Midway's NFL Blitz and Mortal Kombat 4 Among First Titles for the Nintendo Game Boy Color System

Business Wire, Oct 13, 1998

CORSICANA, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1998--

Seven Midway Titles To Be Available for Nintendo's New Handheld

Game System - Three as System Ships in November

Feel the adrenaline of San Francisco Rush(TM): Extreme Racing, the crush of NFL(R) Blitz(TM) or the nostalgia of Defender(R) & Joust(R) on the go! Midway Home Entertainment today announced that seven of its most popular games will soon be available for the Nintendo(R) Game Boy(R) Color system. Three of the titles will ship simultaneously with the expected November 23 launch of Nintendo's enhanced portable play platform. The November releases are NFL Blitz, Mortal Kombat(R) 4 and Rampage World Tour(TM) which will be followed later by San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing and double-packs Spy Hunter(R) & Moon Patrol(TM) and Defender & Joust, as well as the skateboard sim 720 degrees(TM).

"With over 65 million units sold worldwide and the likelihood of strong sales of the color version, Game Boy is a great selling platform and Midway is fully supporting it with the release of seven of our most popular titles for the system," said Paula Cook, director of marketing for Midway Home Entertainment. "Titles like NFL Blitz, Mortal Kombat 4, San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing and Rampage World Tour have already enjoyed great success for coin-op and home platforms. Were excited to extend our platform independence even further."

Midway's Line-Up for November Game Boy Color Features: NFL Blitz - Based on Midways "No Refs. No Rules. No Mercy." coin-op hit, NFL Blitz is packed with everything fans love about NFL football. The game boasts seven-on-seven football action with easy arcade-style controls in an everything goes version of the NFL. An officially licensed NFL and Players Inc product, NFL Blitz features all 30 teams, comprised of seven of the best offensive and defensive players from each team.

Mortal Kombat 4 - Released this summer on multiple platforms, MK4 continues the carnage that has captivated both the coin-op and home gaming community. This fight-to-the-finish slug-fest features fifteen characters including returning favorites Sub-Zero(TM), Sonya(R), Reptile(R), Jax(R) and Scorpion(TM). MK4 features interactive arenas with hand-to-hand battle, and the ability to steal their opponents weapons to use against them.

Rampage World Tour - Take out your frustration on this sensational smash 'em up game that has entertained coin-op and home gamers alike. Simple enough for anyone yet full of depth and challenge to appeal to the serious gamer, Rampage World Tour sends up to three players on a quest to damage, demolish and destroy scores of city streets, skyscrapers and soaring aircrafts. Secret moves help fend off the constant stream of bullets, fire and explosives.

Midway Home Entertainment Inc. designs, markets and distributes video games under the Midway trademark for home game platforms and personal computers. Midway Home Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a company engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of coin-operated video games under the Midway and Atari trademarks. Visit Midway's Web site at www.midway.com.

BLITZ, MORTAL KOMBAT, DEFENDER, JOUST, RAMPAGE WORLD TOUR, SPY HUNTER, MOON PATROL, MIDWAY and all character names are trademarks of Midway Games Inc. NFL is a trademark of the National Football League. Officially Licensed Product of PLAYERS INC. SAN FRANCISCO RUSH: EXTREME RACING and 720 degrees are trademarks of Atari Games Corporation. Distributed by Midway Home Entertainment Inc. Nintendo, Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color registered trademarks of Nintendo of America Inc. (c) 1996 Nintendo of America Inc. Licensed by Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.