TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES NES MADE EASY! COMPLETE WALKTHROUGH

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  • @DaBuddhaHMz
    @DaBuddhaHMz 8 місяців тому +22

    What pisses me off the most is that here I am at 42 and just learning that you can switch turtles during the game. That would have helped me immensely when I played this damned game as a kid.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому +10

      Hahaha…oh man that admittedly made me laugh. Because it’s totally conceivable that you wouldn’t know - just adding to the insane difficulty of this game.

    • @slicksilver9441
      @slicksilver9441 Місяць тому +2

      Same here.

    • @Imwhisper76ontwitch
      @Imwhisper76ontwitch Місяць тому +1

      Yes

    • @toddburgess5056
      @toddburgess5056 29 днів тому

      LOL what?

    • @jtglandscapes
      @jtglandscapes 19 днів тому +1

      R u kidding me ugh that sucks man lol that game must have been even more frustrating for u than it was for us who knew we could switch em

  • @CalvinTennessee
    @CalvinTennessee 7 місяців тому +6

    I really appreciate the satire and humor. You are representing the thoughts and opinions of all us 10 year olds sitting in front of that floor tv playing this game in 1990. LOL

    • @retronate
      @retronate  7 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed! It only felt right to say what I felt we were all thinking. And some of this is therapeutic as I won’t let these games live in my mind rent feee anymore. We must overcome!

  • @jeffd3713
    @jeffd3713 Місяць тому +7

    I’ve only ever seen one guy beat this game in person, on a 13 inch basement tv, while standing up and without game genie. It blew my mind and still does.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому +2

      @@jeffd3713 AS IT SHOULD. That sounds like the type of thing legends are made of

    • @jasonbatteiger2421
      @jasonbatteiger2421 Місяць тому +2

      there's a trick to the last level's enemies (at least some of them) it becomes much easier. without that, i agree it's crazy nuts hard. but i love this game.

    • @jtglandscapes
      @jtglandscapes 19 днів тому +2

      Dude that’s amazing lol I never got passed the driving the van lol it was the hardest game I’ve ever played and I had my first video game freak out playing it lol it was frustrating and annoying I loved and hated the damn thing lol still never seen the ending or the other levels to the game lol

    • @retronate
      @retronate  18 днів тому +1

      @ the party wagon stage was such a mess. I can’t believe you really only had to go in 2 doors! There were like 15 on the map. All decoys.

    • @PsychopathicSavior
      @PsychopathicSavior 10 днів тому +1

      I beat this game when I was in grade school. My friends didn’t believe I could beat this and when I did people had me play the games they couldn’t beat like contra lol

  • @afterglow-podcast
    @afterglow-podcast 13 днів тому +1

    Glad to see someone not complain about the swimming section. It's really not that bad. The turtle van stage was where I got stuck as a kid. I managed to finally beat this game as an adult but only by loading up on scrolls and cheesing the later levels with them.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  13 днів тому

      This is totally me too. Didn’t struggle with the dam as much as the party wagon. And beyond that it gets so stinking tough. Scroll hoarding is the way most of us attempted it if we had the desire to keep going lol

  • @NerdyNSturdy
    @NerdyNSturdy 2 місяці тому +3

    I'm going backwards...I watched your Jason, Hyde and Freddie video. Now, I officially subscribed. Great content. It's thorough and engaging.
    Plus, I grew up on NES so, all these are classic to me.
    Also, TMNT the Arcade game was GOAT. That and Simpsons.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  2 місяці тому +1

      @@NerdyNSturdy great to have you aboard! I love these games, hopefully that comes across in the videos. The hope was to entice folks who may have put them down for a while to maybe give them another go or even just to mentally revisit them for some closure.

  • @Chad_Thundercock
    @Chad_Thundercock 8 місяців тому +8

    Can confirm - made it to the end as a kid, was a once in a lifetime event.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому +2

      I can't imagine how puffed out your chest was walking into school that next day. I hope your classmates bought you copious amounts of dunkaroos in recognition of your dominance.

    • @juicewilliss
      @juicewilliss 8 місяців тому +2

      Lies! No one has ever finished that damn forsaken game without a Game-Genie

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому

      @@juicewilliss if I didn’t have video evidence I would agree with you. Unless I used some sort of deepfake ai???

  • @flatscan5261
    @flatscan5261 Місяць тому +3

    I spent many hours of frustration as a kid playing this, but it was the kind of frustration that caused me to keep loading it up. Actually beat it as a pre-teen, and that made my year.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому +1

      @@flatscan5261 you sound like a real one. I know exactly that feeling you’re describing. When you can’t let the game have the last laugh. That kind of perseverance is a dying quality nowadays. Good on you.

  • @ThouzandWattz
    @ThouzandWattz 26 днів тому +2

    I beat this game when I was 8. It was brutal. After the technodrome is when the difficulty really ramps up!

    • @retronate
      @retronate  26 днів тому

      Yeah area 6 is on its own plane of difficulty. You can reasonably complete 1-4 with some practice. 5 can be tricky if you don’t find the technodrome right away. But there’s no denying the difficulty of the final stage

  • @HostibleSpocicle
    @HostibleSpocicle Місяць тому +1

    Hey man. Just gound your channel recently and subbed. Im an 80s kid who was raised on the NES. All these vides have been so much fun to watch. You're doing some awesome work.
    As much as I love this, its so flawed and your hate on it was hilarious.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@HostibleSpocicle glad you found us and hope you’re enjoying! Maybe I’m too far on the side of not liking it, but it’s grounded in tmnt being a love of mine. I’m almost upset they did such a disservice with this one. Loved 2 and 3 though.

  • @joen712
    @joen712 8 місяців тому +7

    The “drones” remind me of the movie Batteries Not Included.

  • @clintonwilcox4690
    @clintonwilcox4690 8 місяців тому +3

    33:10 It appears only the Turtles who are still with you board the blimp. That's some nice attention to detail by the game designers.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому

      Wow great call I didn’t notice that

  • @daysgoneby81
    @daysgoneby81 Місяць тому +2

    this game and Battletoads drove me insane as a kid

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@daysgoneby81 I think subliminally that’s why I had to beat them and post them. I couldn’t let them control me any longer. Check out Battletoads if you haven’t already!

