Nintendo and Sega had their 8-bit systems out and if an arcade game did port over to one (usually Nintendo since it utterly owned the console market at the time), the ports were far from arcade perfect due to the weaker console hardware. To play the latest and the greatest, you had to go to an arcade. Now actually being old enough to remember seeing and playing these games in an actual arcade gives me fond memories of those bygone days. Good compilation for the time, but new and better ones are out there You can also utilize a memory card for saving game data.
If you are successful, cash and valuable prizes are yours for the taking - you'll win big screen television sets, riding lawnmowers, even pounds of meat! A giant boss waits at the end of each level.Īs the manual indicates, some of the games in Arcade Party Pak support the Dual Shock Analog Controller and some are mouse compatible. You must shoot your way through room after room of mutants and other enemies while avoiding mines and shrapnel.
This overhead-view shooter (think Robotron: 2084) takes place in a dark future in which a violent game show called Smash TV is the most watched program on television.
If 1980s gaming is simply not your thing, step into the nineties with Smash TV. When you match three tiles of the same color in a row, you score a ÒKlaxÓ and the tiles in question will disappear. The paddle can hold up to five tiles at a time and the well fits twenty-five. Enter Klax, an action puzzle game in which you catch falling tiles and arrange them into position in a well below your paddle. If you slow down too much, an alligator will get you!Īfter all that physical exertion, you'll probably be ready for some mental stimuli. You'll even be transported back to the age of dinosaurs! Your job in each race (against the computer or another player) is to maneuver your way through flags along the course while avoiding or throwing cans at enemies. You'll float down rivers in such exotic locations as the Arctic and the Mars Canals. If you want to cool down after destroying all those buildings, shrink down to normal size, assume your human form, grab an inner tube and get ready for a little Toobin'. If you've got a Multi Tap adapter, you can have a couple of friends join you in simultaneous destruction. While you undertake your unholy reign of terror, helicopters, tanks, bombs, snipers, and other enemies and obstacles will make your giant-sized life very difficult. You will eat innocent bystanders, steal money, and climb on and punch holes in buildings until they crumble into shambles.
In this game, you take on the role of one of the following King Kong-sized critters: George the Ape, Lizzie the Lizzard, or Ralph the Wolf. Once your shins are skinned to the bone and you just can't shred anymore, monkey around a little with Rampage. You'll skate against the clock while avoiding obstacles such as cars, enemy skaters, and bodybuilders. shred, skate) your way through four Skate City parks, including Ramp, Downhill, Jump, and Slalom. If three players compete, you will need a Multi Tap adapter.Īfter you grow weary of the high speeds of auto racing, tone it down a notch with 720 Degrees, a skateboarding game in which you thrash (i.e. You can race against three computer-controlled opponents or invite up to two friends to join in on the action.
Occasionally you can earn a Bonus Wrench that will enable you to upgrade your car with one of three different enhancements: Super Traction, Higher Top Speed, and Turbo Acceleration. The tracks are littered with obstacles such as oil slicks, water, and tornadoes. Super Sprint is an overhead view Formula-One racer in which you steer your car around eight different tracks, each of which is visible in its entirety on a single screen. There are six retro games featured on this disc including Super Sprint, 720 Degrees, Rampage, Toobin', Klax, and Smash TV, each originally released between 19.
Get ready to party (like it's 1989?) with Midway's Arcade Party Pak for the PlayStation.