TMNT on NES sure is tough

lilonardo · 07-17-2005, 06:38 AM

I am having trouble on the swimming part of level 2.

What would be the best method of conquering that part of the game?

Raphael29 · 07-18-2005, 12:14 AM

Hey Ilianardo, I believe the answers you seek are being discussed in the TMNT the first one thread.

NeoBix · 07-21-2005, 04:53 PM

lilonardo... check out www.gamefaqs.com buddy... that's where you need to go.

**GK Punk** · 07-21-2005, 05:19 PM

Don't be afraid to take damage in that level, Just try to do your fastest. The only thing you dont want to take damage from (If you can help it) Is the electricity.

Once you pass that, use Level 3 to Heal yourself in the first building before moving on.

*shuriken* · 07-21-2005, 08:16 PM

I hate this part of the game. But what you have to do is to keep pressing the jump button and try to get past it as fast as humanly possible.
And if you're running out of time you should just sacrifice a the turtle with the least life. I know it sucks but you could get that Turtle back later in the game in level 3 or 4 so like yeah.

PanMan · 08-29-2005, 07:11 PM

actually, whatever you do, don't try to speed through it. when you see an electric pulse, swim up to it, rest, and wait until it turns off to proceed. also, don't try to pass more than one at a time (unless they are insanely close together that it would be difficult to stop in the middle - there is one such place at the bottom of one of the corridors, you'll know it when you see it). for the spinning beam, swim under it and wait until you're ready to swim up counter-clockwise with it. and it is always nice to have a full turtle for that seaweed-filled stretch. also note that Raph and Mikey are your best swimmers (better control).

BTW i can finish it most of the time with just one turtle, and definitely all the time with two

Kenton · 08-29-2005, 07:42 PM

I just realised I have this game! I am going to go play it right now

*Spitfire* · 08-29-2005, 08:23 PM

Wow I just played it and man is it annoying >< I suck at it pretty badly. I just realized how hard the older TMNT games were. 4 is easy O_O

OA · 09-02-2005, 06:21 PM

That game is sooo much fun....but yeah, that underwater portion can be tricky...i always had trouble at the final battle....i'm not even sure if I actually did ever beat the game...

Captain_Apollo · 09-17-2005, 10:47 PM

I always got stuck on the hallway right before Shredder, where you have to fight the guys with the rocket backpacks and the lazers. I did manage to beat the game once though.

The best advice in the swimming portion is to try to figure out the optimum route. Otherwise, you won't have enough time.

*Jephael* · 09-18-2005, 09:16 AM

This was like the only complex TMNT video game they ever did. All the others just had you walking across the screen and fighting various Foot Soldiers with different fighting techniques.

I never could make it passed the damn dam scene.

OA · 09-18-2005, 01:54 PM

Yea, you're right about the game being complex....not just as a tmnt fan, but tmnt 1 on NES was IMO one of the greatest NES games ever made, for so many reasons..

*shuriken* · 10-26-2005, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain_Apollo

I did manage to beat the game once though.

Yeah so did I but it quite literally took me four years to pass it. I was a bit dissapointed in Shredder though, I expected something harder.

07-17-2005, 06:38 AM	#1
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07-18-2005, 12:14 AM	#2
Raphael29 Thug Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 75	Hey Ilianardo, I believe the answers you seek are being discussed in the TMNT the first one thread. __________________ Raphael29

07-21-2005, 04:53 PM	#3
NeoBix Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Smacking Hamato Inya with nunchucks. Posts: 736	lilonardo... check out www.gamefaqs.com buddy... that's where you need to go. __________________ "Movies don't create psychos. Movies make psychos more creative." —Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich) from the movie "Scream"

07-21-2005, 08:16 PM	#5
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	I hate this part of the game. But what you have to do is to keep pressing the jump button and try to get past it as fast as humanly possible. And if you're running out of time you should just sacrifice a the turtle with the least life. I know it sucks but you could get that Turtle back later in the game in level 3 or 4 so like yeah. __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

08-29-2005, 07:11 PM	#6
PanMan Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 728	actually, whatever you do, don't try to speed through it. when you see an electric pulse, swim up to it, rest, and wait until it turns off to proceed. also, don't try to pass more than one at a time (unless they are insanely close together that it would be difficult to stop in the middle - there is one such place at the bottom of one of the corridors, you'll know it when you see it). for the spinning beam, swim under it and wait until you're ready to swim up counter-clockwise with it. and it is always nice to have a full turtle for that seaweed-filled stretch. also note that Raph and Mikey are your best swimmers (better control). BTW i can finish it most of the time with just one turtle, and definitely all the time with two __________________ My name is Pan . . . and I am the Man! [February 19, 2005] I believe that The Shredder will appear in the New Cartoon past Season 3

07-21-2005, 05:19 PM	#4
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	Don't be afraid to take damage in that level, Just try to do your fastest. The only thing you dont want to take damage from (If you can help it) Is the electricity. Once you pass that, use Level 3 to Heal yourself in the first building before moving on.

08-29-2005, 07:42 PM	#7
Kenton Foot Soldier Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 225	I just realised I have this game! I am going to go play it right now __________________ Visit Indie Electricity

08-29-2005, 08:23 PM	#8
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	Wow I just played it and man is it annoying >< I suck at it pretty badly. I just realized how hard the older TMNT games were. 4 is easy O_O __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

09-02-2005, 06:21 PM	#9
OA Scatter the nuns!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,981	That game is sooo much fun....but yeah, that underwater portion can be tricky...i always had trouble at the final battle....i'm not even sure if I actually did ever beat the game... __________________

09-17-2005, 10:47 PM	#10
Captain_Apollo Random Punk Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 22	I always got stuck on the hallway right before Shredder, where you have to fight the guys with the rocket backpacks and the lazers. I did manage to beat the game once though. The best advice in the swimming portion is to try to figure out the optimum route. Otherwise, you won't have enough time.

09-18-2005, 09:16 AM	#11
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	This was like the only complex TMNT video game they ever did. All the others just had you walking across the screen and fighting various Foot Soldiers with different fighting techniques. I never could make it passed the damn dam scene. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

09-18-2005, 01:54 PM	#12
OA Scatter the nuns!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,981	Yea, you're right about the game being complex....not just as a tmnt fan, but tmnt 1 on NES was IMO one of the greatest NES games ever made, for so many reasons.. __________________