TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURLTES ARCADE - History & Excellent End: Arcade vs Console (Episode 8)
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- Cowabunga, dudes! 🐢 In this totally tubular episode of Arcade vs Console, we’re taking on the gnarly 1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade game! Ever wonder why the arcade version is like, a pizza with all the toppings, while the home console ports are more like, a slice that’s missing the cheese? We’re breaking down the radical differences, serving up some piping hot gaming history, and digging into the cultural impact that made TMNT the most bodacious reptiles around. Get ready to kick shell and laugh your way through this epic battle of arcade vs console! 🎮🍕
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Commercials: KB Toys / TMNT 80's Commercials / TMNT Arcade NES Commercial
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 (Arcade) OST
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990 (Film) - Official Theme (Composed by John Du Perez)
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (1990) | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989, Arcade)
Nobody could figure out why Mikey was yellow instead of orange in the arcade version. By the time Konami figured it out, the cabinets had already shipped out.
Because in the original 5 episodes of season 1, he was wearing yellow. It was after season 1 they darkened it to make it more orange.
The TMNT Arcade game was pretty much a staple in any Pizza Joint, Amusement Park, Arcade and well even Ground Round around that time.
I would say the arcade game "OUTRUN" or "GALAGA" was that more than TMNT.
Our Walmart even had one up front. Simpsons too.
This 8 year old kid loved the original TMNT on the NES. It was a great game that was challenging and actually required strategy trying to manage all four turtles. The swimming level wasn't hard to me, so I never understood why so many people couldn't get past it.
@@JB-tp6uj THIS. TMNT 1 on Nes was enjoyable for what it was. I think that the water level may have been off-putting for some folks, but the real nuisance for others was probably the third level where you have the Turtle Van on the overworld. Which isn't really that bad, especially if you did exactly what Nintendo Power told you to way back then and got each Turtle loaded up with 99 Scrolls (which let's be real, that was a lot of grinding). Of course, if you ain't have that issue of NP...yeah, I can see how level 3 would be a nightmare.
If anything, the most annoying level has to be the Technodrome (the sixth & last level). Plenty of new and previously unseen enemies that you need Donatello for...or you could just start rippin' off Scrolls - between these clowns and the enemies in the fifth level, there was a reason NP said to get 99 Scrolls for errybody during level 3...
But all that madness in level 6, and the Shredder fight is a joke. Makes the fight against the Giant Mouser in level 4 even MORE of a joke.
I kept my word and watched it again! I loved it twice as much!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed!
The music from the start of the video reminded me again why I like the classic TMNT beatemups over Shredder's Revenge. It's that energetic electronic music. It's just better.
“Relax, Raph, we’ve got this hero thing wired. I mean, our ninjocity is off the charts. We got some kickin’ mystic weapons. And do I need to remind you who has four shells and defeated the Shredder?” - Leonardo was my favorite.
Always kept moral up 😁
TMNT Arcade was one of my favorite NES games as a kid. I played it all the time. Never even tried the original arcade version until many years later so for me the console was definitive. I also loved the sequel, Manhattan Project. They still stand as the most fun sidescrolling beat em ups, in my opinion.
Christmas used to so magical! Late 80's early 90's was peak retail especially Christmas time! I miss it so much!
That was cool to have a season recap at the end. The season 2 finale is gonna be turtles in time. Thanks for sharing
Can't wait to watch this! This played a big part in my childhood.
Awesome video. Very Nostalgic, which I love. I bought Ninja Turtles Battle Nexus on PS2 years ago just to be able to play the Arcade port of TMNT. I fondly remember Many trips to Chucke E. Cheese in 1990-1991 and the main game my cousins and I played was TMNT. We would usually spend about $5.00 in quarters (a piece) to beat the game. The remaining time spent there was used to watch my drunk uncle throw the ski balls in to the holes instead of rolling them up the ramp. Great memories that I cherish. TMNT the arcade game remains a True classic and will always be one of my favorites. 👊
Great story! 🙏🏼
Awesome vid! My friend had 1 & 2 on nes. I would go to his house to play them. I got the Cowabunga Collection for Switch. Love it!
