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  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles In Time (Super NES)

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    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time, A.K.A. Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles IV: Turtles in Time was released in arcades in 1991 and then on the Super Nintendo the following year. By the way, does anyone know why they are referred to as the Teenage Mutant “Hero” Turtles in Europe? It seems like an odd name change…

    Anyway, this game was primarily a side-scrolling beat-’em-up featuring the famous turtles, whether heroes or ninjas. Game play is pretty straightforward and there are a variety of unique levels. Basic controls include a joystick or joypad for movement, a jump button and an attack button. The Super Nintendo added additional buttons for special attacks. While I owned the Super Nintendo version (and still do) I don’t think I ever played the arcade version. I understand that there are some significant differences for various reasons. Changes in graphics and sound for technical reasons (the Super NES wasn’t as powerful as an arcade machine) but other improvements for the home version including additional modes of play. Another difference is that some arcade cabinets supported up to four players while the Super NES version only supported up to two players.

    Overall, TMNT 4 received very positive review. I enjoyed it and thought it had a great atmosphere. It is also one of only a few games of this type that I made it to the end of. My only real criticism would be that the game really seemed too short. There just weren’t enough levels and the end just left you wanting more. It has multiple difficulty levels so there is some replayability added because of that.

    If you are a fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja (Hero) Turtles or the Super Nintendo then I definitely recommend giving this game at ry. The arcade version and the Super NES version are different enough that it is probably worth trying them both. The best way to try is probably with an original cartridge or via emulation. however, there was also an emulated version of the arcade original that was part of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare (a later game despite the numbering) for the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Both the arcade version and the Super Nintendo version were released as part of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection (along with numerous other TMNT games) for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S that was released just a couple of months ago. For those not owning an original arcade machine and Super Nintendo system this is probably the best way to play it along with all the other great Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Games. There was also a remake of TMNT 4 in 2009 called Teenage Muntant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled. It was released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It uses 3D graphics so it has a much different look to it. Personally, I’m partial to the original.

    Screen shots above are from the Super Nintendo version of the game.


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  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NES)

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    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NES)

    I don’t know why they have to be so confusing with game numbering sometimes. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game was in fact based on the original arcade game. However, when the original arcade game was released in 1989, a different Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game was released at the same time for the NES. Hence when they released the one actually based on the arcade game a year later, they put a II in the title. The home computer ports just stuck with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game and left off the II.

    The NES version is probably the best known port and included a couple of extra levels with new enemies and also extended many of the original arcade levels. The NES version also added some Pizza Hut product placement advertising. I believe that the computer ports (Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, etc.) were more straight ports of the arcade.


    The original NES version, to the best of my knowledge, has not seen any subsequent releases. A port of the arcade version appears as a hidden bonus in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus for the PS2, Xbox and GameCube and an emulated version of the original arcade game appeared for Xbox Live Arcade in 2007 but if you want to play the NES version with extra levels, you’ll have to track down an NES or emulate.

    The NES and arcade versions were especially good with most of the other versions being worthwhile as well. If you like arcade style games then this is one of the better ones from that era. And who can resist the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?





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  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist (Sega Genesis)

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    Genre: Beat Em Up;

    Console: Sega Genesis;

    Year: 1992;

    Story: “April O’Neil is reporting from Ellis Island when, in a sudden flash of light, her audience and herself witness Manhattan Island suddenly starting to shrink. Shredder then hijacks the airwaves and announces to the world that this was only a demonstration of the power of the Hyperstone, the treasure of Dimension X. With the Hyperstone in his possession, he now has the power to take over the world. The Turtles have no choice but to go after Shredder and stop him.”

    Gameplay: this is a beat em up game, so expect a lot kicking and punching. You can play as any of the four turtles, and you can switch character during the game (everytime you get a Game Over). As you can expect, each character has their advantages and disavantages, just like another TMNT game. There’s some temporary power-ups in the game. Sadly, this is a very small game so there isn’t much for you to find.

    Graphics: I think it looks decent. It has that cartoon-ish look that you can expect from a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game.

    Soundtrack: it’s fun and cheery. I like it.

    Final Thoughts: this is a fun little game for everyone who likes Beat Em Up type of games, or fans of the TMNT show. As I mentioned before, I’m very picky, in terms of beat em up games, and I had some fun with this one. Overall, I will give this game an 8 out of 10, just because it’s such a short game and you can beat it really quickly.

    PS: I do not own the footage of these gifs. The content of these gifs are from a Youtube video. Click HERE, if you want to check out the source.

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    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist is essentially TMNT: Turtles in Time remade for the Sega Genesis. The controls are mostly the same, the gameplay is essentially unchanged, though the levels are somewhat different. There are five levels and they are a combination of new levels made for this game and others based on Turtles in Time and the original TMNT arcade game.

    Between the two, the Super Nintendo version is really the better version. More colorful graphics, smoother animation and it’s neat being able to fling your enemies towards the screen. Having said that, there’s nothing wrong with the Genesis version and if you are looking for more of the same style game play as Turtles in Time then Hyperstone Heist is a good choice (assuming you have a Genesis of course). The reverse is true also. Hyperstone Heist only had about half the levels of Turtles in Time but they were much longer levels. The speed at difficulty level in Hyperstone Heist was a bit higher.

    Both Hyperstone Heist and Turtles in Time were released by Konami in 1992. The arcade version of Turtles in Time has seen re-releases as a bonus in TMNT 3: Mutant Nightmare for the PS2, GameCube and Xbox. In 2009 a 3D remake was released via Xbox Live and the PS3 PlayStation Network. I’m not aware of any remakes or re-releases specifically of Hyperstone Heist. The images above are from Hyperstone Heist on the Sega Genesis.





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