Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Games

Episode
352 - The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is quite the enduring franchise, and it spawned a ton of different videogames for about every platform you can imagine. So let's take a look at a bunch of the games released on various consoles and handhelds.
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[@50shadesofbeige88]

I'll never forget playing the original arcade game in the nickel arcade with my dad.

[@hyperfocus4866]

🤣 Love the last skit! I think every game needs a Radio Buddy... Just like the good olde days.

[@bencox5994]

I stumbled onto gamesack in 2014 during a transition point in my life. This channel will always have sentimental value to me. I'm 34 now and I know when I'm 45 I'll look back at these 20 year old videos with fond happiness.

[@GameSack]

Thanks! Hopefully Game Sack will still be going when you're 45. :)

[@fearlessjoebanzai]

@@GameSack, hopefully Game Sack won't keep losing presenters at the same rate! I can't imagine how it would work?

[@iwasateenageteethcat]

Gamesack has been a valuable part of my life since 2014. Thank you and Dave for everything. Please don't ever stop.

[@Walczyk]

when the video says new but you've watched it five times already

[@t0xcn253]

Username checks out

[@Nelbroth]

TMNT in the arcade was mind blowing to 12-year-old me. 4-player co-op action, the opening theme song from the cartoon was intact, and who can forget, "Say your prayers, toitles!"

[@JBird401]

I was like 6 or 7 and my parents would take us to Chuck E Cheese and all my quarters went into that tmnt cabinet. Nothing like that scramble to feed the machine more quarters on the continue screen

[@jonnyblanka]

And don't forgret "Uuuhh who turned the lights out?" and "Shell shock"

[@Ottophil]

@@jonnyblanka my toe my toe

[@bus6292]

I was in high school and played the hell out of TMNT. It and Street Fighter 2 ate a ton of my part time fast food job quarters.

[@blaat44]

I think I've never seen an arcade back then which didn't have this game and I've been to like 3 arcades.

[@darkman4811]

Haha that ending skit is comedy gold.

[@osurpless]

Reference to “Gaming Pet Peeves” from the Dave days.

[@V0YAG3R]

It’s not a skit, it’s a documentary! 🥴

[@rodmunch69]

If you ever played Fry Cry: Blood Dragon, it has a fantastic tutorial, I highly suggest it.

[@valinsummers2565]

Love me some Turtles in Time. Can’t wait for the Cowabunga Collection!

[@Haywood-Jablomie]

Have you played TMNT RESCUE PALOOZA?

[@codyhayes5446]

My most hyped release in years.

[@j-morecoffeepls]

Oh yes me too!

[@BfDelano]

Having a lot of fun with the collection. One of my local shops released it early.

[@cherokeefit4248]

Hopefully the physical copies have been made in abundance so it stays cheap,forever.

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

I felt like Mutant Melee was more akin to a Power Stone than Smash bros

[@MrJechgo]

It is, and it's poorly balanced and paced... For instance, one mission have you clear 40 enemies as April, but you will likely succeed with 2 or even 1 second before a Time Out...

[@sonicmario64]

I was thinking the exact same thing, since Super Smash Bros. actually uses a 2D-style gameplay mechanic despite it having 3D-style graphics.

[@Ryuujin1078]

Was about to say the same thing. TMNT Smash Up is a Super Smash Bros clone

[@snipufin]

Mutant Melee is a great Shrek Super Slam clone

[@MrJechgo]

@@Ryuujin1078 EXCEPT that there is an actual glitch that sometimes gives to victory... to someone without the most KOs.

[@JohnnyParrotJoe]

Sundays aren't Sundays without Game Sack! And it's even better if you are talking about the TMNT! ❤️ Period!

[@Windavinci]

Eww

[@sgtpepper91]

the half of sundays aren't sundays then i guess

[@jaylucien669]

You say Sundays I say Saturday night.

[@markula_4040]

I'm guessing you skipped Out of the Shadows and Turtles in Time Re-shelled because they were digital only and have been delisted? They are both easily playable using a PS3 emulator for those who wish to try them. They are not quite as bad as their reps would suggest and better than most of the other 3D brawlers covered here.

[@krakelwok]

Isn't Mutants in Manhattan de-listed, too?

