The Ninja Turtles arcade game was how my stepdad bribed me and my brother before he proposed to my Mom. He had to have spent well over a $100 and we spent hours until we finally beat it in the arcade. 30 years later and he is still one of the finest men I have ever had the pleasure of knowing.
I remember playing the arcade version for what must have been hours in my local Pizza Hut as a kid. TMNT and Street Fighter II until the food was ready, then home to eat pizza and watch movies and play games rented from Premiere Video. Often this very NES port, in fact. Weekends were something special back then. Man, those really were the days.
Same here. I think it was because you didn't have the instant gratification of being able to play games 24/7. It was on the weekend or summer when you were able to do that
OH MAN! This game brings back great memories. I used that coupon at my local Pizza Hut back in the day. I still remember it fondly because my mom was so happy that I was so happy. Those of us who grew up in the late 80's and 90's really did have the greatest time.
They really were very unique, special, and of course nostalgic times for sure. I was born in '79' so this is right uptown for me. I have to pull myself away at times because I get lost in those memories knowing they will never happen again. Nostalgia is both awesome and dangerous if not kept in check. At least for me they are.
One of my fondest video game-related memories was from when I was 9 years old in the early 90s. My family was visiting my dad's brother in another state. He had a son about the same age as me, and my dad, my uncle, my cousin and I went to the arcade and spent a big bag of quarters playing through this game in 4-player mode. After that, we HAD to pick up a pizza!
The missiles in the sewer can be destroyed just keep attacking them till they stop flying at you same with the things that freeze you in the technodrome just got to drop kick them as soon as they come out of the ground
Yes! This, and Rescue Rangers were also very popular at my house growing up. It was always fun to be able to play a good game where both players could play at the same time. I liked games like Contra or Double Dragon 2, but those were hard for my younger brothers - these ones were more on the fun side.
TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro - Game History 6:48 Walkthrough start - Scene 1: April's Hot Midtown Loft 13:20 Scene 2: Part 1 - Times Square (The Core of the Big Apple) 17:54 Scene 2: Part 2 - Sewer System 21:13 Scene 3: Part 1 Snowy Central Park 25:23 Scene 3: Part 2 - Vinnie's Valet Parking Garage 29:24 Scene 4: Part 1 - Madison Square Avenue 33:39 Scene 4: Part 2 - Rock-a-fella Expressway 35:15 Scene 5: Rock Quarry Factory 42:14 Scene 6: House of Shogun 48:36 Scene 7: Technodrome
When my Mom and older brother came home from Toys 'r' us with this game, I was so damn excited I couldn't even tell the difference from the arcade version until years later when I went to an Arcade while my parents were gambling in Reno, NV. I cannot believe I was able to beat part 1 when I was 4. Way too many hours in front of the electronic babysitter. LOVING THE NOSTALGIA. GREAT VIDEO MAN! SUBBED.
Thanks for the sub! I definitely remember getting this game, stopping for a free Pizza Hut on the way home, and then popping it in and playing for hours with my brothers. So much fun!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames pizza and ninja turtles game nothing better i used to get so mad my mom used to have to learn and beat the level lol she actually got pretty good
Just picture this: I was born in 1982. The original TMNT came out at the pinnacle of my childhood. TMNT is all I thought of day by day back then. I was also a videogame fanatic. So imagine me when I first played this game. Easily one, if not the best NES games ever made. Everything about it. Level design, music, gameplay and even balance. Not too difficult that any kid with enough practice could beat it, but not easy or short that it would be boring.
I got tmnt2 for xmas when it came out and worked so hard at it but when I gamed over at Baxter stockman as the fly I cried in my mom's arms bc I didn't save April lol
Probably because you won't get points that way. :( He does mention an interesting point/life farming trick at least. I wonder if the same can be done with those missiles in the sewers?
I didn't even know you could dodge Shredder's de-mutation beam like that in the NES version. That's quite nifty! Also, in the fight against Krang, if you wait for him to shoot his laser and then kick him almost immediately after his laser shot disappears, Krang won't retaliate since it takes a few seconds for him to use his kick attack after he fires his laser. Quite useful in conserving your health when fighting him!
Fun Fact #2: In the sewers, you can farm the missiles for points. They don't infinitely spawn, but you can get a decent amount of points by destroying them until they stop spawning, assuming you can get the timing right.
Yeah I was waiting for him to pull that off or at least mention it. Remember me and a friend would end up in the same spot trying to time out the hit to send it back. Played the hell out this game back then.
Great memories of this game and the arcade version too! I grew up in a tiny town, and we would go the next town over to eat Pizza Hut and play the few arcade games in the restaurant , and this was my go-to!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames That's exactly what I did to beat it in May of 1992, too! Not only were there kids to join in, but it cost only one token to play and Chuck E. Cheese's were *five* to the dollar; more bang for the buck!
"to do the special , press A slightlt earlier than B" i discovered that on my own, but the way i always did it was to roll my thumb horizontal across the buttons , so the ball hits A and quickly squish B with the tip. . if that makes sense. it doesn't require you to hold the controller in an awkward position like what was suggested in this video
Yeah I definitely held the controller like normal. It's almost a double button press, but the knuckle of the thumb goes down first. No rolling or trickery needed.
I will not ever forget my fondest memory as a kid playing this son of a gun at the arcade. My mom and I were driving home from the city one night and my mom being the greatest she is knew how badly I wanted to go to Round Table just to play it even though it was around 9 at night. She took me there just to play it. I was forever grateful.
I remember learning how to do the special attack as a young'un by quickly slipping my thumb across the buttons. This game and Double Dragon 2 were two NES games I played so much that I actually wore down the cartridges to the point they began to fail to work properly
That'll work, too, thanks Adam! I find the two finger method was more consistent for me. Kinda funny, I use that same two finger grip to play Double Dragon 2. I'm excited to do a video for that game at some point!
