Robocop vs. The Terminator - Sega Genesis Review

[@25hztolife86]

This game was and still is the bomb.

[@Omgtired]

100%

[@Rosseboi]

100%

[@Ilovewatchingsupernaturalparan]

100%

[@ShinobiWan1]

Hearing Robocop say, "You're terminated" is one of my favourite things

[@jameswalt1]

Yup. This will be a good one. You're absolutely killing it lately man! The variety, video length, game choices... Amazing stuff dawg!

[@miamimagicians]

He is so passionate

[@jamesmiller5331]

😱

[@Harri927]

This game is really fantastic on the Sega Genesis, it's one of my favorite Genesis games of all time.

[@nick-8013]

I literally picked this game up 2 hours ago... searched for a review and you delivered

[@Dessan01]

Have fun with the last boss 😂

[@nick-8013]

@@Dessan01 Nah, I'll play it for 5-10 mins and stick it on the shelf.

[@TheJay1985]

U bought the cartridge?

[@michaelboren9670]

Just bought a cib, of this, can't wait till the last boss. 🙌

[@51OAKLANDER510]

@@michaelboren9670 cib?

[@contrabandresearch8409]

This is one of those games I wished I had as a kid.

[@mattfahringer442]

i had this game as a kid

[@skumbino]

@@mattfahringer442 my cousin had... we played it a LOT! But...it was really hard! Even with 99lives cheat code get to the ending was really a pain in the ass !

[@roninja6929]

I had this and played it every single goddam day.

[@joshmcdonald9176]

One of my fave games from the era, and the first one I bought when I got another Megadrive a few years ago.

[@cicada._on._all._fourz]

This game is been a curiosity for a while but I’m definitely gonna pick one up now.Your recommendations have never let me down!

[@hacatan24]

Facts 💯

[@Lightblue2222]

It's a wild one.

[@magicmagicman]

This is one of the best retro gaming channels on youtube right now. The quality and frequency of the videos are perfect.

[@Larry]

This video did pretty well, would you ever consider following it up with a Master System Vs NES review of Robocop Vs. Terminator?

[@danseth5775]

They made a RoboCop vs Terminator for Nes and Master System?

[@MegaBg1982]

@@danseth5775 not for NES. Made for SNES

[@MrCMBTVET]

Do the 7-up Cool Spot games!! Virgin games also did that one, and I remember having a blast with it.

[@hacatan24]

I always wanted to play that game...

[@ManillaHeep]

Good game, it was better on SNES

[@guitarspud1723]

@@ManillaHeep no it wasn't.

[@stevenmaxwell513]

@@guitarspud1723 yes it was

[@mattnova18]

I rented the 1st cool spot game and it was great! Haven't seen it locally in recent years though.

[@FloggingMicah]

Great vid man, you just keep them coming! This was one of my favorite games growing up. Hope all is well.

[@bondosho]

From DUSTINODELLOFFICIAL's channel. A user named spuytenduyvilmusic commented: "Hey folk. Mark Steven Miller here. Thanks for all of the kind words. To clarify a few things: These are my orchestrations. The Genesis sounds are all Neuromantic FM patches including most of the drums which we created from the FM synthesis side of the chip. Thanks to EEP386 for recognizing our FM cymbal sounds. The "Terminator" voice sample is a friend of ours who did voice over with my wife's 8 bit VO company 'Smartalk'. GEMS was a very solid sound driver with an advanced feature set for it's time. It runs entirely on the Z80 but can read and post to/from some shared registers with the main game engine to enhance the integration and interactivity of the music with the game. And yes, bad Genesis music comes from bad compositions and laziness. Again, thanks for enjoying this." So, no Tommy Talarico on this one.

[@SegaLordX]

That actually explains a lot about it’s quality.

[@bondosho]

@@SegaLordX Eh, it's still enjoyable in it's own right. Tommy was very good with the GEMS driver though. Earthworm Jim 1 and 2 (thought I'd give the edge to the SNES version for EWJ2), and Cool Spot were very good.