[@RFSKannon]

Yeah it is, but it's still available in physical format. IF one can find it.

[@Sandman_Slim]

They are poop. On a stick.

[@aeidengtfo6758]

Reshelled is just awful so no it completely deserves the rep it received

[@MAGAIVER]

@@aeidengtfo6758 Had the game got all the trophy's did everything I could do in that game and I loved every minute of it. People are far too harsh to that game, it's not bad at all.

[@TrueSolunar]

Funny story: When my younger brother was adopted, he was allowed to pick a new name for himself… Loving TMNT, he picked “Michelangelo”, but the folks at the adoption office said that would be too weird, so it was shortened to “Michael “… I was adopted at birth, so I couldn’t choose mine… I’m just glad that I didn’t end up like Goo from Foster’s…

[@marbles8641]

I'm glad to see Mutants in Manhattan get some love. I enjoyed the game to no end when it was released!

[@DesertRainReads]

Turtles in Time was one of those rare instances where the home version was better. It might have been missing frames of animation and some voice clips, but it had extra bosses, an extra level that made the transition to time travel much smoother, and the soundtrack sounded better than the arcade version to me. I'm glad both are being included in the Cowabunga Collection, along with most of the other games featured here.

[@ravagingwolverine]

Yeah, they did make some worthwhile improvements to Turtles in Time where they could on the SNES. Of course, the arcade version is better in other ways. Personally, the SNES music wasn't as good to me, though there's a hack for that now. But I agree that it's good to have both versions. They're different enough to both be worth playing and I appreciate both versions. For example, I always preferred the original Neon Night Riders stage, but the other changes in the SNES game's level structure were very good ideas.

[@DesertRainReads]

@@ravagingwolverine aye, I appreciate the original for what it is, a great, albeit flawed version of the game with amazing graphics for its time and an excellent soundtrack. Speaking of the soundtrack, I prefer the SNES arrangements overall, many of them just have a harder edge. Neon Night Riders being one such example, along with Bury My Shell at Wounded Knee, those galloping drums during the intro to that level, still epic to this day. Listening to Samus66 jam on the drums to the SNES arrangements of soundtrack really made me appreciate it that much more. I'm glad both versions are included, so we can appreciate them for what they are and experience them for ourselves.

[@davetheimpaler204]

It's far superior, yes. I wouldn't say it's a "rare" instance though; the NES and SNES were rife with superior home versions of arcade games like Contra, Double Dragon, etc. Due to the nature of arcade games as quarter-munchers, it should have been seen as the standard for home console versions to be superior. That's how I always saw it.

[@osurpless]

Ninja Gaiden and Bionic Commando on NES as well.

[@davetheimpaler204]

@@osurpless You see? I forgot those even were arcade games. Lol

[@JohnnyParrotJoe]

In fact, there are two new levels (not only one) in the NES version of TMNT The Arcade Game. The other one is the Dojo with the tigers and stuff.

[@goemon74]

And that dojo level got reused for the genesis version the hyperstone heist

[@Haywood-Jablomie]

I identify as a reused pain in the ass dojo snow tiger... please use the proper pronouns while praising me for my stunning bravery

[@Yamigata]

Came here to say this

[@Haywood-Jablomie]

@@Yamigata Me too. You and I are like sisters

[@Yamigata]

@@Haywood-Jablomie Thanks sis

[@CDages]

Fun Fact, Game Arts was also one of the primary developers that assisted Sora Ltd and Nintendo in the Development of Smash Bros Brawl for Wii. So I assume that played a role in taking up Development duties for TMNT Smash-Up.

[@slycooper4067]

Cowabunga Insomniacs. Time to boogie!

[@cidfacetious3722]

I’m not an insomniac! I was playing xenoblade 3

[@vintageroller]

who needs sleep when youve got turtle power

[@lstcell]

... or just people on another timezone

[@ash2dvst]

Bossa nova! ....Chevy nova?

[@slycooper4067]

@@lstcell it’s kind of a running joke I’ve had for the fellow subscribers who reside on the east coast of the US as I do. I am terribly sorry this offended you.

