The Terminator - The Surprise Sega CD Version! REVIEW

[@miketurns202]

“I need your clothes, boots, motorcycle and Sega CD”

[@SamuelWei]

😂

[@gamingblowsofficial]

Ah, my dude. We back, right on time again.

[@crazyking1896]

"And your other Sega attachments, including that shitty Sgea 32x adapter, god that was awful."

[@user-tz4yj2bz8w]

"You forgot to say please" *Puts cigarette out on you*

[@miketurns202]

Gaming Blows How are you are doing homie?!!!

[@Lord_Deimos]

The first time I saw Terminator on the Sega CD was at my local rental game store and it also was one of the first times I saw what a game played from a CD looked like. The gameplay was smooth as butter and the high quality soundtrack was unique. The FMV cutscenes might look like a blurry mess by today's standards but back then, seeing actual scenes from the movie ingame was mind blowing enough to say the least.

[@XBASS247]

Truth , the good old days

[@Larry]

Fun Fact: The opening crawl of the Genesis version misspells "Terminator" in the background!

[@johnbrodie245]

Oh, hello you!

[@StRoRo]

Im gonna have to load it up and check now. I played it to death back in the day but never really paid much attention to the spelling. Just sat in awe of the intro.

[@six_is_dead9492]

I could have gone through the rest of my life happy not knowing that. Thanks Larry! Similarly, it annoyed me to no end as a kid at DMA's misspelling Psygnosis as "PYSGNOSIS" on the C64 port of Shadow of the Beast.

[@EliteGamersUnited]

HELLOOOOOO YOUUUU

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

I’m glad you...Hunted...this fact.... I hate myself

[@fitnessabcvideo]

This was one of your best videos. The level of maturity and understanding in your reviews shows and like opening a classic wine you have to let it breathe before serving, and with the soundtrack section of this video you done just that. Well met sir.

[@Thor-Orion]

It’s been two years since then and I’m so mad he hasn’t blown up. I found him about a year ago and have been slowly making my way through his backlog, and he’s ALWAYS been likeable as hell. His presentation has matured and become super professional, but for at least 2-3 years now (2023January) he’s been incredibly professional and deserving of FAR more renown.

[@TommyTallarico77]

Very cool! Thanks for the kind words and thanks for the memories!!

[@SegaLordX]

That soundtrack deserves all the praise it gets. Excellent work my friend.

[@TheORIGINALNextLevelGaming]

Told ya this guy is great. I'm going to try to get him to come on our show one night when I put my next Sega roundtable together.

[@malcolmar]

I also love this game. It is one of the reasons why I have a Sega CD today. Another job well done. Thank you.

[@poisonclangaming6074]

The music n this game was awesome

[@itachi-hf3kv]

You're welcome :)

[@westerling8436]

Stfu

[@malcolmar]

@Anton eckhart They are definitely worth owning. There is something so enjoyable about the pick up and play nature of the games which you do not find as much on modern systems. At the end of the day these are video game systems that were released 30 years ago and things just break and you have to expect that unless you find one rebuilt or reconditioned. A Polymega might not be a bad idea and you will be able to hook it up to a modern TV easier.

[@malcolmar]

@@RetroGameVerse Teach each their own. Maybe it's just nostalgia but I enjoy the whole process of putting in the physical media and using the original gamepads.

[@werdna_sir]

I've been playing this a lot recently. The Tommy Tallarico soundtrack is incredible - it gets me pumped while kicking ass.

[@Redhotsmasher]

Epicest MIDI cheese metal ever.

[@antenant9294]

The game was awesome, and one of the games that made me relieved I had invested in the CD. I only wish that Alien 3- in some ways a very similar game- had had the same treatment. A3 was great too, but a second bite at that cherry could have produced a legendary game.

[@ClassicGamer1983]

Could say the same about the sega genesis version of Robocop vs the terminator which had the same dev as this game *even the engine looks the same*

[@TheDutchGhost]

It would have been cool to see an Alien 3 game exclusively developed for the Sega CD as well as a version of Robocop vs the Terminator uniquely made. Probe did make a very nice Alien 3 game for the SNES.