[@invisi-bullexploration2374]

I know people have said the Genesis sound chip was hard to work with but this game man... This game... I am 44 and that sh-- is still stuck in my head. Absolutely mind blowing work.

[@bashcrash9148]

My absolute favorite Genesis game growing up and still as an adult.

[@33Dannyb]

This was the second Genesis game I played right after my dad bought me the system (the first being Sonic 2 pack in game). I went to the video store and decided to rent this game and needless to say me and my brother were absolutely floored by it. This was my first next gen leap experience lol. This was no NES. The Genesis was amazing.

[@starstarstar4643]

You the got the Genesis pretty late in its life cycle but that's ok....better late than never

[@obiiWan7]

Had this on the Game Gear back in the day. Surprisingly good port, fun game

[@EDifyer881]

unfortunately the game boy version was the opposite way lol

[@schooltrashers]

I own that game. The SNES version is okay, but I prefer the Genesis version.

[@SteliosStylianou]

Same here Sega Genesis version for me violent as hell but a good laugh too.

[@samghost13]

Me to! I think like Castlevania is also best on Mega Drive

[@wewillwin24]

Most games on genesis are superior to SNES in the control category. Mortal Kombat had a full 0.5 delay on SNES. I definitely liked playing any games that was on both consoles better on Genesis.. exept for Street Fighter II.. the Sega controller just couldn't compare.

[@WeskerSega]

@@wewillwin24 I suppose you think that because of the three button controller. But with the six button controller, Street Fighter II is a blast to play on the Mega Drive too.

[@wewillwin24]

@@WeskerSega ya.. the genesis 6 button was still inferior.. at least the one I had with all 6 on the face of the controller

[@thefreshwaterpirate]

Rented it, loved it. Got older, bought it as one of the first games for my mega drive collection, still love it

[@marakarthegreat]

"come quietly or there will be trouble." or "I'll be back"

[@mattb9664]

"Thank you for not smoking."

[@MikeZdoesitz]

Think it over, creep

[@bensmith1689]

"You're Terminated"

[@ragingraven7915]

"Dead or alive, you're coming with me."

[@mrlaidback83]

"I'm not arresting you anymore"

[@puma0085]

Thanks for the amazing review. I was finally able to get copy yesterday cannot wait to play it after those many years. I am into the game since I saw it once in a store back in the 90s although I even did not had a Mega Drive Back then. But as fan of both franchises I always wanted to play it. Now I can finally do so.

[@Fattydeposit]

I've never played this one but things I find weird about it include: RoboCop dashing 100mph along zip wires, RoboCop jumping around and hanging onto scenery like an acrobat and those wavy shot patterns. As basic as the first Data East arcade game was at least RoboCop had some sense of weight.

[@ph_stuff]

Same feeling here. Add the speed that Robocop climb ladders. But looks like a good game anyway.

[@thefurthestmanfromhome1148]

@@ph_stuff Ocean did similar with Robocop 2,having Robocop jumping around as if he was a generic platform character 🙄

[@TheBeird]

- “Dead or alive, you’re coming with me” - “Faak yu azzhool!” Great films, great game

[@Kos4Evr]

one of the best shooters/platformers on the Genesis. Easily a great game.

[@profoundgenius9726]

One of my favorites for the Genesis, could never beat it without cheats lol

[@SegaLordX]

I can get to the final stage and boss without cheats on normal. That 56 man code is a life saver.

[@DeludedOne]

@ciaran perry Doesn't work that well on later levels though as they come to fast and some of them run right into you. Easy to lose it too given how hard the game is.

[@Shishkebarbarian]

Had this game in the 90s as a kid, loved this game to death. I always though the sound was absolutely killer so it was weird hearing you say it was an awful driver. I love the sound effects and the soundtrack i actually recorded to a cassette back in the day so i could listen to some tracks on my walkman.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

I wish there was a version of the game that had the gameplay of the Genesis version with the presentation of the SNES version.

