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Revision as of 09:04, 19 June 2023
- For the Sega Mega-CD game, see The Terminator (Mega-CD).
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| Publisher: Virgin Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Developer: Probe Software | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Supporting companies: Krisalis Software (audio) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Genre: Action[1], Arcade[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Terminator is a Sega Mega Drive action game developed by Probe Software and published by Virgin Games. It is based on the 1984 film The Terminator.
Contents
Story
The game follows the story of the film. In the future, man and machine are locked in an existential war with one another. Skynet, the artificial intelligence controlling the machines and trying to eradicate the human race, sends a cyborg assassin back in time to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, the mother of resistance leader John Connor. John Connor, in turn, sends soldier Kyle Reese back in time to find Sarah first and protect her.
Gameplay
Mega Drive version
The game is a side-scrolling run-and-gun game played as Kyle Reese on his mission to protect Sarah Connor from the Terminator. Objectives vary from level to level. The first level sets Kyle in the future in search of a time machine. The second level has Kyle searching for Sarah in present time, while the third level has him reuniting with her after a brief separation. The final level features a deadly confrontation with the Terminators endoskeleton.
Reese moves with 
and 
. He crouches with 
and jumps with 
. He climbs ladders with 
and . He uses his weapon with 
. Reese starts the first level with grenades but replaces it with an automatic rifle in the first level. After traveling to 1984 in the second level, he is armed with a shotgun (which lacks the continuous fire of the automatic rifle). All weapons have unlimited ammunition. The cyborg enemies in the first level respawn endlessly. Police officers in later levels are only wounded and revive after a short duration. Additionally, in the first level, Reese finds timed explosives, which he plants with 
. These explosives are limited in supply and used for destroying otherwise impenetrable barriers.
Reese has five health points, which deplete with each hit taken from enemies. Health is restored by collecting bottles, randomly dropped by defeated enemies. The game ends if Reese loses all of his health points. It has no lives and no continue system.
There are multiple selectable difficulty levels (Easy, Normal, Difficult, and Very Hard). The difficulty level affects item placement in the first level (the player gets the rifle earlier on Easy) and the drop rate of health items. On higher difficulty levels, drop rates are so low that luck plays a big part in clearing the game, as the game is designed in a way that taking damage is unavoidable.
Items
| Health Bottle | |
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| Restores Reese's health points. Dropped randomly by enemies after they are destroyed. | |
| Smart Bombs | |
| Gives Reese another three Smart Bombs, which are timed explosives used to destroy barriers and also the reactor in the first level. | |
| Rifle | |
| Changes Reese's primary weapon from grenades to an automatic rifle in the first level. |
Levels
| Los Angeles, 2029 A.D. | |
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| Players have three weapons at their disposal in this level: Timed Explosives, Grenades, and a Machine Gun. Enemies include Armored Tanks, Hunter Killers, and Terminators. The objective is to destroy a reactor (located underground) using the explosives and head into the Time Machine (above ground) before an explosion ensues. | |
| Los Angeles, 1984 | |
| This level takes place on the streets of Los Angeles. Enemies include police officers, helicopters, firebomb hurlers, and the Terminator. The level ends in the TechNoir disco. | |
| West Palm Police Station | |
| This level takes place in the police station as Reese tries to escape from captivity. The enemy list is the same as the previous level. The level ends after Kyle reaches Sarah Connor. | |
| The Final Confrontation | |
| This level takes place in Cyberdyne's factory. Kyle must confront the Terminator's endoskeleton form. The level ends when Kyle leads the Terminator into a machine press. |
Master System and Game Gear versions
The game is an action platformer played as the soldier Kyle Reese. The first level takes place in the future war, but Reese travels through time and plays the rest of the game in 1984. Reese moves with and . He crouches with and jumps with 
. He climbs ladders with and . He uses his weapon with 
. His weapons are initially grenades, but he finds a machine gun in the first level that replaces them. He uses a shotgun in subsequent levels after traveling back in time. All weapons have unlimited ammunition.
Reese's health is depicted as a percentage. When it falls to 0%, the game ends. There are no lives or continues, and there is no way to replenish Reese's health (besides starting a new level). Reese is also killed by high falls. Furthermore, all levels but the first have a five-minute timer, with the game ending if the player runs out of time. The first level has no timer until Reese activates the self-destruct sequence; he then has two minutes to finish the level by entering the time machine at the surface.
