My TMNT article is up on Cracked!

Mxy · 08-27-2016, 03:59 PM

A mere three months after I came here to talk about this, my Cracked article on the TMNT games is up! Shockingly, Cracked wasn't crazy about the original idea ("pay me money to play literally every single TMNT game") so I had to come up with a more specific angle:

http://www.cracked.com/blog/we-final...-with-science/

Hope you enjoy it!

PS: Sorry, Raphael fans.

PS2: Sorry everyone, actually.

PS2 slim: Yes, I suck at every single one of the games.

*snake* · 08-27-2016, 04:12 PM

Man, you guys should've done EVERY tmnt game.

I'm not a fan of neo-cracked but this felt a bit like an older article and I laughed a couple times. I wasn't aware of the coloring game's existance

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 08-27-2016, 04:12 PM

NES games ARE hard as hell.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 08-27-2016, 04:14 PM

Also, laughed my butt off at this gem:

"Let's just say that Krang has been very "lonely" since he inexplicably became a giant."

*snake* · 08-27-2016, 04:15 PM

Turtle Blimp on Statue of Liberty was an inside job

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 08-27-2016, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

NES games ARE hard as hell.

They were hard originally when you had just three lives, no healthmeter (hit once = dead). First TMNT had healthmeter but was still hard to beat.

*Chris* · 08-27-2016, 05:00 PM

Nice job! And yeah, NES games are hard!

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 08-27-2016, 05:03 PM

At least the NES Mario games were playable...

*oldmanwinters* · 08-27-2016, 06:03 PM

A weird article, in my opinion, but congratulations!

I hadn't ever heard of the Video Challenger game before!

Aaronardo · 08-27-2016, 06:09 PM

Nice article! I greatly enjoyed reading (especially as a Raphael fan

). I remember I got World Tour for DOS sealed for about $5 on Amazon a couple years ago for no other reason than that it was a still-sealed OT game. I hadn't realized what I got until I read this article and saw the monstrosity of Leo and that turtle.

Am currently debating on whether or not I should break the seal and see it myself.

Mxy · 08-27-2016, 06:45 PM

Thanks all!

Quote:

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

Also, laughed my butt off at this gem:

"Let's just say that Krang has been very "lonely" since he inexplicably became a giant."

It was always weird to me that the actual Krang also turned into a giant along with the robot body. Like, it's not just little Krang in a bigger robot. We clearly see there's a giant Krang in there.

*Ninjinister* · 08-27-2016, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Raphael, who bizarrely holds his sai backwards and pokes people with the handle.

Psst... that's how sai actually work.

*Bry* · 08-27-2016, 09:14 PM

Whoa, I recognize the name! I'm a pretty regular Cracked reader, and I've read and enjoyed your work a bunch of times. Very cool that you're a member here!

Absolutely shocking end result, though. I'm questioning a lot of things I thought I knew about the world right now.

The-Shredder · 08-27-2016, 11:15 PM

Since this is a scientific article, you should also publish it in a peer-reviewed gaming journal.

Why the Raphael hate, though?

Here's three FoxBox/4Kids TV games that need to be added to the complete TMNT games list. They are in Shockwave though, so you have to download the plugin. There's also this awesome Pac-Man clone called Mutant Munchies.

*pferreira* · 09-01-2016, 11:06 AM

The three way death in Turtles in Time almost made me cry with laughter.

Casey · 09-01-2016, 11:37 AM

I read it the other day. I loved it and also I agree. It's Donatello.

d_osborn · 09-03-2016, 02:14 PM

Fun article! The original NES game will always be one of my favs.

*myconius* · 09-08-2016, 11:30 AM

i'm really shocked to see how decent the graphics in Fall Of The Foot Clan (Game Boy, 1990) actually looked.

but that gameplay looks like it'd make you want to throw the system out the window after about 3 minutes! .... maybe 4?

*pferreira* · 09-15-2016, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by myconius

i'm really shocked to see how decent the graphics in Fall Of The Foot Clan (Game Boy, 1990) actually looked.

but that gameplay looks like it'd make you want to throw the system out the window after about 3 minutes! .... maybe 4?

