Finished TMNT 1 on the NES. I think out of all the TMNT video games, it's the most ambitious. The sheer variety in the game makes it better in my opinion than the brainless beat 'em ups of the future (thought I like those games as well).
The unbalanced challenge of the game, some due to the cheap design, some …
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Finished TMNT 1 on the NES. I think out of all the TMNT video games, it's the most ambitious. The sheer variety in the game makes it better in my opinion than the brainless beat 'em ups of the future (thought I like those games as well).
The unbalanced challenge of the game, some due to the cheap design, some due to the poor programming, is the biggest flaw in this game. Enemies are placed in places where you will take damage no matter what. The seaweed in level 2 is almost unavoidable. However, if you learn that you can respawn pizza by leaving a building and going back into it, it makes it easier to keep your turtles alive.
Overall, not a bad game for the NES. Flawed, for sure, but ahead of its time. It's too bad we never saw a TMNT game with this amount of variety ever again.
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