Coin-Op Games 1991 - Terminator 2: Judgement Day (Midway) [MAME]

[dzibanszi]

Now that I think about it, I wonder what people in 1991 would have say to you if you told them that Schwarzenneger will become Governor of California.

[FozDarth]

A buddy of mine and I just purchased this game for our arcade...can't wait to try it out! Thanks for the info!

[RomanticLinguaphilia]

This was a fun game... one of the first games I played you could put money in to keep playing... this and Operation Thunderbolt. Really in some ways this was an OT knockoff?

[aixelsydevahi1]

graphics seemed so good to me back then. used toplay this game so much at the arcade.

[ViciousAlienKlown]

The only movie that wasn't up to par was Terminator Salvation. I actually liked T3. I thought this game was awesome back when it came out in the arcades, I also loved the Sega Genesis version.

[VicGeorge2K6]

Arguably they should have stopped at T2, but then they wouldn't have the screwed-up world that produced the father of John Connor, and of course Money Talks.

[CallofDutyBlackOps28]

hos de la vista baby

[xenomorpher]

Great game. I played this one plenty of times at arcades and I agree about the last two movies. While I enjoyed the third movie for what it was (though nowhere near the pedigree of the first two), I always thought if they did one set in the future, that it would the future we've seen in the first two with the laser-type weapons and stuff. The fourth one would have been way better if they did that and got rid of Christian Bale. He had no business being in the movie.

[boombasticboombox]

ah man this is an arcade clasic i love this game

[mp4podcastDOTcom]

Tell you the truth I like T3 but I hate T4. I also liked the TV show as well.

[Iriatv]

I liked salvation for the robots and war conflict but 3 was crop.

[Iriatv]

I must have pumped hundreds of coins into this money monster during the mid 90's

[BiffsGamingVideos]

@Iriatv Me to.

[jopeteus]

You are doing great arcade game reviews!

[BiffsGamingVideos]

@jopeteus Thanks

[neglectoid]

i use to manage an arcade in the 90's and this machine would constantly break down! one thing after another.

as far as the gameplay. it was a tough machine to beat, around 4-10 dollars worth of tokens.

[BiffsGamingVideos]

@neglectoid Did it break down more than Dragon's Lair?

[neglectoid]

@BiffsGamingVideos hehe. nope, not even close .... not even close

[BiffsGamingVideos]

@catbarian yeah were they are older at the park and then end on a night shot of a road. basically there is no fate. but t3 and t4 both say there is fate. The machines will have a war no matter what you do,

[BiffsGamingVideos]

@catbarian are you referring to the alternate ending on the DVD? That was when it ended on th road with VO? Sometimes they shoot multiple endings and pick the best one. As a director.editor.producer I can attest to that.

[Paperclown]

man you do some great material when it comes to the history of gaming. love it.

[GeekerDays]

Great review mate. I remember seeing this game in the arcades and being afraid to play it as a kid lol.

[SixTFPS]

Ghet dahwn... naow! :) I got down on the arcade back in the day. Good game. I do enjoy light gun games and this was an ok/good one. Good vid Mr. Biff :)

[killerdugong]

a movie game that was acually good.

[BiffsGamingVideos]

@killerdugong There's not many that are.

[progrocker69]

Never saw this arcade game, but I do have to say that the pinball machine based on Terminator 2 was one of the best of all time.

[GrimmShadowsII]

I actully thought T3 was pretty good aside from special effects overkill. It explored the personality of John Connor as a person instead of as a savior and showed how similar he was to his mom. I haven't seen T4 yet though I probably will at some point.

[TheAtariJunkie]

My favorite movie turns into a pretty good, if not mindless, arcade game :)

[BiffsGamingVideos]

all 1-800-237-4400 (beginning of video) is a national telemarking company now or so the recording says when I called it.

[yewles1]

The Genesis port was a blast.

[glamourknight]

Biff , deh whole point of this game is to get to deh choppah!

B-|

[BiffsGamingVideos]

@glamourknight I thought the whole point of the game is to make money for Midway.

[onecreativecriminal]

@BiffsGamingVideos lol

[captaincasualty]

geht dowhn! lol nice review.

[BiffsGamingVideos]

T1 ad T2:  Cool. There is no fate but what you make it. The future is unwritten. That's the Cameron way. To bad the studios messed all of that up in T3 and T4.