[@Hchris101]

This channel never misses. ALL KILLER NO FILLER!! 🤘

[@flaps805]

like your mom

[@thiagovidal6137]

Yeah... except he missed an entire game. Out of Shadows from 2013.

[@HaakonAnderson]

@@thiagovidal6137 Krang is actually from dimension x

[@Jesse__H]

​@@thiagovidal6137 It was never meant to be a comprehensive list of all TMNT games. Just, as the description says, a bunch of them.

[@ZakkHung]

I'm a huge TMNT fan. This might be a favorite episode.

[@mosiarmstrong]

You played Shredder's Revenge yet? I bought a Switch strictly for that game. Highly recommend if you haven't already.

[@newgameaaaa]

Cool. Me too back in the day. Watching the show, the movies, pretending to be the turles with my friends. I remember birthday parties and parents renting an arcade place. It had the TMNT arcade, we had pizza and the theme was TMNT (plates, napkins, decorations). My neighbor is a baker and he made me a TMNT cake. It was awesome. I had a turtles costume for halloween.

[@soluciones11s.a.s81]

@@mosiarmstrong not only a great turtles game, but a great beat them up over all

[@ZakkHung]

@@mosiarmstrong Oh yeah. It's incredible.

[@mosiarmstrong]

@@soluciones11s.a.s81 I have to agree. I haven't touched it in a bit because I've been playing Streets of Rage 4 but I hear them turtle boys calling my name.

[@roberthornibrook6344]

Shredders Revenge is such a good game. I hope the Cowabunga Collection turns out aight!

[@FezTheSpaceBiker]

I doubt it'll be awful

[@NickJaime]

@Phantasm lol that's your opinion. Official games are fine if enough work has been put into it. Sony's PS1 has shown what poor effort can do.

[@icravedeath.1200]

@@NickJaime for example, nightdive studios produce some consistently high quality ports of retro first person shooters like quake, turok, Powerslave and doom 64. Although, expecting everyone to meet that high of a standard is a bit mean. (But, digital eclipse do have a pretty good track record with retro game ports, so it'd be pretty good).

[@supersaiyaman11589]

@@NickJaime their were some good games for the ps1

[@Steely_Fran]

My introduction to TMNT was when I was in 6th grade (1985). It was a table top RPG my friends were playing. I didn't hear anything about it again until a few years later. Then they blew up.

[@89sigma43]

Joe, thank you for doing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games! We TMNT fans are finally getting the Cowabunga Collection, and we even got the best game in a long time, Shredder’s Revenge! Once again, thank you so much!

[@joshwhite83]

Man, me and my cousin used to spend countless hours sitting on the floor in front of my grandma’s tv playing Turtles in Time on SNES.

[@lorenmorgan1931]

The fact that you used Pizza Power from the Pizza Hut cassette Coming out of Our Shells just makes this all the, more legit. Best episode of Game Sack ever!

[@gryphonofmight]

I'm surprised you didnt mention that the 2007 gba game's devs would go on to make tmnt shredder's revenge as tribute games

[@Locomamonk]

WOW! I didn't know Tribute Games did it! I've been following that developer for years and I've always enjoyed their indie titles like Ninja Senki or Wizorb... you just blew my mind, thanks!

[@trendmassacre8423]

The fact that the original cast from the 80's cartoon voices their respective characters on the latest game is a definite sell for me, and this is AFTER the fact that I wanted the game when I saw it on the Microsoft store a few weeks back! I am 44 and still love the games that take after the original 80's TMNT.

[@danbauer3669]

Sweet fan art, Joe! Great video, as always!

[@guangsihan]

7:40 In TMNT3 The Manhattan Project, in order to do a special move, you actually need to press jump first, and then immediately press attack, then it will do the special attack, if you press the jump and attack at the exact same time it actually won't work. That's probably why sometimes you want to do the mid air attack but it ends up doing a special attack.

[@StormsparkPegasus]

Shredder's Revenge is by far my favorite Turtles game. Sure, it uses a 16-bit art style, but it's very much a modern game, and it does a lot of things that could not have been pulled off in the 16-bit era, even in the arcade.

