito, Midway Manufacturing, Sharp, My Arcade

Space Invaders is an arcade video game developed by Tomohiro Nishikado and released in 1978. It is one of the earliest shooting games and the aim is to defeat waves of aliens with a laser cannon to earn as many points as possible.

Blue Shark

Midway Manufacturing, Taito

An undersea shooting game where the player uses a mounted spear gun to kill sea creatures that move across the screen. Shoot the sharks, swordfish and octopuses but try not to hit any of the skindivers.

4 Player Bowling Alley

Arcade Engineering, Midway Manufacturing

A black and white bowling game for up to four people. Players roll a multi-colored trackball to simulate throwing a bowling ball down the alley. Attempt to knock down all the pins.

Guided Missile

Taito, Midway Manufacturing

Launch missiles at targets moving horizontally across the screen.

Phantom II

Midway Manufacturing

A vertical air combat game where the player controls a jet fighter and battles enemy aircrafts in the sky.

Super Speed Race

Taito, Midway Manufacturing

Super Speed Race GP V (released as "Super Speed Race" in North America, and as "Speed Race CL-5" in Europe) is an edition in Speed Race series. The primary gameplay stays identical to earlier games in the series. The player races in a top-down view and must pass other cars to score points. Compared to its predecessor Super Speed Race there are some new elements like the cars' headlights emitting light in tunnels and water slicks on the track. Also new are bridges where the player must choose between two paths and not crash against the divider.

Kickman

Midway Manufacturing, Commodore Business Machines, Inc.

In Kickman, you are a unicycle riding clown! Your job? Catch all the balloons on your head, without dropping any. Kickman was originally released as simply "Kick." Later versions of the game came with a "Kickman" marquee, presumably in an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of Pac-Man, who appeared in the game.

WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game

Sculptured Software, Midway, Midway Manufacturing, Acclaim Japan, Acclaim Entertainment

WWF WrestleMania (also known on console versions as WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game) is a professional wrestling arcade game released by Midway Manufacturing Co. in 1995. It is based on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) professional wrestling promotion. The game featured digitized representations of eight WWF performers who are pitted against each other in fast-paced matches inspired by Midway's Mortal Kombat games. Commentary is provided by Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler, who also appear in the game sitting at the announcers' table to the right of the ring. Acclaim, who published the console versions of the game, developed a follow-up, WWF in Your House for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and DOS.

Space Invaders II

Midway Manufacturing

Like the classic original, this game requires the player to destroy advancing invader ships. This game has a competitive mode where two players fight to destroy each other in addition to the advancing attackers. Space Invaders II was only released in a cocktail table format.