That's also how I remember it.
Some of my friends were so hyped for the movie.
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DF Retro Let's Play: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - NES Turtlemania Revisited!
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Some of my friends were so hyped for the movie.
All home computer versions were pretty amazing. Even the humble speccy was colourful and sounded great.
Man...thanks for that link.
I just got done playing through the whole game in one sitting. Karai is OP.
Also, the best stage was the
Technodrome Kitchen
i don't like the outrage culture AVGN hath wrought but TMNT was one of the games worth busting some nostalgia bubbles over. everybody came for turtles, and like most NES games back then you kind of swallowed whatever was put in your mouth. would be surprised if like half of anybody back then actually got past the water level
even the DF video posits it's not a particularly well made game
even the DF video posits it's not a particularly well made game
he said he got the scroll weapon but was clearly on level one. #BeauLies
I loooooved that game, but I remember being immensely bummed that it wasn't the same. (I had unrealistic expectations.)
You're in a thread for that game and the isometric view is shown 2 minutes into the video in the OP.
Nope, that's not the one. It was this one:
I dont think isometric was the right word, but I remembered the background art being slightly different angle.
I remember thinking it was really well made back in the day. Watching DF Retro's video now made me realize how mindless the enemy placement was, but we just enjoyed whatever was on offer. Area 3 was really neat opening up the world and I wish more (or any) game reviewer would make some mention of the large map, driving the turtle van (with its useless pea shooter), collecting missiles to take out barriers (rationing them reminding me of Metroid), and avoid instant turtle death by steamroller. Leaving the safety of the turtle van felt like a real ninja mission.
I don't recall the dam ever being unfair, and do remember farming scrolls with friends. Topped off every turtle and flew by the later enemies.
I don't recall the dam ever being unfair, and do remember farming scrolls with friends. Topped off every turtle and flew by the later enemies.
Here ya go. I ended up using the NES Mini, as it allowed me to place a save before each batch of seaweed, and it wasn't an eyesore on my TV.
Like I said in the description, I made it through the first and last sets on my first try, but the middle one took me twelve or so. Not terribly difficult. Even on the NES itself that would only take an hour or so to pull off with no save states.
Without save states you would have been broken after the sixth attempt.
I wasn't back in the day. I may have abandoned it now, seeing as I'm old, crusty, and getting ready for bed. But sure, because I didn't spend months learning to deal with Souls games forcing me to restart long treks. We can go with that if you want.
First off Dark1x I will be watching this video during my lunch break at work today.
Secondly, this was a very important game in my childhood. While I agree that it was harder than other games, it meant nothing to 8 year old me. I beat this game so many times in my youth (mainly because it was one of the few that I had, I also was madly in love with the Ninja Turtles), that when I got older (i.e. on message boards) I didn't realize how many people had an issue with the game.
I had strats on every stage, how to get through and maneuver through the stages quickly, when and where to lose a Turtle (always use Raph to do the damn sequence; even if you lose him, you can get him back either in the water or on the very next stage in the city), how to quickly find the Technodrome on Stage 5, everything.
I still like going back and playing it every now and again.
(Don is superior. Despite lack of range, Mikey hits harder than Leo. They nerfed Raph and should've had him actually cause the most damage due to range, or either buffed his defense. Eh.)
Secondly, this was a very important game in my childhood. While I agree that it was harder than other games, it meant nothing to 8 year old me. I beat this game so many times in my youth (mainly because it was one of the few that I had, I also was madly in love with the Ninja Turtles), that when I got older (i.e. on message boards) I didn't realize how many people had an issue with the game.
I had strats on every stage, how to get through and maneuver through the stages quickly, when and where to lose a Turtle (always use Raph to do the damn sequence; even if you lose him, you can get him back either in the water or on the very next stage in the city), how to quickly find the Technodrome on Stage 5, everything.
I still like going back and playing it every now and again.
(Don is superior. Despite lack of range, Mikey hits harder than Leo. They nerfed Raph and should've had him actually cause the most damage due to range, or either buffed his defense. Eh.)
I could get to the inside of the technodrome with no help. It took me a while to do it. Later after I got a game genie, I went back and beat the game! Same thing with Battletoads.
I'm surprised they mentioned it and mirrored my own thoughts on it: it's not that hard, just needs a bit of planning and to not panic. As a kid I had no issues getting to Stage 3, but that was always where it ended for me because there were some things I just never got past for whatever reason (and not that non-jump!).