Playing EVERY Ninja Turtles Game in the Cowabunga Collection | My TMNT Video Game Stories

[@TheBulletTrain]

The Cowabunga collection is the milestone I rate all collections against now. The layout, the spirit, the turtle lair feature, the spread of titles and the US and JP versions. Nothing gets near the quality of this release!

[@BlackNerdComedy]

Facts! Turtles brought it with this one!

[@beauwalker9820]

And more than 10 games including remakes, making it a better buy.

[@MungkaeX]

I keep kicking myself for sleeping on this when it was on sale.

[@TheDreadedZero]

31:52 I grew up in the 80s watching Turtles also but the fact that he remembers every character and episode name is just insane

[@Tyrannosaur87]

Growing up a Sega kid, Hyperstone Heist was really the only Turtles game I had any exposure to. It was the only game I was able to beat entirely on my own too. So many good memories

[@xboxclown8922]

I had it as a kid myself, I absolutely loved it. I briefly rented TMNT: Tournament Fighters on the same console not a fan.

[@RialVestro]

Andre: I wanna play the Ninja Turtles in the arcade! Also Andre: I have the Ninja Turtles arcade games at home!

[@Batman88878]

My 1st TMNT game was Hyper Stone Heist. Loved it. And Raph will always be my go-to. Best Ninja Turtle! I honestly believe that the Ninja Turtles are the comic book characters with the most enjoyable games. I love the Batman Arkham games & Spider-Man's had some great ones, but the TMNT have had the most. As for compilations, give us an X-MEN: DANGER ROOM COLLECTION!!!! Yes, this request is inspired by X-Men '97. And give us a new side scroller inspired by said show in the vein of Shredder's Revenge.

[@TigerClaw305]

Turtles in Time was on home consoles, Particularly on the SNES, The original arcade game was on the NES titled as TMNT 2: The Arcade Game, After that, TMNT 3: The Manhattan Project on the NES, But then on the SNES they ported Turtles in Time over, But titled it as TMNT 4: Turtles in Time.

[@eviljigglypuff2254]

Did someone not know this?

[@travisbrantner8071]

​@eviljigglypuff2254 Andre didn't seem to. He said how TiT had never been on consoles except the re shelled or unlockables for other games. He also mentioned the original arcade game wasn't released except for on Xbox. So they're just bringing everyone up to speed. I do wonder though if he meant the legit arcade versions vs the ports since there were differences. Because He mentions playing the SNES turtles in time all the time.

[@eviljigglypuff2254]

@@travisbrantner8071 Yeah I was confused a few times

[@TheRavenArchon]

@@travisbrantner8071 That confused me for a second as well, but I am pretty sure he meant the actual arcade game, which AFAIK Arcade and Turtles in Time were only ever released as part of the 2003 TMNT games for PS2/Xbox/GCN as unlockables (that unfortunately replaced all the sound effects and music with terrible stock sounds), and XBLA for Arcade. I thought Turtles in Time was also on XBLA for a time, but wiki says no, so I may just be confusing reshelled with the XBLA release of the first arcade game.

[@ladynikkie]

5:32 you're not kidding Andre I grew up playing that one and God help you if you lost Donatello he was your strongest turtle😂

[@erikholmysti]

Mega Man compilations are the best, especially the classic blue bomber!

[@JeannieLove]

Replaying Turtles III The Manhattan Project and Turtles in Time SNES were especially nostalgic with this collection. Fall of The Foot felt harder, but it could have been because I played it a lot back in the day. I always play Raphael, doing his drill attack in the third game was my favorite iteration of him.

[@VictorGonzalez-vj6jy]

@ 20:29. I was a Turtles in Time Re Shelled kid 😂😭 but I do remember playing one of the arcade games at my grandmas store back in the day.

[@UndertakerNeverDies]

I got this collection myself and when I got to the Tournament Fighters game which was my first time experiencing the game I was like why aren’t we investing in a TMNT versus game like that today? With the vast library of characters that exist in TMNT you could create a nice roster of characters to play with in a versus game.

[@brannonhill4046]

After playing as the Turtles in Injustice 2, I was really wanting a new TMNT fighting game that was on the same level as Injustice or the current Street Fighters. I just want a fighting game where you can play as Shredder. I wish they'd put him in the next Injustice, so I can have Shredder vs Batman fights

[@joshuamerriweather2861]

Cowabunga to all TMNT fans

[@BlackNerdComedy]

Cowabunga!!!

