Best Fighting Game

[Xav]

Out of all the TMNT fighting games which one was the best?

[Powder]

Without question the SNES version of Tournament Fighters.

[oldmanwinters]

The SNES TF is too choppy and cheap for my taste. CPU AI will block your attacks all day without taking any damage. I know the Genesis version gets a bad rap (for good reason), but I actually like the gameplay a bit more. Still... gotta give SNES the big edge for character selection and overall presentation.

[Powder]

Psht, I have to use your own sentiments but on behalf of the Genesis version! I can't even get one hit in on that SOB.
On the SNES version however I can beat Karai on hard...

[oldmanwinters]

Psht, I have to use your own sentiments but on behalf of the Genesis version! I can't even get one hit in on that SOB.
On the SNES version however I can beat Karai on hard...

Well, I'll admit that the Genesis Harder modes have that nasty habit of unbalanced life bars that lets the CPU kill you in about four hits. However, I do like it better for 2-player mode. Also... "Ultra Depression Attacks"... gotta love 'em!

[Ninjinister]

inb4 "hur hur they all suck"

[oldmanwinters]

inb4 "hur hur they all suck"

Ha! I knew it was comin'! I can honestly say that I own all of these games and have gotten enjoyment out of each one over the years. That said, much of that enjoyment may be the fact that I'm just a hard-core turtle fan with a high level of tolerance for sub-par to mediocre games.

[CyberCubed]

The SNES Tournament Fighters was basically Street Fighter with TMNT characters. It rocked.

I also love the NES version. There is just something fun about that simple slow-paced 8-bit fighting. Quite good for an NES game. Plus you can play as Hothead aka The Warrior Dragon!

[pannoni1]

Smash-Up for the Wii especially is a bit overlooked, using more realistic Wii controls and is just as good as SNES Tournament fighters, and is basically Super Smash Bros. with TMNT characters, including Karai which is much more fitting than Aska (that was the tiebreaker between that game and SNES Tournament fighters in which I voted). Plus, it was co-written by PL, Jim Lawson designing some of the graphics, and features actual 4kids voices. It clearly ends the 4kids era of TMNT games on a strong note.

[Solink]

Smash Up is one of my favorite TMNT games. It had great characters, great backgrounds and great music. The only downside, like others said is the small roster. Seriously Ubisoft? Raving Rabbids? Where are the important characters like Leatherhead, Bebop & Rocksteady, The triceratons, and Stockman? :tgrumble:

[Powder]

Sorry but you folks have poor taste.

[Ninjinister]

Sorry but you folks have poor taste.

Pft. Your mom.

[ToTheNines]

Sorry but you folks have poor taste.

Lol, I was just about to ask who the 3 goons were who voted for that game. Only way a sane person could vote for Smash-Up would be if they never played Tournament Fighters... which is bored-line insane itself, but whatever.

[Solink]

Lol, I was just about to ask who the 3 goons were who voted for that game. Only way a sane person could vote for Smash-Up would be if they never played Tournament Fighters... which is bored-line insane itself, but whatever.
Uh...I did play Tournament Fighters. I just didn't like the Street Fighter inspired combat. TF and S-U are two different styles of fighters! Can't we all have different opinions? You don't see me making fun of people because I like a game better than the other. :twink:

[oldmanwinters]

I am one of those goons who gave Smash-Up the nod. Smash Up is a ho-hum game in regards to innovation and depth, but it is still fun (to me, at least) and beats the pants off any of the ol' Konami bit-games!

As a rip-off of another genre, Smash-Up captures more of the fun of Smash Bros. than Tournament Fighters did of Street Fighter II.

[gobo]

Pong .

[Xav]

Smash-Up for the Wii especially is a bit overlooked, using more realistic Wii controls and is just as good as SNES Tournament fighters, and is basically Super Smash Bros. with TMNT characters, including Karai which is much more fitting than Aska (that was the tiebreaker between that game and SNES Tournament fighters in which I voted) Um Karai is in Tournament fighters as well.

[Powder]

Um Karai is in Tournament fighters as well.

Um not playable in the maingame.

[gobo]

Um not playable in the maingame.
I always thought of VS mode as the main game. So, you gotta use a code to get to her. No big deal...