The NES could only do 4 sprites per scanline so if they did that there would be either loads of flickering and slowdown, or no enemies. 1.4mhz ain't much.
I remember one day I played this at the arcade when I was a kid, and I got to the Rocksteady and Bebop garage scene. I vaguely remember being on low health, but me and me alone beat them. April O' Neil gave me that kiss when two older boys a few years older than me oohed me. I was smiling with a smug grin.
One of my memories about this game is the first when was shipped to a video store. My parents was at work and I could not wait my mam and paps to return , I was so excited that I can barely explain what's was so important , my mother thought that something wrong was happening with grandma, then I ask mom to go with the video store and rent the game . She is the best in the world and we went there, it was dark and cold winter day, I thought it was december around 1992-3 . I was 12-13th at that time. What a special day that was. This memories is so bright in my mind like it was yesterday. I am so happy that my mom and dad are still here with me to this day and they never stop support me like in this cold winter day . I love this game. I always will . It's special. I always play it in snowy dark cold winter days and evenings. I was happy back then, I am happy now. Piece to all that have such a memories with video games or movies. This things is like time capsule. Wish you all great fellow gamers.
This was probably my favorite NES game, though I don’t need help to beat this, watching you is PURE ENTERTAINMENT!!! Love your content man, please keep it up and I hope you continue to grow!!
Yeah i beat it many times by myself both arcade and nes. Definitely entertaining watching the video. An i learn something new swinging at the lady on the skate board on stage 2 give you a point. When i was a kid people at the arcade said if you swing at the lady on the skateboard makes bebop harder to beat.
I remember beating the arcade version in a hotel. Mom gave me $10 to do with as I wanted. It was the most money I ever pumped into a machine. After I beat the game, with a little help from some other kids who came and went, I think I still had $2 or $3 bucks left over.
Wow .. all these years and I had no idea about the stage select code or the extra lives code ... your killing it on you tube mannn !!! Keep up the great work !!!
The missiles you was referring to in the sewer stage, only come out to attack you when you fight these foot soldiers shown at 18:17 and you go into the water. Otherwise it is safe to be in the water. Just a lil something I remembered playing this classic as a kid. Thanks for the memories.
I always thought the missiles only come out when the moving gate is in the top portion to try and give a deterrent to just ignoring the gate and walking in the water past it. I didn't think the missiles came out otherwise. Maybe at the boss fight?
@@pollywood4024 no but now you have a complete set museum piece worth tens of dollars,, if you ask ebay or a definite $5 in your pocket,,,if you ask GAMESTOP !!,,,😒😔😞
I have the coupon. It expires December 31, 1990. I was disappointed because it actually says 1990. I have a Ghostbusters II Hardee’s coupon that expires July, 31 89. I’ve considered taking it to a Hardee’s since it doesn’t specify 1989 to get a 39 cent cone.
I remember playing this so much I could easily get to the paper tiger level before losing my first life. Can't tell how many blistered thumbs i had swiping a to b for the special attack.
This was the first nintendo game that i ever got so hyped for, i couldn't eat, sleep, or focus in school. I would beg my dad to take me to the arcade every day. When i found out it was coming to the nes, i was a mess. There's only 3 games in my life that I've been this excited for. This one, Mario 3, and MK 2 on snes. Awesome video my man!
I never mastered the special attack but that v shaped jump kick served me well all the way through beating the game in the arcade and then I thought I was the business on the NES with this game, and man if only I had known how to consistantly knock out that special attack.
My grandma worked at Pizza Hut when this came out. I'm not sure what promotional deal they were having for the game, but she managed to grab a copy of it and brought it to me. Awesome game. Awesome lady!
Haven't seen that one (yet... I definitely want to check it out), although I did download a cool ROM hack that has new difficulty modes, which is pretty sweet!
I always did the jump-kick on all bosses, because i learned as a kid that in the next level you will get full health! One of my favorite NES games ever! And most of the time i returned the tire or manhole's back at them!
Would the NES Advantage be preferable in playing this, since it is, after all, an arcade port and the NES Advantage simulates an arcade joystick and buttons?
That's my preferred controller for this game. - I like the NES Advantage controller for all games with an Arcade feel. I'm not sure its strictly better, but its definitely more fun.
That man hole cover the foot throws at you can actually be deflected back at him if you time it just right. One of the things I loved about and to do in this game!
This channel is so great! Thanks for making these. Much better than watching regular playthroughs. I love the background information at the beginning especially. Hope you just stick with the NES too.
Yes please do Sega and other retro systems too- don't limit yourself to NES only! I love these video walkthroughs with your commentary usually it's just someone playing the game with no voice commentary👍🏽
When young, I would record myself playing to cassette tape. Friends joked that one day we would probably film it.....long before the days of youtube. I have actually spent hours at the motorcycle part racking up points and extra lives. I see our playing style in the game is pretty similar. I've never seen anyone else fight Baxter as the fly like that. I've told so many friends over the years about that trick, funny. But....always room to learn. Never have known about the "invincible" spot when fighting Shredder. So of all the NES games.....and really, of ALL the games I've played, this is by far the one I have beaten the most. Happy playing!!!
This was my favorite game as a kid this and TMNT 3. This brought back great memories of just playing and beating it or trying to over and over and over again!