  • @thehorrorcatdad
    @thehorrorcatdad Місяць тому +3

    As much as I was a TMNT kid, I loved this game when I first played it, it was stupid hard! lmao

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому +1

      @@thehorrorcatdad I probably judge it unfairly because my expectations were quite high for it. But they didn’t do this game any favors making parts 2 and 3 some really awesome titles. This game is just….blegh

  • @jameshill2450
    @jameshill2450 8 місяців тому +4

    Things get easier if you understand some of the mechanics and when to use each turtle. Their attacks have different levels of damage and speed, and hit different zones (upper, center, ground). Don does the most damage, but is slow and only attacks a straight line directly ahead - he won't hit anything above or on the ground. Leo has moderate damage and speed and hits all 3 zones. Raph has nearly as much damage as Don, good speed, and hits at least the upper 2 zones (not sure about the ground) but has a small range. Mike has good speed but low damage and hits all 3 zones in a smaller range than Leo; no one is really the best in the game, but Mike is pretty much the worst.
    Leo is best to use for basic enemies, unless you're comfortable with Raph's short range. Don is best for bosses when you want raw damage. There are specific spots (especially in Stage 4) where Don is too slow and Leo doesn't do enough damage, but Raph can kill enemies while moving to get through. Mike is good for holding Scrolls because you're not using him otherwise.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому

      Yeah definitely need to utilize each based on strengths. I’m sort of a one trick pony sticking mostly with Don for this run.

    • @jameshill2450
      @jameshill2450 8 місяців тому +2

      @@retronate Nothing wrong with that, he does have the best damage and reach. You did use Raph where he works best, in Stage 4 where you need the combination of damage, speed, and zones. If you can get used to his short range I think he's actually the best overall, except in boss fights.

  • @PSNTheSunsRay
    @PSNTheSunsRay Місяць тому +1

    Another one ( game that left me wondering) thanks man.
    I remember being sick once as a little and having a nightmare of not reaching MechaTurtle.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@PSNTheSunsRay that party wagon stage was where a great many of us gamers gave up. This game was so annoying and way too confusing from that point on

  • @samus33529
    @samus33529 Місяць тому +3

    I beat this game a few times as a kid. I didn't have many games when I was a kid, so I played the hell out of every game I had no matter how bad it was. You protect Donatello at all cost. Not only was his weapon the strongest, but it had the longest reach. For me, Raphael had the worst weapon and was always the sacrifice.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@samus33529 you hit the nail on the head. This is the game that made a whole generation love Don as their favorite turtle lol.

    • @Robert-nu4vc
      @Robert-nu4vc Місяць тому +2

      Raphael is actually not the worst. Mikey is the worst. Raphael is fast, and his weapon has power, it just lacks the range. He's useful in a lot of areas.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @ I like using him in the 4th area. He’s convenient for a few of those sewers.

    • @toddburgess5056
      @toddburgess5056 29 днів тому +1

      The sai swords make QUICK work of those flying enemies, Raphael comes in handy in a few levels.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  29 днів тому +1

      @@toddburgess5056 yeah he’s got his spots

  • @bigsmacky84
    @bigsmacky84 10 днів тому +1

    That title music will always touch my heart.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  10 днів тому

      @@bigsmacky84 the opening theme was great! I actually like the overworld theme for areas 1-4 quite a bit.

  • @halcyonways1476
    @halcyonways1476 Місяць тому +2

    @9:18 That was damn good lvl beating, I must say.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@halcyonways1476 that’s the one level of this game that doesn’t give me fits. The rest SUCCCCKK

    • @halcyonways1476
      @halcyonways1476 Місяць тому +1

      @@retronate At lest this game is better than the Jason game.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @ hmmmm….yeah it probably is but it’s not a slam dunk for me.

    • @CeeJayThe13th
      @CeeJayThe13th 26 днів тому +1

      *dam good

    • @retronate
      @retronate  26 днів тому +1

      @@CeeJayThe13th good catch lol

  • @meridin
    @meridin 2 дні тому +1

    technicly in the original tmnt episode where Krang got his android body splinter did turn back to his human form briefly but the formula wore out changing him back.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  2 дні тому

      @@meridin no kidding! I probably started watching too late to ever get that connection.

  • @jasonjones7461
    @jasonjones7461 7 місяців тому +2

    I had this on freaking DOS pc as a kid. It was like 8 floppy discs. I got to past the dam a couple times but never any further.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  7 місяців тому +1

      DOS pc might be the comment that takes the cake…er…pizza. Holy cow that’s commitment. And to a game that really by objective standards is quite infuriating. I applaud your strength

    • @Dhalin
      @Dhalin Місяць тому

      the DOS version is literally impossible without a patch to fix the game. "That" jump in the sewer in level 3 is slightly different in the DOS version, a couple blocks are missing from the ledge which makes it impossible to clear the jump, making the rest of the game impossible and inaccessible.

  • @GHMYahooka
    @GHMYahooka Місяць тому +3

    I still remember the fateful xmas I opened a box and saw a blinding light of happiness, it was tmnt 2: the arcade game.
    Not only did I not know it was out but it meant freedom from this garbage game when I wanted to play something turtles related.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@GHMYahooka hahahaha I can feel this so much

  • @livefreeprintguns
    @livefreeprintguns 8 місяців тому +4

    I am commenting that I, in fact, made it to the Technodrome when I was a kid. I was never able to beat the game however.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому +1

      Technodrome was brutal.

  • @ReinEngel
    @ReinEngel Місяць тому +1

    One of my dad's triangle of terror games that he was going to beat or die trying, along with Deadly Towers and Super Pitfall.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@ReinEngel I’ve heard a few people mention deadly towers. Super pitfall was a lot of fun!

  • @matthiasplatz5919
    @matthiasplatz5919 Місяць тому +1

    I remember getting this game for Christmas as a kid. It didn't take me too long to get past the dam section, but that last yellow corridor of death inside the Technodrome stymied me for months.
    You are right in that there is some really funky programming going on. But some of it can actually be exploited.
    For example, it is possible to give every secondary weapon the same attack power as the scrolls, as long as one turtle has at least one scroll. Here is how:
    Have a turtle throw their subweapon. Then, while the weapon still is in midair, and has not yet hit its target, switch to the turtle that has the scrolls. Make sure the scrolls are active, and not the turtle's primary weapon. When the projectile hits its target, it will do the same damage as a scroll.
    It seems like while each weapon has an assigned damage amount, whenever any collision is detected, the damage taken is from whatever weapon was active at that moment. It makes for some interesting results. You can actually nerf a scroll that way too.
    Anyhow, my favorite trick was to absolutely destroy the Technodrome boss using triple stars with scroll power.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому +1

      @@matthiasplatz5919 that sounds like a sweet hack but a little extra effort than I’m willing to give.

