A majority of the games in these collections feature a plethora of racing titles. The games in this collection include: Some of the games in this collection are based on the home conversions, rather than emulation of the arcade originals.Midway has delivered three-game collections so far for us. This collection focuses on Midway and Atari racing games from the 1990s. This is third Midway Arcade Treasures compilation released in as many years.

Runner, BadLands, Off Road, Super Off Road, Off Road Thunder, Hydro Thunder, Rush The Rock: Alcatraz Edition and San Francisco Rush 2049.Midway Arcade Treasures 3 is a Compilation video game published by Midway released on September 26th, 2005 for the Nintendo Gamecube. These games include: Race Drivin’, S.T.U.N. The collection is a mix of extremely old and possibly not even known to a couple of their best Nintendo 64 titles.

These are all classics in their own right, and just a handful of the old ones are worth the purchase of this game alone.Some of these games actually did appear on Nintendo consoles. All of the classics are accounted for here including Stun Runner, Race Drivin’, Off Road, the Thunder games, and two of the Rush titles. Ivan Ironman Stewart’s Super Off Road Track Pak.Midway Arcade Treasures 3 is a compilation of Midway’s 8 greatest arcade racing games. Ivan Ironman Stewart’s Super Off Road.

San Francisco Rush 2049 and Hydro Thunder are pure Nintendo 64 games, and they offer the most in their presentations. Off Road Thunder and Rush The Rock are also from the arcade but are of the better looking in this collection, definitely Nintendo 64 quality. Runner are the lowest in quality, as they were definitely taken from the arcade era. They all carry a 16 bit or more output presentation, so you won’t be playing any NES generation racers here. This did work on a certain level, but the problems some of the games have really hurt the overall package.Fails to launch (infinitely stuck during the initial loading): Midway Arcade Treasures 3 Burnout Takedown Crashes during the game: Midtown Madness 3 crashes.Each game brings the graphical appeal of their particular era. But what MAT 3 seemed to try to do was prove that game collections can offer entertainment from both consoles and the arcade.

Nothing was really manipulated in any way, so you’ll hear all the original stuff the games had. The worst is having to wait for a lag just in menu selections in SFR 2049.The audio quality is fairly good all around, which is a helpful thing. They were probably ported in an extremely poor manner, and some of the slowdowns can be truly ridiculous.

The music didn’t need to be changed, but the sounds could’ve used an upgrade.The way most of the games play though can be pretty entertaining throughout. Especially in Race Drivin’, you may find yourself covering your ears just because of how much it screeches in a high pitch. Unfortunately, some of the sound effects of the actual cars can be downright annoying. This style is always perfect for action-oriented situations, and racing is packed with plenty of it.

Thankfully only three of the eight games exhibit truly noticeable problems in this department, so the other ones can be enjoyable.How replayable the game is obviously is up to the player. San Francisco Rush 2049 was a classic arcade racer on the Nintendo 64, but the port job was horrendous, as there are hiccups that you should never have to imagine seeing. It’s especially fun in Off Road Thunder, as you have Demolition, Rally and Capture the Flag modes to partake in.When it comes down, if it weren’t for the framerate issues in some of the games, they would’ve all had something nice to offer. All three Off Road games offer some enjoyment, as the arcade style dirt path arena racing can prove to be chaotic at any given time. The races run very similar to the ones in Off Road and Super Off Road, but the environments are actually interactive which is extremely cool. It can almost be compared to Twisted Metal, as you drive a somewhat custom looking vehicle strapped with nice weaponry.

Obviously a console can’t emulate the hardware features of an arcade machine, so you can play those games as long as you please.It’s really tough to recommend this collection. Many came from Midway’s arcade collection, and those used to require a quarter to play. But if players have gone through it before, what would motivate them to do it all over again just because it happens to be in a collection of games? Most of these games don’t really require a long term time of play either. There’s not too much in it in terms of secret content except with the newest titles available in the collection.