[@DGR_Dave]

The ending skit is 10/10 😂😂

[@Locomamonk]

where are you going?? We need to complete your ninja training 🤣

[@Subfightr]

Y'all might wanna check out 2013's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the shadows. On the 360, PC, and ps3. It was mainly a side scrolling beat em up and the combat was like a slightly wonky Batman Arkham game. The turtles felt more ninja like than in the previous games. Their combat felt more brutal. It was certainly one of the better TMNT games I had played in a long time... I'm looking it up now and Activision pulled it from digital stores in 2017... It was digital only. RIP out of the shadows... I never did beat you. Activision. F U

[@sebastiangaravaglia2608]

Not to mention that game may have the best soundtrack of any turtle game and is probably one of the best video game soundtracks ever.

[@markula_4040]

I mentioned it in a different comment but you can play it on a PS3 emulator quite easily if you want to go that route. That's what I did when I saw a unredeemed PC code going for $400.

[@scabdidlybastard]

OotS was a buggy mess when it released but the fundamentals were excellent. Iirc, the PS3 version was eventually patched which improved performance somewhat. I played it on PS3 and I remember struggling with it initially but eventually returning and having a great experience. I’m still disheartened that I was never able to experience it via online co-op, with someone playing each of the turtles. I think it had the best characterization of the turtles of any game. The combat was very deep and well designed. It definitely has the best team attacks of any turtles game. I also LOVE that they got the rights to use “Turtle Power” by Partners in Kryme. It’s really a shame that it was so maligned by critics upon release and never recovered. I honestly believe that most people who continue to disparage it either never gave it a fair shake or never played it and are simply parroting the media sentiment.

[@XeviousvSBlackmanta]

@@scabdidlybastard Alot of people compared it to the old beat em ups and never really tried to look deeper past the intial couple of levels

[@nonentity2574]

Surprised it wasnt mentioned in this video. It even had an arcade mode if I’m not mistaken.

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

Turtles in Time was the pinnacle of old school TMNT games. Shredder's Revenge raised the bar for modern beat 'em ups and the TMNT license too. Game was fun to play, music bangs every minute I hear it, and hearing the old cast is awesome!

[@hi_tech_reptiles]

Ya know, I think a TMNT metroidvania could really work with good combat and art style. The 4-Turtle dynamic could really work, with drop in/out co-op and fun abilities etc. Might be a decent alternative to beat em ups, which even tho Shredders Revenge did fantastically, has been the only real style done really, really well with the franchise unfortunately. I don't think it's the only possible genre.

[@livefreeprintguns]

I wasn't expecting a new Game Sack episode at 3:30am but here we are and I'm here for it.

[@Ephesians-yn8ux]

Same lol I’m assuming he lives on the west coast

[@Spawn3X5]

Colorado

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

Or you could just wait until the next day to watch it....

[@livefreeprintguns]

@@Bubba__Sawyer Make me commie. 😤

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

@@livefreeprintguns It was a suggestion, not a demand. Seriously though... what's the problem with just waiting until the next day to watch a video that gets uploaded late? Do you think you're gonna miss out on something? Have you never heard of delayed gratification?

[@ProtoMario]

TMNT Arcade and Turtles in Time are my jam

[@ezzahhh]

Man I grew up on the original TMNT game on the NES, this really takes me back. It was the only TMNT game out at the time and it was hard as nails to play, I reckon that one would give Battletoads a run for it's money in terms of difficulty. Loved all the other entries, especially the arcade games and Turtles in Time, good stuff!

[@starlightwitch12]

I remember playing some of these NES TMNT games since I had a bootleg cart featuring the 4 NES games, and years later I played the 2007 Ubisoft game on PS2, as well as the PS2 version of Smash-Up.

[@Bloody-Butterfly]

Seeing and hearing Turtles in Time in an arcade or movie theater for the first time is an unforgettable experience.

[@kadosho02]

Best memory ever. Plus it is timeless, and fun to play. Crazy its been forever ago.

