TMNT (NES) - Up on Virtual Console
 

http://www.nintendo.com/gamemini?gam...MWlDvd5OX3MhFH

600 Points. Have fun!

Yes, I've been waiting for the NES TMNT game to be available. The last 2 Mondays I expected to see, but at least it's now finally up. I just started playing it. I last played it in 1990 I think. I never could get past a certain point. I hope to go further in this game now.

Why is this 600 points?

NES games are 500 points, aren't they?

EDIT: That is such ********. Why is this game more expensive than evey other NES game? I only have 500 points so Im going to have to spend another $10 to get it. Wtf...

Yeah, it's messed up. I don't know if Konami or Ubi-Soft is doing this but whoever it is needs to be punched in the face. It's a fun game but by no means better then a lot of the other NES games on there like Zelda, Mario, etc, and they are only $5.

PS: Does anyone know of any cheats for this game besides the ones on GameFAQS? is there any kind of invincibility or infinite lives cheat? I have this on Wii so I can't use GameGenie.

I would guess it's more because it's a licensed game. Isn't it the first licensed game for the VC?

Yeah that's true, it must be it.

It's just they set the prices and then they spring this on you. It is just another dollar, but you have to buy $10 worth at a time...it's just annoying.

I remember getting this game when I got my NES, way back when I was 4 (and a very young TMNT fan). I remember getting frustrated because it was so hard, and I never got very far (those bombs in the dam? ugh!). But now I'm determined to pick this up and finish it.

Thanks for the heads up! :)

Until today I had never gotten to Rocksteady....so the dam levels and underwater level were all new to me, haha.

I had 3 turtles with full power, but I could not get through those pink, shocking plants....it's just insane.

I was able to get just past the dam part back when I first played the game. I've been playing the game today and I'm at Area 3 just after the dam part.

I've gotten all 4 Turtles with full health and no continues yet. There's a fairly simple way depending on how you look at it to do this. It's by no means cheating. Get to the dam area with all 4 Turtles health fairly high. When going through the dam don't let any of them lose all their health, just change to another one and finish the level.

In Area 3 enter the building and fill up on the slice of pizza and leave and keep coming back to fill the health meter up on all 4 Turtles. You'll have to do it many times, but at least you have full health and 2 more continues left after this point.

I like the game. It's challenging, but I know I'll finish it finally one of these days.

There's actually a speed run video on YouTube of someone finishing this game in 20 minutes.

It's pretty unreal.

in my childhood I could ever reach the 3rd stage until I got a game over.. that one jump.. ugh!

I got it yesterday on VC as well, and just did some for fun. Man, getting back into it it's tough.

Back in the day I could usually get to the 3rd area (with the Turtle Van), but would always be roaming the city trying to get through the area.

I just watched that...incredible. I hope to just beat it one of these days.

Oh, and I love how Splinter returns to his human form once Shredder is defeated. :lol:

Not sure if mentioned yet (took a quick look first) but the arcade TMNT game is out on Xbox Arcade. Its been awhile so it might have been mentioned before.

I remember playing this game long ago, and freaking out over the underwater lvl (did beat the lvl though). I cant seem to remember where it is I stopped playing at, cause I know I never beat the game. As hard as the game was, it was alot of fun. :sleep:

I downloaded it! Love it love it love it!

I'm personally honored to see the TMNT make the Wii lineup so soon.

I just use www.everyvideogame.com for the old NES stuff, but that's just me. That 20 min run has some holes in it though. Just for an example, how does he know which sewer to pick to find the Technodrome. It is supposed to be random every time.

good site but i can't play advneture island 2.. game is so slow.

tmnt is easy to find for nes..

It's amazing. This game will likely cost more than Super Mario Brothers 3. Wonderful.

It's a shame. Such an awesome game to be so goddamned awful. I'll have a review up on AMN soon.

yeah I saw some parts that looked blatantly edited, that was a MAJOR one. And that's a cool site. Thanks for sharing it.

I just got the NES cart....

Anyway, when I get a Wii and get this game, I wonder if I will be suicidal enough to get that pizza???

http://www.videogamecritic.net/image...ja_turtles.jpg

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I had to comment.

I had this game for as long as I can remember (until the NES died, that is). My brother and I played it a lot, but I do not remember beating it. We even used the Game Genie on it -- if you can't beat a game with that, it's either a very hard game, or you're bad at it :-). My brother was able to get through the seaweed level (I was always too afraid to try), but after that we were fairly hopeless. I did find it fun to drive around in the van for a while.

I need to try this game again. I bet I'm still terrible at it. :-)

I've had the TMNT NES game since it was put up on the Virtual Console, and I finally beat it! I played through from start to finish in one sitting without any continues. It's pretty easy once you got the strategy down.

1)Don't lose any Turtles during any area and keep filling up on pizza to keep all 4 in full health

2)Pack up on scrolls for all 4 Turtles in area 3 in the 2nd building

I got inside the Technodrome many times but ended up losing too much life and once you continue all scrolls are lost and it's pointless to try in my opinion. There's really only 2 jumps I find troublesome. They're the 2 on moving platforms where you jump over the lava. I got all the jumps down fine now. Just tap the jump button very lightly and fast. It's really not that bad.

The final battle is almost the easiest. All you need to have are scrolls and keep firing them away and it's a snap. I gave all 4 Turtles 60-80 scrolls each. You have to be careful for those other weapons that show up at certain points when defeating enemies or you'll lose the scrolls you stocked up on and get the lesser effective weapon.

It feels so good to finally beat this game.

Well I can't say I beat the game but I did improve.

I bought it for my friend (he was a little reluctant but I was insistant) and I got to the Van without using a continue (which is a first for me I believe, when I don't use Game Genie anyway). So I was pretty happy about that. It's rather difficult for me to keep all the turtles in good health. Though I did manage to get through the dam without losing anyone so I guess I should have snuck around looking for pizza once I got the Van but I was focused on finding missles. At which point only 2 of my turtles were in good health and I was fighting to keep them alive in the areas I was checking.

And yeah I'm suicidal enough to go for that pizza. And I usually get it too.

This is one of my favorite games. I have never been any good at it though. I decided to play it a few weeks ago and I made it to an area where you have to make accurate jumps. I failed and repeatedly disrupted the whole household yelling "Noooo!!!" everytime my turtle fell in the water and got washed away. Suddenly I want to try again.

And turtles can't swin. wth is up with that! haha. The bosses in this game are so easy if you know their weaknesses (glitches).

Exactly! That was going through my head every time he was floating away flailing his arms and such. LOL, I was getting so frustrated!

I just checked the ESRB site, and they have the next TMNT game from the NES, TMNT II: The Arcade Game, now rated for the Wii. This can only mean that it should be coming to the Virtual Console sometime in the next couple months or so.

This is the TMNT game that everyone seems to like the most from the NES. Many gamers disliked the first game the was put up, but I think most should enjoy this one. I didn't mind the first one, but the second game rocks.

I actually prefer the first game over the second.

yeah the first game was less far less repetition and "beat em up"

you actually need to strategize with the first game where as the others you just walk left to right and strike foes.

it all depends on what you like

i remember beating it after 4 years of on and off playing as a kid, twice.
usually was having a lot of trouble on the airfield and that dark level.
technodrome was close to impossible, the 2 times i beat it, was the 2 out of 3 times i managed to get to shredder.