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Hahaha 😅 so I'm not the only one lol. I'm about to be 44 and I've always hummed it aloud along to it in my head, nobody knows what it's from and I don't ever say lol
I spent most my time as a child at the hospital and they had the nes with that game i played it so much..i had the feeling of freedom when you could walk around the game ...but i was stuck in the hospital..that game will forever be in my head with that song that plays when you walk around in the open world
bobby smickers Actually easy. Yes you have to figure out the best order to disable the bombs but when you know that I don't see what's so hard about it.The caves and the Technodrome are hard.
Fuck the caves and Technodrome... I died fighting the technodrome and it only had one bar of health left... so I don't even know what it looks like on the inside..
The difficulty of this game made me take the ninja turtles so seriously as a kid and made the stakes seem so much higher. People get mad at the difficulty but if you STARTED with this game as I did, all other TMNT games seem like breeze by comparison.
Several decades later, I learned that each weapon, even the garbage ones, had enemies it did high and low damage against, apparently you needed to experiment and remember the optimal weapon for each enemy. Then you could easily defeat the iconic TMNT villains: Johnny Storm the Human Torch, Leatherface, Battletoad and Assorted Flying Bullshit.
Raphael did the most damage with his sais, but it's undercut by how atrocious his range is, so that's why he gets to tangle with the seaweed in the bomb defusal mission.
I know this was not the Turtles game everyone wanted back then (everyone wanted the arcade version) but this game was still enjoyable. And the music is especially memorable for me. For a licensed kids game, the music does a remarkable job of straddling the line between sounding fun, and inferring the sense of stressful intensity that this game required to beat.
Michael Dougherty The NES game predated the coin-op by several months (both were released in '89). It received middling reviews even back then, but still sold by the truckloads (4+million copies). I can barely stomach the game nowadays due to its flaws, but its soundtrack still shines
Michael Dougherty I liked it because it was and truly felt like TMNT pre-TV. That it was originally meant to be inspired by the comic. Hence the red bandana on the cover. That gave it some of cred no turtle game since ever strived for. I mean look at that cover, photo shop aside, they look like killers. They never looked that dope ever again IMO.
I remember protecting Donatello so hard so i could have him for the boss fights. I loved this game..... I don't remember it being super glitchy...hard.....yes ...infuriating to my poor 10 year old self...you bet ya...but I got my moneys worth on this game. There was no Steam Summer sale....this was it till next Christmas.....
You know, the very original turtles all wore red because of blood and violence, Raph kept his red because he is physically the strongest turtle, he liked it.
I’m used to the multi-coloured look because of the 1980’s cartoon and 1990 movie. Yet, the moderately rightist part of me strongly appreciates the need to keep it original and on point. It was red because of blood, obviously.
Also, the TV show was pretty much the biggest thing around at the time this game was produced, which meant that they were going to go with the "TV look" on the box-artwork (multicolored bandannas), as opposed to the "comic-book look" (red bandannas).
Pretty sure I had them all with red bandanas on my EU NES game cover :o And yeah this show was equal to DBZ back in the day. DBZ in the morning and TMNT in the afternoon in France in the 90s.
Yep ! TMNT Volume 1, #4, second printing, May 1987, artwork by the great Michael Dooney ;) All red bandanas. And they were all red also on the games. Maybe there was an edit for some other countries. You know, like the UK who used to call them TMHT for Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles... Did UK had a thing against ninjas ?! ^^
iamfondoftmnt Ninjas where seen as too violent I guess. Where I live the goverment got all worried about ¨deadly nunchakus¨ because of Bruce Lee flicks and banned them from the country, but you can still buy a katana, an axe or even a gun. But watch out for those deadly nunchakus! :p
+Chan Kobun For anyone wondering, I didn't come up with that phrase, it was used on the "TMNT Tunes" episode of VGMpire, which if you enjoy this channel, you damn well should be listening to.
The more time passes, the more I appreciate this game. While it might not have the best graphics in the world or the most balanced gameplay it certainly unique among other TMNT games of that era. Soundtrack is top notch, as expected from Konami of that time.
AVGN: What are you doing their critic? Nostalgia Critic: I'm just defusing the bombs here underwater! AVGN: Looks like your punching your munchkin! Nostalgia Critic: Shut up!!
I'm glad you're up front about editing the audio to make it sound more crisp, a lot of channels just reupload the same echo-ey sounds and then you can't find the originals anywhere.