[@georged7627]

Now this is what I'm talking about, the complete turtles package...I wish they put all these games on 1 Nintendo switch cart or at least a cowabunga collection 2 🙏🏽👍🏾🤘🏾i really like TMNT on the Gameboy advance its fun

[@adultmoshifan87]

Future Game Sack episodes I’d like to see: Games That Make The Console Look Weak 4 Donkey Kong (Intellivision) Ghostbusters (NES) Galaxy Force 2 (Genesis) Shrek Treasure Hunt (PSone) Myth Makers: Super Kart GP (PS2 and Wii) Cid The Dummy (PS2 and Wii) Better on 8 bit than 16 bit James Pond 2: Codename Robocod (Master System vs SNES) Ultima (Master System vs SNES) Batman: Return/Revenge of The Joker (NES vs Genesis) Double Dragon 1 and 2 (NES vs Genesis) Better on 16 bit than 32 bit Mortal Kombat 2 (Genesis/SNES vs Saturn/PSone) Mr. Nutz (Genesis vs Game Boy Advance) Comix Zone (Genesis vs Game Boy Advance) Chrono Trigger (SNES vs PSone)

[@IAmAnEvilTaco]

My favorite TMNT fact is that the 80s cartoon theme song was written by Chuck Lorre, the guy who made The Big Bang Theory.

[@teddybeer6206]

I'm impressed, Joe. You seem to be pretty familiar with the Mirage comics. Very nice! That image of Raph leaping has been reproduced in a lot of incarnations.

[@Unquestionable]

Really excited for the Cowabunga Collection, grew up playing most of those games so the nostalgia can pick up the slack when the game play gets repetitive. Would really love a follow up that includes the later Konami titles based on the 2003 series as I never got a chance to play them but was always curious as the show was rather decent. Still I'm thrilled with the fact we're even getting a collection at all.

[@codyhayes5446]

I had a Genesis growing up. I loved Hyperstone Heist, but definitely also loved getting to play Turtles in Time when I went to my friend’s house. I have a real soft spot for Tournament Fighters on Genesis. I know it’s pretty trash mechanically and I could never get anywhere in the single player, but my dad and I had so much fun playing against each other. I was always Ralph and he was Mikey.

[@ChrisG-bh6jh]

TMNT 2 The Arcade Game on NES, Turtles In Time on Super NES and Shredder’s Revenge are my all time favorites. I love your content man. Keep up the awesome job. Take care, Joe

[@malik87breaker]

The arcade game is the best (nes tmnt 2)

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

...I knew the radio buddy thing was gunna played in the skit .... I just knew it! Lol

[@bra1nc417d]

Shredders revenge is definitely my favorite. Awesome animation, controls, graphics, sound design and music. Man, there's some damn good tunes in that one. I find myself humming the shit all the time, even when its been days since I've last played.

[@kadosho02]

Tee Lopes just knows the heart, and soul of every project he creates a soundtrack for.

[@JORDAN-rq2eg]

I had both of the first NES games!!! Made for some of the most memorable times in my childhood...

[@clanpsi]

Some of my fondest childhood memories are having my birthday parties at Chuck E. Cheese just so I could play the Turtles arcade game. I was cleaning boxes out of my parents' attic last month and actually found a complete copy of Turtles Arcade for DOS. Pretty radical find.

[@Aragorn7884]

TMNT 3 - The Manhattan Project TBH gets a bad wrap. It's flawed, but definitely fun.

[@Bloodreign1]

I've never seen anyone diss the game, I tend to see the game get praised. I own a copy, and I pretty much love playing it myself.

[@guitarspud1723]

I like hyperstone because of the dedicated run button. You can clear enemies on command by run, roll then attack without waiting for a couple of seconds to run(turtles in time).

[@gjergjaurelius9798]

Weirdos snes fans dismiss the game “because it’s not turtles in time!” They missed out honestly. I hope they fanboys give it a shot on the collection.

[@computron100]

I like how you can view a full game playthrough within the game itself. In case you don’t feel like playing but still wanting to watch gameplay

[@lxs077]

actually playing through most these games with niece and nephews, the lids still love these games.

[@stargrave1866]

12 minutes in and this is one of my favorite episodes ever 🤘 so super rad thanks Joe!

[@alex64gaming]

Turtles in time = 🐐

[@StalinBrosef]

I think it's awesome that you show your old drawings, Joe! Thanks for sharing!

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

Platinum's Turtles? Damn I wish it had the same appeal as Metal Gear Rising and Transformers Devastation!

