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===Background===
===Background===
'''Midway''' Manufacturing Company was founded in 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, as an arcade game company. It was reincorporated as "Midway Games" in 1988 and entered the home console gaming market as "Midway Home Entertainment" in 1996. In 1998, the company spun off from [[Williams Entertainment]]. Major troubles came in 2008, when Midway closed several of its divisions. In February 2009, the US-based operations of Midway filed for bankruptcy, while the European assets were sold and two of them were renamed "[[Tradewest]]". Most of Midway's key assets, including former divisions Surreal Software and Midway Chicago (now "[[NetherRealm Studios]]"), and publishing rights to the ''Mortal Kombat'' and ''Wheelman'' series were acquired by [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]].
'''Midway''' Manufacturing Company was founded in 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, as an arcade game company. It was sold to Bally in 1969, and reincorporated as "Bally/Midway" in 1982 after merging with Bally's assets, and reverted back to "Midway Manufacturing" in 1988 after it was sold to WMS Industries, and entered the home console gaming market as "Midway Home Entertainment" in 1996 after a renaming from [[Williams Entertainment]] (the former [[Tradewest]]), with the parent unit becoming "Midway Games". In 1991, Williams folded its videogame unit to Midway, and then transferred the assets to Midway outright in 1996 after it bought out [[Atari Games]]. In 1998, the company spun off from [[Williams Entertainment]]. Major troubles came in 2008, when Midway closed several of its divisions. In February 2009, the US-based operations of Midway filed for bankruptcy, while the European assets were sold and two of them were renamed "[[Tradewest]]". Most of Midway's key assets, including former divisions Surreal Software and Midway Chicago (now "[[NetherRealm Studios]]"), and publishing rights to the ''Mortal Kombat'' and ''Wheelman'' series were acquired by [[Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]].


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|Williams_%26_Midway_(1996).png|1st Logo (October 10, 1996-January 17, 1997)
|Williams_%26_Midway_(1996).png|1st Logo (October 10, 1996-January 17, 1997)
|Midway_Home_Entertainment_(1997).png|2nd Logo (December 31, 1996-February 28, 1999)
|Midway_Home_Entertainment_(1997).png|2nd Logo (December 31, 1996-February 28, 1999)
|Midway_(1997,_E).png|3rd Logo (September 30, 1997-March 31, 1999)
||3rd Logo (Still variants) (May 21, 1997-October 21, 2008)
|Midway_(1999).jpg|4th Logo (November 10, 1998-February 28, 1999)
|Midway_(1997,_E).png|4th Logo (September 30, 1997-March 31, 1999)
|Midway_(2000).png|5th Logo (August 17, 1999-May 1, 2001)
|Midway_(1999).jpg|5th Logo (November 10, 1998-February 28, 1999)
|Midway_Home_Entertainment_(2000).png|6th Logo (May 18, 2000-February 12, 2001)
||6th Logo (''Klax'' variant) (1999)
|Midway_(2001).png|7th Logo (September 24, 2001-August 25, 2003)
||7th Logo (1999)
|Midway_(2002,_B).png|8th Logo (November 16, 2002-February 17, 2006)
|Midway_(2000).png|8th Logo (August 17, 1999-May 1, 2001)
|Midway_(2006,_D).png|9th Logo (October 17, 2005-December 12, 2006)
|Midway_Home_Entertainment_(2000).png|9th Logo (May 18, 2000-February 12, 2001)
|Midway_(2006,_B).png|10th Logo (''Rampage: Total Destruction'' variant) (April 24, 2006)
||10th Logo (September 12, 2000-November 17, 2002)
|Midway_(2008).png|11th Logo (September 7, 2007-November 16, 2008)
||11th Logo (September 12, 2000)
||12th Logo (September 17, 2001-November 3, 2002)
|Midway_(2001).png|13th Logo (September 24, 2001-June 26, 2002)
||14th Logo (May 14, 2002-August 27, 2003)
|Midway_(2002,_B).png|15th Logo (November 16, 2002-February 17, 2006)
|Midway_(2006,_D).png|16th Logo (October 17, 2005-December 12, 2006)
|Midway_(2006,_B).png|17th Logo (''Rampage: Total Destruction'' variant) (April 24, 2006)
|Midway_(2008).png|18th Logo (September 7, 2007-November 16, 2008)
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'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on ''Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1'' and ''Maximum Force'' for the PlayStation and Saturn. It also appears on other games such as ''Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98'' and ''Nagano Olympic Hockey '98'', although the PlayStation version of the former has the next logo preceding it.
'''Availability:''' Rare. Seen on ''Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1'' and ''Maximum Force'' for the PlayStation and Saturn. It also appears on other games such as ''Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98'' and ''Nagano Olympic Hockey '98'', although the PlayStation version of the former has the next logo preceding it.