Items
Items are only found in the first level.
| Machine Gun | |
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| Changes Reese's weapon to a machine gun. | |
| Grenades | |
| Changes Reese's weapon to grenades. Grenades can destroy walls. | |
| Time Bomb | |
| Starts the self-destruct sequence for the time displacement equipment in the first level. |
Levels
| The Future | |
|---|---|
| The City Streets | |
| The TechNoir Bar | |
| The Police Station | |
| The Factory | |
Versions
The Sega Mega Drive version contains unused music tracks, and the animation quality is inconsistent. This hints that the game was rushed out in an unfinished state. The fact that a Sega Mega-CD version exists that is much richer in content and reuses certain sounds, fonts, and so forth, as well as crediting "Dave Perry" behind the original concept (referring to David Perry, the programmer of the Mega Drive version) further fortifies that.
The game does not perform a region check and thus runs on every region hardware.
In the 8-bit versions, Sarah Connor's surname is misspelled as "Conner" in both the games and the manuals. The 16-bit version makes this mistake only in the manuals.
Production credits
Mega Drive version
- The Terminator was published by: Virgin Games, Inc
- Programmed by: David Perry
- Artwork by: Nick Bruty
- Additional Artwork by: Hugh Riley
- Interludes Artwork by: Saul Marchese
- Sprite Animation by: Tony Shorten
- Screenplay Adaptation by: Neil Young
- Music by: Matt Furniss
- Music Driver by: Shaun Hollingworth
- Quality Assurance by: Fergus Mc Govern
- Produced for Probe Software by: Neil Young
- Executive Producer: Dr. Stephen H. Clarke-Willson
- Produced for Virgin Games by: Lyle J. Hall II
- Quality Assurance by: Lyle J. Hall II, Andy Green, Ian Mathias
- Manual by: Cathie A. Bartz
- The Terminator is a James Cameron Film
- The Terminator (C) 1984 Cinema '84
- A Greenberg Brothers Partnership.
- All Rights Reserved
- Licensed by: Hemdale Film Corporation
- Sublicensed by: Bethesda Softworks
- The Terminator TM Designates a trademark of Cinema '84 - A Greenberg Brothers Partnership.
- Programmed by: David Perry
- Graphics by: Nick Bruty
- Music/Sound Effects: Krisalis Software
- Produced by: Neil Young
- Executive Producer: Dr. Stephen H. Clarke-Willson
- Product Manager: Lyle J. Hall II
- Quality Assurance by: Lyle J. Hall II, Tommy Tallarico, Michael D. Gater, Jeff Wagoner, Noah Tool, Ron Friedman, Bert Pelascini
- Manual by: Cathie A. Bartz
- Edited by: Lisa Marcinko
Master System version
- The Terminator was published by: Virgin Games
- Developed in the UK for Virgin by: Probe Software Limited, England
- Programmed by: Dominic Wood
- Artwork by: Mark Knowles
- Audio by: Krisalis Software
- Music by: Matt Furniss
- Interlude and Credit Sequences: Brian Rogers
- Designed for Probe Software by: Neil Young, Dominic Wood, Mark Knowles
- Product Quality Assurance by: Andy Green, Ian Mathias, Darren Lloyd
- Produced for Virgin Games by: Ian Mathias
- Produced for Probe Software by: Neil Young
- The Terminator (C) 1984 Cinema 84
- Greenberg Brothers Partnership
- All Rights Reserved
- Licensed by: Hemdale Film Corporation
- Sublicensed by: Bethesda Softworks
- The Terminator TM Designates a Trademark of Cinema 84
- Greenberg Brothers Partnership
Game Gear version
- The Terminator was Published by: Virgin Games
- Developed in the UK for Virgin by: Probe Software Ltd, England
- Programmed by: Dominic Wood
- Artwork by: Mark Knowles
- Audio by: Krisalis Software
- Music by: Matt Furnis
- Interlude and Credit Sequences by: Brian Rogers
- Designed for Probe Software by: Neil Young, Dominic Wood, Mark Knowles
- Quality Assurance by: Andy Green, Ian Mathias, Darren Lloyd
- Produced for Virgin Games by: Ian Mathias
- Produced for Probe Software by: Neil Young
- The Terminator (C) 1984 Cinema 84
- Greenberg Brothers Partnership
- All Rights Reserved
- Licensed by: Hemdale Film Corporation
- Sublicensed by: Bethesda Softworks
- The Terminator (TM) Designates a Trademark of Cinema 84
- Programming: Dominic Wood
- Graphics: Mark Knowles
- Music & Sound Effects: Matt Furniss
- Music Driver: Shaun Hollingsworth
- Producer: Neil Young
- Producer: Lyle J. Hall II
- UK Production: Ian Mathias
- Manual: Lyle J. Hall II
- Manual Editing: Lisa Marcinko
- Testing and Quality Assurance: Darren Lloyd, Michael Gater, Noah Tool, Justin Norr, Joey Kuras
Magazine articles
- Main article: The Terminator/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: The Terminator/Promotional material.