[Powder]

VS mode is only 2player and I am forever alone so it doesn't count in my book.

[Ninjinister]

VS mode is only 2player and I am forever alone so it doesn't count in my book.

There's a reason the genre is properly called in some countries as VERSUS FIGHTERS.

Also: online. It has it.

[oldmanwinters]

VS mode is only 2player and I am forever alone so it doesn't count in my book.

That just sounded so sad when I read it! You could write a neo Country music song with those kinda lyrics!

[Powder]

There's a reason the genre is properly called in some countries as VERSUS FIGHTERS.

Also: online. It has it.

I wasn't aware that any SNES games had online. MIND BLOWN. :trolleye:

[oldmanwinters]

I wasn't aware that any SNES games had online. MIND BLOWN. :trolleye:

It wasn't out of the question!

Genesis had the "Sega Channel," because "Genesis Did what Ninten-didn't."

[Xav]

And the Super Famicom had Satellaview.

[Ninjinister]

I wasn't aware that any SNES games had online. MIND BLOWN. :trolleye:

Two different statements, mate.

1. Series are called versus fighters in most countries.

2. Fighting games/versus fighters have online. Many consoles have free online.

3. http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/2/588872_40508_front.jpg

[oldmanwinters]

It wasn't out of the question!

Genesis had the "Sega Channel," because "Genesis Did what Ninten-didn't."



http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/2/588872_40508_front.jpg

Argg! I forgot all about the X-Band. Gotta love mid-90s gaming network innovations (http://www.hotbloodedgaming.com/2010/05/03/the-sega-tower-of-power/)!

[Spitfire]

I liked the fight mode from Turtles in Time better then all the TMNT fighting games. If pressed I'd pick Tournament Fighters but it only really wins because of presentation and a cool roster of Archie characters, also had some cool arenas. The game itself annoyed me as a kid. The characters block way too much, Shredder especially, and I never beat Karai. Haven't played it in forever but I doubt I'd be any better at it now.

[oldmanwinters]

I liked the fight mode from Turtles in Time better then all the TMNT fighting games. If pressed I'd pick Tournament Fighters but it only really wins because of presentation and a cool roster of Archie characters, also had some cool arenas. The game itself annoyed me as a kid. The characters block way too much, Shredder especially, and I never beat Karai. Haven't played it in forever but I doubt I'd be any better at it now.

It is maddening how often CPU opponents in the 16-bit days tried to play rope-a-dope to great success.

[Slap-Happy]

I actually dig the Genesis Tournament Fighters. It was the first turtles fighting game I'd played.

[Luke795]

What is the Mutant Melee game?

[Ninjinister]

What is the Mutant Melee game?

It's a Power Stone-esque game for the Gamecube, Xbox, PC, and (in PAL regions only) PlayStation 2. It actually rips off Power Stone pretty decently, but still has some major missteps that keep it from being really all that good.

[oldmanwinters]

It's a Power Stone-esque game for the Gamecube, Xbox, PC, and (in PAL regions only) PlayStation 2. . . . but still has some major missteps that keep it from being really all that good.

Indeed. It was widely panned by critics, but some of us do enjoy it on a rainy day (http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=15377).

[Notyetasuperhero]

I would have to say the Genesis version of Tournament Fighters, that's probably just because its a game I grew up playing. Its definitely...unique?

[Genesis]

I think a Ninja Turtles fighting game could be done very well, if it allowed for Guilty Gear-like movement but had a move list as varied and complex as King of Fighters, but it always seems like attention to detail is lost in modern Turtles games, and that is a huge barricade in the way of enjoying them as much as we'd like to.

[Foot Soldier Clang]

There was a TMNT fighting game for the NES and I missed it?! Is it worth giving a shot, or am I just better off sticking with the SNES version?

[gobo]

I hesitated for a sec, deciding between SNES Tournament Fighters and Mutant Melee. Melee I've actually completed before. But, the wow factor of being able to play some of my favorite characters from the Archie universe trumps that.
There was a TMNT fighting game for the NES and I missed it?!
Tournament Fighters came in three radically different versions on NES, SNES and Genesis all at the same time. SNES was the best of the three, and I think NES was the worst (being that it was the only 8-bit version).

