OMG! OMG! YES YES!!! I finally beat TMNT 1 for the NES!!!!

[ctt4lfecw]

Thanks everybody for all the comments. I am so happy it's rediculous. Let me say how I did it. I beat the game on Thursday night. I had previously tried to beat the game after I got home from work in the afternoon, but failed as I died at he blue floating soldier guy with the laser jet pack right before Shredder's room. But it wasn't as bad as the failure that had happened to me on Monday night, when I got to Shredder and died because I FORGOT TO TURN my Kia weapon on which I was so bummed. I have been studying a YouTube walkthrough for a week trying to build my Turtles up to the max with weapons, and going in and out of buildings in earlier levels to replenish my health with infinite pizzas , coming closer and closer but failing at different times for different reasosns. Wether it was not making the jum over the fire pit in one of the airport base buldings or getting smushed by the rooms with the closing walls with spikes. Some how, some way I would fail. The hardest part for me was the hallway right before Shredder's room. I can tell you that honest to God without YouTube I never would have beaten this room. Basically there are blue floating soldiers that shoot lasers at you, coming at you from the right of the screen, you must some how avoid them by ducking directly underneath them and letting them pass you. Then you run until they are behind you so they don't follow you. Then you must have some kind of weapon, like a throwing star to throw at the upcoming blue floating soldier. Throw only one at him, and let him back off screen. Then slowly move up forward. Repeat the process with him until you get to the ladder that takes you to a mini-boss fight with a blue floating soldier which you must defeat to progress to Shredder. This was the part like I said that I died on Thursday afternoon. But after coming home from the gym at about 9:00 at night I said **** this game Im beating it! So I played the game perfectly once again, I didn't make one mistake, I even picked the right sewer hole that had the Technodrome in it on the first try surviving the porcupine monsters. I played perfectly stocking up on weapons, like 99 Kia weapons for Raph(there like the best weapn) and like 40 throwing stars for the other Turtles. The key is to save Raph for the end if you can so you don't accidently lose your Kia weapons for something else. Anyway, I WAS SO CLOSE TO FAILING AGAIN. I messed up the blue floating soldier hallway trick and they nearly killed all of my Turtles, but somehow, I regained control of the hallway, and mastered the trick(keep in mind I have like no health for all my Turtles and those soldiers give so much damage its pathetic) I kept cool and with Michelangelo threw a throwing star at the upcoming blue floating soldier following the trick, with my heart going a million miles and hour. For such a short hallway, it feels like an eternity because at this point, I've been within an inch of dying, but I made it, two more battles left.

I come up to the mini boss fight with one more of these ****** blue soldiers, as he stands between Shredder and I. I had to pich a Turtle that had the most health left. And in this case Leo, had like 3 or 4 bars left. I thew 2 stars at him, but he touched me, almost killing me, but I quickly swithced to Raph after he hit me. I hit the soldier with a Kia, KILLING HIM. YES! I was back where I wanted to be since Monday night, at Shredder's lair. Where I had failed many times before in the past. I remembered this time to switch to my Kia weapon with Raph before I entered the room. I let Shredder jump from his platform as stood beneath him. He jumped to the left of the screen. I SHOWED NO MERCY as I didn't give the SOB time to even breath, I ran to the right of the screen and UNLOADED on him with every half moon weapon I had. I felt like I was in the first issue of the Mirage comics when I was doing this. I was relentless on Shredder, when at 10:30 he couldn't take it anymore, HE BURST INTO FLAMES! I HAD FINALLY DONE IT! I HAD BEATEN SHREDDER!!!!!! As the underwhelming cut scenes ran by, I knew that no cut scene could do this victory justice or serve as a pay off. The pay off was knowing that I had beat a game that my cousin gave to me back in 1990 when I was 4 years old. A game that I loved to play because of my love for TMNT. A game that 's difficulty has become legendary. I got it done. As Leo said when they killed Shredder, "Our mission is accomplished...our Master's Master is avenged!"

[oldmanwinters]

Yeah, man, Youtube is pretty much a godsend for getting through tough old video games.

I am at least satisfied that I managed to beat the game a little while before YouTube came onto the scene and changed the world as we knew it. When you can see other people succeed, it gives you hope; but when you feel like you're the only one, it can feel impossible.

To quote Elijah's lament in the wilderness, "And I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
But when you watch guys like RedMage, it reminds you there are still the proverbial 7,000 who have yet to bow their knees in defeat.

[Xav]

Originally Posted by Goongasnootch

Did you not see the video I embedded under the post? There's a ROM hack that makes the game harder. That's what I was joking about.

