Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Although the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game on the Nintendo Entertainment System receives much criticism these days, it is one of the all-time best selling games on the NES and actually won Nintendo Power's Best Game Award in 1989. While the beat 'em up video game format would become the standard for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the following several sequels, the first TMNT game was a side-scrolling action platformer. Each level had an overworld that was to be explored, and then the player would enter a building or a sewer to initiate the action sequences. The player could switch turtles at any given moment, and each had their own life bar and attacked differently. Running out of life meant that turtle was captured, but could be recovered from certain locations. Lose all 4 turtles and the game is over. Also notable about this game were the subweapons. Each turtle could gain either boomerangs, shurikens, triple shurikens, or the devastating "kiai" (commonly referred to as the "scroll weapon"). There was some variety as well, such as the famous underwater swimming level or the level where the turtles could speed around the map in the Party Wagon. There are some criticisms about the game, such as the awkward jumping controls and the lack of familiar enemies from the cartoon. The most often-cited complaint is the game's unforgiving difficulty, which is a mostly fair complaint. This game is quite difficult, and the first video game that comes to mind when I think of old NES games that are "Nintendo Hard". The only way to conquer TMNT was to play it over and over again and memorize where all the best power-ups are and where all the correct paths are. Even today this game is tremendously difficult, and though many Nintendo kids owned this game or at least rented it, very few were ever committed enough to beat it. It is still a good game though, and I rather enjoy that the TMNT series had one video game that was a side scroller rather than just 3 beat 'em ups. While TMNT II The Arcade Game on NES has not aged well, TMNT is fine for what it is. Because Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sold extremely well, there are plenty of copies in circulation. The price is edging up towards $15, but a copy can easily be found for $9. This is a mandatory game for any NES collector. By the way, this game has a really cool ending.

Bought this game used from one of the other buying options here on Amazon. The description said Used - Acceptable and it was $12, so I was expecting to receive a specimen with a faded and/or ripped label, perhaps needing a bit of cleaning, maybe writing on the cartridge or stickers, etc. I didn't care what it looked like, as long as it was clear enough it was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles so I could pick it out on my shelf to play it, and as long as it played decently. To my pleasant surprise, I opened my package to behold a cartridge that was in near perfect condition, no blemishes that the naked eye can see, perfectly clean, and the label was shiny and the colors were bold as if the cartridge was brand new in a sealed package. It was just the cartridge, no original box or manual, so whoever owned it before me took exquisite care of their copy. So I popped it in and started playing it. The game works! There is absolutely no con in this purchase, I'm very satisfied and in awe that for such a low price and for being "acceptable" condition according to the description, I could pass this off as a brand new straight from the factory game!

I am extremely disappointed. I opened the package and nothing but the game in plastic. It shows and says in the description and pictures the box is in good shape with minor cosmetic imperfections from the age of the game. And it shows instruction manual and black sleeve. I went by the picture and description and now I am more then disappointed due to fales advertising

Didn't work i wouldn't waist time if I were you.

Good quality game. Had 0 issues playing it other than the difficulty of the gameplay itself lol. Cartridge works as it should.

I got this game mainly for nostalgia purposes and because I used to own it don't know what happened to it and wanted to replace it. I'm glad I have it again but the difficulty is just turned up way too high to enjoy it as much as I truly want to. I do want to learn how to be great at it I'm trying, then I feel like I will appreciate it even more. The graphics are good for a Mid life game for the console and music is very catchy. The controls and impossible jumps really hold it back but I'm learning different strategies to improve upon those. I seem to get better each time I play and use game genie codes as a tool to help me master the game like training wheels that I will remove and then put back on and remove again. Yes I like this game mainly because of the memories but getting better at it will help me like it more!

This game is tough but worth the effort if you like classic konami games. It has awesome music and offers fun and challenging gameplay. You can switch from any of the four turtles in the pause menu and even share items like boomerangs by throwing 3, switching to another turtle and they will catch them! People like to complain about this game because it is not the beat em up arcade game, but I still find this a worthy entry for the turtles' debut on the NES.

I bought this to replace the old tmnt 1 which refuses to play at all. This game is so fun to play and it never gets old. Although i've never been able to beat it as the last few stages get really tough towards the end but other then that this game is a true classic and if your tmnt fan like me you really need to have this in your Nes collection

Fun game. Better than tmnt 2 and 3 in my opinion

Great deal, recommended seller!

Unfortunately the company advertised this product as if it came with sleeve, box, and manual. It was just the cartridge. I paid $30 because of this while the game itself is only valued at around $10.