[juxtapose519]

The SNES TF is too choppy and cheap for my taste. CPU AI will block your attacks all day without taking any damage.

The first mistake there is playing against the AI in the first place. ;)

Tournament Fighters SNES, hands down. Loves me some Donatello.

[Genesis]

Tournament Fighters SNES, hands down. Loves me some Donatello.
"Ground Claw! Ground Claw! Ground Claw! Hey!"

[juxtapose519]

"Ground Claw! Ground Claw! Ground Claw! Hey!"

:tgrin: Sometimes I switch it up and throw in a body slam.

[Hermano Dyvas]

Like someone else said I liked the vs mode in turtles in time. But it's not possible to vote for that so I'm gonna go with... tournament fighters SNES.

[Memphis]

The Genesis version gets my vote. I loved the look of the characters. The taunts are still the greatest thing to ever grace my Genesis. Mikey: "That's a laugh!" Now if you'll excuse me, I am going to pop in my TF.

[Foot Soldier Clang]

After playing all the retro TMNT fighters, I have to say the NES version is my favorite. I love the 8-bit graphics, the simplistic gameplay, and the small roster. I wanted to say the SNES version is my favorite, because I owned it as a kid and played it all the time, but I sorta feel like it takes itself too seriously? I just have more fun with the NES version. :tcool:

[Jester]

Looks like I voted Melee back in the day... not sure why. Maybe because it's the one I actually own, but I still really liked it. It can be cheap sometimes, and I've never completely beaten it, but it's a fun game. And how many turtle fighters let you play as a Foot Ninja?

[Foot Soldier Clang]

To be honest, I've been playing TMNT:TF (NES) all night. Trying to master the moves on this game should be easier than it actually is, but once you get it down it's really satisfying.

I'm totally stoked because I finally beat Hothead during a CPU battle!

http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj624/footsoldierclang/don1a.png

I don't know why Rocksteady, Bebop, or a Foot Soldier aren't selectable characters in this version of Tournament Fighters. They'd fit right in.

[Memphis]

I was surprised Rocksteady and Bebop weren't playable in any version. At most you'd think they'd at least be in one.

[Jester]

I was surprised Rocksteady and Bebop weren't playable in any version. At most you'd think they'd at least be in one.
That's why many fans were so disappointed by Smash Up. With it being produced during the 25th Anniversary, many fans assumed it would have a roster that would include characters from the 25 years of the franchise, and not the lame cast it did.

[CyberCubed]

I thought it was because the fighting games focused on obscure characters rather than popular ones, other than Shredder.

You can say why was Krang not in most of them. I know he's in the unpopular Genesis version.

[Ninjinister]

You can say why was Krang not in most of them. I know he's in the unpopular Genesis version.


YOU'RE in the unpopular Genesis version.

[gobo]

YOU'RE in the unpopular Genesis version.
:tlol::tthumbsu:

[oldmanwinters]

I thought Sisyphus was the strangest character I'd ever seen. Not being a fan of Greek mythology in middle school, I didn't even know how to pronounce his name!

Of all the TF games, I probably logged the most hours into the NES version. That was actually the first fighting game I owned, and by that point it was a thrill to actually have a new NES game to play.

[Memphis]

Looks like I voted Melee back in the day... not sure why. Maybe because it's the one I actually own, but I still really liked it. It can be cheap sometimes, and I've never completely beaten it, but it's a fun game. And how many turtle fighters let you play as a Foot Ninja?

Am I the only one who noticed that Stonebiter was on the cover of Mutant Melee, yet makes absolutely NO appearance what so ever in the game?

[oldmanwinters]

Am I the only one who noticed that Stonebiter was on the cover of Mutant Melee, yet makes absolutely NO appearance what so ever in the game?

That was a notable complaint among fans here when the game was released. Character roster has always frustrated us.

Also, on one of the overseas releases of Mutant Melee, the cover art featured Bebop (A. C. Farley) art ripped from the Archie TMNT Mutant Universe Sourcebooks. Now that was pretty random!

[Ninjinister]

http://www.fenixware.net/fab/fab_triviaMain.asp?id=117

[Method101]

always likes tourney fighters for the snes, but man, the smashup game was MAD FUN!

