Had there not been TMNT ever, how different would your life be?

*Prowler* · 04-15-2022, 08:50 PM

Well, first of all, this website wouldn't exist and none of us would be here. Hell, none of us would "know" each other even.

Now, on a personal level... I find it hard to imagine this. TMNT was at some point my favourite thing ever. So it's hard to think about what could have taken its place instead.

I've consistently been a fan of video game series from companies like Nintendo, Sega and Capcom, sure. But is there really a guarantee that, would TMNT not ever have existed, I'd have Super Mario or Zelda as my number one? It's not like TMNT has been my number 1 from the get go.

A lot of you would probably just have a Marvel or DC character as your TMNT, but not me. I was never into that stuff. So I doubt Batman or Spider-Man would have been my heroes.

I got heavily into TMNT at a time where the property was pretty much dead in the eyes of the public. It was clearly a genuine "love".

Also, I may be pushing it, but I believe TMNT are indirectly responsible for me getting interested in anime/manga. The whole ninjas and Japan thing in TMNT pretty much was my introduction to oriental stuff. Which seems laughable now considering how inaccurate TMNT is when it comes to Japanese stuff. But I didn't know that when I was 8.

So, yeah, things would have turned out differently for me in some aspects. Kinda crazy to think about it.

What about you?

04-15-2022, 08:50 PM	#1
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,999	Had there not been TMNT ever, how different would your life be? Well, first of all, this website wouldn't exist and none of us would be here. Hell, none of us would "know" each other even. Now, on a personal level... I find it hard to imagine this. TMNT was at some point my favourite thing ever. So it's hard to think about what could have taken its place instead. I've consistently been a fan of video game series from companies like Nintendo, Sega and Capcom, sure. But is there really a guarantee that, would TMNT not ever have existed, I'd have Super Mario or Zelda as my number one? It's not like TMNT has been my number 1 from the get go. A lot of you would probably just have a Marvel or DC character as your TMNT, but not me. I was never into that stuff. So I doubt Batman or Spider-Man would have been my heroes. I got heavily into TMNT at a time where the property was pretty much dead in the eyes of the public. It was clearly a genuine "love". Also, I may be pushing it, but I believe TMNT are indirectly responsible for me getting interested in anime/manga. The whole ninjas and Japan thing in TMNT pretty much was my introduction to oriental stuff. Which seems laughable now considering how inaccurate TMNT is when it comes to Japanese stuff. But I didn't know that when I was 8. So, yeah, things would have turned out differently for me in some aspects. Kinda crazy to think about it. What about you?