===3rd Logo (Still variants) (May 21, 1997-October 21, 2008)===
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'''Logo:''' On a black or white background, we see a flat version of the Midway logo from the previous logo. On the right side is the same text from the previous logos, albeit in 2D.
'''Variant:''' Sometimes, "PRESENTS" can be shown below the logo.


'''Technique:''' None.


===3rd Logo (September 30, 1997-March 31, 1999)===
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
 
'''Availability:''' Seen on a handful of Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS games, starting with the Nintendo 64 game of ''War Gods''. It also appears on the PlayStation game of ''Muppet RaceMania''.
 
===4th Logo (September 30, 1997-March 31, 1999)===
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'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On some games, such as ''Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 2'', the music is in high tone.
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On some games, such as ''Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 2'', the music is in high tone.


'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on Midway games for the PlayStation, such as ''Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero'', ''Gex 3D: Enter the Gecko'', ''Pandemonium 2'', ''Bio FREAKS'', ''NFL Blitz'', the PlayStation port of ''San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing'', ''Rampage 2: Universal Tour'' and ''Mortal Kombat 4''.
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on Midway games for the PlayStation, such as ''Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero'', ''Gex 3D: Enter the Gecko'', ''Pandemonium 2'', ''Bio FREAKS'', ''NFL Blitz'', the PlayStation port of ''San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing'', ''Rampage 2: Universal Tour'' and ''Mortal Kombat 4''. Also seen on several arcade game attract modes from the time, including ''NFL Blitz 99''.


 
===5th Logo (November 10, 1998-February 28, 1999)===
 
===4th Logo (November 10, 1998-February 28, 1999)===
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'''Availability:''' Only known to appear in ''Rush 2'' and ''California Speed'' for N64.
'''Availability:''' Only known to appear in ''Rush 2'' and ''California Speed'' for N64.


===6th Logo (''Klax'' variant) (1999)===
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the Midway logo. A {{color|blue}} grid scrolls through the logo, and then the logo shines.
'''Technique:''' 2D sprite animation.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A four-note synth, which was actually one of the game's sound effects.


'''Availability:''' Only seen on the Game Boy Color game of ''Klax''.


===5th Logo (August 17, 1999-May 1, 2001) ===
===7th Logo (1999)===
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the Midway logo. Two comets streak out, forming two symbols, a trademark symbol on the top left of the "M" logo, and the registered trademark symbol on the right of the name. "PRESENTS" is shown below the logo.
 
'''Variant:''' On ''NFL Blitz 2000'', a football strikes, while the comet moves over the logo.
 
'''Technique:''' 2D sprite animation.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
 
'''Availability:''' Only seen on the Game Boy Color games of ''Paperboy'' and ''NFL Blitz 2000''.
 
===8th Logo (August 17, 1999-May 1, 2001) ===
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=== 6th Logo (May 18, 2000-February 12, 2001)===
=== 9th Logo (May 18, 2000-February 12, 2001)===
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'''Availability:''' A little more common than its predecessors, but still uncommon. Seen on ''Kurt Warner’s Arena Football Unleashed'', ''NBA Hoopz'', ''Muppet Monster Adventure'', ''Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2'', the Dreamcast ports of ''Army Men: Sarge's Heroes'' and ''San Francisco Rush 2049'', and the US version of ''Formula One 2000'' for PlayStation, among others.
'''Availability:''' A little more common than its predecessors, but still uncommon. Seen on ''Kurt Warner’s Arena Football Unleashed'', ''NBA Hoopz'', ''Muppet Monster Adventure'', ''Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2'', the Dreamcast ports of ''Army Men: Sarge's Heroes'' and ''San Francisco Rush 2049'', and the US version of ''Formula One 2000'' for PlayStation, among others.


=== 10th Logo (September 12, 2000-November 17, 2002) ===
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a relief version of the Midway M-Shield. On the right is the usual company name, and below it was the text "''HOME ENTERTAINMENT INC.''" in small print.
'''Technique:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
'''Availability:''' Seen on the Nintendo 64 games of ''NFL Blitz 2001'' and ''NFL Blitz Special Edition'' and the GBA game of ''Justice League: Injustice for All''.


===11th Logo (September 12, 2000)===
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the usual Midway logo, and below it was the text "HOME ENTERTAINMENT". The M-Shield spins from the left to the right.


===7th Logo (September 24, 2001-August 25, 2003) ===
'''Technique:''' 2D sprite animation.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
 
'''Availability:''' Seen only on the Game Boy Color game of ''NFL Blitz 2001''.
 
