Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- NES cartridge
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
NES
About the Nintendo Entertainment System
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 1989 action-platform game developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo Entertainment System. In North America it was published under Konami's Ultra Games imprint in the US and the equivalent PALCOM brand in Europe and Australia.
PlatformAdventure
- Update patch
- No patch
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 1989 action-platform game developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo Entertainment System. In North America it was published under Konami's Ultra Games imprint in the US and the equivalent PALCOM brand in Europe and Australia.
Alongside the arcade game (also developed by Konami), it was one of the first video games based on the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, being released after the show's second season. The game sold more than 4 million cartridges worldwide.
Official trailer
Gameplay Video. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [NES] [Walkthrough], NEKKETSU SPORTS TOURNAMENTS. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Platform, Adventure
- Developer
- Konami
- Publisher
- Palcom, US Gold Ltd
- Series
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Platforms
- Wii, Nintendo Entertainment System
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- E
- PEGI
- 7
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Entertainment System | North America | 1989-06-01 |
| Nintendo Entertainment System | Europe / PAL | 1990-08-17 |
Editions
Geki Kame Ninja Den (Famicom)
In the box
- Famicom cartridge
- Box with cover art
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. NES games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single player only, with no online features. The cartridge runs on any NES, and the game is sold today in The Cowabunga Collection.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on NES cartridge |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, 2 April 2007 On the Wii Virtual Console, removed in January 2012. Back inside Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection in 2022. |
| In the store to buy today | Yes, US$39.99 Inside Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection on Switch, PlayStation, Xbox and PC. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes Wii Virtual Console purchases can still be downloaded again, and so can The Cowabunga Collection. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Has online features | No |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Does not exist Single player only. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist No online play. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist No DLC. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Critics
Outlet Score Scale Computer and Video Games 89 100 Electronic Gaming Monthly 23 40 The Games Machine 86 100 Mean Machines 90 100
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer Konami Publisher (North America) Ultra Games
Notes for collectors
- One of the first games based on the 1987 cartoon, released after its second season.
- You start as Leonardo and can switch to any turtle from the information screen; each has his own weapon and health.
- Sold more than four million cartridges worldwide.
- On the Wii it cost 600 points, more than most NES games, because of the licence; it was removed from the Wii Shop in January 2012.
- Included in The Cowabunga Collection in 2022.
Credits
- Publisher
- Ultra Games
- Developer
- Konami
- Released
- 1989-06-01
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
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