Terminator 2D: No Fate (Bitmap Bureau)

[OlivusPrime]

Bitmap Bureau, the guys behind Xeno Crisis, Final Vendetta and Battle Axe, have just announced that they have a retro-styled Terminator 2 adaptation in the works, named Terminator 2D: No Fate, scheduled for release on modern platforms on September 5th 2025:


Releases for retro platforms have been confirmed to be announced - their making-of video talks about the game having been developed using their Abstraction engine, which allows for porting to a wide number of modern and retro machines:


The video noticeably features the likes of the Mega Drive, SNES, Neo Geo and Dreamcast, all of which received ports of Xeno Crisis. A port to the Neo Geo seems like a shoe-in, since all three of their previous games have been ported to it, but a Dreamcast port definitely doesn't seem to be off the table. I'm guessing much of this will be dependent on licencing restrictions.

Potentially exciting news! A fully licenced adaptation of a popular IP could have a huge effect upon the world of retro development if it draws in the right level of success.

[Tarnish]

Didn't they say they tried porting Final Vendetta to the DC but eventually they didn't manage to? So unless they worked on their engine to better handle the DC, I don't really see the DC handling this game either. But we'll see what Bitmap Bureau says.

[runkthepunk]

I really hope they can bring this to Dreamcast as this is my kind of game 100%

I will pick it up for PS4 on launch anyway but fingers crossed for a DC version as well.

[fafadou]

Hope this terminator game would have a rétro console version too.

[OatBob]

Hope this terminator game would have a rétro console version too.

That's friggin' dope they scored the license. A retro release would be icing on the cake.

[Ro Magnus Larsson]

Very good idea for a game. Contra alike but... Very sad it won't be available for Dreamcast

[fafadou]

They talked about retro console version ?

[Falco Girgis]

Do they use KallistiOS? Is there a specific issue they're having with pulling off a DC port? Tell them to reach out to us KOS devs if that's the case.