Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES) - The Ultimate Enigma...

Hyper Metal Sonic · 02-29-2004, 10:29 PM

I was playing the original TMNT game on my NES today when I got to thinking...

"Exactly what is this based on?"

My first idea was the original comic, since the art on the cartridge (and thus, the box also) was much like the comic art. Also, alot of the in-game art is very mirage-ish.

Then, I found the van.

Unless I'm mistaken the fruity little turtle van was only in the TMNT cartoon...

Also, when you complete the game, Splinter turns back into his human form, also a trend taken from the cartoon.

So...huh? Which is it?

Edit: Two more points
1) Many of the enemies in the game I've never seen before in the cartoon. So either they're comic-based or exclusive to the game.

2) Bebop & Rocksteady are in the game.

Edit 2:
The art on the cartridge and box has all the turtles with red bandannas on, while the art in-game has the turtles wearing their own colors. (This also stands with TMNT III, so this reason is rather iffy.

02-29-2004, 10:29 PM	#1
Hyper Metal Sonic Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Southeastern Louisiana Posts: 786	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES) - The Ultimate Enigma... I was playing the original TMNT game on my NES today when I got to thinking... "Exactly what is this based on?" My first idea was the original comic, since the art on the cartridge (and thus, the box also) was much like the comic art. Also, alot of the in-game art is very mirage-ish. Then, I found the van. Unless I'm mistaken the fruity little turtle van was only in the TMNT cartoon... Also, when you complete the game, Splinter turns back into his human form, also a trend taken from the cartoon. So...huh? Which is it? Edit: Two more points 1) Many of the enemies in the game I've never seen before in the cartoon. So either they're comic-based or exclusive to the game. 2) Bebop & Rocksteady are in the game. Edit 2: The art on the cartridge and box has all the turtles with red bandannas on, while the art in-game has the turtles wearing their own colors. (This also stands with TMNT III, so this reason is rather iffy.