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Format For Printing | Tell A Friend | Digg | Slashdot | del.icio.us Scroll down for our Kid Factor. Gamers over the age of 30 may recall dumping quarter after quarter into arcade hits such as ﾓJoust,ﾔ a game that requires players to ride on the back of a flying bird while dueling with enemy creatures, or ﾓPaperboy,ﾔ a newspaper delivery simulation challenging players to ride a bike down an obstacle-laden street and throw newspapers against the doors of subscribers. These three titles -- and 21 others -- can be found in Midwayﾒs arcade game compilation, now available for all consoles.  Other well-known arcade games on the disc include ﾓSpyHunter,ﾔ ﾓDefender,ﾔ ﾓRobotron 2084ﾔ and one of the first ever multiplayer arcade games, ﾓGauntlet.ﾔ While all the games look exactly as you remember them from your local arcade, some do not feel quite as good, unfortunately. This is because the arcade versions used specific controllers such as a trackball for ﾓRampartﾔ and ﾓMarble Madness.ﾔ These two titles in particular are more difficult to control with todayﾒs video game controllers. Along with the games are bonus sections such as game histories, interviews with the original game makers and other extras. Kid Factor: Ahﾅ Retro Gaming. Will your kids enjoy it? Probably, but donﾒt expect them to share your feelings for certain titles just because you enjoyed them in your gaming halcyon days. Instead, they can serve as valuable human garbage detectors, using their un-biased eyes to either validate, or eradicate your memories of what you once thought were great games. Be warned however, Smash TV is kind of gory (it's also mildly sexist and offensive in that way) and Rampage features giant monsters eating human beings. Kid Factor by Steve Fulton  Reviewer Recommended Ages: All Genre: Nostalgia ESRB Rating: E-Everyone Producer: Midway Developer: Midway Format For Printing | Tell A Friend | Digg | Slashdot | del.icio.us Home > Review Archive > Video Games > Results: Midway Arcade Treasures |
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