The track at 6:03 is the song I remember hearing the most in the game, because this levels it was in took me forever to get past. The track at 9:24 was always my favorite one. I remember when I first got to the board. It felt a little scary and the music just sounded so chill and awesome. I remember loving every second of this song, and every other song that was on this level too. Also for the underwater level of the Dam. That was beautiful music too, I don't know anyone who didn't like it
The track at 6:03 is the same for me. It's also my favorite joint in the game though so I never mind spending a lot of time in those stages. At least the music makes me happy. Your favorite is my second favorite. A really dope tune for sure.
From the bottom of my heart I thank you for this! These tunes have come back to both haunt and please me almost 20 years later and I couldn't be happier!
Right off the bat , the title music/cut scene etc sets the mood for a game that really says , “ i hope you have a pair because I’m about to kick your ass and make you regret being born”
What an amazing composer. Even the "game over" tune is complex. There's so much communication of theme in his music, and a lot of it is very conversational. So classy :)
Jun Funahashi with those unmistakable melodies! This game and Track & Field II. Classic Konami! Hidenori Maezawa the Contra OST god!!! Those arrangements and drum kit programming! I can definitely hearing the early makings of the Guardian Heroes OST in this! Thanks for uploading this. It's gonna be a great night listening to all 3 NES OSTs in all their stereo glory!! Great job, man!!
Interesting how they just colored the Eastman & Laird cover turtles masks and belts so they lined up with the TV series/arcade game so it was more relatable to the customers.
I actually did make it to the technodrome a few times. But like the avgn said you're lucky if you have any resources left by this point. Oh and btw james the ending isn't all that impressive either "Hey guys let's celebrate with a pizza" God I just wanted to reach inside the tv and punch april right in the face
Am I the only one it bothers that the box art in the video has the corresponding colors to the Turtles? I believe the original art work they were all red :) In all seriousness, I've been listening to a lot of your stereo nes mixes at work and really appreciate that you've made them available. They sound awesome! Any plans to do mega man 1-4 or did I totally miss that you did those already? Thanks for creating these :)
I'm sure those who are now in their mid 30's who grew up with this game recognize the displayed art is incorrect. From what I read, there exist two versions of the box art with color corrections on the later re-release. Although must of us kids back in 1989-90 remember the red masks across all the turtles on the original box art.
1Smoking Lizard The box art was never incorrect; the Turtles all wore red masks in the original Mirage comics, and this art was pulled from the cover of one of said comics. The version of the box art featured in this video is obviously Photoshopped to match the '80's cartoons masks, but there was never a second print of the game with "correct" box art.
I don't care what anyone says I like this game. The soundtrack is actually pretty good too. Li'l trivia, this was the only licensed game that appeared on the Nintendo Virtual Console.
It actually isn't a matter of the company (but that does help relate it most of the time), depends on who composed the music and what sound driver it was programmed into. And since Hidenori Maezawa did this game and Contra, that's where the similarities come in :)
When I was a kid I was always bummed that this game didn’t have the “real” TMNT title theme like the second game. I was a fool. This title theme is so damn good
WOOO Loved me some TMNT! My bro and I were fanatics about the turtles back in the day. (we weren't one of them kids that got stuck in the sewers back in the 90's though lol). Last year we decided to order pizza and watch the first movie, which is still better than that Micheal Bay crap. Played the over-world theme as we drove to pick up the pizza, it was funny seeing people recognize the music at stop lights lol.
Dude! Your song was used by MrEnter in his TMNT review - which I think is awesome. He's not even a fan of the franchise, and yet he decided to use your stereo remix of the intro cutscene in his review credits card. 😁
As everybody mentioned, i could never get to Shredder once inside that dome tank. Those flying space men kept taking out so much of my health lol and even running away from them isnt an option since they follow you!!
This game kicked my ass as a kid. Never got past the swimming level without a Game Genie so I could ignore the damage from the...electric seaweed? Either way, I could just focus on the bombs and then get stuck never knowing where to go next until I turn off the game. (Never beat that game.)
Armando Morales I used to love those water stages.The main problem for me was those stupid sewer stages. Why in the hell could a turtle not swim in this game.
One thing you can say for this game is the levels aren't easy. The Technodrome (aka the last level) is by far one of the hardest things I've ever tackled in my 30 years on this earth.