[@playitwithvenga8169]

@@TheDutchGhost alien 3 for snes was epic stuff And the alien 3 for genesis was so cool too!! Even more fun to play tham the snes but the snes for me was beautifully done

[@JasonMontell2501]

That's strange that you mention the genesis version having a short development time. I actually had the game pre-ordered from software etc and remember having my dad take me there to pick it up on two separate occasions just to have the cashier explain to us that the release date had been pushed back.

[@LupusRexRgis]

From segaretro.org: “The Sega Mega Drive version contains unused music tracks and 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 etc. as well as crediting ‘Dave Perry’ behind the original concept (Dave aka David Perry was the programmer of the Mega Drive version) further fortifies that”. It takes more than a personal experience to disprove a factuality.

[@ScottWozniak]

The holdup could've been related to a dozen other things. Manufacturing problems, legal red tape, union strikes, company changing hands, etc. Not necessarily the game team's fault.

[@Uniquedesignsincrome]

The Tommy Tallarico soundtrack really makes this game for me, The Terminator, Earthworm Jim & Keio Flying Squadron are my top 3 Mega CD gems (that I own). I bloody love my Mega CD.

[@tashahatzidakis5680]

Mega cd

[@Lady_Lilith666]

Sega CD was a good console, there are a lot of masterpieces were released. This is one of them👍

[@ManEaterFromReading]

Virtual Hamster for the 32x is the biggest unreleased crime 😔

[@atrocity3010]

One of the most underrated consoles I can think of. I have more Sega CD games than Saturn games.

[@atrocity3010]

@Anton eckhart About two years ago. It was the addon I wish I could have as a kid but was too expensive. Only within the past few years did I get back into retro game collecting and branching out into consoles/addons I never got to try.

[@atrocity3010]

@Anton eckhart I have just about every major console at this point from the 8-bit era onward. Almost all are hooked up and ready to play. Won't be getting the Polymega right now but maybe in the future if the price comes down I might pick it up. I don't have much interest in modern consoles outside the Switch.

[@Jack_80]

@@atrocity3010 i got a brand new one as a kid for $50 after they stopped making games for it. sewer shark came with it and i had demolition man. i played the hell out of demolition man and this looks pretty similar. this actually looks a lot like robocop vs terminator on genesis, with i had got to play this one.

[@Gorilla_Jones]

SegaCD was a really good console. Fact. I bought mine on launch and it finally got retired last year when I went to a modded Sega Genesis mini with the entire Genesis/SegaCD/32X Library on it. It sits in its box archived for history. You served me well old friend.

[@andresdigi25]

a sega mini with the entire sega cd library? how that works? external storage? what do i need to install?

[@natevirtual]

The lighting effect on Kyle from firing the weapon is just superb!

[@subsonix_]

I absolutely love Terminator on the Genesis and SMS, the Sega CD version is absolutely amazing and that soundtrack is rocking! Currently hold the world record speedrun for SMS and sitting in 2nd place for genesis. Love the terminator. Also have massive love for the films too. T2 is my favorite film of all time. Great review

[@derekbuckler9888]

Theres so much to love on the Sega CD, I remember playing terminator CD for the first time it came out. I was floored to say the least, I loved the graphics, music, and the gameplay. My parents had to tell me to turn down my TV because I loved blasting that awsome music lol

[@philosophyoftrucking]

Ok, tha first tune is "Youth Gone Wild"

[@Thought0Ninja]

Glad I'm not the only one hearing one hearing that.

[@Mitjitsu]

This is on my bucket list to play once I obtain a Sega CD. Also notice this game has experienced a massive spike in price in recent months.

[@johnbowles5399]

It's a great game. I picked it up for my Mega CD back in 2003 in excellent condition for £10! It now sells for nearly £200! Collecting retro games is super expensive these days.

[@shinkazama3959]

Awesome video, IMO this is 1 of the best games on the Sega / Mega CD & is still a tonne of fun to play today, oh yeah regarding that Soundtrack?! That's a thing of the gods (yeah I kinda love this game).

[@deathproof8732]

This was back in the days when a game on every system was a completely new exclusive game and I miss those days. Well sometimes it was just a port but a lot of times you had a whole new game.