[@melancholas]

Hey Joe, I really love that retro look effect you've used in that one scene. Was this difficult to make? Great episode. I was disappointed back then when the first 3D TMNT came out. The early 90s games have been so much fun to play and the idea playing Turtles in 3 D sounded great on paper. BTW. there was one game missing, the Turtles In Time Re-Shelled Version which came out on PS3 and Xbox 360 (which IMHO have been like a slap in the face). The Cowabunga Collection is a great way for the old folks as for younger people to live through the classic games. And I love that Shredders Revenge also came out as physical version.

[@BigSnipp]

Joe said he didn't cover every game. Did you watch the whole video?

[@melancholas]

@@BigSnipp I love your sarcasm 👍

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

@@melancholas That wasn't sarcasm, he was correcting you 👍

[@melancholas]

@@Bubba__Sawyer The sarcasm is, that he asked if I watched the whole video. And in the very beginning Joe said he is going to review every TMNT game. So, I could say that he hasn't watched the whole video. Second, I wrote that there was that one game missing, nothing about Joe missed it. If we now analyze every word about who said or wrote what, it is becoming a neverending story.

[@cattysplat]

The original TMNT platformer on NES gave me the same reactions as the original AVGN review from 2006. Namely, alot of swearing at all the BS platforming and the hard game over back to the start of the game if you die on all 4 of the turtles. If you didn't have a game genie or the patience of a saint, you had no chance.

[@supersaiyaman11589]

ya they made those games very unforgiving for no reason imo. and that made them not fun to play. the tmnt for nes is one game i will not be playing a hole lot in the collection

[@ezequielgomez7083]

Me and my best friend Ismari Montes love Playing TMNT Games. My best friend Ismari had TMNT on Wii and 3DS and Tmnt Shadder's Revenge on Switch. For me my favorite tmnt video game was TMNT Arcade, TMNT on 3DS, TMNT 1 and 2 on Game Boy, TMNT 2 and 3 on NES, TMNT 4 on SNES and TMNT Shadder's Revenge on PS4

[@dafunkbombbrothegamecat4853]

And I agree about the achievement notifications but if you are going for the challenges it's nice to get so you know to start over lol

[@TheContraspirit]

Great video! I missed the Turtles In Time remake, though.

[@GameSack]

That game looks horrendous.

[@KrisDiKascos]

@@GameSack It is horrendous! I still have it downloaded on my PS3 (I believe it got delisted some time ago). It doesn't control well, the enemies feel 'mushy', it's a remake of the arcade version so it's missing the SNES exclusive content and most unforgivably... the music was completely redone, replacing the iconic original's soundtrack with some utterly generic nonsense! There was also TMNT: Out of the Shadows on PS3 and Xbox360... it is also not good!

[@legbert123]

Thx for making videos Joe

[@markchapa9805]

Oh man you brought a smile to my face with the "Pizza Power" song from the Coming Out of our Shells tour. I saw that show back when I was 5 with my dad. Great old memory

[@affliction1979]

The NES version of TMNT 2 actually had 2 levels that the arcade game didn't have. The snow level, and the Japanese pagoda level with the tigers and monkeys.

[@gryphonofmight]

I'd love to see a new 2D game based on the 2003 series

[@CDages]

Shredder's Revenge was actually developed by Tribute Games, a studio made up of former Ubisoft Montreal staff who also worked on Scott Pilgrim Vs the World. Perhaps the best Post Credit scene I've seen from Sack in a while lol!

[@britishwordplay4335]

Turtles In Time - My Departed Brothers friend brought this round with the adapter cartridge to play on the SNES. It amazed me back in the days. Still a great game decades later.

[@blondesummer7980]

TMNT3 on the NES is probably the first game I played. Ever. Yeah I've seen my big bro playing Mario and other stuff it was kinda interesting but seeing TMNT on screen I was immediately like "I want to play that!"

[@Hotshotter3000]

Great video. But I was mildly disappointed that you missed one game for the PC. TMNT 2: The Manhattan Missions by Konami in 1991. It was a bit different than the other games. A platformer that allowed you to cycle through the turtles and fight a variety of enemies and stages. I believe that this game was the first to debut the Triceratons, who are another alien enemy that resemble Triceratops dinosaurs. They show up only in one episode of the original 1987 series but are more prominent in later series.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

The Triceratons came from the original Mirage Studios comics, and they actually even predate the Turtles themselves.