No I didn't see the video.

[Samhain]

I love the second tag for this thread.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Samhain

I love the second tag for this thread.

I accept responsibility for that one.

[KirkyMonster]

The only way I could ever beat this game was to load up all 4 Turtles with 99 Sonic Boom looking weapon that can only be found in a few stages (I had to do this in case I accidentally killed an enemy and picked up another sub-weapon) But those Sonic Boom looking weapon was the only way I could get through the tight corridor that leads to Shredders room guarded by the waves of jetpack rock soldiers. Man....... that game was so frickin hard. What about the part in the Technodrome where you fall down a screen and the floor is nothing but spikes, and I thought the electric seaweed in the dam level was B*ll Sh!t lol. Congrats on your gaming accomplishment by the way.

[Roland]

Originally Posted by KirkyMonster

But those Sonic Boom looking weapon was the only way I could get through the tight corridor that leads to Shredders room guarded by the waves of jetpack rock soldiers.

I also thought so but on one day in tight corridor part when i see a jetpack guy i just duck and the jetpack guy fly out of the screen and disappears. Then i don't even have to fight them. It works everytime.

[Zarana-X]

I bought this game new. It was so frustrating. None of us could get past the dam stage. Then the first time somone did, they promptly died immediately on the next stage.
Not sure how far any of us ever got.
I still have the box in pristien condition. I sold my NES and all the games I had around 1992.

[KirkyMonster]

Originally Posted by Roland

I also thought so but on one day in tight corridor part when i see a jetpack guy i just duck and the jetpack guy fly out of the screen and disappears. Then i don't even have to fight them. It works everytime.

WOW!!! FOR REALS?!?!?! Thanks for the tip.

[Roland]

Originally Posted by KirkyMonster

WOW!!! FOR REALS?!?!?! Thanks for the tip.

Just make sure you have no jetmen following you. It works for oncoming jetmen and one at a time in the tight corridor. I have a video where i do this trick i just need to find it.

[pannoni1]

Splinter has a good point: "You can do it!" Just use your inner strengths to find the best move and you can succeed. It was actually done on an emulator and not the NES, but it still uses the same types of controls so its still an official completion to me. Very pleased about this, and hopefully this will provoke to renewed success for the franchise.

[TurtleTitan97]

Congrats, Pannoni1.

[oldmanwinters]

Eh, I KO'd this game all the way back in the year 2000.

No Roms, just right.

Congrats on the accomplishment though.

[Roland]

Well done pannoni1! I can't remember when i beat this game the first time, i think i was 11 or 12 at the time. I have beaten tmnt1 like 10 times and it possible to beat the game without that powerup that looks like your shooting a shield.

[joetheripper]

Originally Posted by ctt4lfecw

WOW! I am so happy!!! Turtle Power!!!! Yes! Yes! Yes! I finally beat it!!! AFter all these years!!!

Doubt it! j/k Congrats!

Definatly the hardest game i ever played. that and megaman x6 lol

[TheBlueTurtle1]

Originally Posted by ctt4lfecw

Thanks everybody for all the comments. I am so happy it's rediculous. Let me say how I did it. I beat the game on Thursday night. I had previously tried to beat the game after I got home from work in the afternoon, but failed as I died at he blue floating soldier guy with the laser jet pack right before Shredder's room. But it wasn't as bad as the failure that had happened to me on Monday night, when I got to Shredder and died because I FORGOT TO TURN my Kia weapon on which I was so bummed. I have been studying a YouTube walkthrough for a week trying to build my Turtles up to the max with weapons, and going in and out of buildings in earlier levels to replenish my health with infinite pizzas , coming closer and closer but failing at different times for different reasosns. Wether it was not making the jum over the fire pit in one of the airport base buldings or getting smushed by the rooms with the closing walls with spikes. Some how, some way I would fail. The hardest part for me was the hallway right before Shredder's room. I can tell you that honest to God without YouTube I never would have beaten this room. Basically there are blue floating soldiers that shoot lasers at you, coming at you from the right of the screen, you must some how avoid them by ducking directly underneath them and letting them pass you. Then you run until they are behind you so they don't follow you. Then you must have some kind of weapon, like a throwing star to throw at the upcoming blue floating soldier. Throw only one at him, and let him back off screen. Then slowly move up forward. Repeat the process with him until you get to the ladder that takes you to a mini-boss fight with a blue floating soldier which you must defeat to progress to Shredder. This was the part like I said that I died on Thursday afternoon. But after coming home from the gym at about 9:00 at night I said **** this game Im beating it! So I played the game perfectly once again, I didn't make one mistake, I even picked the right sewer hole that had the Technodrome in it on the first try surviving the porcupine monsters. I played perfectly stocking up on weapons, like 99 Kia weapons for Raph(there like the best weapn) and like 40 throwing stars for the other Turtles. The key is to save Raph for the end if you can so you don't accidently lose your Kia weapons for something else. Anyway, I WAS SO CLOSE TO FAILING AGAIN. I messed up the blue floating soldier hallway trick and they nearly killed all of my Turtles, but somehow, I regained control of the hallway, and mastered the trick(keep in mind I have like no health for all my Turtles and those soldiers give so much damage its pathetic) I kept cool and with Michelangelo threw a throwing star at the upcoming blue floating soldier following the trick, with my heart going a million miles and hour. For such a short hallway, it feels like an eternity because at this point, I've been within an inch of dying, but I made it, two more battles left.

