Head here to check out everything up for auction. Again, this TMNT cartridge is part of Heritage Auctions Dallas #7234 Lot, with items ending over the next couple of days. Too rich for me right now, but in case it is not for you, click here to place a bid or just to see what it ends up going for. Even though its corners are not as sharp as they could be, this small detail is easy to look past due to this copy's overall excellent eye appeal. Its late release on the console may very well be a contributing factor to its rarity. There have been numerous video games based on them and their adventures. They were created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in November 1983 as comic characters, and the first comic was published in May 1984.
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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) or Ninja Turtles are characters from comic books, animated TV series and films. Considering the intense flurry of bids that poured in for the sealed Wata 9.2 copy in our July Signature Auction that ultimately sold for $9,000, we're sure there's more than a few TMNT collectors who missed out on that copy that are overjoyed to see this one! Many consider this to be the most difficult game in the Turtles' NES series to track down in sealed condition. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles redirect to this article. Besides, like I said, it’s worth way more raw enjoyment than many beat ’em ups that would come years and years later.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project – Wata 8.5 A Sealed (Atwood Collection), NES Konami 1992 USA. News Guides Resources Streams Forum Statistics. On the other hand, beat ’em ups aren’t known for their wealth of secrets or exploratory nature. The game was released in Japan through Konami themselves, then in North America through Konami's Ultra Games imprint, followed by a release through the European. There isn’t anything new to see or do your second time through the game, though it is fun enough to pop in any old time that you’re in the mood for lighter gaming fare. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, originally released as Fierce Turtle Ninja Legend in Japan and later as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in Europe, is a 1989 platform game for the Famicom/NES. I’ve got very little to complain about when it comes to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game, though if anything, I’d cite its moderate lack of replayability as its only real failing. The music is still limited by the NES’ primitive sound chip, though I’m of the opinion that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song is one of those melodies that translated perfectly as an 8-bit chiptune.
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There is so much cool stuff crammed in here and though it may not immediately jump out as notable, these finer details define TMNT II as an NES classic. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III - The Manhattan Project (USA) 19 16 1 This game is considered a sequel to the original arcade TMNT and was only released for the NES. Most bosses have their own unique “death animations.” In the stage reminiscent of feudal Japan, shadows of upcoming enemies can be seen lurking behind the movable shades. Foot soldiers (being of the robot variety in this iteration of Ninja Turtles) explode once defeated as do several other autonomous machines. Items like traffic cones and parking meters can be punched and subsequently launched at enemies. Fires burn and flicker in the background (and in the foreground at times). Konami decided to throw in some extra bells and whistles here and there, making TMNT II look ahead of its time in several respects. There’s a modest increase of enemies to account for the extra player, though in the end having an extra mutant onscreen makes the game substantially less difficult.īeing able to knock the manhole cover back like a baseball is another minute but appreciable touch added by Konami. It’s essentially the same as single player only 2 people are controlling 2 Turtles at once, but the enemies, bosses, levels, etc. Does it end up making that much difference? Not really, but co-op can be made a little more comfortable by choosing opposing types of Turtles.Ĭo-op mode is a lot of fun as well. The Turtles fall along a sliding scale with Raphael having the quickest but shortest attack and Donnie possessing the furthest but slowest. Each character plays to the strengths and weaknesses of his weapon range is compensated for by speed. For such a straightforward game, it’s actually sort of surprising that (and I’m not sure that I fully grasped this when I was younger) each Turtle is more or less of an individual. With only 2 buttons, attack and jump, TMNT II keeps it light and entertaining.
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Players choose one of the four Turtles to play as and use simple attacks to dispatch foot soldiers. Shredder ends up capturing both April and Splinter at some point, and as usual, the Turtles must fight their way through hordes and hordes of baddies. When it comes right down to it, there isn’t a whole lot to say about the gameplay.
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The game has some great looking cutscene stills.