[@jong2359]

Disappointed is probably a strong word, I am guessing you are "surprised."

[@Hotshotter3000]

@@KasumiKenshirou OK, so their debut in non-comic media. I figured they must have been featured in the comics earlier than 1991. The episode of the 1987 series where they show up was first broadcast in 1993.

[@sic6664]

You missed Out of the Shadows and that god awful Turtles in Time-remake.

[@GameSack]

I don't remember promising that every game would be covered.

[@JakobPea]

they're easily missed downloadable titles that are no longer available to purchase due to licensing issues. no point telling people whether a game is worth buying if its not available to buy

[@TheGameChasers]

@@GameSack You clearly said at the start " I will be covering every game"

[@brettdulaney8108]

@@GameSack well played Joe from game sack

[@VideInfra]

Out of the shadows was glitchy broken fun.

[@surgegraphicnovel]

It took them twenty + years to make the tmnt game everyone wanted; a sequel to turtles in time. I got a call from my tweenager self back in 1995, and he said he wanted that over ternament fighter

[@BlackMoore82]

Growing up the '89 Arcade game was the first one I played and as much as I loved TMNT II: The Arcade Game and the arcade rendition of Turtles in Time I had the most fun with the '89 Arcade game, The Manhattan Project, and the SNES port of Tournament Fighters.

[@dwood78part23]

This is going to be good! Hopefully, he'll also review the new TMNT game as well.

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

Why not just watch the video first and then leave a relevant comment after instead of rushing straight to the comments the second the video is uploaded?

[@lonreed9743]

I pre ordered the Cowabunga collection months ago…..can’t wait!!

[@kadosho02]

Excellent coverage on the entire series. Including the titles that had pros and cons Plus Shredder's Revenge. A modern masterpiece

[@halfaliveinthelivingroom4250]

Nice drawings!! I was lucky enough once to see some sketches (and a failed test) hanging on the wall of Peter Lairds high school

[@ThePsychoFox]

I’m so happy for you that you stayed well clear of TMNT OOTS (XBLA) - it’s the biggest serving of garbage on a half shell of all time. Great episode as always!

[@forrestredd2706]

"The turtle designs just get worse, and worse... What's up with that." Whatever you do, if you care about TMNT, don't watch Rise of the Ninja Turtles. Dear Lord... Not only are the designs the worst of all time, but they even switch the personalities, character roles, races, weapons, sexes. You name it. Everything about the original is changed. Can you say "Raph is the leader now, and he no longer has his sai?"

[@GameSack]

Yeah I saw a trailer for that and felt I needed to take some Adderall or something.

[@christopherniewiadomski4075]

Manhattan Project and Tournament Fighters for the NES are my favorite turtles games and two of my all time favorite NES games.

[@PeteSkerritt]

Perfect timing for this feature with the Cowabunga Collection so close. It was a fun trip back in time recalling when I played most of these games for the first time. Of course Turtles in Time SNES and Shredder’s Revenge are top-tier. My own ranking has The Manhattan Project just below these. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Gen6 (the first release for PS2/GCN/XB) isn’t far behind that for me. Sure, there’s been some Turtle Stinkers, but by and large? The games have largely done well by the IP.

[@TooBokoo]

"The comic was edgy for it's time." - Let's be honest, it would be edgy as hell in 2022. The SJW crowd wouldn't be able to handle that comic right now. There would be "REEEEEEEEE!!!!!" all over the internet.

[@TheInhumanBeatdown]

The irony is the edge was part of the joke, OG Turtles was never meant to be taken seriously.

[@TheCrimsonBlur]

In summary: if it's on 8 or 16 bit consoles or arcade, it's worth playing. Everything else after that but Shredder's Revenge is hot garbage and a hard skip. Sounds about right.

[@nfugitt89]

He liked Mutant Nightmare

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

He didn't say that, he said that they were of varying quality.

[@juanmartinstehle5047]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist is my favourite game on the Sega Genesis. Thumbs up for this episode.