I come up to the mini boss fight with one more of these ****** blue soldiers, as he stands between Shredder and I. I had to pich a Turtle that had the most health left. And in this case Leo, had like 3 or 4 bars left. I thew 2 stars at him, but he touched me, almost killing me, but I quickly swithced to Raph after he hit me. I hit the soldier with a Kia, KILLING HIM. YES! I was back where I wanted to be since Monday night, at Shredder's lair. Where I had failed many times before in the past. I remembered this time to switch to my Kia weapon with Raph before I entered the room. I let Shredder jump from his platform as stood beneath him. He jumped to the left of the screen. I SHOWED NO MERCY as I didn't give the SOB time to even breath, I ran to the right of the screen and UNLOADED on him with every half moon weapon I had. I felt like I was in the first issue of the Mirage comics when I was doing this. I was relentless on Shredder, when at 10:30 he couldn't take it anymore, HE BURST INTO FLAMES! I HAD FINALLY DONE IT! I HAD BEATEN SHREDDER!!!!!! As the underwhelming cut scenes ran by, I knew that no cut scene could do this victory justice or serve as a pay off. The pay off was knowing that I had beat a game that my cousin gave to me back in 1990 when I was 4 years old. A game that I loved to play because of my love for TMNT. A game that 's difficulty has become legendary. I got it done. As Leo said when they killed Shredder, "Our mission is accomplished...our Master's Master is avenged!"

LOL I lol hard when I read this. Its just the pure joy you express. I remember it being very hard and never finished it. Congrats

[Genesis]

I've beaten it. Sure it's hard, but certainly not something that'd get me as excited as beating Battletoads in Battlemaniacs.

[WallCrawlingHero]

Originally Posted by ctt4lfecw

I come up to the mini boss fight with one more of these ****** blue soldiers, as he stands between Shredder and I. I had to pich a Turtle that had the most health left. And in this case Leo, had like 3 or 4 bars left. I thew 2 stars at him, but he touched me, almost killing me, but I quickly swithced to Raph after he hit me. I hit the soldier with a Kia, KILLING HIM. YES! I was back where I wanted to be since Monday night, at Shredder's lair. Where I had failed many times before in the past. I remembered this time to switch to my Kia weapon with Raph before I entered the room. I let Shredder jump from his platform as stood beneath him. He jumped to the left of the screen. I SHOWED NO MERCY as I didn't give the SOB time to even breath, I ran to the right of the screen and UNLOADED on him with every half moon weapon I had. I felt like I was in the first issue of the Mirage comics when I was doing this. I was relentless on Shredder, when at 10:30 he couldn't take it anymore, HE BURST INTO FLAMES! I HAD FINALLY DONE IT! I HAD BEATEN SHREDDER!!!!!! As the underwhelming cut scenes ran by, I knew that no cut scene could do this victory justice or serve as a pay off. The pay off was knowing that I had beat a game that my cousin gave to me back in 1990 when I was 4 years old. A game that I loved to play because of my love for TMNT. A game that 's difficulty has become legendary. I got it done. As Leo said when they killed Shredder, "Our mission is accomplished...our Master's Master is avenged!"

This is the kind of passion non-gamers can't understand. I remember playing this game over and over one summer when I was younger until I finally mastered it and beat it. It was one of the greatest moments of my young life. Who am I kidding? It's still one of the greatest moments of my life. Congrats. This feeling will stay with you always.

[shihe]

I remember reaching the Technodrome fair and square... But once inside, I got all 4 of my shells handed over to me by foot soldiers in the narrow corridor.

So... I pretty much reached the end, but I couldn't make it.

[shuriken]

Aaaaah yes. The euphoria of beating TMNT for Nes. Beating this game and Batman for Nes always made me happy. We should start a Technodrome group...