Please Add Midway Games

[BigDragon]

Midway Games, including titles like Mortal Kombat, Defender, and Paperboy, is absent from modern video games and gaming platforms due to several factors, including the company's bankruptcy in 2009 and the sale of its assets to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. This, coupled with the need to re-imagine and re-design arcade titles for modern platforms, has led to a lack of Midway games being incorporated into current games. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Here's a more detailed explanation: [2, 2]

• Midway's Bankruptcy and Sale: Midway Games filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009 and was ultimately liquidated. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment acquired most of Midway's assets, including its intellectual property. [2, 2]
• Re-imagining for Modern Platforms: Translating arcade games for modern consoles and PC platforms requires significant work, including updating graphics, control schemes, and gameplay mechanics to be compatible with current technologies. [3, 3, 4, 4]
• Licensing and Copyright Issues: Warner Bros. now holds the rights to Midway's titles, and any inclusion in a new game would require licensing agreements and potentially copyright clearance. [2, 5]
• Development Costs and Market Concerns: Incorporating classic titles, while potentially appealing to fans, may not be commercially viable, especially if the development costs are high and the market is uncertain. [6, 6]
• Shift in Game Development: Midway was known for its arcade titles, but struggled to adapt to the demands of console and PC gaming. This shift in the industry may have also contributed to their decline. [4, 4]
• Lack of Interest from Current Publishers: Although there's a demand for classic arcade games, major game publishers may not prioritize re-releasing them due to various factors, including the cost and potential lack of return on investment. [3, 3, 6, 6]

I was vague with my previous statement because, I know there is always that one guy that Likes to Fact Check and Reply with well "actually" followed by a huge wall of text.
So I don't need to go all out on why on anything. Any one these days can AI search for the reasons.

Class, gather 'round. This is an example of why AI is dangerous. All that text looks good and presents mostly factual information -- with a few "hallucinations" sprinkled in -- about the company formerly known as Midway Games. The problem is that the AI does not understand context. In the context of this thread the term "midway" is being used synonymous with walkway, thoroughfare, plaza, main path, or other equivalent surface intended for a pedestrian to navigate while traversing from point A to point B. The games are indented to be on that midway route to attract the maximum number of pedestrian patrons. This is why the original post specifically says "also known as Carnival Games, Games of Chance, or Games of Skill" with capitalization used for emphasis.

Dada Poe, your next course of action might be to type "Carnival Games" into the AI. Be warned that it may return information about the video game franchise by the same name instead. "Games of Chance" or "Games of Skill" are probably the terms your AI will understand.

Excuse me while I go back to screaming. I see enough AI slop at work. >_<

 

[Dada Poe]

eats popcorn,
At any rate this request has been asked for as far starting back as RCT3 and then again for PC1 and now again for PC2. Each time the devs responded with No and did not give a reason why. Others have speculated Patens, copywrite, trademarks, license, or Maybe they simply couldn't get the permissions from any theme park in real. To take pictures of these game stalls. So they could model them out. I don't know, I just share the same speculation from my own experiences with developing games and the limitations from that.

 

[_Tilly-Tony_]

Another "Well Actually" post. My point made. lol >.> Your all detracting from the OP <.< The details you can look up. Back On topic Please.

I mean this politely, but the OP has clearly stated what they mean. Midway/carnival/skill based/prize stalls.

 

[rct-uwe1]

???
I'm getting confused...
Nobody needs to take photos of those stalls. You can just create them (stack some cans or attach balloons to a wall for darting them) place some prizes and there you are.
In real life you can build them at home, too.

I don't know how they should do it... Shall we see the peeps in action (doing specific movements) or just standing in front of the stall desk for a while?

For management, it could be part of the need for luxury or an own category.

(Btw, using AI for everything is stupid because it's delivering made-up facts, too)