[@JJKoester]

The thing that's blowing my mind is how minimal the color palates are for the future parts without ever feeling limited. The black and red stages are simply gorgeous. Thanks for doing this video!

[@99munchkinsjedi32]

6:09 I used to play this song at parties. Everyone would wonder where I got it. I'd have to remind them every party cause they were too drunk to remember where I found it.

[@MrStabby19812]

There is a creepy bit at the end of one of the music tracks of a dad and daughter saying goodnight to each other.

[@dustman820]

Destinations Unknown

[@MrSez1979]

This Sega CD game and Spiderman surprised me with this caliber of quality back in the day...

[@El3ctr0Lun4]

This is such an outstanding game, with glorious music! I played it all many years ago (around 2012) on an emulator, and I still one of my favourite from the 16-bit era.

[@ScubaDiverPicker]

One of my favorite games of alltime for any console. It’s my favorite Sega game hands down. It’s up there with Contra, SMB 3, Super Metroid & Zelda LTTP for me and my favorite games ever

[@SomeOrangeCat]

This game definitely took advantage of some of the power the hardware offered.

[@snafuthegreat]

The first Terminator film can be summed up as follows: Terminator: Knock off Sarah Connor. Kyle Reese: Knock up Sarah Connor.

[@SilverAxe13]

This game definitely needs a re-release on modern consoles.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

Yeah… problem is... the Terminator License... :( This is also what keeps Bethesda from re-releasing their Terminator games for the PC from the mid 90s.

[@MCastleberry1980]

I need to check this one out. The Genesis version was fun, I renember beating it at a friend's house, but this looks way better.. and DEFINITELY better than the impossible SNES version with its never ending first stage.

[@PhuryousOne]

Definitely and unexpectedly one of my favorite Sega CD games. It had the best audio of any game I played up to that point.

[@metalex165]

One of Sega CD's best, for sure. I replay it pretty much every year, holds up great! Thanks for the vid.

[@JimboJammy]

I must admit, the first time I discovered this game was through a Sega CD rom set. I was browsing the list and thought I'd give this go, I assumed it would be the same game as on the mega drive but was really surprised. Off the top of my head, along with sonic CD, it's my fave Sega CD game. Great review!

[@NikkiWrightVGM]

The soundtrack sounds like pretty much 99% of what you'll find on bandcamp under synthwave and retro electro. Perturbator specifically.

[@janfreidun]

I think I can not focus on all this video just now but I remember finding your old channel and you talking about this game was what decided me getting a mega cd

[@silverwings21]

This is a good one, glad I bought it for like $10 CIB, before the price skyrocketed on it. I also did a playthrough of this, on Super Hard, here on KZbin.

[@lustechsource5197]

Great example on how to upgrade a 16 bit port to CD. But I really appreciate studios like Core Design creating games that are truly made for the Sega CD.

[@MarkTheMorose]

"Hey buddy. You got a dead NES in there or what?"

[@thedeadroachsociety4083]

I'd do the reply but I don't want to insult you lol

[@Bugatti12563]

What a coincidence, I was playing around with my Mister fpga trying out some segacd games and this game got the most playtime.

[@RyuAkiga]

Awesome video SLX! This is incredible looking game! I love the sound of this game as well!

[@Oysterblade84]

Definitely the best version of this game by far and probably my favourite run n' gun game. I even made a small hack to this game a little while ago, I replaced the ''Cybertek'' song on the Technoir bar stage with the song ''Photoplay'' by Tahnee Cain & Tryanglz from the movie to make the game feel more like the film. It wasn't just an MP3 track swap, I also hacked the ROM so the track name is listed in the sound test. There is nothing wrong with ''Cybertek'' but ''Photoplay'' is such a better song choce for that stage, it couldn't have been done back then due to licensing but nowadays the community is making all these wonderful things come to life.

[@jrez8225]

Great review man! I'm huge into VGM, and I love this games soundtrack. One of the highlights of my trip to the Portland Retro Gaming Expo in 2018 was meeting Tommy Tallarico, finding a copy of the game, and then going back to having him sign in. 😎

[@Cafeman_2D]

I've owned this since its original release. I remember seeing in gamefan Magazine first level with the parallax skulls and being very excited to play this version. I never expected the music to be so good either. And the animation is superfluid too.