[@ryzmaker11]

*the gameplay, graphics and sounds of the mega drive/genesis version with the cutscenes of the SNES version edit: the planned mega-CD version could have (and probably was going to) embody all those things together. a shame it was canceled

[@zenitpro]

I just so happen to love this game. I remember being quite impressed with the graphical quality and voice samples, which sounded much clearer than the other Genesis games. I specially love those redish-orange skylines, they look so awesome. And boy, was it tough!

[@Lorfarius]

It wasn't until I started watching your video that I realised there was such a massive difference between these audio drivers. Always learn something new!

[@1903tx]

@5:43 "Victory" is a baddass piece of BGM

[@travismcdowell8352]

I got this way back when came out. Excellent game love sound effects graphics are great. Love the sound effects for the Ed-209

[@nolandamico5158]

This brought back so many memories. Picking up ED-209’s turret gun was a high point too and that flamethrower! Haha

[@zanychelly]

That city background ( 3:42 ) i. I have not played it as kid, but if I had it would spark my imagination like crazy. Pretty much like streets of rage did.

[@intergalacticchicano]

One of my favorite Genesis games if not my favorite.

[@MayorSanchez]

Having that cheat code was clutch! One of my all-time favorite Sega Genesis games. Still own it and I was playing this game just a few weeks back. Great review yet again SLX!

[@Dagoth_Ur_1]

Hell corp is a dope sound track. This was one of the Megadrive's top games along side Golden Axe, Shinobi etc.

[@Lord_Deimos]

'Dead or alive you're coming with me'

[@zacharyking9127]

The amount of hidden rooms, and secret stages will keep you playing this game for a long time. Also a fan of the Frank Miller comic book, I imagined the secret stages were entering an alternate timeline. The secret laser pistol is the best weapon in the game.

[@SolidAlexei]

Amongst my favorite Genesis games I used to own with my old console.

[@josepartida1711]

my cousin had this game when we were kids. it was awesome. i loved the soundtrack btw. those dance beats and the "terminator" voice would make us laugh all the time.

[@thestendhalsyndrome]

The unofficial videogame predecessor to their 1v1 in MK 11

[@jacklo325]

This is definitely my top 5 genesis game of all time. I remember when it first came, it totally blew me away. Graphics was smooth, fast pace, and fun. Although the difficulty was insane. I had to repeatedly go back into a bonus room and keep fighting for the extra life. Or switch off current weapon before i lose a life. Skynet was extremely hard to beat, a sunday afternoon can easily wasted on this game. I must say, i actually like the soundtracks, as it was fitting...

[@clintrenicker5017]

I remember renting this as a kid and being disappointed that I couldn't be the terminator.

[@jampaOK]

One of the top 5 sega genesis I admired playing back then

[@leemason666]

Great game. Thanks for posting this as I suggested a few weeks ago. Much appreciated. I completed this game on the Sega Genesis recently and that final boss was hard as nails. Took a gazillion hits before I finally defeated it. Still a great game even to this day.

[@matthewmerican]

I rented the SNES version back in the day, and didn't like how slow it was. I never knew until recently that the Genesis version was different, and I wish that I had tried that version back then.

[@JoeRetroWorld]

I have every game Sega made so when I see your review videos. I go home and try your picks.

[@Gaming_since_the_eighties]

The Terminator theme at the end made this episode really good. Not only you review an classic game you put the little extra with the Terminator theme in it. Thanks.

[@ElectricWolf1983]

The fluid animations on this version are the best I've seen of all Robocop games. And Robocop looks the closest to the films. Funny though how you can climb ladders faster than you can walk :P

[@leecroft7311]

I actually have this game sitting in my Mega Drive, one of my all time favourite Mega Drive games.

