The Return of the Skateboarder!
 

Anybody who's played the original TMNT arcade game should recall the chica on a skateboard, who would duck and scream if you attacked her, giving you a bonus point.

I was searching for the apparently-not-bootleg skateboard toy on Google (see the bootleg topic in the Toys forum if you care about that), when I came across an article apparently detailing how she makes a cameo appearance in Konami's Contra Rebirth on Wii. The only of the Rebirth series I currently own is Castlevania, so I've not had the opportunity to see this directly, myself.

http://tinycartridge.com/post/238178...aces-in-contra

That's a bit weird. Does anybody think it's a coincidence rather than just an homage to a memorable moment in one of Konami's earlier games?

If that's a coincidence, it's quite the odd one. Very unique/kinda cool cameo.

This is awesome!

It's amazing where internet searching can lead one!

And, yeah, I think that is a total shout-out to the TMNT lady! Back in the day, I always used to pretend it was Irma. lol

What I find interesting is that she's modeled after the NES version rather than the arcade version (you can see a comparison of them here).

Here, I dumped the sprites from the game:

http://puu.sh/4avi

You just blew my mind my friend. Its the spitting image of the 8 bit boarder!

I don't think it can be a coincidence if they look so alike. That's pretty neat, thanks for sharing!

Dude thats sweet.

That is awesome. Wow. This is probably the most random cameo ever though.