[@SamuelCarrier]

Taking to The Air is up there in Tommy Tallarico's best works along with Anything but Tangerines (Earthworm Jim 2). Glad to see this game get its own episode!

[@andrewmaasch1724]

A retro gaming FB page Im part of recently had a thread about "good games based off movies" and this is the game I mentioned 😎 Proud to have it in my Mega CD collection 😁 The soundtrack is epic too! Love that guitar riff for 'Future shock' 🤘 I actually just picked up a mega cd game the other day - "Battlecorps". Have you played it? Would be keen to see a review as I've never heard of it before.

[@BeerBaron23]

If you love the track "Future Shock" then you will love the song "Youth Gone Wild" by Skidrow, which is probably what Tommy T was listening to before composing that song :P

[@DreamcastQ]

This game was so awesome when it came out! Terminator 1 & 2 are some of the absolute best movies ever

[@pixlax9037]

The term "AAA" began to be used in the late 1990s, when some development companies started using the expression at gaming conventions in the US. One of the first video games to be produced at a blockbuster (AAA) scale was Squaresoft's Final Fantasy VII (1997)

[@ferdinandgonzalez7407]

I just got the Sega CD version. Holy crap it's amazing. Best terminator game I've ever played.

[@benjaminapeterson]

This game desperately needs a release on modern platform. A true forgotten gem.

[@Michaelmaddsicc]

This game surprised the fuck outta me. I played it the first time and I loved it. The music alone is great and add gameplay and Graphics makes for 1 hell of a gaming experience

[@Gruntvc]

Man, the music alone makes me wanna buy this great game. I've never actually seen this game in person sadly, nor do I have a Sega Saturn. Please HD remaster this lost gem.

[@darkchild130]

It wasn't on the Saturn

[@Gruntvc]

@Bald Brad, Right, Sega CD lol. Brain fart. I don't own one. I have seen them, but didn't buy it as they didn't come with the games I'd like to play on Sega CD. Snatcher and Terminator and they are way too expensive now. :(

[@lucasdamien7212]

Please do Robocop Vs. Terminator on Genesis! I believe the same company made it. You can tell by some of the enemies and level design. Wish this had the variety of weaponry that Robocop vs Terminator did, but it's still bad ass. I only recently found out about this version and it's become one of my most favorite Sega games!

[@jdenoe69]

One of the best games for the Sega CD.

[@SegaLordX]

I agree. It’s top notch when compared to typical title in its library.

[@kissthistwice5]

It looks great! It looks like a modern retro title

[@katseazzz]

i have it on my megadrive mini!! great ultra fast animation amazing music..something that is missing these days with new consoles the memorable soundtrack... top game!

[@bentramer8201]

Holy lord that music!!!

[@Perfect_Rice]

Spend long enough on one of the early levels (in the Skynet base) and the soundtrack changes to the sound of a music box, followed by a man saying ‘say bye-bye’ and a small child saying ‘bye-bye.’ I was expecting that to be the end of the video.

[@megagrey]

One of the Sega CD gems I absolutely must get one day, alongside the Lunar games and Popful Mail.

[@CoolHandJames]

One of my favourite games of all time

[@Yuzoboy]

I enjoyed the Genesis game a lot. It was simple but challenging too. The music was excellent from Matt Furniss!

[@RafaelWingnux]

Thank you for the recommendation! I'm playing it atm and it's really good!

[@16BitJayGaming]

I remember the first time I played this after years of playing the Megadrive/Genesis version which I still enjoy, but this blew me away and felt more like RoboCop versus Terminator. That Tommy Tallarico soundtrack is amazing though.

[@scotpagel7597]

Loving the parallax scrolling

[@maximumjesus]

there is a version of that Destiantions Unknown song with Lyrics. You can see Tommy Talerico playing it live with his band here on youtube

[@Gaming_since_the_eighties]

5:48 - 6:49 enjoy the music. Thanks for insert the music in this episode. Keep the great content coming SLX.

[@bradrote]

I still play this game a ton! It’s a classic.

[@JLaRoc7]

One of the most underrated video games of the 1990's. And the soundtrack is awesome.

