Seeing the GB carrying case almost brings me to my knees. One of my earliest memories of my dad leaving the Army was getting that from me back when I was old enough to be in my single digits. I still have the Gameboy and some games (Even the original GB Tetris, and GB Pac Man. In all of their smelly plastic glory). I that carrier is long gone though and dad is too. Thanks for the memories.
I never got to play the Game Boy TMNT games as a kid, though I distinctly remember seeing them in Nintendo Power, so I was really happy to see them included in the Cowabunga Collection, especially Radical Rescue. I'd love to try the 2003 beat-em-up on GBA sometime, too. It looks really fun
I love the drawings made for this video and how they approximate the sprite designs of some of the games. I got a kick out of the lineup of turtles that intentionally looked like palette swaps. I quite enjoyed TMNT 2007 but you make a good point about the lack of enemy types and how stupid long they take to defeat so that does get monotonous. Did you know that people worked on Scott Pilgrim and TMNT 2007 at Ubisoft later worked on Shredder's Revenge? Radical Rescue is such a gem so I'm glad you highlighted it. I'm gonna have to look into Zen, that does look fun.
Thank you for mentioning the art, i did genuinely enjoy drawing the turtles again (something i haven’t done since as a youngster) and i was hoping the next long format video could also incorporate some illustrations. I still liked TMNT 2007 but i did wonder if perhaps after playing every tmnt game in quick succession I had finally become burnt out- it felt very much like the Scott pilgrim brawler so that doesn’t surprise me!
Thank you, debating on whether or not to keep art in vids as it time consuming- I was just trying to think of how to make videos interesting to look at instead of grabbing stock images/clips off the net (which I still did anyway)
@@VideoGameBear as an artist myself ( have many different channels but this is my anon account where I just comment and no one knows who I am) I was really wondering about this. So you drew it all by yourself? I was wondering if AI could just do the trick but the effort is great like I thought about drawing stuff myself for my videos but would it be really worth it and pay off? like i am often so frustrated when I see people talk about ANY topic and the background is just someone else playing Mine Craft or subway surfers or whatever and I am like :WHAT DOES that even have to do with the video and why does nobody even care? and here you are drawing your own art and I am wondering if it is even worth it. just like people stealing photos from the internet , breaking copyright laws and getting away with it as well.
This Video was a really comfy watch. Thank you for sharing it. Fall of the Foot Clan was my first turtles Game and despite it being very short and easy I loved the big sprites and "crunchy" feel & sound whenever a enemy explodes.
Nice video, I remember how I discovered TMNT as a kid, a very few comics' pages, in fact I still don't know how it was possible as I don't remember TMNT's comics existed in my country at the time, must have been some goodies they bundled with some other stuff...Then figures, and never had basic Michelangelo as everyone bought it lol
Radical Rescue was a favorite of mine growing up, in the early '90s. I too thought the boss gauntlet at the end was quite a bit more difficult than I would've liked. But other than that, it was a blast.
Good editing, and you captured really well, that nostalgia game review style that I really loved from early AVGN videos. It has that 10y ago youtube style, nice!
I have a feeling that third game of the series Radical Rescue, someone predicted and pitched the idea. That idea was, "Teenage Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin"
Great video as always! Though I miss the gameplay footage you usually feature in your short-form videos (where you show the physical Gameboy and cartridges while you play). I’m intrigued by the second GBA title. Will have to check that out!
This is awesome! I had no idea there was a “metroidvania” ninja turtles game on game boy! And before that genre was really solidified to boot. I’ll definitely have to pick up physical copies of these to add to my game boy collection. Btw, we’re moots on threads! Had no idea you had a RUclips channel. Love this content!