Well thanks to this video I did something I have not done in probably over 25 years; I beat Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game! I have played it a bit over the years, but never all the way through until today. I did use the code for the extra lives, but I still started at the beginning. I was down to my last life with very little health left when I finished off Shredder. I beat the game quite a few times as a kid, but I do not know if I ever did without the code or using a continue though. I just wanted to say thanks for giving me a reason to play through a childhood favorite again.
awww kylo was tucker'd out after beating this one, he almost fell asleep during the credits... no worries k-dog, renny was out about half way thru the video cuz we were up beating double dragon to your dad's video on that game bwahaha
He doesn’t know how to hit the manhole (giggity) cover back at the Foot Soldier?? That’s one of the main selling points of this and the arcade game. Buy Pizza Hut.
To be fair about that ,in Mario Bros series it's not a reflex thought to deflect a bullet back the direction it came from,,,it's more like an "ohh shit I better jump out of its way", moment so I can understand that in TMNTag when a tire or manhole cover is coming at you,,,
This is my childhood right here! It's one of my most favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game. It's not bad for an NES port. Even though the arcade had better graphics, sound and music I think that this game is pretty close! I love the music in this version! Good times. I think I also remember that I always picked Donatello for some reason. It's either him or Leonardo. Maybe it's out of habit from playing the first TMNT NES game even though this game is a Beat Em Up unlike the first game which was a platformer. I also remember playing with my childhood friends with some of those toys shown here. We use to make the Turtles fight against the Transformers toys. lol
I never could beat Shredder as a kid. I would always get hit by the ray gun. Now that I know to stand at the line I can beat it. Thanks to you. Thank you for your expertise.
" using 2 different fingers may seem awkward at first.,." Thats literally how I played every NES game as a kid. Now, try as I might, I cant go back to that because it cramps up my hand XD
When we were kids, my older brother and I thought the 'sledge hammer' foot soldiers were wielding push brooms. This channel is awesome, by the way. Brings back alot of memories.
Couple tips for anyone playing this that Kylo didn't specifically point out, but did utilize: Destructible stage objects aren't just damaging - they're outright instant-kills against ordinary foot soldiers. The cap off a fire hydrant, as well as flying parking meters, road cones, road signs, candles, and exploding barrels will instantly take out any foot soldier they hit. This even applies to the ones that leap out of sewers and chuck the manhole cover at you - you can smack the cover back at them with a well-timed melee attack to instantly take them out with their own weapon. This also works against the foot soldiers later who toss monster truck tires at you. You can actually use normal melee attacks or your Special Attack to destroy almost any projectile roughly the size of a Turtle's shell or smaller that non-boss enemies throw at you, with the exceptions of lasers, dynamite, bombs and bullets. Shuriken, knives, boomerangs, spears, and snowballs hurled by Foot Soldiers are all fair game for this, as are the missiles of Frosty the Hit Man. Just don't try this with a jump kick - when you're jump kicking, your hitbox and hurtbox overlap enough that trying to destroy a projectile will get you hit by it instead. Excellent Guide, and well played!
A little note about the Roadkill Rodneys, at least in stage 1: If walking at about the same plane as the middle Rodney will pop up, if you walk immediately back to the left, more often than not, they'll all bunch up together when they ride over there. You can kill all three at once that way by stunlocking them with the a+b attack. On the garage level, you'll know if a vehicle's going to be a problem if you see the same make and color of vehicle twice in a row.
It's been close to 25 years since I last played this, and I never knew this game had a third attack option. Deceptively tricky to pull of too, but this will surely help in the Cowabunga Collection!
My first memory of finding the arcade version was at a local 7-11. I was gobsmacked at how much i loved it! I then rented it many MANY times for NES. Its still a regular of mine every now and then.
I always loved waiting for the foot soldiers to pop up, and throw them manhole cover, and hit it, sending it flying back at them. I was surprised he overlooked mentioning that, because it was always one of my favorite things to do in the game.
2 cool things I was disappointed to see weren't mentioned were the ability to hit back the manhole covers and tires thrown at you, and the ability to jump kick the riders out of the backs of the convertibles in Scene 4. But, wow! This brought back a lot of memories.
An easy way of doing a quick B,A input is to place you thumb on the right edge of the B button then slide it over to the A button as if you were swiping your phone's screen right, only with slightly more pressure applied. In actuality the standard NES controller's buttons don't need to be pressed too hard for the input to be registered. This trick is often used to perform the helicopter kicks in Double Dragon, hope it helps.
I bought this and megaman 3 the same day around xmas of that year,my grandfather took me to go buy them. Ill never forget that x-mas and getting those 2 epic games together. I had beaten the game in the arcade but i wished to have it on the nes and my dream came true and that was so cool.
Turtles 2 was at Chuck E. Cheese when I was a kid. The Simpsons was at the roller rink in town. And Turtles in Time is in my room on a Super Nintendo cartridge. :)
Playing this as right now! I haven’t played since I was a kid. I got a Miyoo mini a few months back and have been playing all the old games again! Man they were good games!
this is the ONLY video game i can ever remember where you get a single point for each enemy you defeat, making the score system so EASY and simple to understand instead of random 300 or 750 points or something. by far, my favorite game on the NES bar none and stage 8 technodrome music sounds so amazing, even better than the arcade! i cannot believe this game was even on the NES on top of being actual 2 player simultaneous. it was amazing game development work by guys down at konami who made another favorite of mine - crime fighters which took place in and around new york city subways where i live!
hahah the old jump kick method at the end was how i beat the original black belt game on sega master system. i actually called the number on the hotline to ask the person how to beat the boss.he told me but i was to young to understand. then 1 day out of frustrasion i started to jump kick and i couldnt believe my eyes when i noticed i took no damage but he did. it was one of the best days of my life as a kid to find that out all by myself
Ahhhhhhhhhh, going back in time! The First turtle game was cool, but it didn't have the feel of the show. Turtles 2: The Arcade game was a WRAP for us kids back then! Man............the whole neighborhood came over to play and vise versa. Thanks for the upload my friend!