This video was totally tubular dude!💪🏼 Maybe do a video on the original TMNT movie as well… that is definitely the best one imo
The turtles were a huge part of my childhood for sure. I recall playing the actual arcade game at least once. I had a bunch of the toys as well. As a kid the nes version was the same thing to me, didn't know any better ha ha. Also when it comes to the first game I have to quote the angry video game nerd and say: "you can just walk across?"
TMNT Arcade is still one of my favorite arcade games of all time. I could not wait for the NES version.
A seemingly little-known fact is that the July/August 1990 issue of Nintendo Power featured screenshots of a prototype for the NES game, and I have scoured the internet for info about it but I’ve had no luck. Those screenshots show some different sprites not in the finished game, including a larger and more detailed sprite of Raph doing a move, and Rocksteady clad in yellow.
Very cool!
Hello SheLion, TMNT hits Home in All the Ways. Wait, that rich kid giving away free joints? I bought a Quad Stick Mod for my Legends Arcade just to try and mimic the TMNT Arcade experience. 🐢🍕appreciate the time you took on this Video.
🤣 Yea that commercial was so (washed) unrealistic lmaooo
Glad you enjoyed it!
Duh, who put the lights out?
The NES release of TMNT II practically raised me.
The NES port of the TMNT arcade game was my first experience with it as I did not get a chance to play the actual game cabinet in an arcade. This misfortune allowed me to enjoy the inferior NES version because I had no reference to compare it to. Years later I finally played the arcade version when I got the Cowabunga collection for PS4. If 11-year-old me had played it back in the day he would not have been pleased with the NES port lol. Ignorance is indeed bliss.
Having grown up back then, loved the arcade version, but also the NES port. No one was expecting perfect arcade 1:1 experience, but were still amazed how much of the feel of the arcade still made it into the NES port. It wasn't for us a matter of what was superior or inferior, but the fact that we had a playable home port that held up to the Game play had in the arcade.
Modern gamers are a bit spoiled, now that the current consoles surpass anything the arcade games could do, which has pretty well killed much of the arcade industry, with the few still operating being more like museums. Save for the random Chuck E Cheese pizza or local pizza parlor, even places like Pizza Hut that got so much advertisement out of the arcade game rarely have any arcade games, let alone a sit in area any more.
@@JohnCrawford1979 In SNES Donkey Kong Country Cranky Kong summed up exactly what is wrong with modern video games.
"Back in my day, we used to have real gameplay. We didn't have of this fancy 3D stuff!"
Gameplay took a back seat as games became more like interactive movies. Too much importance was put into flashy realistic 3D graphics and spectacular action set pieces. Most modern video game trailers show only cut scene footage. Gameplay is no longer a priority. Complete a task, watch a cinematic cut scene. Rense and repeat.
There used to be a separation from game play and cinematic cut scenes. Now they just flow seamlessly together which is why you feel like you are playing an interactive movie instead of a video game.
God I hated how difficult the og NES game was. Didn't know they released The Arcade game for NES for the longest time as a kid.
I got that TMNT NES game for X-mas of 1989. I had SO MUCH TROUBLE defusing those damn bombs under water and the one time I completed that level, I was completely lost on what to do next driving that turtle van around. I gave up on that game and it just sat in a box collecting dust the rest of the 90s. lmao
@@PatrickRockwell24 The collision detection boxes was broken on the water level. The channel Displaced Gamers did a video about it. :)
That was so awesome to have a season recap at the end. I need to buy me Nintendo switch so I can get the Cowabunga collection. I truly love this video! Thanks for sharing this!!
Thank you Thank you that TMNT intro was 🔥 Thank you for taking me back to my childhood. So many memories with me and brothers playing Nija Turtles. You have gained a subscriber
Love the editing and the history lesson behind these episodes. It sucks that by the time I was tall and old enough to reach the arcade sticks, arcades begin to phase out in philly.
I had the C64 version at home, game was damn impossible and again nothing like the Arcade version but I still loved it lol
TMNT 2 on NES was great! So was the first one, it was just so hard
This was my first experience of the Ninja Turtles…followed up by an advert in a comic for the cereal.
Stumbled upon this in my recommendations this morning and it was *chefs kiss* fantastic! Looking forward to season 2 and also get caught up with season 1
9:04 I remember seeing this commercial during an episode of Charles in Charge.
The 1989 TMNT arcade game was so good because it's a video game version of the first season of the animated series.
