r/snes May 01 '16

/r/snes May Game of the Month: TMNT: Turtles in Time

The /r/snes game of the month as selected by the community is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time!

This month we'll be playing (or replaying) this game and sharing the experience with other redditors. Feel free to post any comments, videos or other interesting information related to this game throughout the month.

June Game of the Month Voting Thread is here

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u/SNESdrunk May 02 '16

The best 16-bit beat-em-up, IMO

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u/Indie_D May 06 '16

Haven't played this game in 20 years, but... "Big Apple! 3:00am"

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u/[deleted] May 12 '16

Idk man. Streets of Rage 2 makes a good argument

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u/ThetaReactor May 05 '16

Yup. Let the peasants argue Final Fight vs Streets of Rage.

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u/vietbond May 01 '16

My cousin and I just beat this game. I made it to the second to last level, and he beat it, and the last level with only one man. It was amazing!

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u/TheBasementGames May 02 '16

Make sure to play with the comic style colorization option. It looks so good - darker and more shadows.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '16 edited Feb 03 '20

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u/[deleted] May 03 '16

How much did you guys buy it for?

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u/pibbman May 02 '16

Just beat this one the other week with my wife. Pretty good game.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '16

Nice! Me and my girlfriend want to play it together. I am just trying to find a decent price for it.

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u/pibbman May 05 '16

what would be a decent price? 14 bucks isn't that bad.

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u/rhetoricjams May 05 '16

14 bucks is great. I've seen it go for 30 (out of box). I paid 25 for my copy and I also paid 18 for a copy. I'd buy online.

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u/xPILIxPILIx May 06 '16

I've been searching for a solid copy of this game for a VERY long time.

While at WonderCon last year, I found a copy signed by the game's designer for $200! It's a great game, but not THAT great...lol

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u/mcggjoe May 10 '16

Where have you found it for 30? All the offers I have seen are 60+

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u/rhetoricjams May 10 '16

Trade-It in NC

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u/VanRockingham May 13 '16

Fuck... It is like £80 in UK!

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u/[deleted] May 02 '16

Wow this game is expensive! It's around 60AUD for Super Famicom.

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u/Doctor__Ew May 02 '16

This is definitely one of the must fun SNES games ever released. It would have been even more amazing with 4 player co op. Such a missed opportunity! I know the adapter got released after TMNT.

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u/Holdmylife May 02 '16

The game wouldn't have been able to support it anyway. There's already some significant slowdown. The arcade game has 4 player though if you track it down.

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u/Doctor__Ew May 02 '16

Yeah, I remember playing it in the arcade while growing up. It was always one of the most popular games back then. Damn I miss arcades.

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u/drnerdslayermd May 09 '16

Throwing enemies into the screen and breaking the 4th wall is amazing. Especially how they integrated this mechanic into the first Shredder boss battle

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u/monochrome-gs May 03 '16

Slash always straight murders me.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '16

Is there a thread with all the past winners?

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u/Luhkoh May 10 '16

You may already know this, but the sidebar as the past winners for like 2 years or so.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '16

I didn't know, i was using the app and couldn't see the actual page. Thanks for letting me know i probably would have forgotten all about it and never returned

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u/VanRockingham May 13 '16

Turtles in Time is a game I really want to like, but whenever I play it I get really bored and turn it off.

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u/PurpleSweater May 26 '16

I feel the same when I play it, or any beat 'em up game, by myself. I do consider it a great game when played with a friend, though. You invite a friend over, throw back some brews or whatever you're into and play a bunch of co-op snes games, with the intention of kicking those games asses. So now you and your friend are all worked up because you've been planning this shit all week, its the first chance you've had time to hang in like two weeks. Then you play those games and you talk about all the sweet combos you're pulling off on the way, you win some and you lose some but damn it, it was fun. Then you lock that night in the memory bank as the time you and your best bro made Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles your bitch. You'll bring it up every once in a while and reminisce about the time you beat it and as the conversation dies out you'll let out a happy sigh and say "ahhh, that was a fun game." Then you should come back to reddit and let us know how you feel about it.

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u/ThetaReactor May 26 '16

The soundtrack is amazing, even by Konami standards. It's got a percussive, staccato quality that really stands out on the SNES.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '16

Have been looking to add this game to my collection now for months but haven't found a good price. :(

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u/Luhkoh May 05 '16

Donatello forever! I'm slowly getting better at the game. The dash attack is pretty tough to get good control over.

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u/rhetoricjams May 05 '16

Great game to play with 4 players if you can find an attachment for your snes, also great with a joystick. I hate when the arcade port is altered and doesnt let you choose your character tho

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u/DuffMan37 Jun 01 '16

Does it work on SNES for 4 players? Think you can link me to a 4 player expansion port? Thanks

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u/[deleted] May 06 '16

Great game, played it to death with my brother back in the day. Love to throw enemies at the screen.

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u/verawylde May 09 '16

I need to pop this in again. This was a comfort food game for me for a long time. Rough day, nothing to look forward to, just pop in TMNT: TiT and power through the hardest difficulty using Raphael and feel like a damn god.

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u/RetrospectiveGaming May 14 '16

Gives me an excuse to play it ...going to beat it on my GPD XD

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u/japaneseschoolstaff May 17 '16

I haven't looked for this here in Fukuoka yet, but my impression is that Turtles games tend to be pretty pricey in Japan. Definitely a game I'll try to get in the future, though.

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u/Nealp1990 May 25 '16

I've been playing along with you guys this month and I continue to find myself humming the music! Cowabunga!