I love you videos. This game takes me back to such better days. I LOVED this arcade. My mom used to empty her huge purses out on this one. When i saw it was coming to the nintendo i freaked. They did an awesome job especially adding in the snow level. Many great saturdays alone playing this one.
"I wonder if April worries about getting Salmonella from kissing a turtle," Dude, the Turtles live in a sewer, Salmonella is the LEAST of her problems if she gets something from them.
One of my favorite NES games! It's been thirty years since I first played it, but I never knew about that trick to defeating Shredder. Those one-hit kills were always super frustrating as a kid, but beating the game was the best feeling ever.
The Ninja Turtles arcade game was how my stepdad bribed me and my brother before he proposed to my Mom. He had to have spent well over a $100 and we spent hours until we finally beat it in the arcade. 30 years later and he is still one of the finest men I have ever had the pleasure of knowing.
That's a very precious memory . Very wholesome 🤗
What a great memory! Honestly, your stepdad must be a special guy if he understood how to bond with you like that. Thank you for sharing 😁
Thats a true dad ,bonding with your kid over video games. 👍👍
That's awesome!!
I always thought it was a nail gun, not a machine gun
I remember playing the arcade version for what must have been hours in my local Pizza Hut as a kid. TMNT and Street Fighter II until the food was ready, then home to eat pizza and watch movies and play games rented from Premiere Video. Often this very NES port, in fact. Weekends were something special back then. Man, those really were the days.
This comment brought back soo many memories. Those for sure were some of my best childhood memories.
And sat morning cartoons to follow.
Which pizza hut was that? My local one only had the first street fighter game
same here bro...same here.
Same here. I think it was because you didn't have the instant gratification of being able to play games 24/7. It was on the weekend or summer when you were able to do that
OH MAN! This game brings back great memories. I used that coupon at my local Pizza Hut back in the day. I still remember it fondly because my mom was so happy that I was so happy. Those of us who grew up in the late 80's and 90's really did have the greatest time.
They really were very unique, special, and of course nostalgic times for sure. I was born in '79' so this is right uptown for me. I have to pull myself away at times because I get lost in those memories knowing they will never happen again. Nostalgia is both awesome and dangerous if not kept in check. At least for me they are.
One of my fondest video game-related memories was from when I was 9 years old in the early 90s. My family was visiting my dad's brother in another state. He had a son about the same age as me, and my dad, my uncle, my cousin and I went to the arcade and spent a big bag of quarters playing through this game in 4-player mode. After that, we HAD to pick up a pizza!
I appreciate that he lets the dog play while he provides commentary.
😁 He's a really good boy!
The dog is so cute, golden labs are my favorite dogs
The missiles in the sewer can be destroyed just keep attacking them till they stop flying at you same with the things that freeze you in the technodrome just got to drop kick them as soon as they come out of the ground
Then why is the dog wearing the headset with microphone? I am sure it is the other way around.
I had a golden lab named Jake and a chocolate lab named Onyx.. labs are smart dogs and I’m sure they both could beat me 1v1 on rust
This is the first game that I beat by myself as a child. I remember getting good enough to beat it over and over every weekend. Good times.
Respect.
With the konami code or without?
You're a game God 🙌
My sister and I played this game together as kids. It was the first game we ever beat.
That's awesome! This was a great one for families, I remember playing this and Rescue Rangers with my brothers.
I also played this over and over with my siblings. Sometimes we completed it twice in a row, crazy to think now we didn't tire of it. :D
Yes! This, and Rescue Rangers were also very popular at my house growing up. It was always fun to be able to play a good game where both players could play at the same time. I liked games like Contra or Double Dragon 2, but those were hard for my younger brothers - these ones were more on the fun side.
TMNT, rescue rangers, DuckTales and Dark wing duck was really good as well as Blaster master and final fantasy and other games too 😁
"But what if I told you...." I always love hearing that line in every episode! Another great episode man, thanks for these awesome videos you make!
Thank you so much!
I wait for the line “today we’ll learn all of that...” and then I say with him “aaannd morrre” lol
Thanks for playing. ❤❤❤
Face it - The overwhelming majority of TMNT fans were made by the cartoon, not the comic.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro - Game History
6:48 Walkthrough start - Scene 1: April's Hot Midtown Loft
13:20 Scene 2: Part 1 - Times Square (The Core of the Big Apple)
17:54 Scene 2: Part 2 - Sewer System
21:13 Scene 3: Part 1 Snowy Central Park
25:23 Scene 3: Part 2 - Vinnie's Valet Parking Garage
29:24 Scene 4: Part 1 - Madison Square Avenue
33:39 Scene 4: Part 2 - Rock-a-fella Expressway
35:15 Scene 5: Rock Quarry Factory
42:14 Scene 6: House of Shogun
48:36 Scene 7: Technodrome
Heheh heh. You called April's apartment "Hot", considering it's *On Fire - Which equals of when abbreviated* 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
When my Mom and older brother came home from Toys 'r' us with this game, I was so damn excited I couldn't even tell the difference from the arcade version until years later when I went to an Arcade while my parents were gambling in Reno, NV. I cannot believe I was able to beat part 1 when I was 4. Way too many hours in front of the electronic babysitter. LOVING THE NOSTALGIA. GREAT VIDEO MAN! SUBBED.
Thanks for the sub! I definitely remember getting this game, stopping for a free Pizza Hut on the way home, and then popping it in and playing for hours with my brothers. So much fun!
Right?!
I totally played this at an arcade in Reno. Game recognize game my friend
@@AleisterMeowley Hell yeah! Cheers 🍻 to good memories
@@UCanBeatVideoGames pizza and ninja turtles game nothing better i used to get so mad my mom used to have to learn and beat the level lol she actually got pretty good
I don’t know how many times I’ve rewatched these turtles videos. My daughter (who is 4) is an absolute classic turtle freak. 💚
Gotta say your style and delivery got 10X better since your early videos. Thanks for all the nostalgia.