I think Zen the Intergalactic Ninja is based off a comic series that has nothing to do with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I remember a friend having a Zen the Intergalactic Ninja comic book but don't remember any cartoon of it
I read my fair share of comics back then and I still don’t remember ever seeing Zen 😅 shame, it looks good fun. I did want to try the NES game at some point
13:06 its because Mirage didnt own the rights to Zen (or Usagi Yojimbo), and so they couldnt do that without their respective creators consent. Now Nickelodeon/Paramount owns TMNT and would have to renegotiate. Im pretty sure they technically dont own Fugitoid either
Back from the Sewers, my ONLY Game Boy game of the Ninja Turtles. I never finished it, would you believe me? I find it impossible ahahah And I bought The INCREDIBLE sequel for the Switch, Shredder's Revenge, which rocks major time. Like, seriously, it looks like a direct sequel from the Super Nintendo's one, Back in Time. I nice unexpected surprise of 2023.
@@VideoGameBear Unless it was the Pokémon anime or Nicktoons like SpongeBob most of the 2000s era cartoons they wanted to have on GBA Video never made it past a single volumed release. 2003 TMNT was one of those, along with Sonic X and Yu-Gi-Oh!. Obviously because the GBA Video line never lasted to its full potential for any further releases, and probably wasn't all that popular to begin with even as just a curious novelty in retrospect.
Really liked the art-work you intermingled here with the video clips- always nice to see a handmade touch, doubly so if it involves the TMNT (OR TMHT, fellow Euro-censorship experiencer). It's a shame that Konami didn't go all the way with the collection and include the GBA games and the 6th-gen console games... but 1987-Turtles are ever the favorites and perhaps the most marketable if you aim at the nostalgia market. I also hear the 02-turtles games were a bit so-so, so maybe they just weren't considered worth including for all the space those bigger 3D-games might've included. Also also, Digital Eclipse's emulators might not be built to emulate PS2 / GC / XBOX yet... so as an OG-enjoyer I simply say 'sorry 02-fans, maybe next time.'
Hey, this is great review! Loved it. @ 4:20 what is the turtle figure? Manufacturer and year? I had Raphael like this as a kid, but can't remember it anymore the brand. Would love to buy it again, but don't know how to search for it. Would be great if you could tell me manufacturer, year, or any other useful detail :)
adorei a analise ,amo os jogos das tartarugas ninjas de gameboy ,meu sonho é ter a versão original do terceiro jogo da franquia para o portátil ,mas está custando muito caro .
The TMNT gba game is really all about juggle combos.
Think of it like a side scrolling DMC.
It was developed by people that worked on Scott Pilgrim.
I do get some very strong Scott pilgrim vibes playing it so I did kinda assume it was probably from the same devs!
Seeing the GB carrying case almost brings me to my knees. One of my earliest memories of my dad leaving the Army was getting that from me back when I was old enough to be in my single digits. I still have the Gameboy and some games (Even the original GB Tetris, and GB Pac Man. In all of their smelly plastic glory).
I that carrier is long gone though and dad is too. Thanks for the memories.
That’s such a lovely story dude! I think I’ll put a greater emphasis on showing the actual ‘object’ in future videos
I'm glad you made it a point to mention the GBA Battle Nexus 2 soundtrack. For a GBA game, it's incredible.
ikr?
Indeed! I like to listen to it once in a while on a videogame music archive site.
Agree
I never got to play the Game Boy TMNT games as a kid, though I distinctly remember seeing them in Nintendo Power, so I was really happy to see them included in the Cowabunga Collection, especially Radical Rescue.
I'd love to try the 2003 beat-em-up on GBA sometime, too. It looks really fun
I really enjoyed 03! It’s pretty solid, probably helps that I like the 2003 cartoon a lot too 👀
Yes, it's quite solid. The music and art are really good. I think I saw it on a list of best GBA games.
I love the drawings made for this video and how they approximate the sprite designs of some of the games. I got a kick out of the lineup of turtles that intentionally looked like palette swaps. I quite enjoyed TMNT 2007 but you make a good point about the lack of enemy types and how stupid long they take to defeat so that does get monotonous. Did you know that people worked on Scott Pilgrim and TMNT 2007 at Ubisoft later worked on Shredder's Revenge?
Radical Rescue is such a gem so I'm glad you highlighted it. I'm gonna have to look into Zen, that does look fun.
