@@V0YAG3R It realy wasn't. Its actually one of the easiest Levels in the Game. All you have to do is swim around and deactivate the Bombs. Heck, I beat this level several Times as an 8 Year old.
I remember getting to the techno drome a few times as a kid although I never beat it. Watching these speed runs it makes me think I probably beat about 5% of the NES games I owned. I must have played Snake Rattle n Roll for like 1000 hours. Never beat it!
I think i made it 2 or 3 times to the Turtles van, im 42 now and this brought a literal tear to my eye 😢 Nice to see someone with the skills my 8 yr old self wish he had back then. Keep it up! You got a new sub.
I remember getting this game for my birthday when I was a kid and I was so excited. That excitement quickly grew to hatred. I eventually beat though. Came back decades later to try as an adult and I have no idea how young me had the patience to even get past the 1st level.
I think he sacrificed that turtle to get out of the building quicker. Basically, as long as Donatello lives, you are OK - since Donatello is SO much more powerful than the other turtles.
I just recently came across the whole genre of speedrun of old NES and Genesis games and it's like snorting lines of 80s/90s nostalgia....I'm addicted!
Brings back memories! My brother got this for his birthday back in 89. I never did beat this game. Could make it to the last level no problem, but never quite got to shredder!
That stupid dam used to be a deal breaker for me and my friends. If we could get past that we could go the distance, yet here you are just going for it.... Well done!
@@ashwinathlye3338 the original films of course! If you were a kid in the 80s/early 90s you'd have seen the first 2 at least 100 times. 3rd one not so much. I was born in 1980 so i got the best of both worlds, cartoon and movies as a child.
I like how you went to the main parts of the game to get through it and not going sewer to sewer fighting everything. Thanks for your help with this THROWBACK CLASSIC walkthrough. I make it to the Damn water and lose now hopefully I can actually get this game finished. And I'm playing it on PC random video games website.👍🍻
Watching you play, I felt a huge amount of anxiety every time you pass the pizza. I never beat the game, but I appreciate the opportunity to do it vicariously through you. Well done!
Gottta love Arcus. He must be the chillest game streamer that exists. I've still yet to beat this game in over 30 years of my existence and he beat it in less than 20 mins while humming tunes and not screaming once.
As a kid, this was my favorite TMNT game and probably my third favorite non RPG game behind Mario 3 and Punch out and I remember it being so difficult and fun but this video made realize how simple of a game it is and now I think it's ruined in my psyche forever.
!bew ... ..."bew, bew, bew BEW 🎵!" The sheer joy and simple pleasure arcus has while playing these classics really lightens my day and reminds me that life doesn't have to be so complex and that happiness begins with just one thought.
Closest i got to was the technodrome and that was maybe twice in my whole childhood lolz and I thought that was legit the end back then . Oh how I was wrong 🤣
See these are the types of stories is why I love this generation. The pain, the agony, and triumph in some cases with just life in general. Everybody did their best with what they had no matter the outcome. You're a champion in my book sir.
this man has single handedly solved every unfinished game of my childhood. im 35 watching him indiana jones the sh out of every game i couldnt finish when i was 8
When I was Young my older brother and I adored this game. We had a lot of trouble of the swimming bomb diffuse stage at around 4:00. Seeing you play this is making me itch to do a run and see how I do. I learned a lot from this video. Great job!
the music for this game will always have a place in my heart, still have my original game and still enjoy playing it. I never got real good at it like this fella though.
Years ago I recreated the water level in super mario maker. It's called: Dam Water Level. I haven't logged onto the wii network or whatever it's called in years so I have no idea if it's still up. But I recreated it to be exact.
Ok so I haven’t played this game in over a decade but I think I noticed a very obvious time save. At 2:20 and 2:33 Arcus jump up a 7 tile high ledge but skips underneath another 7 tile high ledge at 2:26. The one next to the upper left Exit door in the damn level. Is there any reason that ledge can’t be jumped up to for an easy 12ish second time save??
