Touchmaster First Look

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You've seen them at pretty much any pub in America. You know, sitting on the end of the bar, just begging for you to plunk in a few quarters for a quick game of Mahjongg or Solitaire. Even though Midway's slowly getting out of the arcade business, the Touchmaster machines are still a huge hit for the company, and now the publisher's bringing those simple little quickshot experiences to the one system that makes a whole lot of sense to do so: the Nintendo DS.

In the Summer, Midway will release Touchmaster, a collection of 23 games that have taken time and quarters away from drunken beerswiggers for the past few years: Gem Slide, Crystal Balls, Hot Hoops, MahKi, Mah Jonng Pairs, Pond Kings, Pairs, Target 21, 3 Peak Deluxe, Pyramid 13, Power Cell, Solitaire, Artifact, 5 Star General, Double Take, Go Wild, Up Lift, Times Square, Word Search, Triple Elevens, Trivia, Pick Up Six, and Wordz. They'll look, sound, and play just like their saloon brothers, right down to the touch-screen controls of the Nintendo DS.

Touchmaster will support the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service so players can submit high scores as well as participate in tournaments. It will also support local networking support as well as hot-seat, one-system multiplayer.