    • @matthiasplatz5919
      @matthiasplatz5919 Місяць тому +1

      @@retronate Games were expensive back then, so I played the absolute crap out of the ones that I had!

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@matthiasplatz5919 we had to! Getting a game required a big occasion like a birthday or graduation or something. Had to play what we had to death

  • @adamtabor8628
    @adamtabor8628 8 місяців тому +2

    Oddly enough, this game didn't give me too much trouble as a kid; I beat it for the first time when I was around 7 or 8. Bionic Commando was the game that always gave me issues - glad you were able to beat it for me lol

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому +1

      Hey I’m here to serve lol. That’s crazy you could run this as a kid. Bravo.

    • @phantom8157
      @phantom8157 8 місяців тому +2

      I think it all comes down to our individual play styles, and some games we find easier than others. For example, I am really good at all three ninja Gaiden games and Ghosts n goblins, yet can't play a shooter like Gradius.
      One thing I hate is when people criticize others for not being good at a particular game they find easy. We are not the same and there is no such thing as a gamer who can be good at all of them

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому +1

      @@phantom8157 yeah I agree. Sometimes we had games that just fit us.

  • @CMRstudiosCanada
    @CMRstudiosCanada 20 днів тому +1

    I got my hands on this game when I was a kid, not on the NES, but the PC. It was annoyingly hard, but I definitely got to the Technodrome level!

    • @retronate
      @retronate  20 днів тому

      @@CMRstudiosCanada I don’t think I had any idea they released a PC version of this. The more I play these games, more commenters tell me about their other consoles/versions and the differences are so interesting

  • @HamsteroidOver9000
    @HamsteroidOver9000 2 місяці тому +2

    Completed the game quite a few times when I was like 8 or 9 years old back in the days. My only other option for a while outside of rental was Ghost and Goblins so... ^^

    • @retronate
      @retronate  2 місяці тому +1

      @@HamsteroidOver9000 hahahaha talk about a traumatic childhood with those two games as the only options! I’d have to say in that case….you chose….wisely.

  • @Deathmetallad
    @Deathmetallad 2 місяці тому +1

    I loved this as a kid just because I loved the turtles. Rented it multiple times and finally beat it.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  2 місяці тому +1

      It was all we had for a while so I get the appeal. I think you’re describing how I felt. I really wanted it to be a good game because I loved the turtles. So I endured the torture for that reason

  • @xphiles2345
    @xphiles2345 10 днів тому +1

    When I was a kid I beat this game and yes it was a pretty hard game but we didn't have a lot growing up and so we didn't know what a bad game was and I loved playing this game as a kid but yeah now looking back yeah this game is a real beast but I was still played again because it's nostalgic

    • @retronate
      @retronate  10 днів тому

      @@xphiles2345 it’s one of those games that’s probably better than I make it out to be. Everyone that I knew had it and we got SO frustrated with it. It was satisfying to complete after all these years though

    • @xphiles2345
      @xphiles2345 10 днів тому +1

      @retronate There was nothing more satisfying than beating shredder at the end of the game and then 1 day I accidentally found the glitch where you could stand on the edge of the platform and just keep hitting

    • @retronate
      @retronate  10 днів тому

      @ there’s another method that relies on scrolls that works too. Idk I’m just happy it’s over lol

  • @Soma2710
    @Soma2710 Місяць тому +2

    I always got lost inside the TechnoDrome. I only got to Shredder once with Mikey (cos everyone else was “captured” and didn’t last long.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@Soma2710 yeah there are a lot of false hallways that you have to remember and they’re all very punitive. Such a dastardly game

  • @Cypherlode
    @Cypherlode Місяць тому +1

    When I was a teenager, I learned how to perfect the dam level, because my little cousin always pestered me to get him to the party wagon so he could drive it around.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@Cypherlode hahahaha what a great reason to have lots of reps on that stage. I’m with you, I played it so often it was the last of the levels I could get through rather easily.

  • @clintonwilcox4690
    @clintonwilcox4690 8 місяців тому +1

    Honestly, hearing your preamble to the video was pretty cathartic. I most of the classic difficult titles: Battletoads, Ninja Gaiden, Castlevania, etc. But this one took the cake. I managed to beat the dam level, but I could not beat the level after it.. The notorious difficulty must have softened the game developers because the three sequels (the fourth game being for Super NES) were great games and fun to play through. The first one, though, is definitely the black sheep of the TMNT NES games.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому

      We all need the purging of these feelings in our lives lol. SO many dead ends and decoys. And you’re right, I really enjoyed every other TMNT game after this. But I won’t live the lie anymore. No one liked this game. It was terrible.

    • @clintonwilcox4690
      @clintonwilcox4690 8 місяців тому

      @@retronate Definitely no argument there.

  • @Sarstan
    @Sarstan Місяць тому +1

    I feel like an alien because I don't remember having any issues with the dam as a kid. But I didn't get far after the dam, getting lost on where I needed to go.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому +1

      @@Sarstan not an alien at all - exactly my recollection as well. Party wagon gave me WAY more trouble than the dam

  • @silentcaay
    @silentcaay Місяць тому +1

    Loved this game as a kid. I didn't even care that it was hard, I would just play it for hours. I especially liked roaming around the city with the turtle van. I can't remember if I beat it as a kid but I know I made it to the Technodrome at least a couple times. Years later I played it on emulator and definitely beat it at that point, though. Certainly a game in need of some polish but, as far as NES games went, it was hardly among the worst, IMO.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@silentcaay definitely not the worst, just a big let down as a TMNT enthusiast. The turtle van felt like you’d beaten the game lol.

  • @PsychTsunamiMkII
    @PsychTsunamiMkII 19 днів тому +1

    'Managed to beat this myself a decade ago on NES (not counting any PC Emulation sessions, even long before that).
    At least the "Shred-Prick" was a pushover as opposed to everything else...