[@n0isyturtle]

Robocop walking: .... Robocop climbing: *I WAKE*

[@darkchild130]

Psyched for this one, this game was my favourite for several years when it first came out.

[@GregsGameRoom]

I love this game!

[@MegaDorkatron]

My teen self bought this game way back when it got relesed in Sweden. It was so amazing and still is today.

[@thepuppetmaster9284]

This game is my childhood. Had a blast playing this game with my friends ^^

[@zezizezseze7544]

One of my fav Megadrive games.At the time i had an Nes..with Super Mario Bros 3,Turtles etc and one day gone to an friend house and he played this game and Sonic..those graphics,soundtrack etc were amazing.

[@LENNY2535]

Ahhhhh the good olden days this brings memories tho

[@VoiceParodies]

That music actually fits the tone of Robocop vs Terminator. Gens isn't always bad if used correctly.

[@mattb9664]

The Genesis version had some pretty useful cheat codes from what I remember that let you get workaround the instant-kill problems, without making you simply invincible. Jump higher, more lives, and ultra violence mode are the ones I remember using to complete it. Some of us just need to grind-attempt, without having to restart the whole level or stage of levels.

[@howtomvp967]

One of my childhood classic´s, only on SEGA Mega Drive!

[@johnbowles5399]

Got this game for my 11th birthday back in 1994. Good times!

[@Badolo]

Damn, I love this game. I actually like the music, but what always baffled me was Robocop's weird death cry. He sounds like a grandma closing a door on her hand instead of the badass cybercop he is supposed to be.

[@AutismFamilyChannel]

This was one of my favorite Genesis games. My family all went to the mall game store and us kids could only pick one game to own. After much back-and-forth pouring over the game selection, (I was a huge terminator fan) I finally picked this one. Glad I did.

[@GeomancerHT]

This had amazing graphics and sound, lots of gore, and amazing cheats. I was so dissapointed when I played the SNES version a decade later, expecting at least a similar kind of port, but that was all dumbed down and worse than Sega.

[@Rodzilla97]

neither are great games, but the genesis version is a lot better. it's like a 7/10. the snes version is a 5/10

[@felixfranzen7318]

What? The Genesis version was great! Maybe not now but it was mindblowing back in 1993. I have to agree with the Lord about the instant death thing when you touch a boss. But other than that it was killer and the visuals where hard to beat back then. It looked more grown up and action movie-esque compared to the regular 16-bit fare.

[@XxDevilXNeverXCryxX]

Thank you for bringing up the difference between the SNES version vs the Genesis/Megadrive version. I grew up with the SNES version and only recently tried out the Genesis version from a friend and I can say, the Genesis version is shocking the better of the two. The difficulty curve of this game can make a boy cry. It took me a whole year to beat this game and was happy to beat it. Then again, child version of me was stubborn and didn’t want to adapt to change so…. Thank you Sega Lord X for this nostalgic memory

[@miamimagicians]

If this had the story of the super Nintendo game with a cut scenes it would be one of the greatest video games ever made

[@KristopherFields05]

By far one of my favorite games growing up. Tip: when you lose a life, you have a small window of time to switch weapons. You can hang on to your preferred weapon if you're quick enough to switch. I actually played this the other night for the first time in ages and managed to keep the ED-209 gun for several levels until I goofed up lmao.

[@luciousthomas6141]

This game is a masterpiece!!!

[@r-rod8116]

If RoboCop vs. The Terminator was made into an animated film like DC animated films or especially like Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge & stays nearly true to the 4 part comic storyline, that would be more awesome. Don't know if or when it could happen but still.

[@zeejay-junejo]

The flight term is the sickest track to drop in this game.

[@scootakuh3142]

I was recommended this game by someone on Twitter. I founds myself a boxed copy (no manual) and snapped it up! Brilliant game. Rock solid but very rewarding. Your review is spot on also, I agree with pretty much everything you said.