Great video! Well edited, fun things that I learned for the first time, keep ‘em coming just like this! ❤
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Yeah that’s the only thing I never understood why Nintendo did the first TMNT as just a side scroller but the 2nd one was the arcade game with some changes and 2 added stages. Arcade game is always a classic.
The original NES came out in May of 1989, the arcade came out 5 months after in October. The NES release came out in 1990, and the titled it TMNT II: The Arcade Game so it would not be confused with the original first TMNT NES game. It makes more sense if you were a gamer in the 1980's and lived the timeline. That said, for a good many gamers at that time, the original NES game was a favorite, and both considered famous or notorious for its difficulty. It had a lot more dimensions to it than just being a beat 'em up, and thus appealed to those that liked the challenges it provided. It's a different type of game, and there's people that love them both.
@@JohnCrawford1979 I thought it was reverse regarding the releases. See something new I learned today 👍🏻👍🏻. Thank You.
I always appreciated how well the Port on NES was to the original. So many arcade poerts even in the 16 bit era were lazy in comparison..I had wished they did do a port for Genesis. Hyperstone Heist was great and Turtles in Time is a classic. To be honest though ive always liked the Arcade Game better than even TiT. Think its just the memory of playing it arcades and probably the music. Good video..My favorite turtle was Raphael and not just because thats my middle name..Mostly..
Fantastic intro. And I love the music.
…ah, Max Headroom… malls…
…being born a mid in the 80s *ruled*.
…and TMNT took ALL my money at the arcade (along with Golden Axe and Outrun) until they were all released on home consoles… played them in the arcades any time I went, anyway, but still… it was now at HOME…
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Mikey RULED, but I was always a fan of Don.
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Also, ya - games were actually ‘just’ as expensive as they are nowadays. Sega Master System games were among the priciest (like… some were $80-90 cartridges!)…
OH… also, along with Metal Gear, and a few other games, I remember how curious it was that this was released under Ultra Games, vice, Konami, but I think that there’s some interesting history with that, as well (trade related, I think… There was some limit on how many games could be sold in the US by overseas companies; this was how Konami got around that… or something like that… I need to get my story straight there… 😅 )… dang. Shutting up now…
*Awesome* vid (and music!!!). Cheers!
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When my friends were getting the Sega Genesis, I got TMNT Arcade game on NES. I thought I was the king of the world at the time. My friend who got a Genesis could care less and I could see the difference but still, playing the arcade game at home was amazing. It was a really good port and it's still fun today honestly. One of my all time faves.
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My childhood. The Nes game had more levels. Born in 83, so that was everything. 😊
What is that awesome metal sounding theme song remix at the start of this video?! Awesome video by the way!
Will be released on an album for members, soon. And, thank you :)
I grew up with 2000 tmnt but I got vhs copy of classic 80s tmnt tv series still love the series
The 1st Time I've Got Into The Turtles Was The 2003 One And Also The 1st Time I've Played This It Was On TMNT : Battle Nexus As A Bonus Game But They Changed The Music And Also That The Music Was Different But The TMNT 2003 Introduced Me To Turtles But Aside Good Video.
this channel, is like the gaming historian, except better, I am glad I stumbled upon it
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gotta get a better mic before you can claim that
I love the arcade game, but the original TMNT for the NES was not a POS. It was different, plus it came out in May of 1989, so 5 months before the arcade, which came out in October of 1989. The port of the arcade to the NES was in 1990.
The original NES game was more of a side scroller adventure, rather than a beat 'en up. So I'd say it's more fair to say it's a different sort of game play experience that can be fun, as long as you're not expecting it to be the arcade port and are into into a side scrolling adventure.
As for an RPG featuring everybody's favorite turtles, I'm sure there's some of us that would have loved it. I'm sure there's plenty of crossover from people who also like Final Fantasy. That again would just be something that appeals to a different audience, or at least someone that isn't expecting it to be the arcade port.
