Ninja Turtles on NES is Actually a Good Game - Retail Reviews

Mike Matei gets together with Ryan and Kieran to discuss why Ninja Turtles for the Nintendo Entertainment System is actually good!! That's right. Sure, there's an entire AVGN episode ripping on Nintendo TMNT. But we will show you why it's a lot better than you remember. If you didn't know, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles we're huge in the 80s and 90s and in 1989 a side-scrolling platform game for the NES was released by Konami. In North America it was published the Ultra Games imprint in the US and the equivalent PALCOM brand in Europe/Australia.
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[@timmyd24601]

"I rented it from a grocery store..." probably the most 90's statement I've ever heard...

[@Krooksbane]

Naah man, that’s 80’s too

[@CooKiesHouseCannabisCo]

renting them nintendo *tapes* !

[@AleisterMeowley]

Dude I totally did that

[@jamesc8259]

Nice!

[@Bonesph]

When I was a kid we rented a suitcase with a VCR in it.

[@Shinijou]

I'm really glad I was able to grab the Virtual Console version before the license ran out and Nintendo had to pull it from the eShop.

[@spicytrashpanda]

I'm really glad I have an NES classic amd no moral code about sailing the high seas for 30+ year old games.

[@pierredavila7377]

here in PUERTO RICO IN the EARLYs 90s..when I ever went to PIZZA HUT they always have a TNMT..ARACADE MACHINE... ALWAYS..but I don't know in the states..

[@benjaminvlz]

I find that funny that a Pizza Hut of all places would have a TMNT arcade machine, considering the Ninja Turtles love pizza.

[@pierredavila7377]

@@benjaminvlz are you been sarcastic 🤔😂😂😂

[@3Rayfire]

Basically any place with an arcade stateside.

[@pierredavila7377]

@@matthewsandifer2673 YYYEEEESSZ.. TRUE 😂

[@Vidya-James]

Here's the thing about Mikey in TMNT1 tho: if his health drops to half (4 blocks), his nunchaku do *double damage* so you get Donnie's attack power but at Raph's attack speed.

[@mrhumble2937]

Never knew that

[@Zycyzyx]

TMNT 2 was devalued as soon as Turtles in Time came out; but it's still a great game and one of the best of it's kind on the NES. I can't think of an easier pick for some quick 2 player fun at the time. You can knock it for it's arcade beat-em-up repetition, sure; but at least it's straightforward and completing it doesn't seem like a near impossible task, unlike TMNT(1). That one, I *never* got more than halfway through. For all it's good qualities, there's an equal amount of annoyances. It's difficult, aggravating and just too demanding - even for a kid with all the time in the world to waste. I do still respect it for it's unique qualities, it was never 'just another platformer'; but there's a reason most of us put it back on the shelf and left it there once other, better TMNT games came out.

[@moonunit28]

I got TMNT on NES for Xmas when I was 9. At age 38 (this year!) I completed it and I felt more proud of that than completing a 5 year degree. It’s such an awesome game.

[@dreamlandnightmare]

Technically, no turtle dies in this game. They are only captured, which is why you can find them and add them back to your roster. Am I the only one who never had that much trouble with the dam/water level?

[@nateblack8669]

Back when some grocery stores had movie rental places attached to them. Those were the days.

[@alwillk]

I grew up on Long Island and Pathmark had $1 rentals for two days back in the 90s. Cheaper than Blockbuster, but not as much of an inventory.

[@favoritemustard3542]

My vid store was attached to my Farm Fresh, which was attached to my Wal☆Mart...

[@measured.kadence]

I always went to check out the games and play the demos in Hollywood Video while my mom shopped for 2 hours.

[@TheMattmatic]

Shoutout to Clerks

[@seankalifut9948]

I rented a lot of games from Kroger back then.

[@JustinWhangYt]

This is the correct take

[@SB-bg4to]

Whang and I continue to agree on everything on this earth

[@johnnikollaj496]

Bruh...did I see a Caldors lol....where you guys at?

[@ssjgokuhan]

Sub-weapon tip: you can "share" the boomerangs by throwing a few out and then switching turtles. The new turtle will add them to his sub-weapon slot.

[@DecapAttackFanest]

Can you play doom quadrilogy

[@limitedseal7333]

Facts

[@gocanuckurself1]

DUDE 😳

[@DrakoDragonis]

Wow. Everyday is a school day :)

[@RamseyDewey]

13 years ago, I made a video series trying to convince everyone that ET for Atari 2600 was actually a great game. The people of the internet were not convinced.