[@tangofett4065]

@@BlackNerdComedyCowabunga it is!!!

[@TMNTFAN2009]

Cowabunga!!!

[@M64bros]

​@@BlackNerdComedy cowabunga!!!

[@MLJ7956]

"I made a funny" - Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie, 1990).

[@HiroesX81]

Bought it physical for Switch as soon as it came out. Play it from time to time with my brother who lives in Florida all the time just like when we were kids. Played all of these when I was a kid. Used to own the first game and turtles in time but rented the others. Best tmnt collection ever.Worth it. DIgital Eclipse did wonders

[@filmfangirls9163]

I saw TMNT and had to immediately drop everything and click!!

[@dan_evilrobot]

TNMT: Turtles in Time arcade is true nostalgia for me, I beat the actual arcade for the first time in my life as a little kid spend $20 on quarters.

[@BlackNerdComedy]

Those games were fun but they took ALL our quarters ha ha!

[@dan_evilrobot]

@@BlackNerdComedy Yeah, we call it quarters or tokens muncher. Yeah when I was playing the actual arcade other kids we're watching and started joining, They obviously wanted to see the ending.

[@akaimizu1]

I can't believe I just heard a Droopy Dog reference, in this video. Talk about the deep cuts. That's a Gen X reference if I heard one.

[@BlackNerdComedy]

I remember someone or something I read referring to that move as the Droopy Dog and it’s stuck ever since.

[@akaimizu1]

@@BlackNerdComedy Yeah. Pretty much any slam move like that. (especially with 1 hand) is the Droopy D. There was even a commercial, way back that was like a rap called "I'm Down with Droopy D".

[@sararatliff7707]

Man, that NES game back in the day was BRUTAL! That level with the electric seaweed took so much of my power and put me at such a disadvantage for the next level. Some of the games in this collection I never even knew existed back in the day. I look forward to playing catch up. Yes! Tournament Fighters!

[@thequeeng2282]

We LOVE The Cowabunga Collection!!I love how they put all our favorite games togethers with some other cool neat perks. :)

[@NJR1984]

The SNES Turtles in Time game is in my top five favorites of all time. The arcade games are really special to me because I would only be able to play them during the summer when my family and I went and stayed up at the beach. The arcade had everything. I actually had a Ninja Turtles fanny pack (it was the early 90s. They were fly) that my mom would fill with quarters that she collected all year long so I could play the games and skee ball.

[@brendonm2316]

The video we all have been waiting for you to do lol love this game so glad I bought the collector's edition

[@Allison--]

I played the TMNT 2: The Arcade Game on the NES A LOT as a kid. It was the first game I ever beat all the way through.

[@poozwonger]

Check out the Evercade line of products and carts if you like retro stuff - both classic and modern retro. Still holding my breath for a TMNT collection on there one day. 😢

[@spinjitzumasterfalcon]

I recently downloaded Shredder’s Revenge on my phone and was having so much fun playing it.

[@S0L1D88]

My go-to’s on Switch for that turtle fix.. Cowabunga Collection Shredder’s Revenge Nickelodeon all star brawl 2 (for Raph, Don and April)

[@dan_evilrobot]

Love Cowabunga collection❤. Of course, love play these TMNT games on my Nintendo Switch.

[@TheLazyShell]

I couldn't BELIEVE it when this was first announced. All the classic TMNT games, including the two arcade games and their ports, in one modern package? ON THE SWITCH? WITH A WIDE PHYSICAL RELEASE??? As both a TMNT diehard AND someone who played the absolute CRAP out of both Turtles in Time and Tournament Fighters on the SNES back in the day, that had always been my DREAM game compilation, but I never thought it'd actually happen! Plus, just the amount of STUFF Digital Eclipse crammed in! Cheats, every game-specific option that you could possibly want, online play, manuals, artwork, print ads, development material, cartoon screencaps! They really threw in everything and the kitchen sink (except maybe TV commercials) to make my personal dream collection EVEN BETTER. Sometimes we really ARE living in the best timeline. Also loving my Split Pad Compact! I initially picked up the basic yellow/gray color scheme because that was the only one on sale, but I was also able to score the awesome Sonic the Hedgehog-branded one for half-off a little later. That's definitely been my go-to since I got it in. The Sonic art's so rad!

[@gran86251]

Fingers crossed for the Ronin adaptation!!!