Heres some official names of each of the areas just for key reference. Area 1: Fifth Avenue / Greenwich Village Area 2: Hudson River near the Holland Tunnel Area 3: Wall Street Area 4A and B: JFK International Airport Area 5: Shredder’s Base Inside the South Bronx Area 6: The Technodrome
While this game had some problems, I still feel it was not a bad game, especially for the first in the series. Music is still great, I wish more people would remix these tracks!
Dude this game is bad its good. I beat this few years back and it was still hard as hell.I kind of wish some one would renake this game and fix the issues with it as I kind of liked it.
tal vez no sepas español, pero te sigo de hace tiempo, me gusta mucho tus OST's que tienes, y la verdad yo tenia muchos juegos de la NES, Nostalgia al 1000. Si llegaras a ver este mensaje, solo quisiera que sepas que eres la mejor persona del mundo por darnos nuestra infancia de vuelta. Saludos, y espero que estes bien... XD
Wouw really amazing! And then knowing they had to sample everything in bit by bit. Just wondering. What synths, hardware or software, where used making this original soundtrack?
Housethegrate hit ALL of these tracks on point with his remixed medley. Notably what you call "Sewer 2" at 7:46 - more commonly known to me as "Find The Technodrome!" That remix is somewhere out on the Net. It's a great one. Pick it up!
bring back memories when I even researching how to learn the boss pattern, how to save life for the next boss, how to use boomerang wisely, what the most effective way to kill the sewer enemies, figuring out how to pass through the path using tank, and lot of things that 1 day is not enough
The cover art depicts all four Turtles wearing red masks just like their original comic appearance which was actually the cover used for the 2nd reprint of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Issue 4 (Mirage), the same image source used for the blister packaging of Konami's 1989 LCD handheld. However, in the game itself, the Turtles each have their own colored masks (Blue, Red, Orange and Purple).
6:57 I must've not gotten past this part in the game to remember any of the songs at this point. I do remember fighting Beebop and Rocksteady and after watching some videos of the bosses I vaguely remember saving Splinter, but I can't say I ever came close to beating this game. Easily one of the hardest games I've ever played.
This game was so underrated, and not helped by the fact AVGN ripped on it, albeit hilariously. As a little kid who was used to Mario games where running was the way to go, I never thought of going slower, especially in the absolutely brutal Technodrome. But as soon as I figured out how to step gingerly, anticipating that enemies were going to appear quickly, it made the gold rooms just before getting to the Shredder actually survivable. To this day it still amazes me that I even got to the gold room as a little kid. On top of that, the soundtrack was an awesome piece of work. Lots of variety of sounds and the different variations of the rock music genre made for some compelling overworld themes. My personal faves are: 1) Foot Clan Base Overworld (9:22) - It has echoes of "Come Together" by the Beatles with a Mission: Impossible type feel by the time the bridge section comes around. 2) Boss Battle (6:58) - It sounds like some awesome orchestral rock with guitar shredding. It gives me S+M vibes (San Francisco Orchestra + Metallica) 3) Underwater Theme (3:52) - Without seeing the graphics, it really does put you in the atmosphere that you're underwater, you have an urgent mission, and if you complete it, it would be an epic accomplishment.
This game was rewarding and frustrating. It was SO hard, that finish it felt to rewarding, however having to kill the same enemies every time you went back to an area was awful. The only issue I really had with this game is that I played with Donatello for 80% of the game, the Technodrome (inside) without him was almost impossible at the end because of the jetpack guys with lasers.
The box and cartridge picture has all of the turtles with red bandanas, was taken from Michael Dooney's cover art for the second printing of the TMNT #4 comic book.
I also owned this game as a kid. Every sound track I hear, I can just picture the stages they play in. Even fighting bosses music. I had trouble in the dam as well. (Don’t let the bombs destroy the dam, you have my support)
Could never get past the third world as a kid... Beating the underwater level was hard enough. I think I made it to the boss of the third world ONCE and that was it. I vaguely remember now, as that was almost 30 years ago.
It took me years to realize the first 15 seconds of the opening theme were essentially the drums from Joe Jackson's "Got The Time", then the guitar riff from "Stone Cold Crazy".
So... did you somehow record this in-game, or recreate it yourself? Because if you re-created it, that's AMAZING. If you got it in-game, how did you record it without the other game sounds (like a boss hitting you in the boss level?)
Ok, I must admit, it was the first NES game I bought and I had a blast!!! Even if I didn't go through the Dam, I still have good memories with this game. Not the easiest one, but doable. It's not that bad of a game for those years guys, we had worst...
