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Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits (Mega Drive)
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Saturn
Publisher: Williams (US), Midway (EU)
Developer:
Genre: Compilation

















Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits is a game compilation that was released in 1996 by Williams and Midway for the Mega Drive/Genesis video game system. In addition to the Genesis/Mega Drive release it was also released for the Super Nintendo, Playstation, and Sega Saturn. The Playstation and Saturn version was released as Midway Presents Arcade's Greatest Hits. The games included in the compilation are: Defender, Defender II, Joust, Robotron: 2084, and Sinistar. The Playstation and Saturn version also include an extra game called Bubbles. All games include a comprehensive list of game options which can be tweaked to make games easier. The Saturn version has extras, such as videos and artwork.

Gameplay

Gameplay varies from game to game. Defender and Defender II are side scrolling shooters. Joust is an action game where the objective is to joust with enemies by lining up your jousting stick above theirs. Robotron is a overhead shooter. Sinistar is also an overhead shooter where the player must aquire SiniBombs to destroy the creature called Sinistar.

Game Options

Each game has an options screen with the following options:

Defender: Ships to Start, Bonus At, Difficulty Increase, Maximum Difficulty, Waves Per Planet.
Defender II: Ships to Start, Bonus At, Difficulty, Inviso Time Per Ship, Men to Warp, Last Wave For Warp.
Joust: Lives to Start, Bonus At, Difficulty.
Robotron 2004: Lives to Start, Bonus At, Difficulty, Controller Angle.
Sinistar: Ships to Start, First Bonus At, Extra To Next Bonus, Difficulty, Rapid Fire.

Game Screenshots

Technical Information

ROM Size: 512KB
Sound Engine: Unknown
Graphics: Unknown

Credits

Lead Programmer and Game Translations (except Joust): Dan Filner
Joust Translation: George Phillips
Sound Translation: Terry Coatta, Peter Phillips
Producer: Andrew Ayre
Special Thanks: Wes Gale


Physical Scans

Mega Drive Version

Saturn Version