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This game was one of the 2 very first games I got when I first got my NES back in the 17th century. I was never able to get past the 3rd level. I tried for years to advance, but when you lose all your lives you have to restart all over again and I don't think anyone had the patience to do it again... once the SNES came into play this game became a forgotten classic.
Now, 2 million light years since then, I recently found myself playing it again on the PC (emulator + rom) and decided it was a part of my past that was left opened that I had to complete to regain feeling in my left nut again.
I played it for about 5 mins and thought "#### this" so I looked for some Game Genie codes to stay invincible and stuff and I have actually managed to beat this game! So it is possible, and it's even still hard to beat when you are invincible... if you have ever beaten this game without cheating, then my hats off to you and a quick flip off and congratulations.
Looking at it now, It makes me wonder if the game was actually meant to be a TMNT game or if the developers where just keen to cash in on the name and just added the TMNT to a game already being developed. I wonder that because the game really has nothing at all to do with the TMNT's unless it was based off the comics, which I highly doubt. There are some familiar faces like the four turtles, April and Splinter, and the villains, Bebop, Rock steady, Mousers and about a million Rat Kings who wasn't even really a villain in the series. But then there is about 1000 different enemies that are not related to anything ever seen in the series, such as bulldozers, men of fire, walking eyeballs, balloons that drop bombs, weird pink spiders... I guess they could say the forces of Dimension X where at play, but there is no mention of it in the game. Krangs not in it, but there are bad guys that sort of look like that small Chicken walker thing he had.
It just makes me wonder if this game was being developed as something else and then they decided, "hey, lets put the TMNT into this thing" Once you defeat the Techno drome that is one 8th the size of the cartoon one, you can fight off shredder and then reach one of those quick endings that basically say, "well, all that hard work was a waste of time, thanks for playing" in fact the end is a joke, I wont spoil it, give an emulator with game genie codes active a go and see for yourself if you're curious... it was lame, lame, lame... probably lasted 8 seconds.
This might've been where it started, but I prefer the Arcade version over any of them.
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I bought this game back when it was new many, many years ago. My brother and I loved it- the action, the work, everything. But we never beat it. Fast forward to modern day, I played it using NESticle the nintendo emulator, and finally managed to figure out how to get past level 3. But even then, a few levels later, even manipulating the emulator- I still can't beat it! Now look. I'm a good gamer. I like hard games, games that made you really learn how to properly play the game and properly use the characters. I appreciate that in a game. I like it when a game is difficult not just by making more badguys and having them stronger and you weaker, but by making the effort to be genuinly challenging. But this game was just too danged hard. Sorry but there it is. Graphics were amazingly good back in the day. Storyline? Weak at best. Actually, I still am not 100% sure about it. It doesn't folow either the comics or the cartoon, and I have no idea where they pulled most these enemies from. Seriously there are some freaky acid-induced badguys in this game. And there are no hints about where to go or what to do (the "hint" on the pause screen usually consists of April saying "You can do it!" which is useless). Don't just buy it because you like the turtles. Is it worth a dollar? Yea. But I wish I hadn't paid full price for it even back in the day. And in 15 years or whenever it came out, I have not heard of a single perosn beating it, and it's been mostly forgotten by now.
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The original Ninja Turtles was a lot different from its sequels; instead of the arcade action, this was a platform sidescrolling adventure which occassionally transitioned to overhead map views and cruising around in the turtle van.
THE GOOD
It was fun, of course. You got to change your turtle within a mission and select different weapons that you collect along the way. The music was good, especially when considering the time period of this game. Some might this as a burden, but I enjoyed its difficulty. As I've said in my other reviews, this game was made back in the day when NES games kicked your [...] and forced you to defeat it on its own terms. When comparing this to the much easier 2,3, and 4, I enjoyed this much better (but I still like the others for their multiplayer ability, don't get me wrong).
THE BAD
While this was difficult and I enjoyed it, there were some things that do place a detriment to the game. The turtles are uneven in their abilities. Leonardo has a long reach, but is the weakest of the four (why do that to my favorite turtle?!). Mikey is not much better than Leo in terms of weapon power. Raphael is good for his fast attacks despite his up-close range. Donatello pretty much defeats all of them because he is the strongest AND has the farthest reach. You could beat this game on him alone.
If you're a fan of the Old School NES, you will no doubt enjoy this game (or perhaps just a fan of the Ninja Turtles in general). It's a good platform game that is unique in comparison to the sequels that followed. Today's gamers will no doubt turn away from it because of its dated graphics (which aren't bad, especially considering the time period) and its more difficult levels.
"It's too hard!"
Well, I suggest you try harder. This game doesn't spoonfeed you; it's a difficult adventure. So strap on some turtle shells (and even a game genie if you want it) and some weaponry and engage yourself in a classic game.
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This game seems like a fun normal game.Until you get the turtle van.Then it just pumps it up like crazy.I have never beati'n this game and have never known anyone who has beat'n this game.Note this is a ok buy if its 40 cents through 1.00 dolar
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This game seems like a fun normal game.Until you get the turtle van.Then it just pumps it up like crazy.I have never beati'n this game and have never known anyone who has beat'n this game.Note this is a ok buy....
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