Midway Arcade Treasures 2 offers something old for cheap

Earlier this week, Midway dropped its second retro-arcade collection, Midway Arcade Treasures 2. For the bargain price of $20 it may be hard to pass this one up, especially since its packing just over 20 games (did you read that Microsoft?). While it's ceartainly a better deal than what's been proposed for the Xbox Live Aracade, MAT2 will likely be collecting dust within a week. See, what Midway (and other publishers) are selling us on is nostalgia. When I first saw Mortal Kombat 2 on the list, I was immediately thrust back into memories of adolescent Friday nights at the local arcade, pumping in quarters to witness the gorey thrills. But sadly, when I play MK2 now, it's simply a dated format that I'm glad we've moved on from. Sure MAT2 is packed with a number of classic titles—as well as a handful of obscure misses—but I'd much rather allow these games to live on in my adoring memory, then be reminded of just how far the industry has come.