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While the games look and play very similarly to the originals they are newly programmed versions rather than ports of the original code. In the process some additional dip switch settings were added that the originals did not have, as well as some bonus levels. Refer to the games' individual pages for details of these differences.
While the games look and play very similarly to the originals they are newly programmed versions rather than ports of the original code. In the process some additional dip switch settings were added that the originals did not have, as well as some bonus levels. Refer to the games' individual pages for details of these differences.


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Latest revision as of 18:32, 6 October 2021

Box artwork for Microsoft Arcade.
Box artwork for Microsoft Arcade.
Microsoft Arcade
Developer(s)Microsoft
Publisher(s)Microsoft
Year released1993
System(s)Windows
Followed byMicrosoft Return of Arcade
Genre(s)Action, compilation
ModesSingle player
LinksMicrosoft Arcade ChannelSearchSearch

Microsoft Arcade is the first of several Microsoft compilations of classic arcade games. It included a single 1.44 MB floppy disk containing the following games:

While the games look and play very similarly to the originals they are newly programmed versions rather than ports of the original code. In the process some additional dip switch settings were added that the originals did not have, as well as some bonus levels. Refer to the games' individual pages for details of these differences.