Thank you for mentioning the art, i did genuinely enjoy drawing the turtles again (something i haven’t done since as a youngster) and i was hoping the next long format video could also incorporate some illustrations. I still liked TMNT 2007 but i did wonder if perhaps after playing every tmnt game in quick succession I had finally become burnt out- it felt very much like the Scott pilgrim brawler so that doesn’t surprise me!
finally somebody speaks some good about the tmnt gameboy games
TMNT II back from the sewers was always my favorite
I enjoy all the original art you made for this video, that is effort I can really appreciate as an artist.
Thank you, debating on whether or not to keep art in vids as it time consuming- I was just trying to think of how to make videos interesting to look at instead of grabbing stock images/clips off the net (which I still did anyway)
@@VideoGameBear as an artist myself ( have many different channels but this is my anon account where I just comment and no one knows who I am) I was really wondering about this. So you drew it all by yourself? I was wondering if AI could just do the trick but the effort is great like I thought about drawing stuff myself for my videos but would it be really worth it and pay off? like i am often so frustrated when I see people talk about ANY topic and the background is just someone else playing Mine Craft or subway surfers or whatever and I am like :WHAT DOES that even have to do with the video and why does nobody even care? and here you are drawing your own art and I am wondering if it is even worth it. just like people stealing photos from the internet , breaking copyright laws and getting away with it as well.
This Video was a really comfy watch. Thank you for sharing it.
Fall of the Foot Clan was my first turtles Game and despite it being very short and easy I loved the big sprites and "crunchy" feel & sound whenever a enemy explodes.
Very kind of you to say so thanks, and yes I know what you mean, the sound effects for fall of the foot clan are especially satisfying
Thanks for the collection review, really takes you back through time 😊
These are my favorite Gameboy games. They also have EXCELLENT soundtracks.
Nice, the first game based off the 2003 adaptation is still one of my favorite TMNT games
Glad i got the TMNT cowabunga collection (with the GBC games) to enjoy playing on my Xbox Series S and Nintendo Switch
More videos like this ! Really enjoyed it . Subbed !
Nice video, I might have to run through these games myself on the cowabunga collection
I’ve been looking for a video like this! Great video :)
Thank you!
"I played every ninja turtles game"
my... condolences, some were pretty bad, but some were pretty good too.
Nice video, I remember how I discovered TMNT as a kid, a very few comics' pages, in fact I still don't know how it was possible as I don't remember TMNT's comics existed in my country at the time, must have been some goodies they bundled with some other stuff...Then figures, and never had basic Michelangelo as everyone bought it lol
Radical Rescue was a favorite of mine growing up, in the early '90s. I too thought the boss gauntlet at the end was quite a bit more difficult than I would've liked. But other than that, it was a blast.
I loved radical rescue in my childhood so I was very pleased to see it held up pretty well
Your videos are all super cozy, and the thumbnails are the best, made a new fan out of me
Thank you- I do really want my channel to be very chill and relaxed so that is very encouraging to hear!
Good editing, and you captured really well, that nostalgia game review style that I really loved from early AVGN videos. It has that 10y ago youtube style, nice!
Thank you sir, being compared to classic avgn surely can’t be a bad thing
@@VideoGameBear it is not, classic avgn was the pinnacle of nostalgia reviews imo
I have a feeling that third game of the series Radical Rescue, someone predicted and pitched the idea. That idea was, "Teenage Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin"
Oh damn- now that you mention it, everything lines up…
I didn't know there was a TMNT metroidvania type game. Sounds really fun.
Wonderful video
Really hoping for a Cowabunga Collection 2! I would love to play those GBA games and a few other from the PS2/GameCube era ❤
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (HERO 🤨)
Excellent video Ryan, I really enjoyed it. 🙂
Thanks Rich!
Great video as always! Though I miss the gameplay footage you usually feature in your short-form videos (where you show the physical Gameboy and cartridges while you play). I’m intrigued by the second GBA title. Will have to check that out!
Oh I thought adding those would drag out the run time 🤔 maybe I’ll keep them in on future videos
I, for one, like them at least!
This is awesome! I had no idea there was a “metroidvania” ninja turtles game on game boy! And before that genre was really solidified to boot. I’ll definitely have to pick up physical copies of these to add to my game boy collection. Btw, we’re moots on threads! Had no idea you had a RUclips channel. Love this content!