[@travisnybeck1223]

I like how on the arcade versions u can press the start button n it gives u extra lives

[@stncldrwg]

TMNT Arcade on NES actually had 2 new levels. Along with the ice level, there’s also the dojo level right before the Technodrone.

[@dowingba]

I unironically love the first turtles game on NES. When I recently bought a new NES it was the first game I bought for it. I think a lot of people pretend they hate it because the AVGN pretends to hate it. That being said: it's nothing compared to Turtles 2, which is maybe the best NES game ever made.

[@justinsims2421]

That floating head vanilla ice scared the shit outta me!!

[@smokythecameraman]

turtles' toys were AMAZING. they were the only toys you immediately smashed on the pavement when you bought them. after that you put em back together so they could lose limbs in battles, toys afterwards didn't have that feature and that quickly made me grow out of them.

[@Elcapitaan5]

I have not played the snes version of Turtles in Time for years,but it remains one of my favourite games of all time.

[@JanetStarChild]

5:45 ...I like that reference to Splinter's famous line in the first TMNT NES game.

[@TLW4118]

Wow those TMNT drawings are on point man! Had no idea you were a great artist.

[@markula_4040]

One last thing. For Shredder's Revenge on PC, the music is easily replicable. They are just sitting in a folder within the installation location. Just take out the OGG file(s) you want to replace and put in your own and rename it appropriately. I inserted all the remixes I have from older games. Did have to raise the volume of my files or they would be too quiet even with the music volume at max. Also, they get wiped if the game has an update. Learned that one the hard way.

[@ravagingwolverine]

Good to know about the updates messing up the modifications. I'll have to keep it in mind. I haven't gotten around to playing Shredder's Revenge(hardware issues and bad timing), but being able to replace music is something I appreciate and was a selling point. There's some stuff in there that doesn't really work for me from what I've heard. Good that the developers made it so simple to do and I think it will make a big difference for me.

[@KevenLC]

Tmnt is a huge part of my childhood, I used have tons of toys, played the videogames a lot, especially the first game, I probably put 100 hours back in the day trying to beat it. I dressed as Donatello for halloween in '90. The Turtles movie was the very first time I went to see a movie in theater.

[@Bigbacon]

Snes turtles in time is my fav. Love that game, never gets old.

[@TVsMrNeil]

TMNT2: The Arcade Game has TWO extra stages and three new bosses. The game is also harder in two-player mode. I used to start the game in two-player mode and then let the other turtle die for the additional challenge.

[@pileofwit]

That's what I love about these teenage turtles, man. I get older, they stay the same age.

[@theflo1980]

After Credit-Scene ❤️❤️❤️ OG Button Layout kills me everytime 😅😅

[@xbiker321]

Turtles 3 The Manhattan Project was incredible. I poured countless hours into that game back in 92-93. Certainly one of my favorites on the NES.

[@marbles8641]

The NES game had two extra levels over the arcade, not just one. The other was the Samurai/Shogun level along with the ice stage. As for Pizza in TMNT, the 2003 series completely de-emphisized the turtle's love of pizza, and ate a variety of food, which might be why they had other foods. This was fun to watch all the turtle generations though.

[@GameSack]

They should have de-emphasized them being ninjas as well. Possibly even turtles. Sounds like something they'd do.

[@marbles8641]

@@GameSack The 2003 series lasted 7 seasons, and only 5 episodes across the entire series showed them eating pizza. The rest of the time it was Chinese food, and various other New York food. Including one episode where New York City Hot Dogs were turning people into Zombies. The 2012 series had a lot more pizza involved, to the point they made fusion foods of Chinese pizza, Pizza buns, etc. The current 2018 series, Pizza is their favorite food, but they will eat other things on occasion. I'm just a nerd who enjoys cartoons though, so don't mind me.

[@Darkbeatdk]

My first experience was the Arcade game at a local diner. I was absolutely floored by how amazing it was and true to the comics, so imagine my shock when my friend told me that he had gotten Turtles for his NES one day and I came over to see THAT first game... For the longest time I thought I was alone in finding it inferior since I had been so dissapointed back then, but had it been an unlicensed game with different characters, I think I would be all over it as an underrated Konami hidden gem today. You're right, it's not really all that bad of a game. Great video as always.