How come the cover of the 1st turtle NES game the bands are red but not the game?

alliance · 10-12-2012, 01:31 PM

sorry for being a newb and asking such a pointless one but i still would like to know please..

*shuriken* · 10-12-2012, 01:55 PM

The cover for the Nes game is actually the cover for a comic in the original Mirage series where the TMNT all wore red bandanas. I think it's # 4 where they first meet the Utroms. My guess is the creators at Ultra liked the cover and decided to stick with it as opposed to changing the colors to their cartoon/video game counterparts.

FoxZerro · 10-12-2012, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by shuriken

The cover for the Nes game is actually the cover for a comic in the original Mirage series where the TMNT all wore red bandanas. I think it's # 4 where they first meet the Utroms. My guess is the creators at Ultra liked the cover and decided to stick with it as opposed to changing the colors to their cartoon/video game counterparts.

You are correct sir... it is from the 2nd Printing of the Vol.1 Issue 4 and its great art that I'm glad was used for the game.

alliance · 10-12-2012, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by shuriken

The cover for the Nes game is actually the cover for a comic in the original Mirage series where the TMNT all wore red bandanas. I think it's # 4 where they first meet the Utroms. My guess is the creators at Ultra liked the cover and decided to stick with it as opposed to changing the colors to their cartoon/video game counterparts.

they didnt give any explanations as to why though? i mean aside from just liking it

*gobo* · 10-12-2012, 04:02 PM

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they didnt give any explanations as to why though?

Not that I'm aware of. Heck, they may have even been contractually obligated to use an unaltered comic cover for the game.

*Xav* · 10-12-2012, 04:02 PM

I think it's just laziness. It's easier to use an existing cover than creating a new one. Whoever decided to use it, probability didn't even realize, the Turtles had different color bandanas in the game.

alliance · 10-12-2012, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Xav

I think it's just laziness. It's easier to use an existing cover than creating a new one. Whoever decided to use it, probability didn't even realize, the Turtles had different color bandanas in the game.

thats so lazy like jesus..

*Candy Kappa* · 10-13-2012, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by alliance

thats so lazy like jesus..

Yes he was very lazy indeed...

TMNTChris1980 · 10-13-2012, 01:32 PM

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Yes he was very lazy indeed...

HAHAHAHAHHA

HotJuicyBurgers · 10-13-2012, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by alliance

thats so lazy like jesus..

wut............

Cryomancer · 10-13-2012, 04:02 PM

I think the first game has a few shades of Mirage in it other than just the cover. Splinter is very Mirage-looking, for example.

I think Konami had the Mirage comics when working on their TMNT games. The interesting question would be if they were given them or if they sought them out themselves, though. I suppose they must have had Archie, as well. Tournament Fighters seems to be the strongest evidence of both.

I wonder if Mirage comics were actually at all popular in Japan? Perhaps the Konami staff were the first Japanese Mirage fans!

prophecy718 · 10-13-2012, 05:56 PM

regardless, i love the artwork nintendo used for the ninja turtle games back in the day.

*Ninjinister* · 10-13-2012, 08:55 PM

Maybe they just didn't want it to look cartoony like the other releases?

*shuriken* · 10-13-2012, 11:56 PM

That's probably true. Thus beginning the tradition of having the TMNT look more badass on the cover than in the actual game. With a few exceptions here and there (TMNT 2 and the XBOX Turtles in Time game come to mind)

*Discogod* · 10-23-2012, 11:09 AM

Interestingly, there were 3 versions of the box art issued over here - the standard game used the same artwork as the US release, the cover from TMNT #4. There was also a NES set released that included the TMNT game - the box depicted on the front had the turtles with their bandannas coloured (although Don & Mike's colours were swapped - see picture below), but the actual game box inside had the turtles each with their respective colours.

I actually had a poster of the latter box art - I think it was a store promo or something.

DF619 · 10-23-2012, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Discogod

Interestingly, there were 3 versions of the box art issued over here - the standard game used the same artwork as the US release, the cover from TMNT #4. There was also a NES set released that included the TMNT game - the box depicted on the front had the turtles with their bandannas coloured (although Don & Mike's colours were swapped - see picture below), but the actual game box inside had the turtles each with their respective colours.

