Press release: 2000-06-27: "Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 1'' Brings Arcade Classics Home for Sega Dreamcast

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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2000

Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), a leading software industry publisher and developer, announced that "Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 1" for Sega Dreamcast(TM) will be available in retail outlets today.

"Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 1" for Sega Dreamcast is available at a suggested retail price of $29.99 and combines six of the company's most popular classic arcade titles: "Joust(R)," "Bubbles(R)," "Robotron 2084(R)," "Sinistar(R)," "Defender(R)" and "Defender II." The one- and two-player games feature easy set-up and familiar gameplay for fans of all ages and skill levels.

"Gamers still enjoy the classic video games that were legendary in the arcade," said Helene Sheeler, vice president of marketing for Midway. "These classics have been re-created with an arcade feel and can now be enjoyed at home in a digitally re-mastered format for today's home consoles."

In this version of "Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 1," players can choose to fight the mutant robots in "Robotron 2084," do some heavy-duty cleaning in a game of "Bubbles," or take to the air on a winged bird of prey as they battle opponents over the lava pits in "Joust." Players can also choose to protect the Earth's inhabitants from alien abductors in "Defender" and "Defender II," or race the clock to destroy the ultimate evil in "Sinistar."

A Nintendo(R) 64 version of "Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 1" will be released in the fall and will include "Spy Hunter(R)," "Sinistar," "Defender," "Root Beer Tapper(TM)," "Joust" and "Robotron 2084."

Midway Games Inc. is a leading interactive entertainment industry developer, publisher and marketer of software for both the coin-operated and home markets. Midway games are available for play on all major dedicated home game platforms, including Nintendo(R) 64 and Game Boy(R) Color, PlayStation(R) game console, Sega Dreamcast(TM) and personal computers.

Note to Editors: Nintendo and Nintendo 64 are registered trademarks of Nintendo of America Inc. Sega, Dreamcast and the Sega Dreamcast logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Sega Enterprises Ltd. Midway, "Defender," "Joust," "Robotron 2084," "Bubbles," "Sinistar," "Spy Hunter" and "Tapper" are trademarks of Midway Amusement Games LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

This news release contains certain forward-looking statements concerning future business conditions and the outlook for the company based on currently available information that involve risks and uncertainties. The company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of such risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the financial strength of the amusement games industry; the success of planned advertising, marketing and promotional campaigns; dependence on new product introductions and the ability to maintain the scheduling of such introductions; dependence on platform manufacturers and consumer acceptance of new platforms; and other risks more fully described under "Risk Factors" in Midway's Annual Report on Form 10-K and the other filings made by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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