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All these years later, the track at 1:16 frequently pops into my head when doing everyday stuff. Love it
Happens to me all the time too, right now even haha!
yep same! and I'm 35 years old now!
Oh man!! Always grooving!!
I came here just to rehear this part lmao Im glad I’m not alone
Hahaha 😅 so I'm not the only one lol. I'm about to be 44 and I've always hummed it aloud along to it in my head, nobody knows what it's from and I don't ever say lol
I spent most my time as a child at the hospital and they had the nes with that game i played it so much..i had the feeling of freedom when you could walk around the game ...but i was stuck in the hospital..that game will forever be in my head with that song that plays when you walk around in the open world
Boby Didier Thanks for sharing your story man. Glad this game helped you through that rough time of yours.
and look at you now bro!! swole boi ftw lml
Ikr this game was soooo hard to even get to further levels....one of the few NES games I could not beat lmao
And I hope you're still doing good homie! This game was a big part of my childhood too! Haha
This brings back painful memories of the underwater bombs level.
I actually beat that part not that hard.
bobby smickers Actually easy. Yes you have to figure out the best order to disable the bombs but when you know that I don't see what's so hard about it.The caves and the Technodrome are hard.
I agree.
the part where you are supposed to walk instead of jump despite there being a gaping hole, thats frustrating
Fuck the caves and Technodrome... I died fighting the technodrome and it only had one bar of health left... so I don't even know what it looks like on the inside..
That under water hurry up music still kicks my anxiety off 30 years later
It’s honestly on par with the sonic drowning music, if not worse.
The difficulty of this game made me take the ninja turtles so seriously as a kid and made the stakes seem so much higher. People get mad at the difficulty but if you STARTED with this game as I did, all other TMNT games seem like breeze by comparison.
exactly to me!!
Several decades later, I learned that each weapon, even the garbage ones, had enemies it did high and low damage against, apparently you needed to experiment and remember the optimal weapon for each enemy. Then you could easily defeat the iconic TMNT villains: Johnny Storm the Human Torch, Leatherface, Battletoad and Assorted Flying Bullshit.
Raphael did the most damage with his sais, but it's undercut by how atrocious his range is, so that's why he gets to tangle with the seaweed in the bomb defusal mission.
I know this was not the Turtles game everyone wanted back then (everyone wanted the arcade version) but this game was still enjoyable. And the music is especially memorable for me. For a licensed kids game, the music does a remarkable job of straddling the line between sounding fun, and inferring the sense of stressful intensity that this game required to beat.
Michael Dougherty The NES game predated the coin-op by several months (both were released in '89). It received middling reviews even back then, but still sold by the truckloads (4+million copies). I can barely stomach the game nowadays due to its flaws, but its soundtrack still shines
Michael Dougherty I liked it because it was and truly felt like TMNT pre-TV. That it was originally meant to be inspired by the comic. Hence the red bandana on the cover. That gave it some of cred no turtle game since ever strived for. I mean look at that cover, photo shop aside, they look like killers. They never looked that dope ever again IMO.
Still think this game has aged better than the other two NES ones though
This was the first game i ordered as a kid. sears had to have been so annoyed with some little kid calling every day about if his game was in.
Isn't this the one that had little Pizza Hut symbols on some of the buildings?
Donatello's staff was twice as powerful as all other weapons, with longer range, was kinda unfair. Still LOVED this game.
I remember protecting Donatello so hard so i could have him for the boss fights. I loved this game..... I don't remember it being super glitchy...hard.....yes ...infuriating to my poor 10 year old self...you bet ya...but I got my moneys worth on this game. There was no Steam Summer sale....this was it till next Christmas.....
This game began a lifelong preference for Donny.
It's a bo..which is the same as staff, but nevertheless, it's still the term used for his weapon of choice.
Love it or hate it - unforgettable soundtrack!
Loved the graphics, the music, and how it was all set up, but it was a pain in the ass to play.
You just *walk* over it...
Lmao Awesome
cowabunga?...
Cow-a-fucking piece of dog shit!
LMAO I love you for this
Get up there, get the fuck up there!!!
One of the best NES soundtracks 🙌
Whoever multicolored the bandannas and sashes on that TMNT box art is a monster.
My exact thoughts.
Should all be red ones. 😅
You know, the very original turtles all wore red because of blood and violence, Raph kept his red because he is physically the strongest turtle, he liked it.