[Mr.Turtle]

smash ups just awesome!

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[thechris]

I wanted to play Smash-Up but I didn't want to have to buy a Wii just to play it. :tcry:

[The Stryker]

Sometimes I feel like everyone else has played a different version of Smash Up than the one I did.

The game I played was an insult to garbage.

[Mr.Turtle]

^how so????? it got fugitoid too! tho i only tried to use him once... i like using leo and casey... play onlines fun n so many chars to unlock...the other games can't play online n their graphics are not so good as smash up...

[The Stryker]

Playing Smash Up online. Ok then. I'm sure there are a ton of people playing it to actually make that work.

Wii online gaming. Good luck getting THAT to work.

[Mr.Turtle]

^lol i dont get it...wuts with wii online gaming?

[DonatelloDomeHead31]

i briefly wanted to ask this from the SNES Tournament Fighters. Who is the woman in the game (not Karai) but the other one.

Her name started with an "A" and shame on me for not knowing this, but I don't remember her from the comics.

What part did she have with the turtles?

I say again though: great game...definitely would play it again if i could.

[gobo]

Her name was Aska. She was never seen in any other TMNT anything. However, reverse-engineering has evidenced that she was originally intended to be Princess Mitsu. Someone posted a link to a page about it not too long ago.

[Cipher]

This seems like the right place to ask. Has anyone ever actually beaten the SNES Tournament Fighters on anything above level-3 difficulty? I broke it out again the other day thinking it couldn't be that hard, but it goes above and beyond a normal fighting game challenge. The computer is actually set to mimic or counter all your moves as soon as you enter them. It's nearly impossible to even get close to some characters.

[CyberCubed]

This seems like the right place to ask. Has anyone ever actually beaten the SNES Tournament Fighters on anything above level-3 difficulty? I broke it out again the other day thinking it couldn't be that hard, but it goes above and beyond a normal fighting game challenge. The computer is actually set to mimic or counter all your moves as soon as you enter them. It's nearly impossible to even get close to some characters.

If you keep spamming the same move over and over again, you can beat it on the highest difficulty.

I keep spamming Raphael's power drill or Shredders forward slash attack and you can win the whole thing despite a number of losses. You have unlimited continues in the main tournament mode so keep at it.

[DonatelloDomeHead31]

I meant to put this in my last thread but forgot:

Genesis Tournament Fighters...Karai was the enemy, but I gotta say: the turtles fighting clones of their friends was a storyline that I didn't like. Was their an issue in the Turtles' comics that brought about the turtles fighting clones of themselves or was this a brand new idea.

Overall, I wasn't pleased with that storyline, and thus why I voted SNES Tournament Fighters as my favorite.

[shuriken]

Playing Smash Up online. Ok then. I'm sure there are a ton of people playing it to actually make that work.

Wii online gaming. Good luck getting THAT to work.

:lol:
I Hated the Genesis and Nes versions ( which I owned but disliked so much I sold them *blasphemy I know*) and the Snes one was nice to look at but not super fun.
I never played Mutant Melee so i dunno about that one.
Smash Up is fun to play with two-three friends but is still very lacking. The best thing about that game is the crocodile/alligator that can kill you or your opponent. SO i choose smash-up. At least it has more characters than any of the Tournament Fighter games and has some cool unlockable content.

[CyberCubed]

The NES one just has that old 8-bit fighting gaming charm. I can't see what's not to like.

[shuriken]

The NES one just has that old 8-bit fighting gaming charm. I can't see what's not to like.

It is kinda cool since there weren't many fighters on the nes, but that novelty goes away pretty quick.

[The Stryker]

The NES one just has that old 8-bit fighting gaming charm. I can't see what's not to like.

The sh*tty game play for starters?

[Xav]

The NES one just has that old 8-bit fighting gaming charm. I can't see what's not to like. I didn't like the fact that the Turtles didn't get to use their trademark weapons.

[Ninjinister]

The sh*tty game play for starters?

Oh. My. God.

You don't like the games. We get it.

Nobody. Cares.

[The Stryker]

http://oi56.tinypic.com/b4yp9h.jpg
Got it bro!

Doesn't change that NES Tournament Fighter isn't very good. :)