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There is currently underway a kickstarter to help fund a documentary about Midway.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joshuatsui/insert-coin-inside-midways-90s-revolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSQY3ewTzos

>> No.2552323

Was there anything good about mid way during the 90s?

>> No.2552330

>>2552323
I was going to say Narc but apparently that wasn't done by them

>> No.2552334

>>2552330
Williams was owned by Midway at the time, so yes it technically was

>> No.2552395

>>2552323
Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam / Hangtime, SMASH TV are the obvious ones.

>> No.2552424

>>2552334
Williams video games were owned by Midway while the Bally/Midway pinball division was owned by Williams.

>> No.2552429

Be careful, this one might be an impersonator of Joshua Tsui.

>> No.2552463

I don't back kickstarters but I'm interested in seeing this. Hope it gets made.

>>2552429
It's definitely him.

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>>2552206
I hope they cover The Grid as well.

Midway's last arcade game.

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>>2552323
You're kidding right?

>> No.2552848

>>2552206
I would fund it just to see based Yokozuna chillin like fuck

>> No.2552853

>>2552206
Midway had a lot of good games during the 6th gen too

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>>2552395
Don't forget about Showtime, pleb.

>> No.2554917

Why don't they just interview Ed Boon?

>> No.2554947

>>2554898
Showtime was terrible, I didn't forget it, I purposely omitted it.

>> No.2554949

>>2552334
There's a lot more to it than that.

Williams and Midway had a very close relationship, but neither completely owned the other. The pinball division of Midway was owned by Williams while the video game division of Williams was owned by Midway.

>> No.2555627

>>2554947
It's better than Hangtime: fact

>> No.2556262

>>2555627
fite me irl
There's no apehoop game better than Hangtime.

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2556326

>'90s Revolution

What about all those delicious 80s hits?

>> No.2556348

>>2556326
I doubt they'll ignore the 80's, but obviously the 90's was when they had a huge mainstream success, so that's the focus of the story, I imagine.

>> No.2556405

>>2556326
The problem is, a lot of Midway's "80s hits" were originally Williams and Atari games that Midway later adopted.