[@AutisticTransbian04]

This is one of my favorite compilations out there Me and my dad love turtles and we've gotten SO much time out of this collection, all of the beat em ups and tournament fighters are so fun, I even really like the metroidvania one (radical rescue) Also I'd LOVE to see a collection with the 2003 series games, it'd also be cool if they included the 2007 movie tie ins & Smash up

[@Shellanomics]

Did you ever think we would live in a world where we wouldn't need quarters to play TMNT arcade games and not need a Super Game Boy to play TMNT Game Boy games on the big screen? I'm so glad they updated this too. First release didn't have TMNT in time online co op. Maybe one day we will get another update so we can play TMNT 2 NES online cop op! Radical video! and happy 40th anniversary to the TMNT!

[@xboxclown8922]

Honestly I grew up with the Sega TMNT games. A couple years later, I played the delisted Xbox 360 port of the original TMNT arcade game. Fast forward a few years ago, this awesome TMNT collection. The announcement trailer I actually had tears of joy, it was something I always wanted. I already started to stop waiting for it before I seen that trailer. I strongly felt it's one of the greatest compilation games I ever played!!!

[@darkman4811]

I don't care what anyone says, but TMNT 3: Radical Rescue for Game Boy is one the best Ninja Turtle games out there. I don't like to use this word on the internet because it gets way too overused, but this game really is an underrated gem. A Metroid clone that plays way better than Metroid 2 for the Game Boy. On another note, I really do love the TMNT arcade game. I remember enjoying early arcade beat-em-ups like Ninja Gaiden, Double Dragon, and Final Fight, but TMNT arcade really solidified my love for arcade beat-em-ups so it holds a very special place in my heart.

[@shareofmoney]

I absolutely love this collection, I was able to get it for Xbox One. That first TMNT game is ultra difficult and I struggle so bad with it.

[@paulrobles6758]

Wow. I remember playing the TMNT arcade game lots in my pizza parlor when I was a kid, and I definitely remember playing TMNT on the NES. Those levels were electrifying lol

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

The switch really is a retro gamer paradise and it’s one of the reasons why I’d love the switch under Cowabunga collection is probably the best retro compilation on switch.

[@JMan1380]

These games bring back so many memories! There are a lot of games in that collection that I know about only from Nintendo Power. I never played the Game Boy games and I'm pretty sure I only played Tournament Fighters on the SNES. I can't remember if I ever played the Genesis version even though I had a Genesis. Like the Justice League Task Force game, replaying Tournament Fighters was hard! I loved the NES TMNT games. I could never beat the first one but I did make it to the Technodrome. TMNT II was so much fun and 3 was a blast with the Konami code. The bosses were so fun to battle and the Super Shredder final battle was great.

[@Deraphim]

I’m not a huge turtles guy, but I love beat ‘em ups. The games get a little repetitive over time (fighting the same enemies and same stages over and over can get old), but there’s no question a lot of care and attention went into the collection

[@mulry101]

Great to see you having fun!

[@BlackNerdComedy]

Thanks! Had a blast!

[@loringbush1455]

The greatest game collection ever realesed for the Nintendo Switch! Cowabunga dudes!

[@SSean1991]

You read my mind, Andre! Buster Bust's Loose on SNES was one of the first games I played when i was a kid, and I would love to see that as well as the other Tiny Toons games get a collection!!

[@backfandangoX]

speaking of licensed games I'd LOVE someone to bring the Robocop arcade game to Switch someday :(

[@coreywright33]

You’re the BEST for ‘TMNT’ content on KZbin, Andre! 😌

[@Ninten70]

The Cowabunga Collection and Shredder's Revenge are the most finest games in TMNT history! My fav is Raph. Whenever I play Turtles in Time on SNES, I start off with Don.

[@Incense3]

This is such a fun collection. It’s even better when you turn off sprite flicker and slowdown in the options. The NES games are so much nicer to play.

[@juanwhitfield7626]

I have 9 of the 13 games outside of the Cowabunga Collection. 7 physical copies and both arcade games via 1up. Yes, big TMNT fan. My favorite? The Manhattan Project, of course..

[@strifenineteen]

Crazy timing, I had just smacked my toe and thought back to Turtles in Time for SNES with the "my toe, my toe" part

[@elpizo1789]

29:40 My go-to move with Raph in that game. Abused it as all hell back then.

[@MrNerd-f9z]

Black Nerd, I’m one of your new subscribers.

[@BlackNerdComedy]

Welcome to the Club!

[@Triforce9426]

I'm so nostalgic for Manhattan Project I had that game on my dad's NES as a kid. Back then I always got so far but could never beat the game.

