TMNT on NES sure is tough
 

I am having trouble on the swimming part of level 2.

What would be the best method of conquering that part of the game?

Hey Ilianardo, I believe the answers you seek are being discussed in the TMNT the first one thread.

lilonardo... check out www.gamefaqs.com buddy... that's where you need to go. :D

Don't be afraid to take damage in that level, Just try to do your fastest. The only thing you dont want to take damage from (If you can help it) Is the electricity.

Once you pass that, use Level 3 to Heal yourself in the first building before moving on.

actually, whatever you do, don't try to speed through it. when you see an electric pulse, swim up to it, rest, and wait until it turns off to proceed. also, don't try to pass more than one at a time (unless they are insanely close together that it would be difficult to stop in the middle - there is one such place at the bottom of one of the corridors, you'll know it when you see it). for the spinning beam, swim under it and wait until you're ready to swim up counter-clockwise with it. and it is always nice to have a full turtle for that seaweed-filled stretch. also note that Raph and Mikey are your best swimmers (better control).

BTW i can finish it most of the time with just one turtle, and definitely all the time with two :P

I just realised I have this game! I am going to go play it right now :D :D :D

Wow I just played it and man is it annoying >< I suck at it pretty badly. I just realized how hard the older TMNT games were. 4 is easy O_O

That game is sooo much fun....but yeah, that underwater portion can be tricky...i always had trouble at the final battle....i'm not even sure if I actually did ever beat the game...

I always got stuck on the hallway right before Shredder, where you have to fight the guys with the rocket backpacks and the lazers. I did manage to beat the game once though.

The best advice in the swimming portion is to try to figure out the optimum route. Otherwise, you won't have enough time.

This was like the only complex TMNT video game they ever did. All the others just had you walking across the screen and fighting various Foot Soldiers with different fighting techniques.

I never could make it passed the damn dam scene.

Yea, you're right about the game being complex....not just as a tmnt fan, but tmnt 1 on NES was IMO one of the greatest NES games ever made, for so many reasons..

Yeah so did I but it quite literally took me four years to pass it. I was a bit dissapointed in Shredder though, I expected something harder.