    • @retronate
      @retronate  19 днів тому

      He was like the breath of fresh air we needed after the technodrome. Could you imagine doing all that and he’s brutal?

  • @talkinsmak
    @talkinsmak 22 дні тому +1

    I did beat this game as a kid. Tips from friends at school. I think if i remember right a nintendo power magazine gave tips.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  22 дні тому

      @@talkinsmak yes! One issue had a map of Area 3 that I remember using. I couldn’t figure out area 4 for the life of me though. Couldn’t finish this til I was older

    • @talkinsmak
      @talkinsmak 22 дні тому +1

      @@retronate took a long time playing. Idk how many times i made it past the damn with one turtle only to slowly get better. Really hard game. It would be obviously much easier today with the internet. Walkthrough central. Word of mouth from friends and magazines were the video game internet of my childhood

    • @retronate
      @retronate  22 дні тому

      @ you’re so right. Sitting around the lunch table at school talking about how far you got the previous night was all we had. Man I miss it

  • @NintendoFuse_Greg
    @NintendoFuse_Greg 7 місяців тому +1

    As a kid I made it to the dark land most times - but never to shredder until college when I finally made it to the end.
    @17:51 - there is a rescue turtle above (if you went down from the scroll grinding area). I typically killed Raph and rescued him on this level (he was my hit taker from the dam, and be down to 1 square, and typically took the L to fast exit the first building after using Leo to grab the missiles). The right entrance has the turtle readily available.
    But I only used Don exclusively on bosses, unless the other 3 were captured. Leo was my primary having okay strength and solid reach. I just liked Mike more than Raph, even though Raph is the better fighter. Mike was used when Leo was low on health and not at a boss.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  7 місяців тому

      I like the fluidity of Leo’s weapon but he’s the weakest no? I have to improve my path through the airfield but for whatever reason I’m not at a point where I want to dedicate learning any speedruns of games yet. Like I want to be efficient but still casual if that makes sense

  • @MDHaughton
    @MDHaughton Місяць тому +1

    The soundtrack alone makes this game an absolute classic.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@MDHaughton love the overworld theme in world one, but it didn’t really stand out to me as much as some others.

    • @jasonbatteiger2421
      @jasonbatteiger2421 Місяць тому +1

      agreed, soundtrack is awesome here. like ninja gaidens awesome, there's some band that covers like at least 3 of the ninja gaiden songs, be neat if they did some of these here.

    • @Dhalin
      @Dhalin Місяць тому

      @@retronate The boss music is tense as hell. It's a fairly short and musically simple loop, but it's incredibly tense.

  • @jasonbatteiger2421
    @jasonbatteiger2421 Місяць тому +1

    that was a very good water part level 2 run. main thing stay in the middle of the areas that are pulling you into the electro seaweed and more so the vertical lines that will suck you right into them killing a guy immediately.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@jasonbatteiger2421 yeah that pull is a killer when you don’t know about it

    • @jasonbatteiger2421
      @jasonbatteiger2421 Місяць тому +1

      @@retronate it's also easy to overcompensate to dodge the other side's electro seaweed.

  • @JohahnDiechter
    @JohahnDiechter Місяць тому +1

    Used to impress other kids by being able to beat this game. Literally every young boy with an NES had this game it seemed.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому +1

      @@JohahnDiechter you were a god among men lol. I only knew one kid who could beat this when I was a kid

  • @AradijePresveti
    @AradijePresveti 21 день тому +1

    Made it to the Technodrome as a kid? Dude, I never saw the dam as a kid🤣

    • @retronate
      @retronate  21 день тому +1

      @@AradijePresveti hahaha I can’t imagine someone getting through this as a child. It was beyond comprehension.

  • @Notorious_G.O.D_76
    @Notorious_G.O.D_76 Місяць тому +1

    I remember playing this with my god brothers on NES....I thought boss fight with "Krang" was tuff....but when I got to "Shredder" it took me months for finally defeat him......
    😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@Notorious_G.O.D_76 I think you’re referring to TMNT2 but yeah I remember. The double boss to end it was brutal.

    • @Notorious_G.O.D_76
      @Notorious_G.O.D_76 Місяць тому +1

      @retronate Oh Yeah that might of been TMNT 2.....

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @ I was picking up what you were puttin down 😉

  • @jasonbatteiger2421
    @jasonbatteiger2421 Місяць тому +1

    the 2nd level even when we were kids was a good indicator of overall NES players. similar to how deep in battletoads one could go. many did give up or never put in the time to pass the water level here. i will say it took more time to do the water level than any later level sans last level for many people though.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@jasonbatteiger2421 it was the litmus test for sure.

    • @jasonbatteiger2421
      @jasonbatteiger2421 Місяць тому +1

      @@retronate i've only seen 2 people in real life get to last level of battletoads, ever, and i was one of them. and like when i used to play air hockey (some of those times anyway) the first time i beat the 2nd to last level in b.toads it was like i jacked up my metabolism to something like a hummingbird. later found out this mimicked certain types of drug usage. for like 10 minutes after my hands shook, my senses were on a different feeling level than normal. had to pause it to hand off to my friend for him to try the boss of 2nd to last level. the boss not being crazy hard we got through it. it wasn't really scary since i knew it would calm down, not like an anxiety attack or anything. more like overloading your computer but not till it shuts down.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @ our top story tonight, young man admitted to psych ward after overdosing on Battletoads. Haha wow that’s crazy

    • @jasonbatteiger2421
      @jasonbatteiger2421 Місяць тому +1

      @@retronate it wasn't a permanent issue, similar to going nuts playing say air hockey or ping pong, whatever jacked up body state i got into went away gradually in a dozen or so minutes.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @ that’s wild. But I get it

  • @ericpeavey
    @ericpeavey Місяць тому +1

    Do you record your gameplay footage on a Retrousb AVS?

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@ericpeavey I’m using a retropie and feeding it to an Elgato HD60. Then using OBS to record

  • @cammy85
    @cammy85 7 місяців тому +1

    43:26 When the show started, Leonardo promised that whoever dumped the mutagen on them (Shredder of course) would be forced to return Splinter to his human form. In the season 1 finale, they had that chance, but Splinter destroyed it when Shredder was about to use it on the Turtles
    Even MORE annoying: in season 2, there was an episode where they used what was left of the mutagen as a spray which did revert Splinter to his human form. But alas, it was only temporary and he would slowly revert back into a rat after experiencing how far New York's streets had devolved since they were mutated. It was never brought up again, but that gun did return later in the series and somehow ended up in the Turtles' possession; and again, never capitalized on using it to store Splinter to human form.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  7 місяців тому +1

      @paul84_ did you know about any of this??? Why have you not taught me as well as cammy85?!?!
      I didn’t know any of this. Really interesting. Thanks for watching!