I'm so impressed! It's hard to believe someone would get this good at such a frustrating game. I beat the dam stage a few times as a kid but never made it much farther.
this was my favorite game as a kid. I know like games like dark souls... guess you really grow up how you were as a kid. So glad to see it again. Much love brotha
This might be my new all time favorite video on TH-cam. I still play my original copy, on my second generation NES, and I can still make it into the Technodrome. I've never seen Shredder.
I always preferred this one to the beatemups that came after; once you got to level three you just farmed the hell out of the scrolls and utter nuked your way through the technodrome. Well played sir!
Played this endlessly as a kid. I never made it past the jump you made at the 7:50 mark, because I always bumped my head on the jump. When I replayed the game as a teenager, I realized I just needed to tap the jump button to avoid hitting my head and falling in the pit.
Never did I think at 8 years old that I’d be 36 years old watching a dude in a cow boy hat beat turtles on Nes in 20 minutes. But here we are
Just allways got after sea lvl
@@baltusd this hell of a city level.. never made it past that.
Same. Also a nofx fan 🤣
I still don't know how people beat Ghouls & Goblins. I couldn't even get past the first level with that stupid devil flying into me all the time.
Im in the same boat brother same age whats next
I'm working on a 29 year speed run of this game
Well you're doing better than me and 99.9 percent of the population lol
Same. Never have I ever beaten it
@@Will_Flynn me to i see weed I smoke it.
I feel personally attacked by this comment that is 100% true to my own experience with this game. That dam level. That damn level.
You’re beating my 32 year run. It’ll be a PB.
Beats a game in under 20 minutes that I can't beat in over 20 years....
Took me 30 fucking years to beat it. But I did it!
Thank god for emulators and TH-cam walkthroughs lol
I felt this comment
@@PaulRockey Heres your cookie 🍪
I think the no-fear, "Spikes? What spikes?" attitude plus tactical turtle teamwork are some things that make him rock the game.
I don’t care if you’ve run the game 571 times, it is borderline inhuman to remain so calm during the underwater bombs. You are a legend, Arcus. GG
Not really, I beat it using literally only my balls as inputs on the controller. I'm a bit bruised but calm as f
The underwater stage is actually easy honestly.
I think the walkthrough is recorded by some crazy Japanese schoolboy and then Arcus just montaged this video with the record where he sits calm ;D jj
@@rrtsduf I picture this in my mind, this is inspirational. Thanks for sharing this experience.
He just tanked all the damage and switched character when low on health.
I love how you’re so chill as you wreck one of the hardest games ever. Those sewer jumps in Area 3 haunt me to this day.
I never made it past them
This game was incredibly hard and he's so nonchalant about it.
It's not one of the hardest games ever...
I never imagined that someday I would be laying in bed watching a cowboy speed run some of my favorite early childhood NES games.
What a time to be alive :’)
Really? I always figured that would happen to me at some point.
so do i, this is insane
The dam level was every kids first experience with anxiety.
no it wasn't.
I call a tie with Mike Tyson’s Punchout
@@adambomb138 yes it was.
@@V0YAG3R It realy wasn't. Its actually one of the easiest Levels in the Game. All you have to do is swim around and deactivate the Bombs. Heck, I beat this level several Times as an 8 Year old.
@@ahabduennschitz7670
I'm! Sure! You! Did! 🥳
I beat this game one time and never wanted that pain again.
Same.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I remember getting to the techno drome a few times as a kid although I never beat it. Watching these speed runs it makes me think I probably beat about 5% of the NES games I owned. I must have played Snake Rattle n Roll for like 1000 hours. Never beat it!
I beat this one several times as a kid, but yeah, it’s brutal.
I beat it 1/2 times a year. Boomerangs are your friend!!
When he passes the pizza without picking it up 😭😭😭
I. GOT. MAD!
@brittislove I was like grab it lmao 🤣
That was crazy. Just to save a second
@@brittisloveMe too!! I was like what are you doing?
