Midway Manufacturing Company began in 1958 as an independent manufacturer of amusement equipment, founded by Henry Ross and Marcine Wolverton. Midway Mfg. was purchased by Bally Mfg. in 1969. Bally, at that time, was a leader in the manufacture of slot machines, but wanted a bigger amusement presence and Midway was having great success for several years with electromechanical arcade amusements such as the 1961 Midway Deluxe Shooting Gallery and simulated shoot out gun games. In 1973, Midway became an early American maker of arcade video games. Throughout the 1970s, Midway had a close alliance with the Japanese video game publisher Taito, with both companies regularly licensing their games to each other for distribution in their respective country. Midway entered the consumer market in 1977 by releasing the Bally Home Library Computer, eventually renamed Bally Astrocade. This was the only home game system ever to be developed by the company and was discontinued in 1985. Meanwhile, Midway's breakthrough success came in 1978, with the licensing and distribution of Taito's seminal arcade game Space Invaders in America. This was followed by Midway's licensing and distributing the hit U.S. version of Namco's Pac-Man in 1980, and its unauthorized sequel, Ms. Pac-Man in 1982. Also in 1982, Bally merged its pinball division with Midway to form the Bally/Midway Manufacturing division. Three games released that year, including Satan's Hollow, were the first to feature the Bally/Midway brand. From the late 1970s through the late 1980s, Midway was the leading producer of arcade video games in the United States. The Bally/Midway division of Bally was purchased in 1988 by the arcade and pinball game company Williams Electronics Games through its holding company WMS Industries Inc. WMS obtained the right from Bally to use the "Bally" brand for its pinball games since Bally had completely left the arcade/pinball industry to concentrate on casinos and slot machines. Under WMS ownership, Midway initially continued to produce arcade games under the Bally/Midway label, while producing pinball machines under the "Bally" brand. In 1991, however, Midway absorbed Williams' video game division and started making arcade games under its own name again, without the "Bally" part. In 1992, the company's The Addams Family machine became the bestselling pinball game of all time. In 1996, WMS purchased Time Warner Interactive, which included Atari Games. Also in 1996, Midway changed its original corporate name to Midway Games Inc., due to its entrance into the home console market.
Midway Manufacturing Co. released 132 machines. (1959 - 1996) - Below are some examples from The Torrence Collection.

1960 MIDWAY SHOOTING GALLERY

Awesome original condition and in perfect working order. Very strong and with a reliable rebuilt vacuum system. Game plays on a dime. Stand behind the glass and shoot 11/16" plastic balls using a vacuum and blower system. The balls project rapidly at the targets. Moving targets include ducks, owls and a wiggly bear. Plays fast and is always a crowd favorite. One of the absolute best projectile gun games ever produced.

1961 MIDWAY DELUXE SHOOTING GALLERY

Excellent restored condition. Beautiful full cabinet repaint. Legs have been blasted and powder coated. Game plays on a dime. Stand behind the glass and shoot 11/16" plastic balls using a vacuum and blower system. The balls project rapidly at the targets. Moving targets include stationary balls, revolving stars and a dancing clown. In perfect working order. Game plays fast and is always a crowd favorite. The best projectile gun game ever produced.

​1964 MIDWAY WINNER

Awesome vintage race car themed two player pitch & bat, racecar "running man" type unit. Uses real "Dinky Toy" cars (one Ferrari, one Maserati) in the head. A must have for any vintage car or coin-op collector. Super cool car racing animation. Eye candy and a ton of fun. 

1967 MIDWAY MONSTER GUN​

An unusually fun monster themed shooting gallery. Plays on a dime. 20 shots, targets are Frankenstein, ghouls and goblins. The neat special effect is the black light feature which makes the monsters glow.

​1970 MIDWAY WHITE LIGHTNING

Beautifully restored. Full cabinet prep and repaint (inside and out), new compressor, gun repaired, repaired all wiring, etc. Legs have been chromed. Stand behind the glass and shoot 11/16" plastic balls using a vacuum and blower system. The balls project rapidly at the targets. The targets are located on a quick rotating wheel. 

1971 MIDWAY STUNT PILOT

The Bi-Plane flies in a circle. In order to score points the plane must go over the mountain, under the bridge, under the arch and through the hanger. If it crashes, an ambulance comes out of another building, and runs around with the siren on. Player has up and down and speed control. The Bi-Plane is behind a two-way Mirror. It spins on a motor with A "wiper" on a board that represents the obstacles. There is another board that has a buzzing sound for the plane engine and for the Siren. Works to perfection and a lot of fun!

1974 MIDWAY TWIN PIRATE

Such a fun game. One or two players, as the game has two rifles attached. A ray o lite rifle game with eight light activated targets. There is a pirate boat that rocks back and forth, giving the feel of the high seas. A timed game with unlimited shots where the quickest and most accurate player wins the game.