<s>
Terminator	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
(	O
;	O
Super	O
Design	O
Ending-Man	O
BS-500	O
AS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
sold	O
throughout	O
countries	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
Eastern	O
Bloc	O
,	O
Italy	O
(	O
as	O
Top	B-Operating_System
Console	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
Greece	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
Finland	O
,	O
Iran	O
,	O
Iraq	O
,	O
Algeria	O
,	O
Malaysia	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
(	O
as	O
K-007	O
and	O
Batman/Family	O
Computer	O
II	O
)	O
,	O
Kenya	O
,	O
India	O
and	O
Pakistan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
hardware	B-Operating_System
clone	I-Operating_System
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
particular	O
Famiclone	B-Operating_System
was	O
hugely	O
popular	O
in	O
Poland	O
,	O
Serbia	O
,	O
North	O
Macedonia	O
,	O
Montenegro	O
,	O
Croatia	O
,	O
Bulgaria	O
,	O
Romania	O
,	O
Pakistan	O
,	O
India	O
,	O
Kenya	O
,	O
Iran	O
and	O
Bosnia	O
,	O
throughout	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
and	O
early	O
2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
political	O
and	O
economical	O
restraints	O
,	O
the	O
fourth	B-Application
and	O
the	O
fifth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
or	O
PlayStation	B-Device
were	O
not	O
immediately	O
available	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
their	O
release	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
were	O
expensive	O
for	O
the	O
average	O
inhabitant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	B-Application
generation	I-Application
remained	O
highly	O
popular	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
high	O
availability	O
and	O
low	O
prices	O
,	O
particularly	O
Terminator	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
which	O
was	O
the	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
Famicom	B-Operating_System
clones	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
left	O
a	O
mark	O
in	O
pop	O
culture	O
and	O
1990s-2000s	O
youth	O
,	O
establishing	O
itself	O
as	O
antonomasia	O
for	O
8-bit	O
video	O
gaming	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
being	O
more	O
popular	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
NES	B-Language
in	O
these	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Terminator	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
like	O
most	O
known	O
Famicom	B-Operating_System
clones	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
60-pin	O
Famicom	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
and	O
NES	B-Language
games	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
using	O
a	O
special	O
converter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Terminator	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
were	O
still	O
widely	O
available	O
in	O
Central	O
and	O
Eastern	O
Europe	O
throughout	O
the	O
2000s	O
,	O
mostly	O
on	O
street	O
markets	O
and	O
in	O
small	O
toy	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
typical	O
retail	O
set	O
included	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
two	O
detachable	O
controllers	B-Device
(	O
both	O
with	O
"	O
turbo	O
"	O
buttons	O
,	O
which	O
meant	O
4	O
buttons	O
in	O
total	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
,	O
which	O
also	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	O
gun	O
accessory	O
except	O
the	O
design	O
,	O
power	O
supply	O
and	O
RF	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
had	O
a	O
built-in	O
RF	O
modulator	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
mono	O
audio	O
and	O
composite	O
video	O
through	O
RCA	B-Protocol
connectors	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
itself	O
could	O
include	O
built-in	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
most	O
common	O
versions	O
were	O
bundled	O
with	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
such	O
as	O
"	O
1000000	O
in	O
1	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
9999999	O
in	O
1	O
"	O
,	O
supposedly	O
featuring	O
a	O
million	O
games	O
,	O
only	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
which	O
actually	O
being	O
separate	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
just	O
renamed	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Usually	O
these	O
were	O
popular	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
or	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
box	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
changed	O
many	O
times	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
Terminator	O
's	O
box	O
art	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
using	O
colorful	O
triangles	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
and	O
similar	O
logo	O
writings	O
which	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
confuse	O
buyers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
itself	O
combines	O
design	O
patterns	O
of	O
both	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
being	O
similar	O
size	O
and	O
shape	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
model	O
but	O
having	O
characteristic	O
CD-ROM	O
inspired	O
circle	O
around	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slot	O
and	O
blue	O
reset	O
and	O
power	O
buttons	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
first	O
model	O
's	O
reset	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
sets	O
even	O
featured	O
a	O
controller	O
which	O
looked	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
's	O
six	O
button	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Terminator	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
consoles	I-Operating_System
were	O
mass-marketed	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
and	O
smaller	O
electronic	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
1998	O
until	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
Terminator	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
used	O
to	O
cost	O
€15	O
to	O
€25	O
in	O
Serbia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
normal	O
price	O
for	O
a	O
copied	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
was	O
€0.5	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
unauthorized	O
"	O
1,000,000	O
in	O
1	O
"	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
containing	O
several	O
repeating	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
remains	O
mostly	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
major	O
differences	O
being	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
blue	O
buttons	O
,	O
being	O
slightly	O
bigger	O
and	O
less	O
tall	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Ending	O
Man	O
"	O
logo	O
is	O
smaller	O
and	O
spells	O
"	O
Terminator®	O
"	O
with	O
3	O
Chinese	O
characters	O
below	O
(	O
in	O
some	O
variations	O
the	O
logo	O
is	O
non-existent	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
remover	O
lever	O
is	O
just	O
aesthetic	O
and	O
not	O
functional	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
the	O
LED	O
moved	O
from	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
power	O
button	O
to	O
the	O
front	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
controller	O
plug	O
is	O
now	O
a	O
9-pin	O
(	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
plug	O
)	O
connection	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
15-pin	O
(	O
Famicom	O
plug	O
)	O
the	O
original	O
Terminator	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
less	O
noticeable	O
differences	O
include	O
the	O
cover	O
having	O
a	O
hinge	O
(	O
sometimes	O
black	O
,	O
other	O
times	O
blue	O
)	O
while	O
the	O
90	O
's	O
model	O
had	O
a	O
black	O
slider	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
is	O
now	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
USB-to-microUSB	O
cable	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
USB	O
power	O
adaptor	O
,	O
only	O
2	O
AV	O
connectors	O
(	O
yellow	O
and	O
white	O
)	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
3	O
(	O
red	O
yellow	O
and	O
white	O
)	O
connectors	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
vent	O
holes	O
in	O
the	O
back	O
decreased	O
from	O
20	O
to	O
12	O
,	O
some	O
text	O
in	O
the	O
circle	O
around	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
changed	O
or	O
removed	O
and	O
the	O
controllers	B-Device
changed	O
in	O
shape	O
and	O
plug	O
,	O
the	O
shape	O
is	O
more	O
ergonomic	O
but	O
still	O
simplistic	O
with	O
the	O
Ending	O
Man	O
logo	O
printed	O
on	O
,	O
keeping	O
the	O
4	O
buttons	O
,	O
select	O
and	O
start	O
and	O
the	O
direction	O
pad	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
plug	O
changed	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
new	O
connector	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
model	O
is	O
still	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
60-pin	O
Famicom	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
games	O
.	O
</s>