I’m used to the multi-coloured look because of the 1980’s cartoon and 1990 movie. Yet, the moderately rightist part of me strongly appreciates the need to keep it original and on point. It was red because of blood, obviously.
Wait! The box art is supposed to show them all with red bandanas!
Also, the TV show was pretty much the biggest thing around at the time this game was produced, which meant that they were going to go with the "TV look" on the box-artwork (multicolored bandannas), as opposed to the "comic-book look" (red bandannas).
Pretty sure I had them all with red bandanas on my EU NES game cover :o And yeah this show was equal to DBZ back in the day. DBZ in the morning and TMNT in the afternoon in France in the 90s.
They never went with the TV look, all games had them with the red bandanas. That's just photoshopped
Yep ! TMNT Volume 1, #4, second printing, May 1987, artwork by the great Michael Dooney ;) All red bandanas. And they were all red also on the games. Maybe there was an edit for some other countries. You know, like the UK who used to call them TMHT for Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles... Did UK had a thing against ninjas ?! ^^
iamfondoftmnt Ninjas where seen as too violent I guess. Where I live the goverment got all worried about ¨deadly nunchakus¨ because of Bruce Lee flicks and banned them from the country, but you can still buy a katana, an axe or even a gun. But watch out for those deadly nunchakus! :p
1:16 is the only composition I've ever heard that has a musical question mark.
+Chan Kobun Holy shit...I was like..."What's he talking abo....*hears the "question mark" in music* Ohhh shit, he's right LOL"
+Chan Kobun For anyone wondering, I didn't come up with that phrase, it was used on the "TMNT Tunes" episode of VGMpire, which if you enjoy this channel, you damn well should be listening to.
+Rocking Pokkon I think you didn't get the joke.
It sounds different on PC version
The more time passes, the more I appreciate this game.
While it might not have the best graphics in the world or the most balanced gameplay it certainly unique among other TMNT games of that era.
Soundtrack is top notch, as expected from Konami of that time.
How did they get such awesome guitar solo's using the NES sound chip!!??? Intro theme rocks it out!
The composer did such a great job on the simulated reverb, it really kills it on that track
*solos*
Therapist: "So when did your anxiety start?"
Me: 5:40
Rivals the Sonic drowning music
6:58 is the coolest boss battle song ever!
So true
It's intense when you first encounter the Technodrome, and everything's glitching out.
1:16 - that Summer of '90 feel... yes!
I know, it says 1989, but it was definitely rented a lot in 1990 so that's where I associate it.
6:05 was the pinnacle for me...Friday night consisted of watching TGIF then playing this until 12am lol
+SkruLoozE MAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!! The good ole days..........
Why *was* this theme so bad@$$ compared to the other themes?
*Only* 12 AM? Phh...
Oh that's a beauty weekend!
MY PEOPLE!!!
No one ever mentions how great this soundtrack was
AVGN: What are you doing their critic? Nostalgia Critic: I'm just defusing the bombs here underwater! AVGN: Looks like your punching your munchkin! Nostalgia Critic: Shut up!!
This game sounds glorious in stereo, it really brings out the leads and the awesome drum fills!
I'm glad you're up front about editing the audio to make it sound more crisp, a lot of channels just reupload the same echo-ey sounds and then you can't find the originals anywhere.
wiiguy for president
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
+EatPik64 and Bernie Sanders
@@Nikos8BitStereo
You running in November Dude??
Hey, if Yeezy can... Just sayin
2:59 When someone you don't like walks into the room.
I swear 9:22 Is 8 Bit Beatles - Come Together.. Bad ass bassline.
I was thinking the same thing!
yep!!
+Vinny LT And the intro is 8 Bit Stone Cold Crazy by Queen
track right before this one is awesome too
that's been bugging me since 89'
The track at 6:03 is the song I remember hearing the most in the game, because this levels it was in took me forever to get past. The track at 9:24 was always my favorite one. I remember when I first got to the board. It felt a little scary and the music just sounded so chill and awesome. I remember loving every second of this song, and every other song that was on this level too. Also for the underwater level of the Dam. That was beautiful music too, I don't know anyone who didn't like it
The track at 6:03 is the same for me. It's also my favorite joint in the game though so I never mind spending a lot of time in those stages. At least the music makes me happy. Your favorite is my second favorite. A really dope tune for sure.
@@13playingwithlife Damn I made this comment 9 years ago....but I appreciate your response!