    • @cammy85
      @cammy85 7 місяців тому +1

      @@retronate You're welcome!! This game takes things in a slightly different direction than the show, especially regarding enemies. I could explain further, but it would be more confusing if you haven't really seen the show.

  • @Kain_Hywind
    @Kain_Hywind Місяць тому +1

    I would regularly get to that last hallway or shredder when I was kid, but could never finish it if i found the Techo Drome right away. Either that or i would die on the Techo Drome because most of my life would be taken away from all the enemies on the way trying to find it. All my turtles would just get wiped out because I did not farm scrolls. It was one of one my 1st NES games. I did not beat the game until my late teens, even then was only able to do it once or twice. Felt it was luck the whole time.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@Kain_Hywind your description I’m sure is the story of what I’m sure is most players who got to the last hallway. It was so punitive and difficult by the end without knowing the strats. GGs to you for finally finishing it!

  • @CeeJayThe13th
    @CeeJayThe13th 26 днів тому +1

    Probably the greatest injustice of this game is that Raphael isn't the strongest turtle by far. If you're gonna kneecap his range so hard (especially with all the enemy projectiles) he should be able to pretty much kill them all with one hit.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  26 днів тому +1

      @@CeeJayThe13th exactly! There should’ve been an inverse relationship between attack range and weapon strength.

    • @CeeJayThe13th
      @CeeJayThe13th 26 днів тому +1

      @retronate that would only make sense as far as balance and would add a little depth. But, I'd hate for them to nerf Donatello any since the game is already so hard.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  26 днів тому +1

      @ so what we’re saying is…make everyone stronger lol.

    • @CeeJayThe13th
      @CeeJayThe13th 23 дні тому +1

      @@retronate honestly, it would probably make the game more fun lol

  • @TheRedSoxMan
    @TheRedSoxMan 7 місяців тому +1

    I was able to make it to the Technodrome back in the day, but without knowing the power of the Scrolls, I had no chance of defeating it.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  7 місяців тому

      Obviously they’d be the strongest right? I mean think of all of the mention of scrolls in the cartoon! What a lauded and powerful weapon!
      Ugh…stupid game.

  • @tonysmiley4641
    @tonysmiley4641 Місяць тому +1

    This is the first game I had as a kid besides smb 1

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@tonysmiley4641 it was so universally owned and so rarely beaten.

  • @mattmania8117
    @mattmania8117 Місяць тому +1

    I played it when it came out back in the day because it was turtles and it was all we had at the time.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому +1

      @@mattmania8117 you’re absolutely right. We kept trying to enjoy this one because we had no alternatives. We suffered greatly.

    • @mattmania8117
      @mattmania8117 Місяць тому +1

      @ the pain was real.

  • @jasonflowers4173
    @jasonflowers4173 19 днів тому +1

    The spinning robot things look like Crow from MST3K!

    • @retronate
      @retronate  19 днів тому

      I gotta go back and compare now.

  • @joen712
    @joen712 8 місяців тому +2

    I just laughed so loud cause the dam level got me to give up. And I still remember yelling at my tv over this game. I hated this game but wanted to love it so bad.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому +1

      Yeah we didn’t like it, we just wanted to. We kept wanting the game to get better and it just never did.

  • @xGodofAcidx
    @xGodofAcidx Місяць тому +1

    Can't listen to the dam music without hearing "BZZZRT" in my mind

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@xGodofAcidx hahahaha now that you mention it I don’t think I can either. They go hand in hand

  • @justinanderson267
    @justinanderson267 29 днів тому +1

    Wow how did I never catch that?
    The turtles can only sometimes swim
    I LOVED this game.
    Never beat it....
    Gonna go play it xD

    • @retronate
      @retronate  29 днів тому

      @@justinanderson267 oy…Godspeed and you’re a glutton for punishment lol

  • @Reaperman4711
    @Reaperman4711 3 місяці тому +2

    Not my favorite of games, but you make this look easy. I will say there is a lot of variety on offer here, and most of it isn't that fun. I bet this team did Mission Impossible too--totally different game but has a similar feel.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  3 місяці тому

      @@Reaperman4711 I think I tried mission impossible only briefly. I have a lot of titles to still get through. I’m looking forward to having a reasonably informed end to end familiarity with the whole library

  • @collection-craze
    @collection-craze 8 місяців тому +2

    Mike would be proud!

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому +1

      Not would be….IS

  • @joen712
    @joen712 8 місяців тому +2

    Great job with the intro

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому

      I’ll say it again with my whole chest

  • @majinvegitto4238
    @majinvegitto4238 8 місяців тому +1

    While this game is quite difficult, never got past that last corridor in the Technodrome when I was a kid, this game is actually pretty unique, with overhead views, sidescrolling mix. More memorable than the sequel which is just a beat em up.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому

      Typically I will applaud a game’s ambition to capture different play styles (thinking of Bayou Billy, Zelda 2) I don’t think that aspect of this game is what I had problems with. It’s such a departure from anything to do with what TMNT is actually about. Just a big miss for me.

    • @majinvegitto4238
      @majinvegitto4238 8 місяців тому +1

      @@retronate True few enemies are from the actual show.

  • @MegaCartmanX
    @MegaCartmanX 8 місяців тому +1

    Oh shoot, this game. I have yet to take the time to sit down and play through it all. I've only ever gotten to the dam level to see what all the complaining was about. I did beat it, but I now understand where everyone's coming from. At least I now have this handy dandy walkthrough to help me with the rest of the game.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому

      I think all of us collectively tried to like this game because it was TMNT. But it really is quite bad. That said, there were some aspects I enjoyed but ultimately just a miserable game trying to make everyone playing it miserable as well.

  • @andrewslone
    @andrewslone Місяць тому +1

    Was that chuck norris with a boomerang?