Thank you my fellow threads brother!
Very nice video ❤️❤️
I think Zen the Intergalactic Ninja is based off a comic series that has nothing to do with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I remember a friend having a Zen the Intergalactic Ninja comic book but don't remember any cartoon of it
I read my fair share of comics back then and I still don’t remember ever seeing Zen 😅 shame, it looks good fun. I did want to try the NES game at some point
13:06 its because Mirage didnt own the rights to Zen (or Usagi Yojimbo), and so they couldnt do that without their respective creators consent. Now Nickelodeon/Paramount owns TMNT and would have to renegotiate. Im pretty sure they technically dont own Fugitoid either
Nice!
The GBA games sound dope!
Back from the Sewers, my ONLY Game Boy game of the Ninja Turtles.
I never finished it, would you believe me?
I find it impossible ahahah
And I bought The INCREDIBLE sequel for the Switch, Shredder's Revenge, which rocks major time.
Like, seriously, it looks like a direct sequel from the Super Nintendo's one, Back in Time.
I nice unexpected surprise of 2023.
You forgot to mention the only release of the 2003 cartoon on Game Boy Advance Video, but then again those weren't actual games.
Oh yeah that would of been cool to mention though. Never saw a TMNT one myself but I remember a friend had a Sonic X cart
@@VideoGameBear Unless it was the Pokémon anime or Nicktoons like SpongeBob most of the 2000s era cartoons they wanted to have on GBA Video never made it past a single volumed release. 2003 TMNT was one of those, along with Sonic X and Yu-Gi-Oh!.
Obviously because the GBA Video line never lasted to its full potential for any further releases, and probably wasn't all that popular to begin with even as just a curious novelty in retrospect.
Really liked the art-work you intermingled here with the video clips- always nice to see a handmade touch, doubly so if it involves the TMNT (OR TMHT, fellow Euro-censorship experiencer).
It's a shame that Konami didn't go all the way with the collection and include the GBA games and the 6th-gen console games... but 1987-Turtles are ever the favorites and perhaps the most marketable if you aim at the nostalgia market. I also hear the 02-turtles games were a bit so-so, so maybe they just weren't considered worth including for all the space those bigger 3D-games might've included. Also also, Digital Eclipse's emulators might not be built to emulate PS2 / GC / XBOX yet... so as an OG-enjoyer I simply say 'sorry 02-fans, maybe next time.'
Thank you for the kind words, I do remember playing the tmnt stuff on GameCube but I barely remember much else 😅 bit afraid to go back to them now!
God I had the 2003 gba one and I spent an entire month on that baby
Shame radical rescue is $100+ usd 😮
Hey, this is great review! Loved it. @ 4:20 what is the turtle figure? Manufacturer and year? I had Raphael like this as a kid, but can't remember it anymore the brand. Would love to buy it again, but don't know how to search for it. Would be great if you could tell me manufacturer, year, or any other useful detail :)
Heya, it’s an original 1988 Leonardo figure from playmates. (The sword accessories are replicas though)
That original one- I was so pumped to play it when new. But now I realize it is the most boring blah blah ever.
Play the ds ones next.
“I love that rooftop scene”
**continues to show the worst part of the scene**
Did you draw the art in the video yourself?
Yeah, it’s done by me
lots of mems with the first two.
the criticism on these games are atrocious i mean these games were made for the gameboy not a $4k pc i highly enjoyed the TMNT 2007 gameboy version
Hmmm
SMH.....if you're not going to have an original TMNT figure in the thumbnail, then just don't fo it at all
I speak everyone here when I say... Nobody cares what you think. Stfu and kick rocks. 😂
all these games are assfarts honestly... compared to what you can play on other consoles.
Hater
you should check out the movie "batman vs TMNT" from 2019. it's the best turtles content I've seen in years.
adorei a analise ,amo os jogos das tartarugas ninjas de gameboy ,meu sonho é ter a versão original do terceiro jogo da franquia para o portátil ,mas está custando muito caro .