Pocket Express Presents Midway Arcade Classics

by Handmark, Inc.

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00005NP7Z
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,522 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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This is a package of five classic arcade games for your Palm OS device: Joust, Defender II, Spy Hunter, Sinistar, and Root Beer Tapper. All the games have been optimized to create as authentic an arcade experience as possible within the confines of your portable device. In Joust, just as in the original, you will take to the air on your winged bird of prey and defeat opponents with your javelin. Defender II lets you use your spaceship and antiballistic weapons to defend your planet from attacking aliens. In Spy Hunter you must defeat enemy agents while driving at top speeds in your specially equipped car. Sinistar sets you against the game's eponymous villain and his merciless hordes. Pour frosty mugs of the sickly sweet soda in Root Beer Tapper, and keep all your customers happy without breaking any mugs.

From the Manufacturer

Pocket Express brings 5 Midway Arcade Classics titles to your Palm OS handheld.

Remember those video games from the classic arcade days with alien spaceships, deadly cars, and flying knights? Now Pocket Express brings 5 Midway Arcade Classics titles to your Palm OS handheld. Take the fun of Spy Hunter, Joust, Defender II, Sinistar, and Root Beer Tapper anywhere you go. These games feature arcade action true to the original hits--all the enemies, levels, and excitement of the classic arcade versions. Special features include: two-player mode (in Defender II, Sinistar, and Root Beer Tapper), three levels of difficulty, full color and grayscale support, and Internet High Score so you can see how you rank with the best!

Includes:

Joust

In the future, brave knights will climb onto their birds of prey and compete for the ultimate goal--their lives! Fly around the arena and knock your opponents out of the sky with your trusty lance.  

With fast-moving game action, challenging enemies, and nearly 100 levels, Joust for your Palm OS handheld is a classic that you can take anywhere. 

Features:
Nearly 100 challenging levels
Auto-flap button to reduce wear on Palm buttons
Customizable button configurations
Submit high scores to the Pocket Express Web site directly from your wireless-enabled handheld, or through your desktop computer’s browser
Pause a game and come back to the same place the next time you play
Easy, medium, and hard difficulty levels

Defender II

Aliens are attacking the planet and harvesting your astronauts!

Fly your spaceship at dizzying speeds and use lasers and special weapons to defend the planet and save the astronauts. You must combat wave after wave of deadly aliens in order to survive! Fly your spaceship over the planet’s surface in an attempt to destroy the aliens that are abducting your astronauts. You are equipped with a laser canon and a limited supply of smart bombs. These bombs are useful for taking out a large number of enemy ships on a single screen – without harming any astronauts on the screen. Aliens will abduct humans, but you can blast the aliens and rescue the humans with good shooting and fast flying! With a frighteningly large variety of enemy ships, special weapons, and high-flying excitement, Defender II brings true arcade fun to your Palm OS device.  

Features:
Over a dozen different enemies--from Mutants and Munchies to Yllabian Space Guppies!
Portal feature allows you to jump to wherever an astronaut is being abducted
Special weapons such as Inviso and Hyperspace
Two-player mode--see who can get the most points!
Customizable button configurations
Submit high scores to the Pocket Express Web site directly from your wireless-enabled handheld, or through your desktop computer’s browser
Pause a game and come back to the same place the next time you play
Easy, medium, and hard difficulty levels

Spy Hunter 

Your assignment is to eliminate all terrorists and enemy spies you encounter. At your disposal is an ultra-sleek car with looks that kill...literally. Forget about the speed limit as you use machine guns, oil slicks, smoke screens, and missiles to save the world.

Drive down the road and destroy as many enemies as possible. Be careful where you shoot though--killing civilian cars or motorcycles will cost you points. At certain times your weapons van will come onto the screen--drive up the ramp on it to get smoke screens, oil slicks, or missiles. Watch out for sneaky enemies, icy roads, and special detours. You can even turn your car into a boat and race the waterways to wash out the enemy there, too!

Features: Fast-paced driving excitement
Special weapons and defenses
Water scenes where your car turns into a boat!
All the cool enemies of the original hit: the Enforcer, the Mad Bomber, Dr. Torpedo, and more!
Customizable button configurations
Submit high scores to the Pocket Express web site directly from your wireless-enabled handheld, or through your desktop computer’s browser
Pause a game and come back to the same place the next time you play
Easy, medium, and hard difficulty levels

Sinistar 

Fly through the asteroid belt and defeat Sinistar and his evil hordes. Mine planetoids for Sinisite crystals to use as bombs against Sinistar himself, and keep your lasers ready to fend off the enemy spaceships! 

Features: 4 different types of zones with unique challenges
Fast-paced shoot’em up action just like the arcade original
Two-player mode
Customizable button configurations
Submit high scores to the Pocket Express Web site directly from your wireless-enabled handheld, or through your desktop computer’s browser
Pause a game and come back to the same place the next time you play
Easy, medium, and hard difficulty levels

Root Beer Tapper  

Pour frosty mugs of Root Beer and fling them to your customers--the drink orders come faster and faster, so you’ll need quick reflexes to keep all the customers happy without breaking any mugs. Perfect your skills as you serve it up for everyone from cowboys to aliens!  

Features:
Unlimited levels
Bonus round
Brilliant color graphics and animations
4 different types of levels: Cowboy bar, Sports bar, Punk bar, and Alien bar
2-Player mode
Customizable button configurations
Submit high scores to the Pocket Express Web site directly from your wireless-enabled handheld, or through your desktop computer’s browser
Pause a game and come back to the same place the next time you play
Easy, medium, and hard difficulty levels

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars First Games I purchased 4 my palm, July 13, 2002

By 

Mark K. Goldberg (Latham, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pocket Express Presents Midway Arcade Classics (CD-ROM)

There are five games, each game is very cool. The first time i downloaded the demos of the pack, i was hooked. I recommend this game pack to any palm game enthusiast..one word of advice....the games look MUCH better in color..i had them in hi-res. 4 my sony...2 bad the sony didn't work after 2 days; but thats not because of the games...

5.0 out of 5 stars Great gameplay, September 17, 2001

By 

Stefan Smith (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pocket Express Presents Midway Arcade Classics (CD-ROM)

It's hard to believe that these old favorites can
look and play so well on a Palm! I was really
impressed with Spy Hunter. The product also has Joust,
Defender 2, Tapper, and Sinistar. All of the games are
great - Tapper is really addictive and fun to play
anytime (in case you haven't played it before). The
gameplay is definitely challenging, especially on
Defender 2, but you can set the level of difficulty to
make it easier. The product does a good job of using
the Palm buttons for gameplay in a way that works, but
you can reconfigure them easily too if you want to.
Big Thumbs up on this product!