I think they hit harder at lower health
I think i made it 2 or 3 times to the Turtles van, im 42 now and this brought a literal tear to my eye 😢 Nice to see someone with the skills my 8 yr old self wish he had back then. Keep it up! You got a new sub.
This game haunted my childhood. I must have loved it at the time... I kept trying!
I recall making it to shredder eventually but failing instantly.
That’s pretty impressive, I never made it to shredder.
I never beat this game I always died at the electric seaweeds
i thought it was legit unbeatable🤬😭
Got past it once and then got run over in the next level RIP
Same
I hated that place as a kid. Just getting through the seaweeds felt like I beat the game.
Same and I beat it one time
Low on life in the first level and doesn't spend the .03 seconds to get the pizza.
"Ok... So he's serious 'bout 'dis."
I would have gone back for the pizza and died going back for it as the enemy re-respawned
About this *
You actually do more damage when your health is under 50%
I remember getting this game for my birthday when I was a kid and I was so excited. That excitement quickly grew to hatred. I eventually beat though. Came back decades later to try as an adult and I have no idea how young me had the patience to even get past the 1st level.
I have never in my 38 years seen any of those levels past the water level. That level broke me mentally as a child, never to play this game again
Watxhing you chill through the dam level like that was like exorcising a 30 year old demon.
Imagine doing this at a sleep-over back in the day.
Nintendo sleep overs were a real thing
You would be a recess legend
You could read about it today of you still had your year book. At least 3 kids would say something about it when signing it
You'd be a certified king of the lunchroom.
God Status.
I'm glad I'm not the only one that plays Nintendo, humming along with the music, making goofy sounds and comments.
I remember that underwater level was the end of the line for us as kids. No one could beat it!
I beat it as a kid
The Bob Ross of destroying childhood frustrations
Dude, you are the calmest player ever. Nothing phased you that whole run. I was screaming!
The fact that u kept getting hit and lost a turtle while u played with low health most of the time earned my respect. 👍
Your Respect is worthless
I think he sacrificed that turtle to get out of the building quicker.
Basically, as long as Donatello lives, you are OK - since Donatello is SO much more powerful than the other turtles.
I’m over here about to scream “Get the Damn Pizza” at my phone.🤷♂️
Watching Arcus run NES games reminds me of watching my brothers when I was a little one.
I'm at work and i simply listen to it on my headphones without watching. Pretty relaxing stuff. Arcus humming is the best thing
The music from this game has been stuck in my head for 30 years
Hahaha glad to hear I’m not the only one
Comment guy: Hey Arcus, what did you serve with your turkey?
Arcus: mash, mash, mash.
I just recently came across the whole genre of speedrun of old NES and Genesis games and it's like snorting lines of 80s/90s nostalgia....I'm addicted!
Love your channel :3 I still remember playing this game once (TMNT is my favorite childhood universe).
Brings back memories! My brother got this for his birthday back in 89. I never did beat this game. Could make it to the last level no problem, but never quite got to shredder!
That stupid dam used to be a deal breaker for me and my friends. If we could get past that we could go the distance, yet here you are just going for it.... Well done!
As a young kid this game was impossible…I’m glad I finally got to see these levels. 😂
12:58 "Yeah... a little *TOO* Raph."
"you guys!!" "knock it off"......Pepperoni Heaven....or whatever...."actually ingestion is the only course'"
I'm really curious. What's the reference here?
@@ashwinathlye3338 the original films of course! If you were a kid in the 80s/early 90s you'd have seen the first 2 at least 100 times. 3rd one not so much. I was born in 1980 so i got the best of both worlds, cartoon and movies as a child.
I said it too 😂💯
I like how you went to the main parts of the game to get through it and not going sewer to sewer fighting everything. Thanks for your help with this THROWBACK CLASSIC walkthrough. I make it to the Damn water and lose now hopefully I can actually get this game finished. And I'm playing it on PC random video games website.👍🍻
I always wondered what this game looked like past the first couple of levels.