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@andrewslone Chuck Norris doesn’t throw boomerangs. They fly away from him for their own safety and then he summons them back to him telekinetically

  • @slothkng
    @slothkng Місяць тому +1

    i never came close to beating this and i'm 1000% okay with that

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@slothkng that is true maturity. I however am a petty loser insisting on torturing myself. Please show me your ways

  • @brianisaac1804
    @brianisaac1804 Місяць тому +1

    I loved this game. I actually farmed the scrolls, got max on every turtle. I used them all the way through the final mission.
    Doesn’t every NES game have bad endings?

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому +1

      @@brianisaac1804 the scroll hoard method is for true OGs who will not exploit despawns and for that I salute you.
      I’d point you to any Megaman, Castlevania, Bionic Commando, or final fantasy just off the top of my head for some cool endings. While many game endings stink, they don’t HAVE to.

    • @brianisaac1804
      @brianisaac1804 Місяць тому +1

      @@retronate Damn, I can't remember those endings, I'm old and haven't played those games in years. Have to see if I still have Bionic Commando, and Megaman.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @ they were awesome. Capcom seemed to always give you your moneys worth for an ending.

  • @bignorm8586
    @bignorm8586 Місяць тому +1

    Hey I just wanted to said you thank you for this guide I've been looking for a great guide for this game now I can finally beat this game how about those bills beating the Seahawks go bill's 😊

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@bignorm8586 this game is a bucket list one for a lot of people. Hopefully you can finish it and never have to play it again lol.
      Allen looked poised. Run game was working. That’s how they have to remain to beat better than average teams. Was encouraged.

  • @leoda_lion4107
    @leoda_lion4107 26 днів тому +1

    I got this game as a kid for Christmas- was a big TMNT fan. And immediately hated the funky controls and gameplay that let you know that there is only ONE character you will want to use, because the other ones are mostly useless. And that you had to farm for scrolls. The instant death traps everywhere. The damn never gave me too many problems because I used the same strategy of using the useless characters like Mike and Raph. We had Nintendo power back then that gave us maps of the stages. The super sensitive controls, the final Technodrome level area where just brutal.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  26 днів тому

      It really was so much tougher than I was expecting and being single player made it hard to endure. Another commenter said that if it wasn’t tmnt, I’d think it was good. He may actually have a point. I expected more because of the branding

    • @leoda_lion4107
      @leoda_lion4107 26 днів тому +1

      @@retronate Yeah, I agree with a lot of the things you said in the video like what are these enemies? You would think with a name like the Foot Clan that you would be dealing with guys dressed like ninjas, not Texas chainsaw guy, and robots that breathe fire, and guys that ARE on fire.

  • @theconsolekiller7113
    @theconsolekiller7113 3 дні тому +1

    Great breakdown. I owned this one and despite it playing like shit, tried to make the best out of whatever games I ended up with. I only ever made it to that party wagon stage.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  3 дні тому +1

      @@theconsolekiller7113 that level confused the heck outta me. I always went into way more buildings than I needed to

    • @theconsolekiller7113
      @theconsolekiller7113 2 дні тому +1

      @@retronate Yea, Ive always hated mazes in games, ha ha. Maybe this game has something to do with that.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  2 дні тому +1

      @ a real chicken and the egg thing going here lol

    • @theconsolekiller7113
      @theconsolekiller7113 2 дні тому +1

      @@retronate ha ha Yea. May have experienced some early childhood brain damage from that one.

  • @cesarprado6943
    @cesarprado6943 8 місяців тому +1

    I think this is a good game The problem is when this came out we were all expecting the arcade game and we're disappointed because this was more of a platformer and not a beat him up like the arcade over the years I learned to like this game it's one of my favorite nes games awesome games play

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому

      I’m very glad you see value in this one. I….don’t. lol.

  • @Kevin-tz2lv
    @Kevin-tz2lv 8 місяців тому +1

    Thankfully i remember borrowing this from a friend before buting it. Saved me (my parents) a few buck's

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому +1

      lol…this is a title worth giving back haha.

  • @rags580
    @rags580 23 дні тому +1

    The seaweed always did me in.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  23 дні тому

      It was BRUTAL! So punitive and could stack up hits so quickly. You’re not alone

  • @rawkfistgaming
    @rawkfistgaming 8 місяців тому +1

    OK, after just seeing the intro so far (I'm gonna watch the whole thing), I have a proposition.
    I can get you to love this game.
    If that got your attention, let me start by saying I have lifelong memories of this game, and back as a kid, I landed firmly in "can't get past the Party Wagon stage". But there's always been something about it that's hit just right.
    Today, I'm a speedrunner of the game with a 20:44 in Any% - close to right in the middle of the field. Since I learned the run, I've discovered a lot more little nuggets that have taken that childhood vibe and cranked it to 15.
    If you like, I'd be down to do a collab video of sorts where we do this challenge. If my efforts are in vain and you still don't like the game, fair enough. But it'd make for good content, right?

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому +1

      A challenge to get me to like the game?? Just dropped a follow on your twitch. I stream on there occasionally as well. Feel free to shoot me a whisper with what you’re thinking.

    • @rawkfistgaming
      @rawkfistgaming 8 місяців тому +1

      @@retronate - Absolutely!

  • @tonyp9313
    @tonyp9313 7 місяців тому +1

    The dam level was hard lol. I remember beating that a a kid. Then I didn't want to play the game anymore lol.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  7 місяців тому

      I get it! We’d spent so much to clear that level only to find it gets…harder??? We had nothing left to give!

  • @JimmyRaptis
    @JimmyRaptis 8 місяців тому +1

    Got it in 91, beat by 93. It was hard, but not impossible. Battletoads much harder. Still love this game to this day.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому

      We’ve got a Battletoads walkthrough too! I think overall you’re right Battletoads is the tougher game. Requires more precision and timing. Tmnt can be solved a little easier when you know where you’re going.

  • @lloydlineske2642
    @lloydlineske2642 26 днів тому +1

    Loved this game! I beat it as a kid. Great game. Just remove the Turtle thing from it and it's great. As a stand alone it's so good for NES.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  26 днів тому

      @@lloydlineske2642 if it weren’t the turtles I’d probably feel a bit differently. But they set the bar a lot higher branding it with them in this one.

  • @elfofcourage
    @elfofcourage Місяць тому +1

    Also, dont you find it odd that Donnie’s wooden Bo staff can kill the Fire Guy?😁

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@elfofcourage not if you believe in the power of flame resistant ninja tape!