Thank you!! I've been trying to make each one better than the last!
Yes , alass that can be like chasing the white dragon,,,
Just picture this: I was born in 1982. The original TMNT came out at the pinnacle of my childhood. TMNT is all I thought of day by day back then. I was also a videogame fanatic. So imagine me when I first played this game.
Easily one, if not the best NES games ever made. Everything about it. Level design, music, gameplay and even balance. Not too difficult that any kid with enough practice could beat it, but not easy or short that it would be boring.
the quintessential arcade game. anyone can pick up and play and not too hard. same with street fighter II which lit up the arcades in the 90s
I got tmnt2 for xmas when it came out and worked so hard at it but when I gamed over at Baxter stockman as the fly I cried in my mom's arms bc I didn't save April lol
🤣 I love these kinds of stories. So funny, but it felt like a big deal as a kid!
I love it.
I have a similar story of losing the Olympics while using the power pad thing you had to run on when I was 4. Ran crying into my parents bed.
I remember being able to hit the manhole cover back at the enemies.
Yeah, I was surprised that wasn't mentioned. It was my favorite attack.
Same with the thrown tires. I always loved sending them back to kill the Foot Soldier that threw them.
Probably because you won't get points that way. :( He does mention an interesting point/life farming trick at least. I wonder if the same can be done with those missiles in the sewers?
the parking meter too. nyc no longer has parking meters!
I’ll never forget bringing this game home when I was a kid. Such a fun two player game. So different from the first one too.
I didn't even know you could dodge Shredder's de-mutation beam like that in the NES version. That's quite nifty!
Also, in the fight against Krang, if you wait for him to shoot his laser and then kick him almost immediately after his laser shot disappears, Krang won't retaliate since it takes a few seconds for him to use his kick attack after he fires his laser. Quite useful in conserving your health when fighting him!
Good tip about Krang! Thanks, Matthew!
Heck yeah, preciate u bro! 👊
Fun Fact: If you time it correctly, you can bounce the manhole cover back and kill the Foot Soldier
Fun Fact #2: In the sewers, you can farm the missiles for points. They don't infinitely spawn, but you can get a decent amount of points by destroying them until they stop spawning, assuming you can get the timing right.
True 😄👌🏼
That was my favorite way of handling the foot soldiers who threw manholes and tires.👍
WOW you're sooo astute and perceptive. Surely you're the first to discover this pro move.
Yeah I was waiting for him to pull that off or at least mention it. Remember me and a friend would end up in the same spot trying to time out the hit to send it back. Played the hell out this game back then.
For the jump attack, we learned the “thumb roll”. Ah memories!
I also learned the "ankle roll" as I landed from a leap of celebration.
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Ahhhhhh yes the thumb roll was my go to move in mortal kombat
But what about the pup paws? They can't roll!
Advertising works cause as I watch this I'm on the Pizza Hut website and I haven't ordered pizza from them in over a decade.
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Do you have your free personal deep dish coupon ready?
@@UCanBeatVideoGames , ironically, Pizza Hut went back to their classic logo more recently.
Great memories of this game and the arcade version too! I grew up in a tiny town, and we would go the next town over to eat Pizza Hut and play the few arcade games in the restaurant , and this was my go-to!
I remember playing the Arcade version the most at Chuck E Cheese's. There was always some other kids around to join in, good times!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames That's exactly what I did to beat it in May of 1992, too! Not only were there kids to join in, but it cost only one token to play and Chuck E. Cheese's were *five* to the dollar; more bang for the buck!
"to do the special , press A slightlt earlier than B" i discovered that on my own, but the way i always did it was to roll my thumb horizontal across the buttons , so the ball hits A and quickly squish B with the tip. . if that makes sense.
it doesn't require you to hold the controller in an awkward position like what was suggested in this video
I just find that method to be slightly less consistent. Sometimes it turns into a Jump Kick
Yeah I definitely held the controller like normal. It's almost a double button press, but the knuckle of the thumb goes down first. No rolling or trickery needed.
I will not ever forget my fondest memory as a kid playing this son of a gun at the arcade. My mom and I were driving home from the city one night and my mom being the greatest she is knew how badly I wanted to go to Round Table just to play it even though it was around 9 at night. She took me there just to play it. I was forever grateful.
This was a great game to play with your friends, but they would always steal the pizza!
I remember learning how to do the special attack as a young'un by quickly slipping my thumb across the buttons. This game and Double Dragon 2 were two NES games I played so much that I actually wore down the cartridges to the point they began to fail to work properly
That'll work, too, thanks Adam! I find the two finger method was more consistent for me. Kinda funny, I use that same two finger grip to play Double Dragon 2. I'm excited to do a video for that game at some point!
I roll my thumb from button to button. Works 80% of the time.
Haha yeah same here, the thumbs baby !
This really takes me back. I met a lot of people as a kid playing this at the arcade and loved it on NES. Thanks for the video.
I loved this game.
I was always bummed this wasn't four players. I honestly dont know why NES had a multi tap with so few games that could support it.
The NES could only do 4 sprites per scanline so if they did that there would be either loads of flickering and slowdown, or no enemies. 1.4mhz ain't much.
I never thought this one was that hard but maybe because I played it so much it was all muscle memory.
This game is much easier than the first one for sure, but still a lot of fun! Thanks, Ryan!
I remember one day I played this at the arcade when I was a kid, and I got to the Rocksteady and Bebop garage scene. I vaguely remember being on low health, but me and me alone beat them. April O' Neil gave me that kiss when two older boys a few years older than me oohed me. I was smiling with a smug grin.
