Ninja Turtles 3: Radical Rescue Video Game for the Game Boy

nellyp · 08-23-2014, 11:37 PM

Being a long time Turtles fan when I was a kid talking my parents into letting me finally get a Game Boy, my first Game for the system was Turtles 3: Radical Rescue and it was awesome. Having played the first game, Fall of the Foot Clan, on a friends Game Boy, I had an idea how the Game Boy Turtles games worked but this changed all that.

The game is a Metroid-Vania style game on a handheld complete with a map, backtracking, items, and Boss rooms. Turtles had to be rescued before they could be used and each had a special ability that made them necessary to progress. It was a game that was very cool and ahead of its time.

I vividly remember the day I finally beat it after several months of attempting that final Boss Gauntlet. My 2 best friends were huddled around the tiny screen as I finished off Shredder, my hands sweating, as it was down to the very last bit of health and my buddies were expressing their doubt in me being able to finish the fight. We erupted in a chorus of cheers and excitement so loud my father thought we had lost our minds. It is a feeling that modern TMNT games can't begin to incite in me.

Playing the new TMNT movie game on the 3DS was a let down and it left me nostalgically thinking back to when TMNT games were really great. I wondered how many of you had the chance to play Turtles 3: Radical Rescue and if so what are your thoughts?

08-23-2014, 11:37 PM	#1
nellyp Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moncton, NB, Canada Posts: 545	Ninja Turtles 3: Radical Rescue Video Game for the Game Boy Being a long time Turtles fan when I was a kid talking my parents into letting me finally get a Game Boy, my first Game for the system was Turtles 3: Radical Rescue and it was awesome. Having played the first game, Fall of the Foot Clan, on a friends Game Boy, I had an idea how the Game Boy Turtles games worked but this changed all that. The game is a Metroid-Vania style game on a handheld complete with a map, backtracking, items, and Boss rooms. Turtles had to be rescued before they could be used and each had a special ability that made them necessary to progress. It was a game that was very cool and ahead of its time. I vividly remember the day I finally beat it after several months of attempting that final Boss Gauntlet. My 2 best friends were huddled around the tiny screen as I finished off Shredder, my hands sweating, as it was down to the very last bit of health and my buddies were expressing their doubt in me being able to finish the fight. We erupted in a chorus of cheers and excitement so loud my father thought we had lost our minds. It is a feeling that modern TMNT games can't begin to incite in me. Playing the new TMNT movie game on the 3DS was a let down and it left me nostalgically thinking back to when TMNT games were really great. I wondered how many of you had the chance to play Turtles 3: Radical Rescue and if so what are your thoughts?