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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Technical information
- Main article: The Terminator/Technical information.
References
- ↑ File:Terminator GG EU backcover.jpg
- ↑ File:Terminator SMS EU Box.jpg
- ↑ Mega Play, "March/April 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 54
- ↑ GamePro, "January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 80
- ↑ GamePro, "February 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 53
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sega Pro, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-21), page 33
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Sega Force, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-xx), page 61
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sega Power, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-04), page 22
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Sega Pro, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-16), page 7
- ↑ Sega Force, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-09), page 55
- ↑ GamePro, "July 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 94
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 GamePro, "August 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 86
- ↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-11-23), page 18
- ↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1992-11-23), page 18
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 1992 (Go! Issue 12)" (UK; 1992-09-15), page 20
- ↑ Sega Zone, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-28), page 57
- ↑ File:Terminator MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:TTerminator md us manual.pdf, page 11
- ↑ File:Terminator SMS credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Terminator GG credits.pdf
- ↑ File:The Terminator GG US Manual.pdf, page 11
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 240
- ↑ Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 54
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 221
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-15), page 20
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 28
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 106
- ↑ FX (UK) (+6:20)
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Game Power, "Luigio/Agosto 1992" (IT; 1992-0x-xx), page 64
- ↑ GamePro, "February 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 52
- ↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 1, episode 1" (1992-01-07, 24:00) (+6:20)
- ↑ Game Zone, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-24), page 28
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Septiembre 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 40
- ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 50
- ↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 167
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
- ↑ Mega, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-19), page 89
- ↑ Mega, "January 1994" (UK; 1993-12-16), page 87
- ↑ Mega Fun, "08/92" (DE; 1992-08-18), page 23
- ↑ MegaTech, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-20), page 46
- ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Noviembre 1992" (ES; 1992-1x-xx), page 77
- ↑ Mean Machines, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-28), page 84
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142
- ↑ Play Time, "11/92" (DE; 1992-10-07), page 92
- ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, September 26, 1992" (UK; 1992-09-26), page 1
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 Sega Pro, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-21), page 32
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
- ↑ Sega Force, "2/92" (SE; 1992-11-19), page 19
- ↑ Sega Force, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-xx), page 60
- ↑ Supergame, "Setembro 1992" (BR; 1992-09-xx), page 32
- ↑ Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 10
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 26
- ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1992" (US; 1992-0x-xx), page 58
- ↑ Video Games, "9/92" (DE; 1992-08-26), page 58
- ↑ Zero, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-11), page 26
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-15), page 22
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 160
- ↑ Game Zone, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-xx), page 40
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Septiembre 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 44
- ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 82
- ↑ Joystick, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 152
- ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Enero 1993" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 57
- ↑ Mean Machines, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-28), page 110
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136
- ↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-07-10), page 110
- ↑ Play Time, "12/92" (DE; 1992-11-04), page 87
- ↑ Sega Power, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-04), page 24
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72
- ↑ Sega Force, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-09), page 54
- ↑ Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 19
- ↑ Video Games, "8/92" (DE; 1992-07-22), page 98
- ↑ Zero, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-xx), page 37
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 171
- ↑ Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 70
- ↑ GamesMaster, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 92
- ↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 142
- ↑ Joystick, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 194
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-xx), page 120
- ↑ Player One, "Mars/Avril 1993" (FR; 1993-03-10), page 115
- ↑ Play Time, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-10), page 109
- ↑ Sega Power, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-01), page 62
- ↑ Sega Pro, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-08), page 58
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 75
- ↑ Sega Zone, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-28), page 56
- ↑ Sega Force, "November 1992" (UK; 1992-10-08), page 76
- ↑ Video Games, "10/92" (DE; 1992-09-30), page 129
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