[@WildBluntHickok]

Well it's not possible to finish ET.

[@thesmilingvagrants]

@Asher Heywood-Peters Have you finished E.T.? Why not make a video about that lol

[@luismiguelsamayoa9405]

Because it's not

[@emilyapricot1313]

ET had some exploration and progression goals. It wasn’t just another Atari shooter.

[@RamseyDewey]

@@WildBluntHickok I finished ET on hard mode many times.

[@samhillier9607]

I play Turtles in Time by myself quite often. Never felt sad about it. It is always plenty of fun for me.

[@donniemills967]

Sad...

[@erickmazur807]

I still play that all the time too. Fun game with just enough challenge to stay interesting

[@ryanchurchill5081]

I played it too much myself I have the grapples down to a science sadly

[@irishtyrant4532]

@@ryanchurchill5081 lol I just always prayed for them

[@timf7413]

In my experience, beat 'em ups are a genre people either love or absolutely hate.

[@PositronPlays]

One of my favorite NES games of all time, really a unique entry. The Dam level and the scene that follows will always be cemented as one of my memorable gaming triumphs as a kid

[@cmmiles000]

Took me a while to notice the Infinity Gauntlet is flippin' a bird.

[@PlanetZoidstar]

He's giving the finger!

[@prestonhurst]

I noticed it too and I had to do a double take! LOL

[@miniontm69]

And the Blanch Funko pop

[@Dorian_Scott]

"Dear, Nintendo Power Editor. WTF is your problem!?"

[@themadplotter]

Since the second episode Sherlock.

[@johnpuckett4888]

I’ve been playing Turtles the Arcade game alone for decades. 😞

[@nickfanzo]

John Puckett I did too lol

[@michaelpeacock4228]

ANY arcade brawler, I've no problems playing on my own. It's actually a relaxing experience, just pummeling down hordes of baddies!

[@Force4949]

Same here. I remember beating the game and no one was around to see it.

[@FunkMastaMegaFlex]

Well done sir! You don't need stupid people to be happy! You just need turtle purple and a hell tone of pizza!!!! And great video games!

[@FunkMastaMegaFlex]

@@nikolas_schreck We suck according to them, well being that James was not invited to this episode I guess they think he sucks too. Nuff said! We know who have the REAL opinions here! They should do a video on your avatar name Lost Vikings. I haven't played that game in ages.

[@mattb9914]

I love how the Thanos glove is flipping me off. Thanks Mike.

[@ishotmyboss]

April did that.

[@ryanoleary9076]

This was one of my all time favorites as a kid, original NES

[@R2D2trashcan]

Ryan O ́Leary yep for me this was the best tmnt game and heaps of fun.

[@paulrydzinski9995]

Yep.. Got the original Turtles when I was a kid ans still love it

[@kyokusanagi616]

Fog. It was loads of fun and a great introduction to console gaming but I think Turtles in time was a better game.

[@soakjoke4244]

My cousin had this game. I did like like this game very much, but I dont think I ever completed it all the way. This turtle game has crazy nostalgia for me.

[@ryanoleary9076]

Soak Joke At that age, it was incredibly hard

[@HunterPBrown]

Hard as nails but so satisfying when you complete it!

[@adama7752]

I can only dream

[@Marc-pu1wm]

Agreed! I can totally relate to this, I never finished it as a kid but I've since came back to it as an adult and finally got that satisfaction you mentioned.

[@HunterPBrown]

@@Marc-pu1wm for me, playing as long as I can remember (born 87), I was 11 when I finally completed it. I was 14 when I finally beat Metal Gear when my mom finally got dial up for the house. Lol

[@nessadvantage9447]

I managed to beat this game once as a kid. That was when I was at the height of my gaming skills. Now I'd be more like james playing this game😆😆

[@ashugart]

definitely my top gaming accomplishment!

[@SkiKoala]

Three tips for playing this game: 1. Use Donatello 2. Use Donatello 3. Use Donatello

[@redmoko9837]

Addendum: When you're at risk of an instant death (like that room with the spike walls closing in on you), do NOT use Donatello. Sacrifice Mikey or Raph.

[@Nails077]

I beat the entire game with Raphael.

[@xebek]

1. Get the staff 2. Get the staff 3. Get the staff

[@markmagician2471]

Why do that when Raphael is the best?!?