I actually had a poster of the latter box art - I think it was a store promo or something.

Leo and Don look fine in that picture...

...but there's two Raphs in there.

*Discogod* · 10-24-2012, 04:41 AM

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Leo and Don look fine in that picture...

...but there's two Raphs in there.

Nah, I'm talking about the picture of the game box in the lower-right corner - Mike (on the far right) has a purple bandana whilst Don (far left) has orange.

*gobo* · 10-24-2012, 05:07 AM

Thanks for the explanation. I was confused too. That game box pic is so small I couldn't tell they had color-coded masks. So, the box on the inside was also colored, but without the mix-up?

*Discogod* · 10-24-2012, 09:34 AM

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Thanks for the explanation. I was confused too. That game box pic is so small I couldn't tell they had color-coded masks. So, the box on the inside was also colored, but without the mix-up?

Yeah, the box inside (which was otherwise identical to the regular release) had each turtle with their respective colours. Strange that there'd be 3 different versions of the same art...

cartoonistaaron · 10-25-2012, 10:48 AM

Not exactly the topic of discussion here, but the UK had terrible licensing art back then - their Turtles look like someone doing a bad job of impersonating Ryan Brown.

10-12-2012, 01:31 PM	#1
alliance Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 328	How come the cover of the 1st turtle NES game the bands are red but not the game? sorry for being a newb and asking such a pointless one but i still would like to know please.. __________________ 80's TURTLES MUCH COOLER THAN FORGOTTEN 4KIDS

10-12-2012, 01:55 PM	#2
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	The cover for the Nes game is actually the cover for a comic in the original Mirage series where the TMNT all wore red bandanas. I think it's # 4 where they first meet the Utroms. My guess is the creators at Ultra liked the cover and decided to stick with it as opposed to changing the colors to their cartoon/video game counterparts. __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

10-13-2012, 04:02 PM	#11
Cryomancer Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,090	I think the first game has a few shades of Mirage in it other than just the cover. Splinter is very Mirage-looking, for example. I think Konami had the Mirage comics when working on their TMNT games. The interesting question would be if they were given them or if they sought them out themselves, though. I suppose they must have had Archie, as well. Tournament Fighters seems to be the strongest evidence of both. I wonder if Mirage comics were actually at all popular in Japan? Perhaps the Konami staff were the first Japanese Mirage fans! __________________ Final Boss of translation group Opentrain. We do videogame comics and TMNT stuff. http://opentrain.theyear199x.org/

10-13-2012, 08:55 PM	#13
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Maybe they just didn't want it to look cartoony like the other releases? __________________

10-13-2012, 11:56 PM	#14
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	That's probably true. Thus beginning the tradition of having the TMNT look more badass on the cover than in the actual game. With a few exceptions here and there (TMNT 2 and the XBOX Turtles in Time game come to mind) __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

10-12-2012, 04:02 PM	#6
Xav Foot Elite Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 3,045	I think it's just laziness. It's easier to use an existing cover than creating a new one. Whoever decided to use it, probability didn't even realize, the Turtles had different color bandanas in the game.

10-13-2012, 05:56 PM	#12
prophecy718 Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 312	regardless, i love the artwork nintendo used for the ninja turtle games back in the day.

10-23-2012, 11:09 AM	#15
Discogod Resolutely Analogue. Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,707	Interestingly, there were 3 versions of the box art issued over here - the standard game used the same artwork as the US release, the cover from TMNT #4. There was also a NES set released that included the TMNT game - the box depicted on the front had the turtles with their bandannas coloured (although Don & Mike's colours were swapped - see picture below), but the actual game box inside had the turtles each with their respective colours. I actually had a poster of the latter box art - I think it was a store promo or something.

10-24-2012, 05:07 AM	#18
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	Thanks for the explanation. I was confused too. That game box pic is so small I couldn't tell they had color-coded masks. So, the box on the inside was also colored, but without the mix-up? __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

10-25-2012, 10:48 AM	#20
cartoonistaaron Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 737	Not exactly the topic of discussion here, but the UK had terrible licensing art back then - their Turtles look like someone doing a bad job of impersonating Ryan Brown.