Terminator time travels to save '90s garbage games
At first, we thought Terminator 2D: No Fate looked and felt like a flawless recreation of the movie tie-ins for the SNES. Then we watched gameplay of the actual Terminator 2 SNES game. Time does not favor the cash grabs.
In hindsight, developers Bitmap Bureau performed a modest miracle, perfectly recreating how we remember trashy retro games — without actually becoming one of them. This is the game that Terminator fans should remember
We talk about this side-scrolling confection, our fading memories of movie-to-game adaptations, and more!
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At first, we thought Terminator 2D: No Fate looked and felt like a flawless recreation of the movie tie-ins for the SNES. Then we watched gameplay of the actual Terminator 2 SNES game. Time does not favor the cash grabs.
In hindsight, developers Bitmap Bureau performed a modest miracle, perfectly recreating how we remember trashy retro games — without actually becoming one of them. This is the game that Terminator fans should remember
We talk about this side-scrolling confection, our fading memories of movie-to-game adaptations, and more!
Like the show? Leave a review!
Now on The Besties Bonus Patreon: Last Tuesday, the Resties made 10 bold predictions for video games in 2026 — and revisited their predictions from 2025. Been considering a subscription? The Patreon now features a back catalog of over 60 episodes!
Games discussed:Terminator 2D: No Fate, The Thing: Remastered, Board, Pixel Art Academy: Learn Mode, ActRaiser, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Book discussed:There Is No Antimemetics Division
Logo discussed:Have questions for The Besties?Drop them in the comments! We aren’t able to respond to every question, but we read all of them and answer some in episodes!
Subscribe to this newsletter for regular updates on shows, upcoming games, merch, and egg steam.
Thanks for reading The Besties! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
Next week on The Besties:On next week’s The Besties: MIO: Memories in Orbit / Pathologic 3
Mothership and a History of Women in Games MediaPost Games is now available for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and RSS. Watch shorts on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. Patreon subscribers get early access, weekly bonus segments, and the exclusive retro gaming history series, Past Games.
Bonus links:Save the Green Planet | Official Trailer | 4K (Arrow Video)
Dunkey’s Best of 2025 (videogamedunkey)
My anticlimactic return to Animal Crossing: New Horizons four years after I last logged in (Eurogamer)
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