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371:
370:Master System
367:
356:Review scores
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337:Master System
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170:November 1993
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154:February 1992
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97:
95:
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78:Stephen Ruddy
77:
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74:Programmer(s)
71:
67:
62:
59:
57:
53:
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34:
30:
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20:
1831:Action games
1748:
1741:
1734:
1727:
1720:
1713:
1688:I'll be back
1668:
1660:
1653:
1635:
1625:
1618:
1611:
1604:
1597:
1590:
1563:
1556:
1551:Dawn of Fate
1549:
1542:
1537:Future Shock
1535:
1528:
1521:
1514:
1496:
1489:
1480:
1473:
1466:
1462:Terminator 3
1461:
1444:
1430:Terminator 2
1429:
1407:
1380:
1357:
1270:Sarah Connor
1241:
1234:
1174:
1149:
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1135:
1128:
1121:
1114:
1098:
1057:
1039:
1021:
995:
971:
953:
934:Sega Magazin
933:
927:
918:
912:
903:
875:the original
862:
853:
835:
811:
788:the original
783:
759:
735:
709:
682:the original
677:
647:
642:
638:
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621:
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604:
602:
598:Terminator 2
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591:
585:
579:
573:
571:
555:
538:
521:
505:
492:Sega Magazin
491:
475:
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428:
386:
330:
314:Terminator 2
313:
308:
294:Sarah Connor
291:
270:
269:
218:
217:
216:
174:
158:
138:
106:
98:Geoff Follin
56:Publisher(s)
37:Developer(s)
1712:"Soldier" (
1647:Attractions
1393:Video games
1373:The Current
1300:Terminators
1280:Miles Dyson
1275:John Connor
1214:Born to Run
1200:Heavy Metal
1168:Live-action
919:Video Games
868:"NES Games"
461:Video Games
361:Publication
333:Flying Edge
278:action game
260:Flying Edge
234:(NES), and
224:action game
116:Platform(s)
94:Composer(s)
66:Flying Edge
1785:Categories
1736:Rottweiler
1671:: The Ride
1558:Resistance
1401:Film-based
1285:Kyle Reese
1258:Characters
1182:characters
1100:Terminator
1040:VideoGames
972:Sega Power
954:Sega Power
656:References
639:VideoGames
606:Sega Power
556:VideoGames
523:Sega Power
108:Terminator
1816:LJN games
1565:Survivors
1491:Salvation
1063:MobyGames
352:Reception
347:Reception
341:Game Gear
240:Game Gear
175:Game Gear
125:Game Gear
84:Artist(s)
1772:Category
1620:Infinity
1455:Game Boy
1440:computer
1228:Animated
1187:episodes
1022:Sega Pro
996:Sega Pro
643:Sega Pro
631:Sega Pro
612:Sega Pro
540:Sega Pro
326:Game Boy
266:Gameplay
195:Genre(s)
1705:Related
1530:Rampage
1423:Sega CD
1323:Cameron
836:GamePro
784:AllGame
760:GamePro
678:AllGame
650:AllGame
635:GamePro
575:GamePro
388:AllGame
280:with a
206:Mode(s)
135:Release
1680:Quotes
1638:novels
1586:Comics
1544:Skynet
1450:16-bit
1435:arcade
1333:T-3000
1313:T-1000
1290:Skynet
581:Total!
512:52/100
446:Total!
287:T-1000
222:is an
200:Action
103:Series
1579:Print
1445:8-bit
1351:Music
1338:Rev-9
1193:Pilot
1108:Films
878:(PDF)
871:(PDF)
736:Total
364:Score
282:T-800
273:is a
228:8-bit
63:(NES)
1418:Sega
565:7/10
558:(US)
463:(DE)
242:and
236:Sega
1413:DOS
1318:T-X
1061:at
550:20%
545:35%
533:44%
528:42%
496:40%
484:72%
468:59%
453:74%
437:84%
380:SGG
375:NES
310:LJN
256:LJN
238:'s
139:NES
61:LJN
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