This dude is so entertaining. Why does he have such little subscribers? He should have WAYYY more.
He just got one more 👍
We classic gamers are a niche group. LOL.
He streams on Twitch and then uploads his videos here
This game has the best NES music hands down. It’s burned into my brain from 30 years ago and hasn’t left.
Bionic Commando is pretty good too. ♪♪
For me Double Dragon II probably has the best music. Also, Ikari 3.
this is pretty awesome to watch, I always wanted to see the whole game through and to watch someone do it like an absolute bossa Nova is a total bonus
Nice! And..... Spunk!!
Bro!
I'm so glad the TH-cam algorithm brought me here.
You're a legend!
Liked and subscribed
Ditto
At 5:30, Shredder is just hiding in the TV, because his hand (on the left) comes out of the TV screen :)
Watching you play, I felt a huge amount of anxiety every time you pass the pizza. I never beat the game, but I appreciate the opportunity to do it vicariously through you. Well done!
Me too haha. But then I was looking forward to seeing how he managed to do
You made me nervous during the underwater level. Cuttin' it close, buddy, but hey, what matters is you took care of bidness.
30 years ago i would have considered you a gaming god and pledged my allegiance to you.. Very impressive..
Gottta love Arcus. He must be the chillest game streamer that exists. I've still yet to beat this game in over 30 years of my existence and he beat it in less than 20 mins while humming tunes and not screaming once.
Hands down my favorite speedrunner. Please continue to be awesome!!!!
For sure I like his saying. Annnnnnd..... Spunk!! Everywhere
Thirty years later, I still have nightmares about that underwater section.
This guy is a legend
Yee-ha.
As a kid, this was my favorite TMNT game and probably my third favorite non RPG game behind Mario 3 and Punch out and I remember it being so difficult and fun but this video made realize how simple of a game it is and now I think it's ruined in my psyche forever.
!bew
...
..."bew, bew, bew BEW 🎵!"
The sheer joy and simple pleasure arcus has while playing these classics really lightens my day and reminds me that life doesn't have to be so complex and that happiness begins with just one thought.
Anyone else watch this just to see how the game actually ends? Never made it through the turtle van area after the dam.
Closest i got to was the technodrome and that was maybe twice in my whole childhood lolz and I thought that was legit the end back then . Oh how I was wrong 🤣
Had this game as a kid all the way up to 27 years old. Never beat it but it’s a part of my childhood
See these are the types of stories is why I love this generation. The pain, the agony, and triumph in some cases with just life in general. Everybody did their best with what they had no matter the outcome. You're a champion in my book sir.
@@runitback5066 Sir, this is a Wendy's
Nice! And..... Spunk!!
I forgot all about this game. I used to play this one a lot as a kid. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
In 1994 I tried it hard many times and failed even harder. Congrats
this man has single handedly solved every unfinished game of my childhood. im 35 watching him indiana jones the sh out of every game i couldnt finish when i was 8
It's always funny to see in less than a minute what took you weeks to have one good day to do.
Love how your singing and humming along. Best part. Especially given you've heard it at least 100 times
I love this game! The music is catchy and makes you hum along.
When I was Young my older brother and I adored this game. We had a lot of trouble of the swimming bomb diffuse stage at around 4:00. Seeing you play this is making me itch to do a run and see how I do. I learned a lot from this video. Great job!
My goal is to never attempt this impossible game again lol!
the music for this game will always have a place in my heart, still have my original game and still enjoy playing it. I never got real good at it like this fella though.
gg
I always watched in awe as my dad tried to do the bombs at the damn. It was SO rare to ever drive around in the Turtle Van in my household.
I beat this game 2 times. He has great skill. One of my favorite nes game
I remember seen you on my fb groups when you barely started your channel. I cant believe you are at 57k subs already. Keep up the good work
Holy shit.... I'm actually old enough to remember playing this wen it 1st came out.. god I'm old...
