The game contains approximately 20000 3D objects. This game was written in 100% assembly and takes up more than 35000 lines. Developed and published by Bethesda Softworks in 1990, it was the first officially licensed game based on the Terminator film series. The Terminator (1984 film) games The Terminator (DOS) Main article: The Terminator (1990 Game)Ī DOS computer Action-adventure game based on the first movie. The games are either based directly on the movies or are heavily involved in the film series' expanded universe. The first film became a pop-culture phenomenon, leading to various computer and video games. Rebel Kyle Reese tries to stop the Terminator. The Terminator mission is to prevent Sarah Connor's son, John Connor, from forming a resistance against the machines. The first three films featured the concept of a "Terminator", specifically the titular character, a virtually unstoppable cyborg assassin who is sent back from the year 2029 by a race of artificially intelligent, computer-controlled machines bent on the extermination of mankind.