[@travisbrantner8071]

These games have so much nostalgia for me, even though i only ever played the arcade game at chaz cheeses, the original NES once on a rental and 3 as a rental.

[@rocko7711]

It’s great to see the joy good games bring

[@BrandonCroker]

Turtle power for everyone!

[@BlackNerdComedy]

Turtle Power forever!

[@silveredgrunion7196]

Great video! I'm legit gonna buy one of those Hori Split Pads just because you sold it so well in the advert. Seriously I came away saying "ok I need that".

[@IAMBrenner]

Andre’s the best man! I really miss the Black Friday haul videos you used to do! Love your energy!

[@mtabor9459]

Brings back memories of when my dad bought me the first TMNT game for NES. Never did beat it lol

[@M64bros]

I actually have the collection and I'm excited to play it on the plane on my birthday trip! I'm going to turn 24 years old on May 16th along with my twin sister and I'm really excited!!!

[@BlackNerdComedy]

That sounds like fun! And Happy Birthday!

[@M64bros]

@@BlackNerdComedy Thanks man!

[@ReimuXSanae]

I still remember my parents got me Hyperstone Heist for my 9th birthday and being a Turtles fan it got me super happy, I played it from start to finish everyday after school. Back then I had a Mega Drive while my cousin had a Super Famicom and I remember playing Turtles In Time at his place. Hyperstone Heist is also what got me back to Ninja Turtles, because I sorta growing out of it, but here I am, embracing Turtle Power! And playing it again along with both arcade titles and Turtles In Time SNES with the Cowabanga Collection on my Switch as much as I want, I couldn't be more happier. Also have Shredder's Revenge so COWABANGA! And also, Raph is my favorite Turtle

[@wstine79]

Watch out for those underwater vines along the dam.

[@BlackNerdComedy]

They're the woooooorrrrrrrssssstttt!!!

[@foulrot]

That damn dam

[@Abigail-xe9hc]

Happy Turtle Tuesday 🐢🐢🐢🐢❤️🧡💙💜🍕🍕🍕🍕

[@Mowmauf]

I remember playing the arcade version of TMNT (but it was on the NES) at my cousins house when I was a kid (maybe 6 or 7) but never played the other ones till this collection came out

[@jamalvargas6146]

Hey Andre I Saw This 2007 ABC Family Adult Animated show Slacker Cats and a Canadian animated series The Dating Guy On Dailymotion love both shows they're my favorite adult cartoons just wanted to share with ya I'm a huge fan of your work keep It up Black Nerd

[@Robert_Ramos]

I love Turtles In Time! I play as Michaelangelo every time I play a ninja turtles game!

[@MentalLiberation]

This was a day 1 purchase for me. And, with brothers that love beat em ups as much as I, it was a no brainer to play this with them ASAP

[@BrandonCroker]

He's the black nerd, you can count on him!

[@BlackNerdComedy]

You got to fight to be free! Ha ha!

[@Polycomical]

Fun video. Also worth it for Andre's Krang voice alone.

[@jordanhowell7798]

We still need the Disney and Capcom game compilation "Disney Afternoon Collection" to come to the Nintendo Switch.

[@kdash20002]

Rock, paper, scissors me for Donnie Andre.

[@BlackNerdComedy]

Rock!

[@kdash20002]

@@BlackNerdComedy Paper!

[@weeveepee7654]

How can you not love Andre

[@BlackNerdComedy]

Awww that's sweet, thank you!

[@ShinGallon]

I actually beat the original NES game a couple of times on the original cartridge back in the day, simply because I played the game THAT MUCH. The soundtrack is still a jam.

[@midnightcarnivalmember]

With how popular Shredder's Revenge was, Dotemu should remake the Tournament Fighters game, and also add a few characters like Usagi to the roster.

[@EdwardSanchezProductions]

It’s a great time to be a ninja turtles fan

[@jimmylarson7856]

I love your excitement and enthusiasm. New subscriber right here

[@star15productions65]

I’d love for there to be a compilation of all Disney PS1 games. That’d be cool!!

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

It didn't happen alot but getting 4 kids at once on the arcade game back in the day was magical. I have vivid memories of my mom getting mad at me for playing it at Chuck E. Cheese because it didn't give out tickets 😂

[@tinlunlau1]

Last year, I was so impatient for this compilation that I bought it like a day earlier thru the Hong Kong eshop. It was also 20 bucks cheaper than the Canadian eshop. Buying it from the Hong Kong eshop was a no brainer.