Watching Shredder clone himself was so cool back in the day. Still my favorite boss 😆
One of my memories about this game is the first when was shipped to a video store. My parents was at work and I could not wait my mam and paps to return , I was so excited that I can barely explain what's was so important , my mother thought that something wrong was happening with grandma, then I ask mom to go with the video store and rent the game . She is the best in the world and we went there, it was dark and cold winter day, I thought it was december around 1992-3 . I was 12-13th at that time. What a special day that was. This memories is so bright in my mind like it was yesterday. I am so happy that my mom and dad are still here with me to this day and they never stop support me like in this cold winter day . I love this game. I always will . It's special. I always play it in snowy dark cold winter days and evenings. I was happy back then, I am happy now. Piece to all that have such a memories with video games or movies. This things is like time capsule. Wish you all great fellow gamers.
Never been so happy to be this early to a video before, The first TMNT was crazy enough, can’t wait to watch this one
Thanks, Bryan! A lot of cool tricks in this one!
@matt fahringer thats awesome
@matt fahringer , I actually beat it the first time that I had played the game on $2 (USA)...not bad for the then 9 year old me.
My cousin and I played this game repeatedly Leo and Donnie were always our go to, we continuously beat it over and over. Such great 90’s fun
This was probably my favorite NES game, though I don’t need help to beat this, watching you is PURE ENTERTAINMENT!!! Love your content man, please keep it up and I hope you continue to grow!!
Thanks, John! I found some cool tricks for this game, so I'm definitely excited about this video!
Yeah i beat it many times by myself both arcade and nes. Definitely entertaining watching the video. An i learn something new swinging at the lady on the skate board on stage 2 give you a point. When i was a kid people at the arcade said if you swing at the lady on the skateboard makes bebop harder to beat.
@@retiredsnowbunnyhunterx5106 hahaha playground rumors! I remember they used to say there was a way to get free games on the Terminator 2 game!
I just discovered your videos. It's like watching The Joy of Painting but with Videogames! This is what the world needs more of ❤
Eh, I just roll my thumb over the AB buttons to do the special.
Yea. That was my technique too. Lol
That's the right way to do it, been doing it since the game came out. Many NES games use the same roll feature to trigger things.
A bit hit and miss with the NES Classic controller, but still manageable.
Exactly. Unless you're using the NES Advantage, of course.
It becomes 2nd nature to attack like that, when you're not doing the jump kick, while playing through the game
I remember beating the arcade version in a hotel. Mom gave me $10 to do with as I wanted. It was the most money I ever pumped into a machine. After I beat the game, with a little help from some other kids who came and went, I think I still had $2 or $3 bucks left over.
Wow .. all these years and I had no idea about the stage select code or the extra lives code ... your killing it on you tube mannn !!! Keep up the great work !!!
The trusty Konami code
This code didnt work for me
I appreciate how you go back and show the non-stun lock way of killing these bosses. You go above and beyond in these videos
WHO ELSE IS EXCITED FOR THE NEW TMNT GAME COMING OUT.
Me.
@@nakamaswarrior292 who's your favorite toitle?
@@SpykeZ0129 Leo
@@SpykeZ0129 Raph
@@SpykeZ0129 Mikey
The missiles you was referring to in the sewer stage, only come out to attack you when you fight these foot soldiers shown at 18:17 and you go into the water. Otherwise it is safe to be in the water. Just a lil something I remembered playing this classic as a kid. Thanks for the memories.
I always thought the missiles only come out when the moving gate is in the top portion to try and give a deterrent to just ignoring the gate and walking in the water past it. I didn't think the missiles came out otherwise. Maybe at the boss fight?
They come out mostly when there aren't too many enemies on the screen. Probably a limitation on moving sprites.
great vid!! I'm waiting for Manhattan Project next!!
For best result play it in two player mode,,,,
Even though it's not the same as the arcade version, it's still fun to play ! I just beat this game 2 weeks ago !
Owned this game, even used the coupon for a free mini pan pizza at Pizza Hut.
Yes! Not that I was paying for dinner as a child, but having a coupon incentivized my mom to take us to Pizza Hut, so that was awesome!
Dude imagine having the coupon still. That thing would be so rare and cool to own..
@@Gameboy-Unboxings I still have the coupon...it's not as satisfying as one might think.
@@pollywood4024 no but now you have a complete set museum piece worth tens of dollars,, if you ask ebay or a definite $5 in your pocket,,,if you ask GAMESTOP !!,,,😒😔😞
I have the coupon. It expires December 31, 1990. I was disappointed because it actually says 1990. I have a Ghostbusters II Hardee’s coupon that expires July, 31 89. I’ve considered taking it to a Hardee’s since it doesn’t specify 1989 to get a 39 cent cone.
I cant get over how beautiful the bricks in the sewers look. Honestly 8bit art was amazing when used properly like a black and white photo
Do you think you'll ever do a Faxanadu video? Thank you for shopping
I am definitely planning on doing Faxanadu. I've done a bit of research on it already, so it's high on my list!
That's awesome news I just bought that one
I remember playing this so much I could easily get to the paper tiger level before losing my first life.
Can't tell how many blistered thumbs i had swiping a to b for the special attack.
Excellent! With how difficult this game can get this guides awesome!
Thanks, Harry!
This was the first nintendo game that i ever got so hyped for, i couldn't eat, sleep, or focus in school. I would beg my dad to take me to the arcade every day. When i found out it was coming to the nes, i was a mess. There's only 3 games in my life that I've been this excited for. This one, Mario 3, and MK 2 on snes. Awesome video my man!
Are you gonna do the third one?
Definitely!
