Stupid question (4 player mode)

*ToTheNines* · 05-18-2008, 12:56 PM

You know how the NES has that Four Score thing which is a 4 port multi-tap? I'm probably dreaming, but is there some magical chance that this works for any TMNT games?

*Ninjinister* · 05-18-2008, 05:14 PM

Unfortunately, it won't.

*gobo* · 05-18-2008, 07:45 PM

I guess there's a possibility you could get someone to hack the game. But, I'd say even that's highly unlikely.

Raphael_ · 05-19-2008, 09:30 AM

Ehh, I know TMNT II/III were hard on the NES' processing power, it would have taken a lot more to add 2 more players. This is an MMC3 game, which was the limit of that console.

*ToTheNines* · 05-21-2008, 04:13 PM

Alright, thanks. I can still dream tho.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 08-26-2008, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

You know how the NES has that Four Score thing which is a 4 port multi-tap? I'm probably dreaming, but is there some magical chance that this works for any TMNT games?

Why didnt' they already had 4 player mode for all TMNT video games if it always was possible? It would have been fantastic to see all the four TMNT go to an adventure together.

Patraw · 09-10-2008, 10:59 AM

4-Player capability would probably result in an unacceptable amount of flicker and/or slowdown on the NES. That said, maybe they could have made a dedicated 4-player VS. mode (i.e. just the four turtles fighting each other, with no enemies) that would run okay (it'd be even cooler if you could play as the enemies/bosses in such a mode).

I would think the SNES/Genesis TMNT games would have been able to handle 4-player mode . . .

*Ninjinister* · 09-10-2008, 11:31 AM

I had always wanted to play as Foot Soldiers, bosses, and the like in the NES TMNT II game.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 09-10-2008, 05:35 PM

It would be fun to have a TMNT video game with 6 player mode if it worked? Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Splinter and Casey Jones. Or you could have like some ice hockey/soccer video games or RPG video games where one player controlls the entire team.

*oldmanwinters* · 09-10-2008, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

You know how the NES has that Four Score thing which is a 4 port multi-tap? I'm probably dreaming, but is there some magical chance that this works for any TMNT games?

Heh, I remember that as a kid I bought the 4 Four solely with the hope that it would unlock 4 player capacity on TMNT 3. Obviously, the game wasn't designed with that ability in mind. I doubt the NES could have handled the sprite count and strain on the frame rate anyhow.

I still used that nice turbo feature however!

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 09-24-2008, 07:02 AM

Why not make an RPG like TMNT video game, where you control many characters? It would allow all to take part the same time.

*shuriken* · 09-24-2008, 06:40 PM

Hmm. I'm surprised no rpg tmnt games have been made. The closest thing to that was the Nes one.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 09-28-2008, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by shuriken

Hmm. I'm surprised no rpg tmnt games have been made. The closest thing to that was the Nes one.

That game had a cool concept.

*shuriken* · 09-28-2008, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by J 1982

That game had a cool concept.

I agree. A lot of people give it a lot of sh*t because it's hard but in my opinion it's a really cool game.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 10-02-2008, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by shuriken

I agree. A lot of people give it a lot of sh*t because it's hard but in my opinion it's a really cool game.

Also remember Splinter mutating back into human (Hamato Yoshi) when the game was over.

*Ninjinister* · 10-03-2008, 01:12 AM

The reason why the first NES game was so hard, as well as why it is so thoroughly hated, was because the controls were mind-numblingly retarded. Unlike other NES games that were hard with bad controls, those at least had a balance of bad control/hard gameplay that kept it from being too excruciating. The first NES TMNT was more like Konami just said "Let's make this game as hard as possible" and didn't even bother refining the controls to compensate.

Patraw · 10-03-2008, 10:12 AM

While I will admit I've never beaten it, I don't think the game is unbeatable--it's just a question of managing your turtles wisely, and keeping Donatello, in particular, alive. You can abuse the pizza respawning to fill your turtles all back up to full health too, in many spots, although that admittedly gets rather tedious. I just really hate that underwater bomb-defusing segment; that pink seaweed is pure evil.