[@thekragle9102]

Don't get the knife Don't get the knife Don't get the knife

[@splangley]

I've been wondering where they've been filming this. Did they actually rent out some cheap retail space or did they just outfit Mike's basement like James has with the video store?

[@jamesbrowning1535]

Some of the best memories I ever had playing this game, never beat the game, but it reminds me of a much simpler time in my life and miss it.

[@STRAKAZulu]

No doubt it's a good game. It's just difficult.

[@bradleyj.fortner2203]

I remember when I spent a weekend playing this with my friend Mark as a kid. We were thrilled when we finally beat it. Good times.

[@Czah5]

Easily one of the best NES soundtracks.

[@guardian08527]

The music and graphics are great! Just the game play suffered.

[@usedx115x]

The hallway before Shredder is the one part that was egregiously difficult. Most of the games difficulty was par for the course back then.

[@wallacewallaby5782]

It's not that bad, but hate the second level.

[@GregsGameRoom]

"Couldn't get past the dam level..." Yep... they're all "dam" levels!

[@ScottWaa]

Disarming the bombs at the dam was one of the major milestone moments for me.

[@DergEnterprises]

I could disarm them without losing any hit points. After that, I could only do a couple more rooms before it got too hard and I gave up.

[@ScottWaa]

@@DergEnterprises after the dam, the techno-drone was the next battle for me. It wasn't as hard as the dam, but I believe it was because of the repeated game play trying

[@theunknownandunsolved6963]

Thats because the best level was right after the dam!

[@dreamlandnightmare]

I never really had that much trouble with the game until the third stage. Was never able to make it past the fourth - too much of a maze.

[@MrTim223]

@@DergEnterprises - YES! Getting all the bombs disarmed and still having all 4 turtles alive was the achievement!

[@honestyprofessorcaesarreal5091]

I'd love to see an enhanced remake of this game, same levels only make game play fluid and good this time.

[@biblicaltruthingaming8227]

Thank you Cowabunga Collection!

[@sportshero3092]

I played that Damn Dam level so many times i could eventually get through with 1 turtle no hits, but I tried it again last year and I had to use your multi turtle trick. Sucks getting old

[@MabuseXX]

You just have to learn again. Believe me, I’m 50 and I still play those games and beat them.........

[@zipple41]

Might be lag. HDTVs add lag and so do emulators. Original hardware on a CRT makes you realize you're not just a victim of old-man reflexes.

[@andykapsar4667]

@@zipple41 you mean digital isnt always better than analog?

[@crazydave1292]

Let's be real... not a skill worth keeping up on, or even taking about outside of here

[@christianvega12341]

Loool that is soo true. It happens to me too. You just forget how to play the game.

[@yarharfiddledede]

more than anything, the backdrop of this show looks fantastic. you guys definitely captured that retro game store feel.

[@dvdcopyofsharktaleVEVO]

Funny picture

[@bojyoohoo]

Switch out the games for trading cards and you've got a card shop too

[@RetailRipper]

As a kid, I was so happy when I got through the dam, and was so excited when he jumped into the water level, then I was instantly mad again.

[@wallcity318]

RetroJared fuck that water level

[@leacompton]

Never got past it, haven't tired again in later life

[@nostalgiacrt7045]

Taught you patience and persistence can pay off...

[@nostalgiacrt7045]

@@leacompton You should...never give up!

[@nostalgiacrt7045]

@@leacompton My game zi need to try again is Ninja Gaiden 1...always was so close to beating!)

[@thewitcherwiggle9816]

I won’t diss on anyone that doesn’t love this game. That said, this is one of my absolute favorite NES games and I think it gets more shit than it deserves.

[@hayabusa5306]

Josuervo47 right! It’s not our fault they suck at the game.. it’s the same with Kid Chameleon. It gets a bad rep cuz it’s hard as fudge.

[@SamtheBravesFan]

It's easy to make fun of and some parts haven't aged well, but there is fun to be had. The music is awesome, there's a subtle strategy with switching turtles and you get to have some pretty neat subweapons too.

[@MlninPricl]

@Hayabusa 530 I played and beat the game more than a few times as a kid. However, I wasn't crazy enough to believe that it was an actual good well programmed game, like Contra and Castlevania. The game was above average at best, if not very frustrating at times imo. The music was awesome though. To prove I beat it as a kid, the strategy was to use the triple stars on the technodrone, and save the scrolls for two turtles right up until you get to the last hallway with the astronauts. If you had at least 25 scrolls by that point, the astronauts and shredder were no big deal. I didn't know about the Donatello Shredder glitch back then.