  • @udhh2619
    @udhh2619 8 місяців тому +1

    I remember the attack sounds vividly

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому

      Yes each one of them unique which I do appreciate.

  • @JeremyNoblitt
    @JeremyNoblitt Місяць тому +1

    I'm gonna brag a bit and then eat some crow.
    I used to get through the dam swimming stage without taking a hit as a kid.
    I got to Shredder maybe three times. Always with one heavily damaged turtle left and died every time.
    I never beat this game legit until I was in my 20s. That was 20 years ago.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@JeremyNoblitt just being a pro at the dam level was enough to make you lunch table royalty. Man I couldn’t fathom getting to the end as a kid

  • @DarthNelder
    @DarthNelder 8 місяців тому +1

    So this and Back to the Future are gonna basically be interchangeable for the number 1 spot on you best NES games list, right??

  • @volbound1700
    @volbound1700 2 місяці тому +1

    Fortunately, I never owned this one. I had TMNT2: The Arcade Game as a kid and it was great.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  2 місяці тому

      @@volbound1700 this one has its place and there are many who seem to enjoy it. It just never had a real TMNT feel to me. 2 was much better.

    • @volbound1700
      @volbound1700 2 місяці тому +1

      @@retronate it is very much an NES game, more so than the sequels. Complex side scroller similar to most titles of the time. I don't think it is a bad game but agree it isn't a very good TMNT game. The beat-em ups just work so well with the series and I think that is why (even until today with Shredder's Revenge) follow that format.

  • @Altf-po5ni
    @Altf-po5ni 7 місяців тому +1

    Played and finished this as a kiddo, the trick was to farm 99+ scrolls in stage three.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  7 місяців тому

      Exactly what I did too. Doesn’t make the game that much more fun, but at least able to finish it. Technodrome was a beast.

  • @mewlyar8953
    @mewlyar8953 23 дні тому +1

    I never beat the end boss but I could get to him! Aged 11-13 at the time and a girl! Reached him several times but I always had so little health I'd get one shot. I'll still take it lol, considering both my mum and myself spent hours if not days on that wretched dam level when I was younger and we both dropped the controller, threw our hands up and said "Nope." for several years XD

    • @retronate
      @retronate  23 дні тому +1

      @@mewlyar8953 hahaha it was such a frustrating title. I think Nintendo Power did a spread that included a map of the Party Wagon section at one point? But I was always terrible at remembering where to go. The exasperated controller drop was a common move lol

    • @mewlyar8953
      @mewlyar8953 23 дні тому +1

      @@retronate I did the game so often trying to beat it that at one point I had most of it (not the Technodrome; it was too hard to get there) memorised. Even the stupid dam by the end of it. I wasn't winning any speed runs, but I had a route in my head XD
      (My expendable turtle was Raph, by the way; I hated his short range. Leo was for standard play and then Don for bosses, as expected. The most action Raph saw was the dam XD )

    • @retronate
      @retronate  23 дні тому +1

      @@mewlyar8953 sounds a lot like me. Used Leo because of the quick strikes and decent range. Didn’t want to lose Donny. Raph and Mike were cannon fodder lol

  • @Imwhisper76ontwitch
    @Imwhisper76ontwitch Місяць тому +1

    Did they say any of this is the manual?

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@Imwhisper76ontwitch not a word. The manual is one of the most useless items for beating this game.

  • @macdaddymario
    @macdaddymario Місяць тому +1

    Did people really have a hard time with this?
    The hardest part, even as a kid, was finding the technodrome and going through like, a bajillion sewers. And that's because it changes location based on which frame you press start on at the beginning... yay rng.
    Other stuff is kinda obvious. Walk over the jump both in the building and in the sewers... that was the whole point of the building gap, to show you that you can walk over all 1 tile wide gaps, don't rush for the bombs in the dam.. jump on the boxes on the right, don't get run over by the steamrollers, dont forget the grappling hook and don't forget to not even try to get that pizza on the right in the Indiana Jones booby trap spike wall room.
    Genuinely like this game, and find it better than the immediate sequel. That one, while more 'accurate' to the show, is just way to mind-numbingly boring I cant help but sleep.. PAST TMNT2 though, this one doesn't stack up.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@macdaddymario and don’t forget to not get murdered but a bajillion enemies in the final corridor…

    • @macdaddymario
      @macdaddymario Місяць тому +1

      Yeah, final corridor was rough too.

  • @BrianD0313
    @BrianD0313 20 днів тому +1

    I don't think the Damn Level was that bad (other than the BS jump).
    I don't think I ever made it past Stage 3 as a kid. I did make it to the final building but I think I got stuck in the Sewers.
    36:27 - Unsure if you are controlling the character here but you do get injured after the boss is dead.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  20 днів тому

      @@BrianD0313 I don’t think I was. Another BS part!!!

  • @livefreeprintguns
    @livefreeprintguns 8 місяців тому +2

    Those flies were probably based on Baxter Stockman.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому +1

      Feels weird they’d feature those without ever putting Baxter in the game. But that’s as good a guess as any.

    • @livefreeprintguns
      @livefreeprintguns 8 місяців тому +2

      @@retronate It's definitely a guess. The only thing that kind of clued me in was that they were purple, but that could've really just have been a coincidence lol.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому +1

      Stockman was the mouser guy though. He himself turned into a fly right? Ugh this game isn’t worth this much dissection lol.

    • @livefreeprintguns
      @livefreeprintguns 8 місяців тому +2

      @@retronate He was mutated into a fly by Krang.

    • @corjonbett
      @corjonbett 2 місяці тому +1

      @@livefreeprintguns Well, not intentionally. Krang intended to ELIMINATE Baxter, but a fly got into the disintegrator unit with him...

  • @ryann8348
    @ryann8348 8 місяців тому +1

    I got this game when I was like 5, and honestly I never thought the dam was hard. I feel left out

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому

      Is this Jimmy from the Wizard??? Actually I think I mention in the video I didn’t struggle with the dam as much as others. Party wagon stage always did me in.

    • @ryann8348
      @ryann8348 8 місяців тому +1

      @@retronate Yeah, I'm just always surprised that *this* was the sticking point for most people

  • @joen712
    @joen712 8 місяців тому +2

    I wonder where this game will end up in the rankings…,,,

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому

      I’m really hiding how I feel aren’t I?

