Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a platform action game that features the characters from the first season of the TMNT cartoon series. Although the game sold very well thanks to the popularity of the cartoon, it is a rather awful game. The primary complaint is due to the game's extreme difficulty. The controls are a little unresponsive for slower turtles like Donatello and there are several sections in the game where you are faced with annoying jumps that, if you fail, force you to redo a large section of the map. The game also features a great deal of monsters which are interesting, but have nothing to do with the game. The graphics and music are really top notch for the time the game came out, but it's not enough to make this game anything less than a chore to play.
This particular game was ported to Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Commodore 64, and DOS.
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Music
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TMNT's NES music is iconic because the game was so popular and most gamers from the early nineties remember it well. The title music makes great use of the electric guitar that was popular in other Konami NES games. The music adds a dynamic touch in the underwater section, speeding up as the timer runs down. The title music was most likely inspired by Queen's Stone Cold Crazy.
The game lacks credits, but Jun Funahashi has confirmed that he composed half of the game's soundtrack. He said other composers were involved, but because it has been such a long time, he doesn't remember who. However, he does remember that Hidenori Maezawa, who didn't compose any game's music, was responsible for sound programming, .
The computer adaptations of the game use the same music.
Recording
| # | Title | Composer | Arranger | Length | Listen | Download |
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| 01 | Title | Jun Funahashi | Hidenori Maezawa | 1:17 | Download | |
| 02 | Overworld | Unknown | Hidenori Maezawa | 0:40 | Download | |
| 03 | Sewers | Unknown | Hidenori Maezawa | 1:03 | Download | |
| 04 | Buildings | Unknown | Hidenori Maezawa | 0:55 | Download | |
| 05 | Underwater | Jun Funahashi | Hidenori Maezawa | 1:16 | Download | |
| 06 | Underwater - Hurry! | Jun Funahashi | Hidenori Maezawa | 0:19 | Download | |
| 07 | Underwater - PANIC! | Jun Funahashi | Hidenori Maezawa | 0:17 | Download | |
| 08 | Night Time | Jun Funahashi | Hidenori Maezawa | 1:13 | Download | |
| 09 | Caverns | Jun Funahashi | Hidenori Maezawa | 1:34 | Download | |
| 10 | Boss | Jun Funahashi | Hidenori Maezawa | 0:49 | Download | |
| 11 | Boss Defeated | Jun Funahashi | Hidenori Maezawa | 0:02 | Download | |
| 12 | Big Boss | Unknown | Hidenori Maezawa | 0:37 | Download | |
| 13 | Area Clear | Jun Funahashi | Hidenori Maezawa | 0:07 | Download | |
| 14 | Turtle Caught | Jun Funahashi | Hidenori Maezawa | 0:03 | Download | |
| 15 | Game Over | Jun Funahashi | Hidenori Maezawa | 0:03 | Download | |
| 16 | Ending | Unknown | Hidenori Maezawa | 0:36 | Download |
Credits
- Ripper: Chris Moeller
- Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
- Game Credits:
- Not Credited Composer: Jun Funahashi
- Not Credited Arranger: Hidenori Maezawa
(Source: Verification from Jun Funahashi; Game lacks credits.)
Game Rip
Ripping NES music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.
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