Question about TMNT 3 for NES....
 

Kind of a "weird" question. I noticed that two boss fights are Groundchuck and Dirtbag. Were these two guys just made up for the game, or were they actually in the Cartoon series?

Also why is the game so damn hard?

dirtbag and groundchuck were on one episode of the old show.The were created as a mistake by bebop and rocksteady when they went to the zoo.

TMNT 3 for the nes was hard but cause its a konami game you can allways use the good old konami code. check video game cheat site for the code because it is variation of the orginal Konami Code

I'd always thought Groundchuck and Dirtbag were made as toys first and then introduced to the series. *shrugs* Oh well.

And yeah, TMNT 3 is hard. When I first rented it about.. oh, 12 years ago, I had a lot of trouble just getting past the second level. I recently found some cheat codes during an online search and I think I have them written down somewhere - if you have trouble finding them online, PM me and I'll see if I can help.

Oh yes, and once you get to the Technodrome... BEWARE OF RAHZAR!
http://rinoa.z-r0e.com/rahzarNESanimation.gif
Mwa ha ha.

The fight with Tokka at the next-to-last stage disagrees with me, because that fight is nearly impossible without like 4 lives.

Maybe it's my impatience which makes it hard (my strategy: attack attack attack). Took me abour 4 tries before I finally noticed that I needed to take time beating Bebop (with that stupid ball and spring on his head).

I dunno, I thought it was the easiest of all the old school TMNT games.

i wish i could play those games, don't ahve a nintendo.

I thought TMNT 2 for the NES was harder than TMNT 3. Mostly due to the Shredder battle at the end. One freaken hit from his Retromutagen Blast kills you. BULLSH*T!

But I like TMNT 3 more. Tokka is easily my favorite boss, just for his style. That deck-you-in-the-face-and-slam-you-into-the-neon-billboard attack was freaken sweet. Super Shredder is probably my second favorite. Another boss with really cool style.

And I think the episode Groundchuck and Birtbag were in was Planet of the Turtloids. Aren't there pics over in GD?

So if Im correct here Tokka came out in the Turtles 3 game before the 2nd turtles movie. So I was wrong in thinking Tokka and Rahzar were made just for the 2nd turtles movie. So that leaves me with one question. When were Tokka and Rahzar created and what did they appear in besides the movie? I dont think they were in the comics.....so Im just gona go out on a limb here and think they were made jus for this game?

maybe you should do ninja turtle fan mail and ask.

Im postive someone here know for sure so I dont wanna bug Dan over it if I dont have to

Well thats that then I guess they were created exclusively for the game and movie and then moved on to another game and then kinda went away haha

Well, Super Shredder also appeared in the game as the final boss, and I'm pretty sure he wasn't made exclusivel for the game.

In all likelihood Jim Henson Studios (or whoever designed Tokka, Rahzar and Super Shredder) shared the character designs with Konami before the movie was even complete, that way the game could be released at the same time as the movie and work as a promotional tie-in.

Hence the reason The three characters have powers not even remotely close to what we see in the movie (Rahzar has ice breath, Shredder has that "Shadow-Glide", etc.).

Also, can someone point Casey out to me on the cover of Manhatten Project? I dug out my old game box and looked like crazy, yielding no results. :(

hmm the first time I remember seeing Tokka and Rahzar was in the TMNT II movie. I know they appeared in TMNT 3 for the NES, and I think it was after the movie, but not sure. Then I saw at Big Wheel one day... Tokka the action figure! I bought it right away but couldn't afford Rahzar. I kept it in the box for some reason, and it is still there today. Anyway, Tokka also appeared in the cartoon episode "Dirk Savage: Mutant Hunter!" in 1993. This appearance was a pleasant surprise to me.

Tokka was in the show? Wow I never saw him then again I probly didnt see that episode. I have the Tokka toy! its kewl

the tmnt movie appeared before the game. here's the deal-

tmnt 2 came out first, then tokka, rahzar and super shredder started appearing in the games.

groundchuck and dirtbag were toys first, then appeared in the game, and then in the show.

slahs also appeared as a toy first, then in the games, and finally in the show.

I only slightly remember seeing Tokka and Rahzar in an episode of the old show, but I do remember Rahzar talking quite a bit. And not like a baby either. He seemed obsessed with finding his "only friend", Tokka.

Wonder what episode thatw as in :-?

Um...the only other thing I remember was he was attacking the turtles because he thought they had something to do with the disappearance of Tokka, so the turtles blasted him with some sort of device that tied him up in laser-rope. they then ran away and left him like that.

That's all I remember. Either it actually happened or I'm starting to lose it.

I like the guy in your avatar. The guy in the background staring at the wrestler's buldge from between his legs. He seems a little to pleased with what he sees.

huh? What were we talking about? Oh yeah, french toast, please.

My sentiments exactly. I never noticed that until it was too late. Heh.

I mentioned the name of the ep in my post on page 1 :D

Ah, thanks. I'm not entirely crazy.

Did Rahzar ever find Tokka?

I never got to see the end of that episode.

to be honest, I don't remember.. I think so. I'll have to watch that ep sometime whenever it is rerun...