Press release: 1999-05-13: Midway Supports Sega Dreamcast Console with HydroThunder Boat Racing

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 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1999--

Ultra-Realistic Coin-Op Smash Prepares to Dive onto Home Consoles

E3 booth No. 1123 - Midway Home Entertainment Inc., one of the industry's leading video game publishers, today announced the development of Hydro Thunder(TM) for Sega Dreamcast(TM). The 3-D adrenaline-pumping boat racing game will be at retail exclusively for Sega Dreamcast this fall. It makes its way on to the Nintendo(R) 64 and PlayStation(R) game console later next year.

"The coin-op version of Hydro Thunder already has players dropping quarters to experience the game's vibrant graphics and gut-wrenching, fast paced gameplay," said Paula Cook, director of marketing at Midway Home Entertainment. "Midway is well-established as a leader in the racing genre. With Hydro Thunder, we have taken to the water to provide gamers with a unique racing exp renegades in their quest to race through eleveracers encounter challenging water conditions ih-performance boats. The vehicles range from V- 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.

Hydro Thunder (TM) (c) 1999 Midway Home Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved. MIDWAY is a trademark of Midway Games Inc. Used by permission. Nintendo and Nintendo 64 are trademarks of Nintendo of America Inc. (c) 1998 Nintendo of America Inc. Liscensed by Nintendo. PlayStation and the PlayStation logos are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Sega (R) and Sega Dreamcast(TM) are trademarks of SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.

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