I never mastered the special attack but that v shaped jump kick served me well all the way through beating the game in the arcade and then I thought I was the business on the NES with this game, and man if only I had known how to consistantly knock out that special attack.
if you have kids im sure you're an amazing dad with tons of patience
I bet it's the dog playing the games! 😊
...and more
@matt fahringer That is awesome. I can't get my velociraptor to stop eating the mailmen.
🤣 Some funny comments in this thread! I don't have any kids (yet), but I'm definitely the cool uncle for my nieces and nephews!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames yes me to, I'm the fun uncle I am the"FUNCLE",,,
My grandma worked at Pizza Hut when this came out. I'm not sure what promotional deal they were having for the game, but she managed to grab a copy of it and brought it to me. Awesome game. Awesome lady!
Look up TMNT 2 Turtle Swap rom hack. You can press select to switch your turtle at anytime.
Haven't seen that one (yet... I definitely want to check it out), although I did download a cool ROM hack that has new difficulty modes, which is pretty sweet!
I always did the jump-kick on all bosses, because i learned as a kid that in the next level you will get full health! One of my favorite NES games ever! And most of the time i returned the tire or manhole's back at them!
Would the NES Advantage be preferable in playing this, since it is, after all, an arcade port and the NES Advantage simulates an arcade joystick and buttons?
That's my preferred controller for this game. - I like the NES Advantage controller for all games with an Arcade feel. I'm not sure its strictly better, but its definitely more fun.
That man hole cover the foot throws at you can actually be deflected back at him if you time it just right. One of the things I loved about and to do in this game!
Nice! I was waiting for you to do this one!
Thanks, Alfie!
1:33 that water level was the bane of my childhood existence playing that game . Those damn shocking corals were so damn brutal
This channel is so great! Thanks for making these. Much better than watching regular playthroughs. I love the background information at the beginning especially. Hope you just stick with the NES too.
I'll run out of good NES games eventually, and I'll want to work in more SNES or Sega, but for now I'm focusing on what I know best!
Yes please do Sega and other retro systems too- don't limit yourself to NES only! I love these video walkthroughs with your commentary usually it's just someone playing the game with no voice commentary👍🏽
When young, I would record myself playing to cassette tape. Friends joked that one day we would probably film it.....long before the days of youtube. I have actually spent hours at the motorcycle part racking up points and extra lives. I see our playing style in the game is pretty similar. I've never seen anyone else fight Baxter as the fly like that. I've told so many friends over the years about that trick, funny. But....always room to learn. Never have known about the "invincible" spot when fighting Shredder. So of all the NES games.....and really, of ALL the games I've played, this is by far the one I have beaten the most. Happy playing!!!
Oh, and I just remembered that my friend still has the Pizza Hut coupon, now over 30 years later.
I'm not 100% sure but in area 2 with the manhole cover guys can't you swing at the cover they throw and knock it back at them??
I think that does work! Thanks, Daniel!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames Thanks i believe its the same for almost all enemies that throw stuff at you except the ones that throw explosives.
This was my favorite game as a kid this and TMNT 3. This brought back great memories of just playing and beating it or trying to over and over and over again!
I owned both games on my NES at one time.
Free Pizza with purchase *VOID IN QUEBEC* Of course it is! lol Do you have a guide on River City Ransom? That was always a fun game.
Haven't done River City Ransom yet, but I'm sure I will - great game!
Everything is always excluded in Quebec due to their laws
@@Khaine85 hence my comment lol
Well thanks to this video I did something I have not done in probably over 25 years; I beat Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game! I have played it a bit over the years, but never all the way through until today. I did use the code for the extra lives, but I still started at the beginning. I was down to my last life with very little health left when I finished off Shredder. I beat the game quite a few times as a kid, but I do not know if I ever did without the code or using a continue though. I just wanted to say thanks for giving me a reason to play through a childhood favorite again.
awww kylo was tucker'd out after beating this one, he almost fell asleep during the credits... no worries k-dog, renny was out about half way thru the video cuz we were up beating double dragon to your dad's video on that game bwahaha
Awwww, we love Renny! Woof woof, dog friend!
Should be sleeping for work tomorrow, but my childhood is too important and I’m watching this. I loved this game soooo much
Thanks, Jim!!
He doesn’t know how to hit the manhole (giggity) cover back at the Foot Soldier?? That’s one of the main selling points of this and the arcade game. Buy Pizza Hut.
To be fair about that ,in Mario Bros series it's not a reflex thought to deflect a bullet back the direction it came from,,,it's more like an "ohh shit I better jump out of its way", moment so I can understand that in TMNTag when a tire or manhole cover is coming at you,,,
I was so happy when i found this game as a kid that i was able to afford, was so much fun
This is my childhood right here! It's one of my most favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game. It's not bad for an NES port. Even though the arcade had better graphics, sound and music I think that this game is pretty close! I love the music in this version! Good times. I think I also remember that I always picked Donatello for some reason. It's either him or Leonardo. Maybe it's out of habit from playing the first TMNT NES game even though this game is a Beat Em Up unlike the first game which was a platformer. I also remember playing with my childhood friends with some of those toys shown here. We use to make the Turtles fight against the Transformers toys. lol
I never could beat Shredder as a kid. I would always get hit by the ray gun. Now that I know to stand at the line I can beat it. Thanks to you. Thank you for your expertise.
" using 2 different fingers may seem awkward at first.,."
Thats literally how I played every NES game as a kid. Now, try as I might, I cant go back to that because it cramps up my hand XD
When we were kids, my older brother and I thought the 'sledge hammer' foot soldiers were wielding push brooms. This channel is awesome, by the way. Brings back alot of memories.
Glad to know I wasn't the only one!