[@thewitcherwiggle9816]

M3l4nin P4r7icl3 Wow... nice “proof.” 😶

[@MlninPricl]

Anyone who beat that game will know I played it till the end just from that. That's how difficult the last hallway was and the majority of the people who beat it, used that strategy.

[@Cajun.Yankee]

You could just walk over it?

[@fathergetdown]

"Compared to Kung Fu, this game is Skyrim..." He's not wrong...

[@edusoares20]

Is bad like skyrim

[@edusoares20]

@Thatshow ED it's so useless that you bothered to answer 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@yessum15]

@@edusoares20 lol it's so obvious when someone 'likes' their own comments.

[@nicksworld8940]

2019 and these guys are going into depth about Ninja turtles for NES. Love it!!you guys are the last of a dying breed!!

[@nicksworld8940]

It’s just classic

[@hayabusa5306]

Nick Marciano I don’t think he read the whole comment lol. 👍🏽

[@nickcervenka8756]

KZbin tells me the're a dime a dozen.

[@nicksworld8940]

Nick Cervenka a 40 minute in-depth look into tmnt for the NES..where?

[@nickcervenka8756]

@@nicksworld8940 Well, retro game youtubers

[@tacsman]

"For Playstation 4, I have like over 10 games." Not sure why I found that so funny.

[@alfaivre2990]

Because almost no one that owns one only has like 10 games. I only have like 5 lol

[@HandsomeRob7]

I know I have about 60, it was a bad analogy for sure

[@pretzelheaddd]

I was expecting a whole lot more than 10, that’s what made me laugh

[@mahalokid2384]

I think I might have just 10.... damn

[@DontKnowNoSnakes]

It was funny to me because it came across as an accidental humble brag to what was an arguably adequate number.

[@travisolson9413]

2:48 Was just sitting here by myself playing the Turtles 2 arcade game............but now, I am re-evaluating my life choices.

[@inquisitorsquish5422]

Ya, played hours by myself

[@youresmarterthanmebut8867]

Don’t feel too bad I beat turtles in time like 30 times by myself.

[@70smebbin]

good luck dude

[@highpineapple]

"Those are the two games everybody had" So I'm guessing Duck Hunt is chopped liver.

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

My NES was a later one ~1989, came with the Super Mario/Duck Hunt in 1 cartridge, and came with the Zapper(in orange) all in the box....still have the original box, but idk where the zapper(light gun) & console went.

[@nortonsegahippie4574]

Light gun could have been broken had 4 only one works

[@spicytrashpanda]

Got you one better...triple cart with Track and Field and the power pad.

[@supremevictory4310]

@@ssheeessh it later came with the console so yes just about everybody had the lightgun.& that game was everywhere.

[@nebularain3338]

@@supremevictory4310 I never had it. My NES pack was the Turtles bundle.

[@lance16O1]

When the turtle you're playing with is at half-health or less, he does double damage.

[@PainterVierax]

yet another thing that the game doesn't explain. The absence of tips into the game or the manual unnecessarily increases the difficulty. That and the level of difficulty at the start is why people consider it as a bad game.

[@hpdpco6634]

Hmmmm didn't know that at all.

[@JMacTheFanatic]

logically makes no sense. what makes sense is doing more damage at full health like in Zelda 1 and 2 for nes how u can shoot a beam.

[@souljastation5463]

Clever rat

[@rpcruz]

I remember as a kid, my father brought Ninja Turtles (PC) from when he was traveling. I was so excited. It was the most disappointing thing I ever played.

[@wcad]

I had a very similar experience with Mega Man for DOS. Much disappointment.

[@Tribladeofchaos]

I especially feel bad for you because the Dos version was actually unbeatable. You can't get past a certain jump without using a glitch

[@raymondburnett6468]

@@Tribladeofchaos Actually depending the version you could beat it. The European version called Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles was modified to allow you to make the jump.

[@mikemayberry7121]

All of the computer ports of this game are unplayable rubbish, unfortunately.

[@buckeyered80]

I didn't know there was a DOS version. Even if it kind of sux, it might be cool to own it anyway because it's probably rare.

[@joebonar]

I really liked this when I was a kid, it was just hard, but the kind of hard where if you keep playing you still make progress.