[@CaptAwesumNo1Zone]

This was the definition of a Bad ass game back in the day

[@SpecterVideoGamer]

I always found it amusing how it says Terminator on that first track

[@mixofreak]

The G.E.M.S. driver gave a *lot* of options, especially for the time and hardware, but many didn't fully implement its options at all, let alone well. Earthworm Jim was one of the ones that really did great with it, and this one does well also.

[@daveruda]

A sega CD version would have been so cool. These games thrive on good presentation and some spiced up graphics and gameplay, sound effects and music could have made it something extra special.

[@hacatan24]

I remember playing this game on the Sega Genesis... I just hate it how slow he walked lol... But when he sees a ladder he's like literally running up there lol 😂

[@CanadianPenny]

at least that slow walking mimics how RC walks in the movies

[@CAPCOM784]

I own the Snes and Genesis of Robocop vs Terminator. Loved watching both Terminator and Robocop movies back in the day and they're still some of most favorite movies of all time. The Terminator on Sega CD is another good game you'll wanna play as well.

[@roninja6929]

Still one of my favourite video games ever made. Stone cold killer of a game.

[@Sinn0100]

Oh man, I remember these days when a good action flick was all you needed. I used to take my parents copies of these films to watch them when I was 8 or 9. Some of the games were great while others not so great...I'm looking at you LJN (Terminator). This game wasn't too bad but my favorite is The Terminator on the Sega CD! Coincidentally, these films got me into firearms as well. I love that Colt .45 Longslide that Arnold carries in the first Terminator film. I carry one just like it as my CCW although mine isn't a Longslide...way too big. The scene with Sarah Connor trying to kill Dyson still gives me chills to this day. That M16A2 is just so sweet. When she goes full auto on him and it's just pissing lead into his office was so damn cool. My very first rifle was an AR-15 A3 that's a lot like the one in the film (still have it). Except mine has a Picatinny rail and an Eotec 512 holographic sight mounted on top.

[@dsmith4658]

WE NEED A REMASTER OF THIS IN HD

[@VenusHeadTrap2]

Now HERE's a hardcore game

[@RyuAkiga]

One of the Greatest mash ups ever! Great episode SLX! awesome job!

[@TheTrueBro]

This game is a weird case of a software that actually makes the Genesis slow down (slightly). Seeing all the stuff going on at the screen, I can see why.

[@MegaBg1982]

Just bought the original cartridge for $18. Can't wait to try it out soon.

[@JasonMontell2501]

You should do a video that explains the difference between the GEMS sound systems and the other audio methods used on the genesis. Thanks

[@wichordzmty]

I a few words, games made with GEMS have a crapy sounds, because the lazy programers just took the sound samples included in the GEMS.

[@variable5515]

Yes the GEMS sound driver was apparently very capable IF the developer added their own samples. Unfortunately too many didn’t bother.

[@JasonMontell2501]

So it was essentially an audio bank with stored audio samples?

[@wichordzmty]

@@JasonMontell2501 Not of course not, you can develop all music and sound efects on it, but seems there were a lot of lazzy developers that just choose the easy way and using hbe same samples wigj the minimal qjality to archieve a small fkle and save storage, the room chips was expensive back in the day, the result a lot of games (most ameeican games) witb sounds like farts, crañy voices and shity music, giving bad reputation to the system.

[@JasonMontell2501]

@@wichordzmty Gotcha. Well, I think it would be great material for a future video.

[@brucekinthiseng5731]

RoboCop vs. Terminator would make a kick assed crossover movie. I'm surprised nobody has done this yet!

[@TheNiltoncgm]

Very good game. Great visuals, ok sound! Hard as hell, though. Finishing it on real hardware back in the day was quite an accomplishment. I was so proud of myself when I did! Overall I still like Terminator on Sega CD a bit more! This one is still very good, though!

