Microsoft Arcade is a series of classic arcade game compilations released by Microsoft between 1993 and 2000. Although the games included in these compilations were very similar to the original arcade games in both appearance and gameplay, they were newly written versions, not ports of the original arcade game code; these versions of the games were programmed specifically for Windows, with each game running in a small window (or in a large window with a border). Each game allowed certain customizations not available in the original arcade game, i.e. the number of lives and bonus levels. The Microsoft Help files included with the games contained history of the development of the original arcade versions of the games. Microsoft Arcade The first compilation was released in 1993 on a single 1.44MB floppy for both Microsoft Windows 3.1 and the Apple Macintosh. It contained versions of the following arcade games by Atari: Tempest Battlezone Asteroids Centipede Missile Command Microsoft Return of Arcade Two follow up versions were released, including the arcade games from Namco. The first was Microsoft Return of Arcade, released in April 1996. The compilation sold 335,176 copies in 1996 making it the 8th best-selling PC game that year. This compilation contains: Pac-Man Dig Dug Galaxian Pole Position In 2000, to celebrate Pac-Mans 20th anniversary, Microsoft re-released Return of Arcade and added Ms. Pac-Man (as presented in Revenge of Arcade) to the roster of games. None of the other games from Revenge of Arcade were included. This updated package was called Microsoft Return of Arcade: Anniversary Edition. Microsoft Revenge of Arcade The second follow-up, released in 1998, was called Microsoft Revenge of Arcade and contained: Ms. Pac-Man Mappy Rally-X Xevious Motos Officially, both of these follow-ups required Windows 95 or later, though the demo for Return of Arcade is a 16-bit program that requires only WinG to run in Windows 3.1. This game will not work on 64-bit versions of Windows. Next Generation reviewed the PC version of the game, rating it one star out of five, and stated that "(with the exception of Mrs. Pac-Man) all these games are sort of past their sell-by date, and you have an unmitigated disaster, callously cashing in on people's misremembered childhood memories." Reception Computer Gaming World in 1993 stated that Microsoft Arcades adaptation of the five games was "nearly flawless". It favorably cited the many hints and strategies included in WinHelp files