[@meatball5336]

Resident evil 7 makes my potatoes all warm and buttery if you catch my vernacular.

[@lynntaylor9681]

I liked it but I was forever stuck in the water level. I never got past it.

[@Dessan01]

I never did it as a kid, but when I got back into playing NES in my mid 20’s it wasn’t all that hard, there’s certainly a lot worse in the library. You just got to prepare for the Technodrome by grinding for scrolls. I don’t 100% finish it every time I try, you can sometimes have a bad run where the space men at the end drain all your health (once you die on the last level no point even trying to continue all your sub weapons are gone and you are screwed) but I’m fairly consistent.

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

LOL That water lvl; I fuchin' loved this game still:P

[@vashstarwind36]

The last line spoken in this video is a 100% 🎯

[@RoisterDoister11]

Mike is like a Dark Souls player "Just git gud and know everything about the game"

[@retrosoul8770]

24:05 "but it's just a hard game that you need to learn" man this describes Revenge of Shinobi perfectly. A really great challenging game that both you and Ryan crapped on due to a lack of understanding of the games mechanics and overall gameplay. I hope you can revisit!

[@andyprice1344]

I'm so glad this game is finally getting the full on Cinemassacre seal of approval. It's my favourite NES game, so much depth with the strategy and tons of variation and situations that force you to learn without holding your hand like so many modern games. Such a well designed game, I was always of the opinion that people who shit on it just remembered not being able to beat it as a kid. Just cos it's hard doesn't make it bad. It took me twenty something years to get good at this game. Konami really knew what they were doing. Thanks for the proper review!😊

[@boblangford5514]

It has lots of problems, but the more you play it, the more you learn how to work around those problems. But the way Donnie is so OP makes it less enjoyable to play. I wish there was more balance between the turtles, with each having a different strength and weakness.

[@Metal_Horror]

Well, the vast majority of games for the NES are difficult, so unless they're only playing Bubble Bobble or something, they probably have other reasons for not liking it. I never finished half the games I had and I liked most of them to some extent, although there were a few I couldn't stand. Like Mission Impossible. Oh, and Back to the Future. But I've had plenty of games featured on AVGN that were a lot better than he gave them credit for. Friday the 13th comes to mind. They actually revisited that one and both changed their minds about it; Mike beat it on stream, and they did a few runs together on YT.

[@er1c_b]

I'm applying this to all the problems I face in life "You can just walk over it"....

[@_BASIC_INSTINCT]

🤯😂

[@blaacksugar7714]

like cockroaches.

[@jacksquatt6082]

Just like that family of five that I murdered in a coffee shop back in 2011.

[@scufflingboogaloo5006]

@The Duke you already know the answer to that question.

[@kbrock9146]

"Laugh at the episode; play the game." Nicely said.

[@bitwize]

@@Man_of_Tomorrow It's also important to keep in mind the context in which the AVGN emerged. Mid-2000s was peak NES nostalgia. The NES could do no wrong. Along comes the AVGN and says, here are shitty things about those games you remember as being perfect. Later fans to the series only hear "SHIT FUCK BUFFALO DIARRHEA DUMP ASSSSS!!!!!!"

[@CorruptionAura]

The death tune for turtles is forever ingrained in my brain from childhood

[@sonicmario64]

I've never actually had much trouble playing through the dam level, since the secret to beating it is to just switch between each of the Ninja Turtles whenever you're running low on health.

[@Bouquez]

I used to beat it with one turtle.... Mainly because I had no idea that you could change them until today...

[@abstractdaddy1384]

Isn't that "secret" a basic strategy of playing the game?

[@sonicmario64]

@@abstractdaddy1384 Exactly, but it seems that many people who play the game always tend to forget about doing that.

[@danlord7717]

I laugh like an idiot everytime when he's putting the magazines on the shelf in the intro.

[@3nkidu465]

I died when Ryan get the shitty Alien game in exchage for 3 NES good ones

[@tuazulyrojoeljean]

I was expecting he ''unintentionally'' drop one at least. lol

[@NuclearWarHistory]

Love this set guys, very comforting 😎

[@jkajmo]

The arcade game on NES is actually my Favorite NES game.

[@FredHerbert999]

TLDR The game requires experience of the game to gain knowledge in order to make a strategy. Lots of patience too.

[@rredeyee2460]

This was the 2nd game I ever owned, my parents bought it at babbages for me when I was 6. I too had alot of the same complaints.. But now after this video I think I'm gonna go home and try to play it with some new strategies. . Great video guys. I'd love more videos with this style. It really changed my perception of the overall gameplay.