Own the arcade 1up and love it didn't love what I paid for it which was $400 a friend of mine found one of the original cabinets for a $1000 good condition love the turtles a great 👍👍👍 part of my childhood excellent 👍👍👍👍👍 video 💕💕💕
The CPC port was one of my faves. So colourful and chunky. Strange thing about it is that the disks DID contain an entire soundtrack to the game but for some reason the game doesn't activate it. Perhaps it slowed down the game? Dunno. But I have played the music by it's own in the background while playing the CPC port to try get how it should have been if the music was activated. :) There were aspects of it I preferred over the NES in some ways even if the game wasn't as smooth (and was slower to load obviously cassette/disk vs cartridge).
Also that CPC port was way better than the C64 version which had less characters and was 1 player only. :O
very cool video style, I was an 80's kid, 90's teen. Grew up in this era, can relate to everthing you said. Earned a sub. Wish there were more women like this out there. Every date I go on, none of them talk about or understand this era lmao
Tmnt 1 & 2, contra and super c, Mario bros with duck hunt, double dragon 1 & 2, galaga, yoshis cookie, goal, RoboCop 2, pacman, rc pro am where all my og nes games I had when I gotten my new back in the day
I love it, great video! I was a HUGE TMNT collector and fan back in the day. I still remember the first time seeing this at Chuck E Cheese where I live. I also collected the original black and white comics which were very dark in comparison to the Archie series. Great nostalgia in this video, thanks for this one 🙏🏽
Woooo the queen is back! 🌸🌸🎉🎉
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You knew to use the Kay Bee Toy Store "The Store in the Mall" branding, not KB Toys in the intro. I love it. That store in my local mall was like a magnet to me. Any time my mom would take us to the mall it was 45 minutes of us standing in JC Penny and me tugging at her pant leg saying "I wanna go to Kay Bee Toys, Maaaa!" Between that store and Radio Shack, I'd thoroughly research my wish list for Christmas all year long LOL. Also loved the MST3K parody. You hit so many little cues of my own childhood in this one video it was a nostalgia overload on top of the TMNT review. I had my 5th through 10th birthday parties at my local pizza/arcade place called Pepi's pizza in NY. My friends and I ordered extra cheese pizzas and played TMNT Arcade all day long. It's still one of my favorite gaming experiences of all time.
Thanks for sharing, glad you enjoyed the video 🙏
Wow. Great vid
Nice vid brought back memories!
Played the life out the arcade machine, cousin had the Nes arcade game and loved how it had extra content. I can remember spending my birthday money on the Amstrad CPC version of the arcade game and feeling totally ripped off as it was utter rubbish.
Awesome fun vid 🔥👌
Was that Tyler Esposito playing TMNT at the beginning?
Another great episode! Wow the Amiga, something I've been meaning to add to my Collection. In my opinion the arcade version is the best, but they did a great job with the ports to NES (TMNT2: The Arcade Game), and then Turtles in Time on SNES.
Great stuff! 🍻
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I would love a rpg of the turtles
2:30 Okay what band is this? I like this song.
I will be releasing all of the music on an album, soon, for members :)
My favorite episode!
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About two years ago on CZcams found there is a robotech game that came out on original Xbox and Nintendo game cube. My jaw dropped. How did I not know about this game. My soul was screaming. I feel that pain
Awesome song!!!!! Love your review!!!
Hi, i dont know your name, but you are incredible! Nice video
Also, wtf that kid was 8, what 8 year old tries weed?! At least wait till your 15...
I like turtles
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Awesome video!
Snow ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ stage lol
I have the Japanese Famicom version
Amazing Video
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Anyone remember the glitch where you could jump to the background on the bridge level?
I know it's a mandela effect thing
What were u doing when the Dreamcast and PS2 were released? Just curious
Yeah well, malls and arcades would have been awesome unless you grew up in the middle of nowhere, like I did.
Nice vid! Thx for
What are TURLTES?
That's actually how it was spelled on the arcade version. Mandela Effect.
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Dope
Whats the cover song at the beginning with the female vocals?
What do you think about turtles in time arcade game
Love it!
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Are US snes difficult to get hold of?
The teenage mutant ninja turtles on NES was trash you can’t even compare it to the teenage mutant ninja turtles arcade 1989 you just can’t I have the teenage mutant ninja turtles cowabunga collection I don’t even play any of the NES games I paid $40 just for the arcade games not to play NES gameboy Super Nintendo games Konami just sucks at doing remakes do you see capcom square enix doing remakes on their resident evil final fantasy games Konami has so many games they need to do a remake on they just won’t do