Current Events > TMNT on NES was brutally difficult, but not a bad game.

(+) Yeah! (+)

- 6 expansive worlds
- a top-down overworld and sidescrolling levels inside of buildings, tunnels, and sewers
- the ability to take control of the Turtle Van and mow down enemy soldiers
- thematically appropriate plotlines

Sure, it stinks that Krang is absent, but if the dam was a little more manageable and the side scrolling levels never increased difficulty after the third level, I think it would be a fairly appreciated NES gem.

It's not bad from a creative or functional standpoint. It's just insanely difficult and sometimes for the wrong reasons.

terrible stage design, though

there's one area in particular where the jump is nearly impossible to clear
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dat water level

made me hate the game
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Enemies respawn outside screen limits which is extra bullshit when each area is just loaded to fuck with them. Also Raphael is useless.
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Yaridovich posted...

Enemies respawn outside screen limits which is extra bullshit when each area is just loaded to fuck with them. Also Raphael is useless.

Raphael is anything but useless. Love me my damage sponge.
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Yaridovich posted...

Enemies respawn outside screen limits which is extra bullshit when each area is just loaded to fuck with them.

the sprite overload in TMNT is astonishing, like did no-one at Konami play test this thing?
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I could get to the part where you had to defuse the bombs underwater. I was like 5 the last time I played it.
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That was probably my first video game ever when I was 3-4, good times
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It is awful from a game design perspective
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AlCalavicci posted...

dat water level

made me hate the game

Agreed

The average player doesn't get passed the Dam. I like the game but I've never gotten up to the 3rd stage boss before.

Also a tiny misconception about the game, I think that 'Krang' technically are in it. The game's enemies are more from the comic with some cartoon elements thrown in.

Here's the game cover.



and here's the full picture



I believe the Utrom (Krang) do appear as enemies in their android bodies in the game.
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Yaridovich posted...

Enemies respawn outside screen limits which is extra bullshit when each area is just loaded to fuck with them. Also Raphael is useless.

Raph is not useless, did you forget about the water level?
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Even so, I still prefer the sequels.
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I don't think I've ever seen the full image before. Neat.



That said, it wouldn't be the only TMNT game to feature characters on the cover who aren't present in the game.

Your benched turtles (Raph, sometimes Mike) are great for holding subweapons.

And the dam is great!
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I never beat this game cuz it sucked.
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Skye Reynolds posted...

That said, it wouldn't be the only TMNT game to feature characters on the cover who aren't present in the game.

Yep, good point. Also I'd say The Manhattan Project is my favorite of the NES titles.
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Airhammy posted...

Skye Reynolds posted...

That said, it wouldn't be the only TMNT game to feature characters on the cover who aren't present in the game.

Yep, good point. Also I'd say this one is my favorite of the NES titles.

I loved TMNT 2: The Arcade game, played that with my brother quite a bit. We also played Manhattan Project and Turtles in Time too, which were also good games.
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I think people exaggerate how difficult the dam part was. It was tough but not impossible. I still never got past level four though :(
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I've gotten to the technodrome
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The only true BS parts imo are:

- the enemy sprite respawning
- figuring out where tf to go in stage 3
- finding the technidrome
- the final stage is ass
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