[@irishtyrant4532]

Damn I loved that store! Electronics Boutique replaced them when I was a kid

[@Z_Belphemon]

The turtles eat 40 pizza in a week

[@michaelp2952]

🙏

[@Madblaster6]

I have this feeling I'm being flipped off in the wide shots.

[@Dreamline78]

Well, at least with that middle finger up it can't snap half the universe into non-existence.

[@JuniorQc]

Your picture of alpha 3 Ryu with a beard is really disturbing me haha !

[@Madblaster6]

JuniorQc good! Lol

[@ZachAttackIsBack]

Who else has fond memories of renting games at the grocery store?

[@Anime_Fan_0069]

Me. We used to rent nes and super nes games from Dillons.

[@spider-ham7140]

Fucho Land is the place to be

[@elhazelrah]

I feel like I could forgive it for being hard and me being just a kid, if it wasnt for the fact that there was no internet to turn to for help! You had to just keep trying in frustration till you learned the hard way lol

[@spicytrashpanda]

The school bus- the original gamefaqs

[@CsubAzUrmedve]

Did we jump into another parallel universe where this game is good again?

[@armandorosa1550]

It's good in any universe

[@andrew2393]

@@armandorosa1550 Don't worry. He wants to be just like his big model the AVGN nerd.

[@thebrownbaldy]

Personally, Turtles In Time is the best game, then there's Tournament Fighters

[@RowleyBQC]

I was so excited about Tournament Fighters but never enjoyed it, tried it since and felt the same. Not saying it's bad it just wasnt for me, hopefully I'm missing something and will eventually click! I love fighting games as well, so it wasnt a genre thing.

[@kungfuenthusiasm6592]

Luis but aren’t they basically the same game?....I mean minus time travel for one of em

[@teranokitty]

@@kungfuenthusiasm6592 Hyperstone Heist is, in my opinion, a lesser imitation of SNES Turtles in Time. This is not a knock on the Genesis itself, because it could've hosted a near perfect rendition of SNES Turtles in Time, but it seems that Konami was in a rush with this one. HH is fine, but SNES Turtles in Time foreva.

[@Kojirremer]

If you haven't tried it yet, I recommend TMNT Rescue Palooza, a fangame released a couple months ago.

[@Ozymondias99]

Very underrated game tournament edition. It was very good

[@captainnintendo]

Am I like the only person who has never had any issues with the damn swimming level. I can't even remember ever losing or having at least half a minute to spare. As long as you know where the bombs are, it's very straight forward

[@chrisovak]

So...how about BEFORE you knew where the bombs were?

[@omacktube]

It took a while but i got wasnt the hardest thing ever.

[@Cole-ek7fh]

@@chrisovak that doesn't add difficulty.

[@chrisovak]

@@Cole-ek7fh Yes. Yes, it does.

[@dkamphaus43]

Mike does make a very good point, the original NES Turtles game offers a much better single player experience than the other 2.

[@lilman464]

Mike is so right, this game is such a great game

[@Folian87]

Turtles arcade game for the nes really had some awesome music!

[@joelbizzell1386]

You're right. My childhood was a sad situation. 😆😆😆 At least I can take comfort in the familiar.

[@JohnGoetzGaming]

Jesus did Mike develope the game or something? He seems to have made it his purpose in life to change everyone's mind on it.

[@SoulforSale]

He has another purpose in life but we are not allowed to talk about that any more.

[@BigBahss]

That episode inspired me to get an NES and that game because I wanted to see how bad it was and I was surprised that I actually liked it.

[@mrpell83]

I always liked this game despite never having been able to beat it.

[@exmaarmaca]

I really feel the game could give you a password between levels.

[@chrismeulen8108]

that's what the Game Genie was for :)

[@MrDoomroom]

You know NES games that password would be 32 characters with numbers, small and big letters 😅

[@teecakes]

once you got to the Big Apple stage (with the Turtle van) you get 2 continues after all 4 turtles get caught, which was the only 'password' old school Konami ("Ultra") games had back then

[@SoftwareAgentsTV]

Don't really like it. It's hard for the wrong reasons. I've always liked Manhattan Project the best.

[@AlexanderKahrs]

I like that this is partly a review of the game, and partly a critique of the corresponding AVGN episode. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be. (glances at the Infinity Gauntlet flipping him off) I said what I said.