[@NATSUSSJGAMING37]

I'm a huge TMNT fan since I was a kid. Christmas I had a Michaelangelo Basketball toy when it came out and when the movie first came out. I wanted to go see it in theater but a few months ago it came on the VHS and watched it and loved it. Lol also I had a bed set of TMNT.

[@UndeadEggmiester]

This will always be the best collection on the switch

[@thevoid99]

i haven't played that arcade game in years. this takes me back.

[@LordSumSums]

Never played any of the games but I think Donnie would be my main. Bow staff is the superior weapon. Also in Shredder's revenge, I like the sprite of April feeding you pizza. xD

[@CHANIMATES]

Hey Andre this is such a cool video idea I'm have a video planned about tmnt games as well thank you for always giving us amazing content whether it be tmnt related or something else you can make talking about anything fun you were actually the first KZbinr I found that talked about tmnt with your recaps and I've been a fan ever since ❤

[@spitt0110]

i've been playing game by game, The games I have left is the original Turtle nes game. and the metroidvania gb game. I'm gonna need online guides for those. but I LOVE this collection! On PC. the presentation is great. even though I could emulate them all. This is worth give $ to see more things like this happen.

[@Lupin1978]

I had TMNT IV Turtles in Time on SNES. It was the best!!! I definitely got it on my switch

[@JYRICK]

I like the “on the go” aspect but still prefer this collection on the PS4. I love TMNT so much that I also bought the actual arcade it self lol.

[@OwlRabbitArt]

I like how in the sewer level xenomorphs aka "pizza monsters"( as andre referred to them ) make an appearance 😂 looking forward to seeing you cover the toxic crusaders switch game when it comes out

[@YakkoWarnerTower]

Cowabunga, I probably played some of those TMNT games before.

[@MrNerd-f9z]

Cowabanga!

[@markracer3281]

Cowabunga, Andre!!!

[@realaharbor8466]

Not sure if this was mentioned, but the menu music is the first stage of the first TMNT 2003 game

[@deltaprime3509]

I hope more tmnt games come back like this

[@thehound1359]

Man I have so many memories playing the arcade game for the NES

[@goldenquaarter]

The black nerdy Guy I love being a geek I used to hangout with them back in middle school.

[@jasonaragon2766]

If you're a true OG Turtle fan. The Intro Song for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Arcade is completely different on the Collection compared to the Arcade original.

[@chrisgamer9099]

Cowabunga fa Life!!!

[@theotherjared9824]

It's a shame not every single tmnt game from that era made it onto the collection. There was the Manhatten missions PC game and a few lcd games that can now be emulated.

[@FlyingDuckMan360]

I'm sorry to say that I got official word from Josh Fairhurst, the head of Limited Run Games regarding the status of a compilation of Konami's Tiny Toon Adventures games; he had been trying for three years to get such a compilation off the ground, and he contacted WB for the license, not just for it, but for Konami's Animaniacs games. WB turned the licenses down, claiming the revenue opportunity was too small for them. This is despite the fact that both Animaniacs and Tiny Toons had been brought back for modern audiences as part of reboots; Animaniacs (2020) and Tiny Toons Looniversity. My only reasons for watching the latter (as I find it inferior to Adventures for many reasons) were the hopes that WB would bring Adventures to Max and Konami would bring their Tiny Toons games to modern consoles in a compilation. Then again, what more should I expect from David Zaslav, WB's current CEO? He's sexist, racist, and hates animation, hence why he's been trying to destroy the Coyote Vs. ACME movie despite many people (myself included) wanting to see it. I hope he gets fired from WB and replaced by someone competent ASAP.

[@legomonkeyfilms1]

COWABUNGA

[@ssninja4]

A new TMNT port for the 2012 TMNT arcade game came out last Friday in case you didn’t hear. Hope to see a review or reaction video of it 😊

[@SuperBrooklynite007]

I’m a Mikey guy but back in the Konami days I used Leo for his attacks but I was so happy when Shredders Revenge made Mike feel better to use than Leo imo

[@alkristopher]

[@DarkSilverHedgehog]

Seeing all of these games in one collection, I would ADORE a Harry Potter collection on the Switch. I doubt they'd be able to port the PS1 versions but Id love to see as many Harry Potter games, even the GBA RPG ones to Switch.

[@brianlewis1372]

Congrats on being sponsored by Nintendo 🎉