[@krelakuma]

Absolutely love this game! I thought I was the absolute badass when I finally completed it back in the day haha the only way I could do it was to manage to keep the machine gun cannon thing you get from Ed 209 and blast that floating terminator skull to bits!

[@blacksunshine7485]

Your reviews are awesome dude. Great work

[@SteliosStylianou]

The most violent game on the system very bloody and was one of the first games to get a age rating great title as long you’re mature in age.

[@DeludedOne]

This game was hard as hell, only completed it once, but the later stages are pure torture and will have you trying to dodge bullets (and failing) nearly all the time. It had great variety though and part of the difficulty came from the length of the game. So many stages! And that's not counting the secret levels. Really liked the laser rifle that vaporizes Terminators, and the rapid firing laser pistol (that is rather rare to come across). My go to weapon of choice for bosses however was the grenade launcher that fires controllable grenades. Every single one of these grenades does a ton of damage and it fires quickly, so you can really pile on damage to the bosses really quickly. It can be a bit difficult to control the grenades, but learning how to do so will really help with some of the bosses as you can hit them from locations where they can't easily hit you, or hit hard to hit bosses. No boss music though (except maybe for the final boss I think), and for some bosses, the soundtrack completely shuts off when they appear.

[@Burning_Typhoon]

I loved this game as a kid. I thought this was the best looking game I'd ever seen. One thing to help with the difficulty, though, when you die, if you quickly swap weapons, you can keep the gun you were using. So you don't have to fight any boss in the game with no guns. Just tap the button before you respawn. Makes life a bit easier.

[@ADAM_NORMAN]

In 2005, a videogame company that I worked with at the time was going to remaster this videogame for modern consoles at that time.... We started on it... It took about a few months to recreate the first stage.... It was eventually cancelled because we could not get the rights to remaster it after all....

[@jamesbarker5535]

This is one game I never owned on the Mega Drive but really wish I had. I've always enjoyed a good platform shooter since playing the original Turrican on my 8-bit Amstrad CPC! Great video.

[@l1uchill]

Played both versions! I liked the arcade style Genesis version because it reminded me how troublesome the terminators could be you shoot em' down they get right back up! Great rendition here! The Snes version boss battles were fire! I enjoyed the different fights here and there and that final boss made you feel you accomplished something special! Great review SLX!

[@cujoedaman]

If they were to do a Robocop v. Terminator today, it wouldn't have any violence or guns. It would have a "strong female lead" who somehow brings Robocop and Skynet together and talk about their feeling toward each other. Both Robocop and Skynet would soon fall in love with each other and have a marriage in a "Demolition Man" style utopia where everyone has 'joy, joy feelings' and eats at Taco Bell.

[@BeB02090]

Awesome!!! I wanna play. Seriously what a game! Great movies too! What an era! Sega Lord X you are killing it! 😁👍

[@waynerafferty1048]

This is the best RoboCop and terminator game , I still enjoy the game today on my old mega drive as I did in the early 90s

[@Siosal01]

Had this as a kid. Still holds up.

[@user-ow3hz8wx2k]

Would be interesting if someone made a "best of" game with elements taken from the Genesis and SNES versions, like the blood and gore in the Genesis combined with the story panels and better difficulty balance of the SNES.

[@Wobble2007]

I like that Idea, though the Mega Drive version is much much better I like the comic strip stuff and adding a difficulty meter would definitely be a good thing as this game gets proper hard in the later levels, I'm sure there's a couple other things the SNES version could add to the MD version for the perfect edition of this game, Strange how different they made games that were simultaneously developed like this back in the day, you think it would be far cheaper and cost-effective to make them the same game or just port from one system to the other like devs do these days. There are quite a few examples of games like this on the 16bit consoles that were developed very differently, Aladdin, Toy Story, The Jungle Book all were best on MD in no small part thanks to the awesome Yamaha sound FM Synth chip, not that the SNES sounds bad just not up to MD standards at least for music etc.