Midway Games

Midway Games were the developer and publisher for Dr. Muto. Other, admittedly more popular titles by Midway Games are Mortal Kombat, Rampage, Spy Hunter, and Ms. Pac-Man.

History and Shutdown
Midway Games was founded in 1988 by WMS Industries. Initially focusing on arcade games such as Mortal Kombat, which proved to be a major hit, a shift was eventually made to home console gaming. With hits such as NBA Jam, it seemed as if Midway Games could do no wrong.

As the 1990s ended, however, Midway suffered a turbulous number of years. Suffering from a profit deficit every year, games such as Dr. Muto were developed in an attempt to keep the company afloat. Oftentimes, Midway's games would be ignored by the general public for more covered, well-known games.

By the late 2000s, Midway Games were struggling to stay running, despite their large number of well-received games. In 2009, the company filed for bankruptcy, and was purchased by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros. Warner Bros]. Becoming re-branded as NetherRealm Studios, IPs such as Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam were sold to interested companies. With the rest of these IP (including Dr. Muto) either being lost forever or sold, Midway Games as a company was no more.