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It used MIDI data and basically triggered samples stored in the game sound data banks. The music software I used was proprietary-written by a Probe inhouse programmer. They were not from the arcade machine itself directly, but I tried to get as close as possible to it. We had a Yamaha SY77 in the studio, and I think I sampled some sounds from that, and probably got the rest from the Roland W30 sampler we had in-house too. T2 Arcade had a lot of 8-op FM type sounds basically imitating a kind of pseudo guitar rock type soundtrack.Īs far as the instrument samples for T2. Nowadays I'd recommend time stretching out difficult sections of the original music out so you can follow what's happening better. This was in the days before PC-based sample editor programs of course. I had a DAT tape of every piece of music and sound effect from the arcade machine sound memory. “I had to learn it by ear, there were no midi files or sheet music available. It is also compatible with both the SNES Mouse and the Super Scope, so the player can get more enjoyment out of the game using these peripherals. The Super Nintendo version had to be watered down from the superior arcade hardware, but manages to look and sound very similar to its arcade counterpart. The player also has the aid of homing missiles, which they are given a limited supply. At times, enemies can pop up directly in front of the player, which should be destroyed immediately.

However, shooting boxes in the level can reveal items that will restore your gunpower. However, the gun fires at a slower rate over time if the player does not let go of the button, and then overheats and fires at an extremely slow rate. The player can hold the fire button to rapid fire.

The game features destructable environments, which sometimes rewards the player with bonus items. The game takes the player through several locations throughout the movie including the battlefield, Cyberdyne Systems, and the Steel Mill. The player takes the role of the Terminator in the future.

The arcade game was originally developed by Midway Games, and adapted to the Super Nitnendo by Probe Software. T2: The Arcade Game is an on-rails shooter ported from the arcade game Terminator 2: Judgment Day (ARC). For other games in the series, see Terminator.

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