[@charlestonjew7587]

This game was a total troll. It's pure genius.

[@guardian08527]

This game was part of the bundle of games my Dad bought me in 1989 along with the NES. Biggest flaw with the game was the lack of the temporary invulnerability after being hit. Most games let you get by an enemy after being hit but in this game they just drain your health! The cryptic effectiveness of the weapons just sucks! It really necessitates stockpiling the special weapons. The moon jumping takes a lot of practice to get used to and when jumping if you touch the ceiling you immediately lose your momentum. Game had good graphics and great music, but the game play was severely hampered.

[@TheMysteryDriver]

I wish they actually had these stores. People would totally shop there just like Silent Bob’s store. For most Nintendo games they are only “okay” especially compared to SNES and Genesis. The 16bit era and the people making games during it really improved on games and gameplay.

[@dracoinsanity]

I played this game a lot when I was a kid. It was TMNT, of course I'm gonna play it! lol Yes, it was hard as balls, and I still haven't beaten it to this day (mainly because I haven't tried in like 20 years), but it was still fun and well designed enough for me to keep trying. I enjoyed the Nerd episode for the nostalgia of the frustration, but it didn't change my feelings on the game personally; I enjoyed it as a kid and I still think it was well done, despite it's difficulty. I mean, over half of the NES library is hard; it comes with the territory. :)

[@aj383]

I hear ya. This and the Manhattan Project were the only games I played for several years. (edit) I've only ever beat the Manhattan Project.

[@hayabusa5306]

Wow nicely said 👍🏽

[@NighT-WolF85]

This review reminds me of the J&M Monday video of Friday the 13th. James really did his best back then, but there is only so much you can do for LJN games.

[@AllieRX]

TMNT1: Okay-ish, very flawed but not terrible. TMNT2: Solid port of a great arcade game. TMNT3: Best Turtles game ever!

[@andrew2393]

I told everyone when AVGN came out that he talked shit of old games for entertainment purposes but people always took him serious and made fun of the game themselves. I certainly think he enjoyed most of the games from his childhood.

[@bigpurpleflower2185]

@@Jonqen I had fun playing that one, I was all set to make fun of it for a livestream, and wound up playing it until sunrise. It's hard as balls, and not a great game, but it's not nearly as awful as it's made out to be.

[@dmitrap1982]

@@Jonqen and friday the 13th

[@Luka1180]

Yeah. I cringe a bit whenever people talk about him being more informative in the past than now too... it's like people forget there was almost always some level of cheese and a fictional world present in the AVGN reviews.

[@ThunderFist1978]

I’m so happy to see somebody talk this game up. It doesn’t get the love it deserves, but once you learn the ins and outs, it’s a fun, if overly difficult, game. I only ever beat it once without Game Genie, but it definitely leaves you wish a sense of accomplishment once you do beat it legitimately.

[@TIDbitRETRO]

Turtles 1 is not a bad game, it’s just a bad Turtles game. Gotta disagree about Turtles 2 and 3 though, those are both great beat’em ups for the NES.

[@justintahair9119]

i personally like thisninja turtles game i wouldplay all 3

[@nweditor875]

I love Turtles 2 hands down my favorite of the beat'em ups.

[@rownadoherty]

I liked this game, but the "you can just walk over it" bit is bonkers. You don't teach someone that you can just walk over it by making them repeatedly walk through two entire rooms to reattempt it. You make it quick and simple to reattempt. This game's "tutorial" is just poor game design.

[@gocanuckurself1]

Hey, I LOVED Turtles 2 as a young kid in the 90’s and I still love it today 😭😭😭

[@MegaLazygamer]

24:57 Mike's entire argument is based on memorizing everything about the game in order to just squeeze through it.

[@dorpth]

It really is a crap game, regardless of difficulty. I love the guys, but this is devil's advocate "the Star Wars prequels were actually good!" levels of revisionism here. It's like watching a case study in Stockholm Syndrome.

[@MegaLazygamer]

@@dorpth lol

[@invaliduser9397]

The ONLY NES game that you can play with ALL four turtles.

[@Bouquez]

im confused... I played with all four turtles on Manhattan project

[@kevinr.3542]

I love how Mike is always a little pale, and a little tired looking..just like a real gamer

[@diekenford3904]

Never thought that, I think he's actually an addict.

