Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES Games!
 

TMNT NES games! Post your favorite!

TMNT 2: The Arcade Game and TMNT 3: The Manhattan Project were two of my favorites.

Cool! I like them too!

I was extremely lucky one day and found a great listing on eBay for an amazing Buy-It-Now price. I was looking for Nintendo Power magazines, but this guy was listing the two Nintendo Power mags with TMNT as the center of attention along with all 3 NES games. Of course, I jumped on that one.
You're going to hear a LOT of people say that TMNT II: The Arcade Game is their favorite, but I'm not a huge fan of it. I love TMNT III, however. Definitely my second favorite TMNT game, losing to Turtles In Time, of course.

My favorite is TMNT II arcade game, I played it so often, so much fun!

I played a lot at the first NES game too, but not much fun... :P

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When it comes to the NES games, I'd say I'm a lot more accustomed to the first Ultra/Konami game, and probably is the one I like the best of them.

Turtles 3
 

I like Turtles 3. Best NES TMNT game!

The original NES game is my favorite. I gave it a run through last night.

I'm horrible at video games so the NES games are a nightmare for me but I have to say, I really enjoy III. Something about it's vibe is so different and I just really like it. II has nostalgia so it's definitely close behind.

The game really does feature some great character sprites for the NES. The Leatherhead and Tokka battles are especially impressive in their presentation.

Honestly, I'm a fan of the first game myself on the NES as I remember playing it religiously as a kid when I got to rent it from the local video store. Actually, a story behind it, too...

My Dad and I went to rent some stuff after stopping at the nearby Target for some stuff. I asked the guy who owned/ran the rental place about the new TMNT game for NES. He told me they called the nearby Target asking if it was in, as they tend to get their new games from there whenever they come in, and the employee over the phone told him they didn't have it in.

Of course, having just been there just before, we knew it was indeed in stock. The rental store owner then made a deal with me and my Dad. He'd give us the money to buy the game for his store and I got to rent it for free. (You won't find anyone that trusting in today's world). So he gave my Dad the money, we went back to Target, bought a copy, and brought it back to the rental store, and I got to play TMNT on my NES for free.

I still remember to this day from a magazine how it was a good idea for you to stock up on those magic scrolls you find in Level 3... 99 for each turtle. It makes the whole rest of the game a breeze.

I know of the dread dam level, and yes, it was a pain, but no where near the level of pain as a kid I remember the Turbo Tunnel of Battletoads was.

The original game is so underrated it's criminal. And I still don't get how people find the dam so tough.

Sh*t, the dam is cake, it's all the damned spiked floors/ceilings where you have no room to jump that'll get ya.

True! Playing the game online, the dam is easy.
I'm okay at games, and I think its easy, but why do people think its so hard?

I love the original NES game, although I haven't beaten it yet. :lol: I can easily get up to the Footclan HQ (I believe?), but then there was some room with spiders and birds and ladders all over the walls and I quit out of stress. :lol: I could probably beat it if I emulated it, but I like playing it from the beginning on my NES. I'll do it someday!

I'm not a fan of beat 'em ups so I can't really get into the other Turtle games.

As tough as those buildings are in the Foot HQ, they are optional to the completion of the game. The only reason you even need to go in them is if you want to take the gamble of stocking up on pizza, weapons, or recovering a fallen turtle. Raphael and Donatello are the two most effective turtles against the enemies within the buildings.

If you don't need to enter the buildings, just descend into one of the manholes to search for the Technodrome, which seems to rotate its location at random.

I've always liked the first NES game a lot more than its reputation. Parts of it are maddening (though I never found the dreaded "seaweed level" to be as bad as everyone said), but it's just a lot more interesting than the beat-em-ups that came after... as great as those are too. There was some variety to it, and some interesting/weird choices throughout, and I definitely replayed it more over the years than the others. I like it a lot, flaws and all. And the music stuck with me a lot.

Try going for a walk around town with this running in your head:



It's stuck there now. You're welcome.

The second game is great, obviously, but it also has to be compared to the arcade game it's a rework of. It's great for what it is, but if I have the option I'll pick the arcade game every time.

The third game is a lot of fun, and I remember the special moves adding a lot to the experience. I actually bought a cartridge of this a few months back but haven't had much chance to play it. Might have to report back!

Oh thanks! That's good to know. I'll keep that in mind next time I play.

And whoa, Raphael is actually useful at something in this game? :P

I find Raphael considerably more useful than most folks. His weapon isn't quite as powerful as Donatello, but he tends to have higher than expected efficiency against the stronger enemies. The short reach of the sais result in him being prone to taking damage though.

There was also the NES version of TMNT Tournament Fighters. I only played the SNES one.