The third game almost made me do that. Mixing Metroid with Ninja Turtles on a GameBoy leaves a lot to be desired.

08-27-2016, 03:59 PM	#1
Mxy Random Punk Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 25	My TMNT article is up on Cracked! A mere three months after I came here to talk about this, my Cracked article on the TMNT games is up! Shockingly, Cracked wasn't crazy about the original idea ("pay me money to play literally every single TMNT game") so I had to come up with a more specific angle: http://www.cracked.com/blog/we-final...-with-science/ Hope you enjoy it! PS: Sorry, Raphael fans. PS2: Sorry everyone, actually. PS2 slim: Yes, I suck at every single one of the games.

08-27-2016, 04:12 PM	#3
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	NES games ARE hard as hell. __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

08-27-2016, 04:14 PM	#4
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	Also, laughed my butt off at this gem: "Let's just say that Krang has been very "lonely" since he inexplicably became a giant." __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

08-27-2016, 05:03 PM	#8
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	At least the NES Mario games were playable... __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

08-27-2016, 06:03 PM	#9
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,497	A weird article, in my opinion, but congratulations! I hadn't ever heard of the Video Challenger game before! __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

08-27-2016, 04:12 PM	#2
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,231	Man, you guys should've done EVERY tmnt game. I'm not a fan of neo-cracked but this felt a bit like an older article and I laughed a couple times. I wasn't aware of the coloring game's existance

08-27-2016, 04:15 PM	#5
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,231	Turtle Blimp on Statue of Liberty was an inside job

08-27-2016, 05:00 PM	#7
Chris Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,898	Nice job! And yeah, NES games are hard!

08-27-2016, 06:09 PM	#10
Aaronardo Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: :noitacoL Posts: 1,043	Nice article! I greatly enjoyed reading (especially as a Raphael fan ). I remember I got World Tour for DOS sealed for about $5 on Amazon a couple years ago for no other reason than that it was a still-sealed OT game. I hadn't realized what I got until I read this article and saw the monstrosity of Leo and that turtle. Am currently debating on whether or not I should break the seal and see it myself. __________________ "Shredder, you gotta listen to reason!" - Leonardo "Oh Turtles! Oh Turtles! Chew your gum properly." "If I miss this week's Kirby, heads are gonna roll." - Raphael "The Biosites have almost finished healing my flesh." - Shredder "Because we're takin' the heart and you're goin' to jail!" - Donatello

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Bry So Long, Stinktown! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,463	Whoa, I recognize the name! I'm a pretty regular Cracked reader, and I've read and enjoyed your work a bunch of times. Very cool that you're a member here! Absolutely shocking end result, though. I'm questioning a lot of things I thought I knew about the world right now. __________________ My Stuff: Webcomic \| Podcast \| DeviantArt \| YouTube \| Patreon

08-27-2016, 11:15 PM	#14
The-Shredder Hench Mutant Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 458	Since this is a scientific article, you should also publish it in a peer-reviewed gaming journal. Why the Raphael hate, though? Here's three FoxBox/4Kids TV games that need to be added to the complete TMNT games list. They are in Shockwave though, so you have to download the plugin. There's also this awesome Pac-Man clone called Mutant Munchies.

09-01-2016, 11:06 AM	#15
pferreira Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 2,514	The three way death in Turtles in Time almost made me cry with laughter.

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Casey Stone Warrior Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Brooklyn, NYC Posts: 583	I read it the other day. I loved it and also I agree. It's Donatello. __________________ GOONGALA! Last edited by Casey; 09-01-2016 at 11:47 AM.

09-03-2016, 02:14 PM	#17
d_osborn Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,426	Fun article! The original NES game will always be one of my favs.

09-08-2016, 11:30 AM	#18
myconius Abby Normal Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: the grave marked "Unknown" right beside Arch Stanton. Posts: 2,857	i'm really shocked to see how decent the graphics in Fall Of The Foot Clan (Game Boy, 1990) actually looked. but that gameplay looks like it'd make you want to throw the system out the window after about 3 minutes! .... maybe 4? __________________