T2: The Arcade Game
Video Game for Home Consoles
1992
Click on the box cover to see the gameplay of the Sega Genesis version
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The initial conversation addresses some of the questions that are used to analyze a primary source, but not all. With your teacher’s guidance, please record your insights on the following, and submit them to the site for publication:
What behaviors and ideas are conveyed by making a game for home that replicates the arcade experience?
Why did the home video game consoles adopt this title?
Does this game, in either form, add to or diminish the overall message of the movie it’s based on?
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Many video games enjoyed at home began as arcade hits. Place images or videos of such titles below.