Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition
| Company type | Video game compilation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | February 15, 2006 |
Area served | North America, PAL territories |
| Products | Compilation of arcade games including Mortal Kombat, Wizard of Wor, Primal Rage |
Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition is a compilation of arcade games launched solely for Microsoft Windows on February 15, 2006, in North America and later on March 17 in PAL territories. This collection merges the previously console-exclusive titles Midway Arcade Treasures 2 and Midway Arcade Treasures 3, and notably features the original Mortal Kombat. Within two months following its debut, Midway released two updates: one that reinstated missing soundtracks in half of the included games, and another that corrected a button issue which had disabled both the Random Select feature and Smoke battle easter eggs in Mortal Kombat II. These problems were carried over from the console editions. Furthermore, Midway provided additional artwork for Wizard of Wor and Primal Rage via their official website. Despite these efforts, Primal Rage still suffered from emulation difficulties.
Reception
The reception of Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition ranged from mixed to moderately favorable, holding an average score of 70.71% on GameRankings. Major points of criticism included a complicated installation process caused by mandatory third-party digital rights management software, marketing that falsely suggested a "Deluxe" version—when it was essentially a repackaged combination of volumes 2 and 3—absent audio in many games, unwieldy control configuration, unclear visuals, and ongoing emulation problems with Primal Rage.