  • @HellTantrumbull
    @HellTantrumbull 27 днів тому +1

    To this day I still laugh at people that struggle with this game and overhype the dam level. it took my 12 year old self way back when the game came out only 5 days to beat it and when I played it again when the TMNT collection came out I beat it even faster in just 1 day since much harder games made this easy for me. 😄

    • @retronate
      @retronate  27 днів тому +1

      @@HellTantrumbull I think the difficulty of area 5 and 6 is justified without knowing where to go. Agree the dam was never that tough. Searching around Area 3 always tripped me up figuring out where to go

    • @HellTantrumbull
      @HellTantrumbull 27 днів тому +1

      @@retronate Yeah, trying to find the Technodrome and then dealing with the enemies that are near Shredder's location was more challenging than anything else in the game especially if you didn't pick up any scrolls to help take them out faster.
      For me, being an older gamer now I honestly found the games challenge overall to be nothing especially after playing games like Ninja Gaiden and Battletoads which just don't forgive you for making mistakes.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  27 днів тому

      @ more lore of difficulty than actual difficulty with this one.

  • @Caitybear396
    @Caitybear396 Місяць тому +1

    Heyyy Nate! Please do a video like this how to beat legend of Zelda a Link to the past on SNES !!!!!

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@Caitybear396 that’s probably a game for a live stream. But if you go WAY back on my channel, that’s one of the first games I ever live streamed over on twitch. Video should still be around but not really in a walkthrough format.

  • @lhommequipense4953
    @lhommequipense4953 14 днів тому +1

    how did i did all this at 10 years old ?! it's crazy

    • @retronate
      @retronate  14 днів тому

      @@lhommequipense4953 it’s crazy when you consider we didn’t have the internet

  • @Topman555
    @Topman555 Місяць тому +1

    I was 9 years old when i finished this game , 9 years old pro little boy , damn i was so good when i was little kid , beautiful days

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@Topman555 hahaha the lunch table legend right here. I imagine you had an entourage and everything!

  • @darthdemented
    @darthdemented 18 днів тому +1

    ...i never beat this game til cowabunga collection and it's save states. That's after trying since 1989.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  18 днів тому

      @@darthdemented it was so difficult. Many have claimed it wasn’t bad to clear but I’m not whitewashing history. This game was a menace.

  • @darrencymbala1762
    @darrencymbala1762 2 місяці тому +1

    It’s funny but I don’t remember MOTU’s Mantenna ever being in TMNT 😂

    • @retronate
      @retronate  2 місяці тому

      The list of things actually in TMNT that appear in this game might be shorter…

  • @HorkSupreme
    @HorkSupreme Місяць тому +1

    36:25 you got hurt while, I'm assuming, being autowalked. Really great game, never got to Shredder cause screw the technodrome level. edit:That little jump at the dam level gated me so hard, tried so many times to get it right and most of the time I just turned off the NES.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому +1

      @@HorkSupreme oof… some think it’s great. I just endured it to say I could beat it. This doesn’t really embody TMNT to me like the other ones do.

    • @HorkSupreme
      @HorkSupreme Місяць тому +1

      @@retronate Oh sorry, really great game /SARCASM :D

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому +1

      @ lol…understood

  • @Ravenna_Black
    @Ravenna_Black 8 місяців тому +1

    Splinter did have a human form in the cartoon.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому

      Yes I should’ve clarified, him changing BACK to human form was never a part of TMNT. Just an odd choice to go with.

  • @theevildrjelly4626
    @theevildrjelly4626 Місяць тому +1

    My dad completed it but I couldn’t get past stage 3 I kept falling in the water in the last sewer

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@theevildrjelly4626 suddenly the turtles can’t swim at that part after swimming through and entire level

  • @degen83
    @degen83 15 днів тому +1

    The enemies in this game are from the comics not the tv show or movies but the tv show and movies were the most popular, not sure why they made that choice but theo ther turtles games ad enemies from the tv show.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  15 днів тому +1

      Yeah someone else mentioned they were enemies from the comics. Never had any exposure to those.

  • @jasonsgandurra7054
    @jasonsgandurra7054 24 дні тому +1

    It's not a bad game it it is a little too difficult after level 3. Level 4 is hard but not impossible. Level 5 is difficult and inside the technodrome is really hard. If you can get there the scrolls are the best weapons of choice. You should get 99 scrolls for all turtles if you have the patience in level 3.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  24 дні тому +1

      I hated farming scrolls in level 3 lol but you’re right that’s what gives you the best shot

  • @gmoss1679
    @gmoss1679 8 місяців тому +1

    I got past the dam I think twice as a kid with 1 maybe 2 turtles remaining. I'm happy I never picked this game back up

    • @retronate
      @retronate  8 місяців тому

      Letting me do your dirty work huh??? Eh that’s fine. Be sure to smash that like button and subscribe for more killer NES content and fresh hats!

  • @elfofcourage
    @elfofcourage Місяць тому +1

    Raphael was my favorite turtle. Cool but rude 😁

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому +1

      @@elfofcourage he’s my go to Turtles in Time. Has some useful spots in this but I hate that they nerfed his weapon a bit

    • @elfofcourage
      @elfofcourage Місяць тому +1

      @ I was talking in general.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому +1

      @ oh yeah he’s badass

  • @andrewslone
    @andrewslone Місяць тому +1

    That damn, dam level

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @@andrewslone funny enough I don’t mind that level. It was always the party wagon that killed me

    • @andrewslone
      @andrewslone Місяць тому +1

      ​@retronate honestly, I couldn't even beat the game without the use of a game genie, lol.

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому

      @ it was incredibly annoying

  • @CornerstoneMinistry316
    @CornerstoneMinistry316 Місяць тому +1

    Actually a lot of those mystery enemies come from the original comics

    • @retronate
      @retronate  Місяць тому +1

      @@CornerstoneMinistry316 I have zero knowledge of those…but didn’t you like how I spoke authoritatively as if they had no connection???

    • @CornerstoneMinistry316
      @CornerstoneMinistry316 22 дні тому +1

      @retronate you did great that was something I learned recently too

    • @retronate
      @retronate  22 дні тому

      @@CornerstoneMinistry316 ok phew then I’m in good company lol