[@kevinr.3542]

This isn't a dig either. I love Mike. I don't want him to change. I love that he devotes so much time to gaming and his videos. He's legit, not a part timer. It's his life

[@UberNuber]

He's malnourished

[@diekenford3904]

@@kevinr.3542 I agree, he is very devoted and always putting out and helping others with content. I personally just always thought he looked like an addict.

[@kevinr.3542]

Also if he's still dating that hot video game chick, then he's doing pretty damn well for himself. He basically scored the coolest girlfriend ever.

[@dachers1238]

My dad used to have the arcade version of Turtles In Time (4 players on the same machine, crazy stuff) and that game is seriously the best in the entire franchise.

[@cadethumann8605]

Having an arcade cabinet to yourself is pretty sick, dude. Sounds like your dad's the man.

[@ilil813]

I remember going to a friend's house and thw guy beated it in front of me. Then I brought to my console and I never made it after the swiming stage. It was so frustrating.

[@Keithustus]

*beat

[@IamLukifer22]

Love that Final Fantasy poster. My favorite Nintendo game ever. Could you possibly do a review of that?

[@ashugart]

I remember my Dad picking me up from school and he had gotten me this game. And everyone thought it was so cool. Took me 3-4 years to beat it, but it was the most satisfying victory ever.

[@alcoles9660]

"... on the other side of Caldor"

[@jeanpaul145]

The part where Mike was talking and fading out during the day-to-night effect @14:58 just cracked me up!

[@robertmcginty4146]

What a horrible night to have a curse.

[@danielclark241]

I've always felt that this was a good game. A very *hard* game to be sure, but still a good one.

[@justintahair9119]

i agree and it was cool to explore it its a game i would play or try

[@matthewwilliamlosure]

"Sharooken". Lol.

[@MrUseless247]

Is that a Wu-Tang controller in the back?

[@rossvegas7]

Yep

[@rossvegas7]

It came out with the playstation

[@MrUseless247]

@@rossvegas7 I did not know this exist. I gotta have it.

[@siscobeast82]

Every time I tried to rent this, it was gone. Never got to play it.

[@woofyou1186]

There’s a reason they didn’t bring James along

[@michaelwedgeworth8625]

ninja turtles in time showed up in my local game store maybe I should've grabbed...

[@cygnusx1495]

I have always disagreed with that AVGN episode

[@WegnerTheDeftones]

Love when the dad in The Wizard is playing TMNT and he’s mashing the controller but you never see where he is lolol

[@chivalrous_chevy1163]

Looool it was probably the damn level.

[@robertmcginty4146]

Then in the morning he says he got the scroll weapon, and almost beat the Mecha Turtle in level three. 🐢 🤖

[@AndwenN]

Shadowrun for SNES in the background. One of my favs

[@freggittlegamint2830]

Some people don't understand how epic the SNES version of that game really is.

[@vhscopyofseinfeld]

No Matt, the reason this game gets shit on a lot is not because AVGN but because this game is SHIT!

[@nightmarezer0507]

The acting in this video is A+.

[@juanneox]

I would love to see a video like this for Friday the 13th, like ninja turtles it had some depth and it tried to do things ahead of it's time, with a little polishing or a 16 bit release it would had been an awesome game.

[@charlesgraves2147]

Um NO friday the 13th always sucked.

[@XeviousvSBlackmanta]

The Turtles also have unique traits. Lots of depth that most people don't know about cause its not surface level stuff.

[@Mikey-zj8bn]

@@charlesgraves2147 Friday the 13th is def a good game u relise all those old nerd. videos are like satire who in there right mind would say this Friday the 13th or Castlevania 2 sucked they where all badass back in the day

[@charlesgraves2147]

@@Mikey-zj8bn I grew up in that age. Any 8bit game with a 16bit release would considerably be better. Look at it this way- let's say I had contra, section z, turtles, ninja gadein, and Friday the 13 as my game library. All except ft13th would get replayed. Besides I remember having this game for while. I also remember choosing to go outside and play instead of playing ft13th. The nerd is right about alot of these games. Sometimes we think we are special just because we put effort into some game and proud to be one of the few to beat it. Took me 3 years to beat ninja gadein. I actually beat ng2 before ng2.

[@kurtshastany1945]

Friday the 13th n nightmare on elm st.. both great games. Fun and atmospheric

[@ertont2849]

I remember when I was a kid when I literally spent hundreds of Queen's pounds on a turtle arcade machine and still never completed it why almost good days