Ditto the push brooms
Couple tips for anyone playing this that Kylo didn't specifically point out, but did utilize:
Destructible stage objects aren't just damaging - they're outright instant-kills against ordinary foot soldiers. The cap off a fire hydrant, as well as flying parking meters, road cones, road signs, candles, and exploding barrels will instantly take out any foot soldier they hit. This even applies to the ones that leap out of sewers and chuck the manhole cover at you - you can smack the cover back at them with a well-timed melee attack to instantly take them out with their own weapon. This also works against the foot soldiers later who toss monster truck tires at you.
You can actually use normal melee attacks or your Special Attack to destroy almost any projectile roughly the size of a Turtle's shell or smaller that non-boss enemies throw at you, with the exceptions of lasers, dynamite, bombs and bullets. Shuriken, knives, boomerangs, spears, and snowballs hurled by Foot Soldiers are all fair game for this, as are the missiles of Frosty the Hit Man. Just don't try this with a jump kick - when you're jump kicking, your hitbox and hurtbox overlap enough that trying to destroy a projectile will get you hit by it instead.
Excellent Guide, and well played!
A little note about the Roadkill Rodneys, at least in stage 1:
If walking at about the same plane as the middle Rodney will pop up, if you walk immediately back to the left, more often than not, they'll all bunch up together when they ride over there. You can kill all three at once that way by stunlocking them with the a+b attack.
On the garage level, you'll know if a vehicle's going to be a problem if you see the same make and color of vehicle twice in a row.
This was my favorite Christmas present I ever received.
It's been close to 25 years since I last played this, and I never knew this game had a third attack option. Deceptively tricky to pull of too, but this will surely help in the Cowabunga Collection!
My first memory of finding the arcade version was at a local 7-11. I was gobsmacked at how much i loved it! I then rented it many MANY times for NES. Its still a regular of mine every now and then.
The new TMNT games are putting your some of your older videos back into my recommended list. Was not disappointed. Well done sir.
I'd forgotten the "Foot Cruiser," the classic car that tries to run you over during the highway stage. I had one of those as a kid!
I always loved waiting for the foot soldiers to pop up, and throw them manhole cover, and hit it, sending it flying back at them. I was surprised he overlooked mentioning that, because it was always one of my favorite things to do in the game.
*throw THE, lol*
I was just worried its a little bit risky to do that - if you mess it up, they hit you - but I can't deny that its fun!
2 cool things I was disappointed to see weren't mentioned were the ability to hit back the manhole covers and tires thrown at you, and the ability to jump kick the riders out of the backs of the convertibles in Scene 4. But, wow! This brought back a lot of memories.
This is dope. For the special attack, I always found it easier to slide my finger from A to B quickly.
An easy way of doing a quick B,A input is to place you thumb on the right edge of the B button then slide it over to the A button as if you were swiping your phone's screen right, only with slightly more pressure applied.
In actuality the standard NES controller's buttons don't need to be pressed too hard for the input to be registered.
This trick is often used to perform the helicopter kicks in Double Dragon, hope it helps.
So many summer nights spent trying to beat this game before the cart had to go back to the rental store. Love the breakdown.
Wow. I was born in 89, some of my earliest memories are playing turtles 1 and 2 or nes in the early 90's 😢
I bought this and megaman 3 the same day around xmas of that year,my grandfather took me to go buy them. Ill never forget that x-mas and getting those 2 epic games together. I had beaten the game in the arcade but i wished to have it on the nes and my dream came true and that was so cool.
The technodrome blew up with Ralph inside it!! LOL
Turtles 2 was at Chuck E. Cheese when I was a kid.
The Simpsons was at the roller rink in town.
And Turtles in Time is in my room on a Super Nintendo cartridge. :)
Rocksteady doesn't emerge from a capsule, he emerges from the Transport Module. Love your vids.
Thanks man, you're totally right.
When I was a kid I could beat the first game but I struggled with this one. Still some of my best childhood memories playing these games.
Playing this as right now! I haven’t played since I was a kid. I got a Miyoo mini a few months back and have been playing all the old games again! Man they were good games!
this is the ONLY video game i can ever remember where you get a single point for each enemy you defeat, making the score system so EASY and simple to understand instead of random 300 or 750 points or something. by far, my favorite game on the NES bar none and stage 8 technodrome music sounds so amazing, even better than the arcade! i cannot believe this game was even on the NES on top of being actual 2 player simultaneous. it was amazing game development work by guys down at konami who made another favorite of mine - crime fighters which took place in and around new york city subways where i live!
hahah the old jump kick method at the end was how i beat the original black belt game on sega master system.
i actually called the number on the hotline to ask the person how to beat the boss.he told me but i was to young to understand.
then 1 day out of frustrasion i started to jump kick and i couldnt believe my eyes when i noticed i took no damage but he did.
it was one of the best days of my life as a kid to find that out all by myself
Ahhhhhhhhhh, going back in time! The First turtle game was cool, but it didn't have the feel of the show. Turtles 2: The Arcade game was a WRAP for us kids back then! Man............the whole neighborhood came over to play and vise versa. Thanks for the upload my friend!
I love you videos. This game takes me back to such better days. I LOVED this arcade. My mom used to empty her huge purses out on this one. When i saw it was coming to the nintendo i freaked. They did an awesome job especially adding in the snow level. Many great saturdays alone playing this one.
Both the arcade and nes versions of TMNT 2 were two of my favorite old games to play too way back!
"I wonder if April worries about getting Salmonella from kissing a turtle,"
Dude, the Turtles live in a sewer, Salmonella is the LEAST of her problems if she gets something from them.
One of my favorite NES games! It's been thirty years since I first played it, but I never knew about that trick to defeating Shredder. Those one-hit kills were always super frustrating as a kid, but beating the game was the best feeling ever.