Terminator 2 on Game Boy is one of those licensed games that actually gets the vibe right—you’re basically reliving the movie, but with chunky pixels and that classic handheld crunch. You start off as either John Connor or the T-800 (yeah, you get to pick), blasting through levels that feel like condensed versions of key scenes. The first mission throws you right into the biker bar shootout, and let me tell you, those tiny Terminators are way more annoying than they look.

It’s got that old-school difficulty where enemies spawn out of nowhere, and your bullets move slower than a dial-up connection. But there’s something weirdly satisfying about the clunky controls—like you’re fighting Skynet and the hardware. The soundtrack? Pure 8-bit dread, with a surprisingly decent rendition of the main theme. If you’ve got nostalgia for either Terminator or Game Boy action games, this one’s a blast from the past—just don’t expect it to go easy on you.