===12th Logo (September 17, 2001-November 3, 2002)===
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see an outline of the Midway text from the last two logos. The M-Shield slides in, and then rotates, and the logo shines, and the company name wipes in to fill out.
 
'''Variant:''' On ''Defender'', the logo is still.
 
'''Technique:''' CGI animation.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
 
'''Availability:''' Seen on the Game Boy Advance games of ''NFL Blitz 20-02'' and ''Defender''.
 
===13th Logo (September 24, 2001-June 24, 2002) ===
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'''Logo:''' A bunch of {{color|pink}} cardiograms pass the screen. The closest one suddenly creates the "M" letter instead of heart rate. They all collapse into one single line and the Midway logo appears once the lines vanish.
'''Logo:''' A bunch of {{color|pink}} cardiograms pass the screen. The closest one suddenly creates the "M" letter instead of heart rate. They all collapse into one single line and the Midway logo appears once the lines vanish.
'''Variant:''' On ''Spy Hunter'' and ''Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition'' for GBA, the logo is still and "GAMES INC." is added below. Also, a cardiogram line passes from left to right.


'''Technique:''' The lines.
'''Technique:''' The lines.
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'''Availability:''' Uncommon. It was only seen on three games, ''NHL Hitz 2002'', ''NFL Blitz 2002'', and ''SpyHunter''. Strangely, this was seen on ''RedCard 2003'', despite being released under the [[Midway Sports]] label.
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. It was only seen on three games, ''NHL Hitz 2002'', ''NFL Blitz 2002'', and ''SpyHunter''. Strangely, this was seen on ''RedCard 2003'', despite being released under the [[Midway Sports]] label.


===14th Logo (May 14, 2002-August 27, 2003)===
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the usual Midway logo from the period, but the text "''GAMES INC.''" in a Futura font is added below. A cardiogram line passes over from the left to the right side of the logo.
'''Technique:''' 2D sprite animation.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.


'''Availability:''' Only seen on the Game Boy Advance games of ''Spy Hunter'', ''Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance'' and ''Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition''.


===8th Logo (November 16, 2002-February 17, 2006) ===
===15th Logo (November 16, 2002-February 17, 2006) ===
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'''Availability:''' Common. Some of the games that have this logo include ''Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance'', ''Ed, Edd, ‘n Eddy: The Mis-Ed-ventures'', and all three volumes of ''Midway Arcade Treasures'' (including the ''Extended Play'' and ''Deluxe Edition'' releases). The enhanced version only appeared on ''Mortal Kombat: Deception'' and ''Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks''.
'''Availability:''' Common. Some of the games that have this logo include ''Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance'', ''Ed, Edd, ‘n Eddy: The Mis-Ed-ventures'', and all three volumes of ''Midway Arcade Treasures'' (including the ''Extended Play'' and ''Deluxe Edition'' releases). The enhanced version only appeared on ''Mortal Kombat: Deception'' and ''Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks''.


 
===16th Logo (October 17, 2005-December 12, 2006)===
 
===9th Logo (October 17, 2005-December 12, 2006)===
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'''Availability:''' Fairly common. Appeared on ''Rise & Fall'', ''NBA Ballers Rebound'' (for PSP), European releases of ''Myst'' (PSP and DS), ''MLB SlugFest 2006'', ''Blitz: The League'' (and its PSP port ''Blitz Overtime''), and ''SpyHunter: Nowhere to Run''.
'''Availability:''' Fairly common. Appeared on ''Rise & Fall'', ''NBA Ballers Rebound'' (for PSP), European releases of ''Myst'' (PSP and DS), ''MLB SlugFest 2006'', ''Blitz: The League'' (and its PSP port ''Blitz Overtime''), and ''SpyHunter: Nowhere to Run''.


 
===17th Logo (''Rampage: Total Destruction'' variant) (April 24, 2006) ===
 
===10th Logo (''Rampage: Total Destruction'' variant) (April 24, 2006) ===
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'''Availability:''' Only seen on ''Rampage: Total Destruction''.
'''Availability:''' Only seen on ''Rampage: Total Destruction''.


 
===18th Logo (September 7, 2007-November 16, 2008)===
 
===11th Logo (September 7, 2007-November 16, 2008)===
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'''Availability:''' Common. Appears on games made in 2007, including ''Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe'', ''Stranglehold'', ''Game Party'' and its sequel, both of which are for Wii (with no HD logo), ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'', ''Mechanic Master'' (the latter two both for NDS), and trailers for ''Wheelman''.
'''Availability:''' Common. Appears on games made in 2007, including ''Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe'', ''Stranglehold'', ''Game Party'' and its sequel, both of which are for Wii (with no HD logo), ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'', ''Mechanic Master'' (the latter two both for NDS), and trailers for ''Wheelman''.


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