Love your videos and style. I NEVER made it through the underwater bomb portion, so it's nice being able to see the rest of the game.
I started saying "clunk" randomly now...still have no real understanding of the meaning.
There's nothing like old school NES music. Takes me back to better days.
Years ago I recreated the water level in super mario maker. It's called: Dam Water Level. I haven't logged onto the wii network or whatever it's called in years so I have no idea if it's still up. But I recreated it to be exact.
Wii doesnt support online anymore.
this game stumped me when i was a kid never got to finish this game. esp the underwater stages. they were really difficult for me!
Everybody always bitches about the dam level, but once you've done it a couple times, you can easily do it all the time, every time.
This is what I found.
Anyone else got PTSD from the electric seaweed
Ok so I haven’t played this game in over a decade but I think I noticed a very obvious time save. At 2:20 and 2:33 Arcus jump up a 7 tile high ledge but skips underneath another 7 tile high ledge at 2:26. The one next to the upper left Exit door in the damn level. Is there any reason that ledge can’t be jumped up to for an easy 12ish second time save??
A lifetime ago, I too sought the ending of this game. But it cast me out, banished me here, guiding others to a treasure I cannot possess.
I always thought this was so confusing as a kid. I could never tell where to go next.
I have really taken a shine to this laid back gamer.
I miss being able to catch Arcus live. Happy to catch his videos at least
Been playing this since it was released. This was every kids dream back in the day. Love your playing. Just subbed.
This game made me so frustrated as a kid and here is this guy just demolishing it in 20 minutes. I'd hate you sir but I'm very impressed.
He used glitches though.
I'm so impressed! It's hard to believe someone would get this good at such a frustrating game. I beat the dam stage a few times as a kid but never made it much farther.
If I beat the dam I would have one guy left that one hit would kill them lol
@@tempvroffical Yeah, that game was cruel to a 7 year old me.
Proud to say I have beaten this game, earlier this year after a good month of hard practice. But these speed runs are unreal.
This game gets a lot of hate but 7 year
Old me loved it! Thanks for reliving the memory of that panic inducing dam stage with me:)
this was my favorite game as a kid. I know like games like dark souls... guess you really grow up how you were as a kid. So glad to see it again. Much love brotha
I feel I must compliment you on both the run and the stach'! You have my support
Love watching you play classics, Arc! It’s classic!
This might be my new all time favorite video on TH-cam. I still play my original copy, on my second generation NES, and I can still make it into the Technodrome. I've never seen Shredder.
One of my favourite nes games I got it for Xmas 1992 .
The sheer terror and panic when reaching the technodrome for the first time when I was a little kid is second to none.
When it's the weekend and I feel to watch some Arcus stream, TH-cam quench my desire
After consuming a significant portion of my youth, I'm happy to see what the levels after the corral reef look like
I always preferred this one to the beatemups that came after; once you got to level three you just farmed the hell out of the scrolls and utter nuked your way through the technodrome. Well played sir!
Nostalgic vibes makes me feel like a kid again, almost. I like yer style, dude.
Played this endlessly as a kid. I never made it past the jump you made at the 7:50 mark, because I always bumped my head on the jump. When I replayed the game as a teenager, I realized I just needed to tap the jump button to avoid hitting my head and falling in the pit.
Wow impressive, me and my cousins would have been in awe of you back in the early 90s.
Wow! You are the most mellow laid back youtuber I have ever seen. Very relaxing watch👍
I always enjoy watching your speedruns.
When Arcus said the word "pace", did anyone else think of the old Pace Picante sauce commercial and expect him to say "NEW YORK CITY?!"
The way he dips, dives, and dodges enemies would make Patches O'Houlihan damn proud
The key to this is finding the right room to fight the Technodrome in Level 5
I can literally watch this man make a burrito and still be entertained.