[@jeffwalker9122]

Imagine if the terminator landed at a circus instead of a biker bar in T2....I need your red nose, your floppy shoes, and your Unicycle..🤣

[@kanekaosaard7449]

Another homerun review SLX!!! If only the Sega CD had more gems like this one. I never played but it looks amazing!!!!! Great music too.

[@Radiohell]

Damn, that music is FOKIN awesome....

[@dustman820]

This has the best soundtrack in a Sega CD game. One of Tommy's best works. This is a good game. Not the greatest Sega CD game, but a very fun one that does a movie licensed game proud, especially since this came out 9 years after the movie.

[@SkyStarNova]

Still got it. Awesome game. Probably the best Terminator game ever created. And the music rules!

[@benbehzadpour1177]

The game is great but that Tommy Tallarico OST is LEGENDARY! My favorite track is definitely "Destinations Unknown." Just some of the very best electronic metal of the 16-bit generation. I still listen to it in my car on long drives.

[@dustman820]

Do you know that he came up with this song when he was in a band in the 80's called Diamondz in the Rough? The difference between the two is the band version has lyrics.

[@chaospoet]

That "Taking it to the air" track sounds like it could be in a modern Ys game.

[@ScubaDiverPicker]

Great review! This game is hands down my favorite Sega CD game. Best Terminator game ever made by far!

[@thefifthdoctor6780]

Still have this in mint condition 😎

[@ARIOCH_VL]

This game kicks ass. Played the hell out of it back in the day.

[@cinnamondan4984]

This was one of my favourite games on the console at the time.

[@acecarrera1]

Those soundtracks ROCK!

[@johnbowles5399]

A truly excellent overhaul of the already very good Mega Drive game. The music is just epic in the Mega CD port of Terminator. I'm so glad I got my copy in mint condition back in 2003 for £10! If you want to avoid a nose bleed I suggest you avoid looking at what this classic currently sells for on Ebay.

[@markandisobel]

this looks gorgeous

[@Reapertate728]

This was one of the best Terminator games and like you said, not simply a port. Great vid and wishing your sister the best!

[@jt0l3r]

I think they decided to sacrifice FMV quality for gameplay quality... Right decision😂👍

[@ianwood6438]

I did enjoy the mega drive version but I was so young replaying through it over and over didn’t bother me but I’d have loved to play the cd version back then

[@saljuarez2910]

Excellent review, i forgot how much I loved this game. The whole presentation is worth the play and this is by far one of the best movie adaptation games I have played. Thanks for the review.

[@Aragorn7884]

Nice sprites

[@matthewnikitas2904]

I recently played it on kega and was surprised how good it was

[@Bukabuuq]

Tommy Talarico did a excellent job with the audio

[@playitwithvenga8169]

Games that made the existence of sega cd be great

[@ManillaHeep]

Those audio tracks are 🔥

[@RicardoCAnanias]

Just played this game and lived it.

[@jedidaddy74]

Wow! I loved my Sega CD. I don't know how I missed this game.

[@zZiL341yRj736]

They predicted Terminator Genisys a long time ago.

[@jasonxxx91]

zZiL341yRj736 😂

[@LuisMendez-up5te]

Nice review. This reminds me of Alien 3 for the Sega Genesis.

[@Guernicaman]

Really enjoyed this game back in the day! I wonder if, had more SEGA CD games been this good - as well as different enough from their SEGA Genesis versions - perhaps the peripheral would've been more commercially successful.

[@mandroid-rb4uy]

Hi SegaLord X big thank to you for Game conservation😍you keep those awesome games alive and relevant another reason to support Back Compatibility🐶

[@lynchie137]

Man... That soundtrack is epic. I really wish that someone would get the rights to the songs and release it either on CD, I Tunes, Spotify. Or better yet, on vinyl...

[@bildo1977]

I would have loved to see an enhanced port of RoboCop Versus The Terminator on Sega CD. Done with similar treatment that Earthworm Jim: Special Edition got.

[@ShinobiShowdown]

The soundtrack is incredible!

[@ValenceFlux]

Still a catchy sound track today.

[@philipcohen7192]

The soundtrack for this game absolutely kicks ass.