Terminator 2: Judgment Day (8-bit)

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For the Sega Mega Drive platform game, see Terminator 2: Judgment Day. For the shooting game, see T2: The Arcade Game.

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  • Game Gear

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Flying Edge (US/EU)
Sega Game Gear
Acclaim Entertainment (JP)
Developer:
Licensor: Carolco
Genre: Action[1][2][3]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
EU
MK 27052-50
Sega Master System
PT
Sega Master System
UK
£29.9929.99[4] MK 27052-50
Sega Master System
AU
FT2J00SEC
Sega Game Gear
JP
¥4,5004,500 T-81117
Sega Game Gear
US
$39.9539.95[5] T-81148
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Game Gear
EU
T-81148-50
Sega Game Gear
PT
GG81148
Sega Game Gear
UK
T-81148-50
Non-Sega versions

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (T2ジャッジメントディ) is a Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear game adaption of the 1991 film of the same name. It is unrelated to the Mega Drive game of the same name as this game is a port of the 1992 NES game released by Acclaim's LJN subsidiary. The game is infamous for painful music and bland graphics.

Story

The malevolent artificial intelligence Skynet sends a T-1000 Terminator, a highly advanced, liquid metal killing machine, back in time to 1995 to kill the future leader of the human resistance, John Connor, when he is a child. The resistance sends back a less-advanced, reprogrammed T-800 Terminator to protect Connor and ensure the future of humanity.

Gameplay

The game is a side-scrolling action platformer played as the T-800 Terminator. The Terminator moves with Left and Right, crouches with Down, and jumps with 2. It attacks with 1. It can initially only punch enemies, but it acquires a rifle after the first level and a minigun after the second level. The guns have limited ammunition, which appears as a bar in the top-left of the screen when firing (replacing the Terminator's energy bar). The Terminator reverts to punches if the rifle is out of ammo. The Terminator can attack while crouching but not while running or jumping. It enters doors or elevators with Up.

The Terminator has an energy meter bar that depletes as it takes damage. It is "terminated" when it runs out of energy, but it respawns in the same place it was destroyed if the player has extra lives left. The game ends if the player runs out of lives.

Items

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Energy
Refills the Terminator's energy bar.
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Ammunition
Refills the Terminator's ammunition.
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Extra Life
Gives the player an extra life.
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Card
Collect cards to complete the second level.
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Barrel
Collect barrels to complete the third level.

Levels

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Level 1
The Terminator goes to the truck stop and obtains a weapon after defeating a boss in the tavern. The player must defeat all of the enemies in each area to proceed to the next area.

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Level 2
The Terminator travels to the Pescadero State Hospital to rescue Sarah Connor. Each of the first five floors contains a card that the player must collect, then Sarah can be found on the sixth floor. The locations of the cards is randomized. The T-1000 appears after the first floor, but shooting it only stuns it temporarily.

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Level 3
The Terminator must collect 10 explosive barrels in order to blow up the Cyberdyne Systems building. It can hold up to 3 barrels at a time. Barrels are deposited at the top floor. After collecting all of the barrels, the player has a limited amount of time to place all of the barrels on the top floor by following an arrow and pressing Down in the indicated locations, then escaping by entering the elevator.

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Level 4
The Terminator must destroy the T-1000 by pushing it into a vat of molten steel. The player fights the T-1000 twice before the final confrontation.

Versions

The NES version has an additional motorcycle level that is missing from the Sega conversions.

Production credits

This article needs a list of production credits, either from the game itself, a manual, or other reliable source.
  • Music: Andi McGinty
Source:
Uncredited


Magazine articles

Main article: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (8-bit)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Game Gear print advert in VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) #54: "July 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #52: "November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #16: "December/January 1993/1994" (1993-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) #16: "January 1994" (1993-12-21)
also published in:
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #145: "December 1993" (1993-11-15)
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Physical scans

Master System version

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Publication Version Score
Mega Force (FR)
85
[12]
Sega Magazin (DE)
40
[13]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
42
[14]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
35
[15]
Sega Master Force (UK) PAL
52
[16]
Sega Master System
51
Based on
5 reviews

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (8-bit)

Master System, EU
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Master System, PT

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Game Gear version

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Publication Version Score
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
72
[17]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
53
[18]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
43
[19]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[5]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
44
[20]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
20
[21]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[22]
Sega Game Gear
53
Based on
7 reviews

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (8-bit)

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Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 ac56104f
MD5 cc2454eebbbfab7ba99851a923dfdaaf
SHA-1 a8fe50e27fa9d44f3bd05d249a964352a32d1799
256kB Cartridge (EU)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 1bd15773
MD5 67388b1c9758e7f0c0957eb9a788611a
SHA-1 833c94ea65a7c36349b2bb0b2b637116f54a6762
256kB Cartridge

References


Terminator 2: Judgment Day (8-bit)

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