Jon · 10-03-2008, 10:26 AM

The times I used to play the first NES TMNT game, I usually was able to get past the bomb-diffusing area fine. The third area (with the Turtle Van) gave me trouble, as I never got past there.

Patraw · 10-03-2008, 11:00 AM

That's as far as I got too, the van section. I used to just barely make it through that seaweed with my turtles alive, which made surviving the next part tough, cuz all my turtles were injured badly.

*Ninjinister* · 10-03-2008, 04:58 PM

I know it's not unbeatable, as my best friend and I completed it a couple of times in our youth. We failed at beating it many more times, however. We actually started out trying to beat it with Game Genie, but falling into the molten steel in... I believe level 5... locks up the game.

05-18-2008, 12:56 PM	#1
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,361	Stupid question (4 player mode) You know how the NES has that Four Score thing which is a 4 port multi-tap? I'm probably dreaming, but is there some magical chance that this works for any TMNT games?

05-18-2008, 05:14 PM	#2
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Unfortunately, it won't. __________________

05-18-2008, 07:45 PM	#3
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	I guess there's a possibility you could get someone to hack the game. But, I'd say even that's highly unlikely. __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

05-19-2008, 09:30 AM	#4
Raphael_ Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 303	Ehh, I know TMNT II/III were hard on the NES' processing power, it would have taken a lot more to add 2 more players. This is an MMC3 game, which was the limit of that console. __________________

09-10-2008, 10:59 AM	#7
Patraw Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 689	4-Player capability would probably result in an unacceptable amount of flicker and/or slowdown on the NES. That said, maybe they could have made a dedicated 4-player VS. mode (i.e. just the four turtles fighting each other, with no enemies) that would run okay (it'd be even cooler if you could play as the enemies/bosses in such a mode). I would think the SNES/Genesis TMNT games would have been able to handle 4-player mode . . . __________________

05-21-2008, 04:13 PM	#5
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,361	Alright, thanks. I can still dream tho.

09-10-2008, 11:31 AM	#8
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	I had always wanted to play as Foot Soldiers, bosses, and the like in the NES TMNT II game. __________________

09-10-2008, 05:35 PM	#9
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	6 player It would be fun to have a TMNT video game with 6 player mode if it worked? Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Splinter and Casey Jones. Or you could have like some ice hockey/soccer video games or RPG video games where one player controlls the entire team.

09-24-2008, 07:02 AM	#11
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	Rpg Why not make an RPG like TMNT video game, where you control many characters? It would allow all to take part the same time.

09-24-2008, 06:40 PM	#12
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	Hmm. I'm surprised no rpg tmnt games have been made. The closest thing to that was the Nes one. __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

10-03-2008, 01:12 AM	#16
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	The reason why the first NES game was so hard, as well as why it is so thoroughly hated, was because the controls were mind-numblingly retarded. Unlike other NES games that were hard with bad controls, those at least had a balance of bad control/hard gameplay that kept it from being too excruciating. The first NES TMNT was more like Konami just said "Let's make this game as hard as possible" and didn't even bother refining the controls to compensate. __________________

10-03-2008, 10:12 AM	#17
Patraw Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 689	While I will admit I've never beaten it, I don't think the game is unbeatable--it's just a question of managing your turtles wisely, and keeping Donatello, in particular, alive. You can abuse the pizza respawning to fill your turtles all back up to full health too, in many spots, although that admittedly gets rather tedious. I just really hate that underwater bomb-defusing segment; that pink seaweed is pure evil. __________________

10-03-2008, 10:26 AM	#18
Jon Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,356	The times I used to play the first NES TMNT game, I usually was able to get past the bomb-diffusing area fine. The third area (with the Turtle Van) gave me trouble, as I never got past there.

10-03-2008, 11:00 AM	#19
Patraw Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 689	That's as far as I got too, the van section. I used to just barely make it through that seaweed with my turtles alive, which made surviving the next part tough, cuz all my turtles were injured badly. __________________

10-03-2008, 04:58 PM	#20
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	I know it's not unbeatable, as my best friend and I completed it a couple of times in our youth. We failed at beating it many more times, however. We actually started out trying to beat it with Game Genie, but falling into the molten steel in... I believe level 5... locks up the game. __________________