From the bottom of my heart I thank you for this! These tunes have come back to both haunt and please me almost 20 years later and I couldn't be happier!
_"Cowabunga? Cowa-fucking piece of dog shit!"_ - The Angry Video Game Nerd, 2006
Maximus4587 AVGN rocks!
Of the four first videogames I ever had on NES, this is still the only one I haven't managed to beat. I always get overwhelmed in the Technodrome.
This was my first NES game. I was like, idk 4? 5? Idk but I loved this game even though I couldn’t get passed the damn dam level!!
You weren’t the only one.
Right off the bat , the title music/cut scene etc sets the mood for a game that really says , “ i hope you have a pair because I’m about to kick your ass and make you regret being born”
What an amazing composer. Even the "game over" tune is complex. There's so much communication of theme in his music, and a lot of it is very conversational. So classy :)
I listen to this everyday at least 5 times! Thanks for posting. Try listening at .5 speed. Its a whole new experience!!
Interesting Fact: The Introduction riff was "borrowed" from Queen´s Stone Cold Crazy
Yep! This is what I've found. Take a listen, and you will hear some similarities to it.
ruclips.net/video/Mmt2mgmrSUw/видео.html
Jun Funahashi with those unmistakable melodies! This game and Track & Field II. Classic Konami!
Hidenori Maezawa the Contra OST god!!! Those arrangements and drum kit programming! I can definitely hearing the early makings of the Guardian Heroes OST in this! Thanks for uploading this. It's gonna be a great night listening to all 3 NES OSTs in all their stereo glory!! Great job, man!!
Interesting how they just colored the Eastman & Laird cover turtles masks and belts so they lined up with the TV series/arcade game so it was more relatable to the customers.
I actually did make it to the technodrome a few times. But like the avgn said you're lucky if you have any resources left by this point. Oh and btw james the ending isn't all that impressive either "Hey guys let's celebrate with a pizza" God I just wanted to reach inside the tv and punch april right in the face
dorourke105 lol
Am I the only one it bothers that the box art in the video has the corresponding colors to the Turtles? I believe the original art work they were all red :)
In all seriousness, I've been listening to a lot of your stereo nes mixes at work and really appreciate that you've made them available. They sound awesome!
Any plans to do mega man 1-4 or did I totally miss that you did those already?
Thanks for creating these :)
I looked at his list and it looked like he did 1 - 6
I'm sure those who are now in their mid 30's who grew up with this game recognize the displayed art is incorrect. From what I read, there exist two versions of the box art with color corrections on the later re-release. Although must of us kids back in 1989-90 remember the red masks across all the turtles on the original box art.
1Smoking Lizard The box art was never incorrect; the Turtles all wore red masks in the original Mirage comics, and this art was pulled from the cover of one of said comics. The version of the box art featured in this video is obviously Photoshopped to match the '80's cartoons masks, but there was never a second print of the game with "correct" box art.
Yeah I noticed that as well.The original box art did have them wearing all red like they did in the original turtles comic books I think.
+Brett Hodgkinson good eye
I don't care what anyone says I like this game. The soundtrack is actually pretty good too. Li'l trivia, this was the only licensed game that appeared on the Nintendo Virtual Console.
Beau Walker what?
10:41 - Sounds like Contra's Ending theme a little bit. Yes, I know both this game and Contra were made by the same company.
It actually isn't a matter of the company (but that does help relate it most of the time), depends on who composed the music and what sound driver it was programmed into. And since Hidenori Maezawa did this game and Contra, that's where the similarities come in :)
plus tmnt is early than contra.i think tmnt and double dragon zedla came out about the same time ?
thats like guilty gear and blazblue sound alike from same company.
George Hoffer 5 Games per publisher in actuality during the NES days.
@George Hoffer: Correction: Ultra was a part of Konami, not the other way around.
2:59 - Play this if you're constipated and pushing hard when at the loo.
***** Lulz, you nailed it.
Donita PuNx LMAO
Dude that is so funny
Made by japan..... Back to the 90s.. Japan is the best game maker
PFTM interestingly, this game introduced Japan to the TMNT franchise.
Gekikame Ninjaden AKA Radical Ninja Turtle Legend.
Japanese might be creative, only for 2D games. Back in 80s and 90s. Nintendo have no idea how to make 3D.
07:46 The best song from this game
When I was a kid I was always bummed that this game didn’t have the “real” TMNT title theme like the second game. I was a fool. This title theme is so damn good
Yeah, it ended up plastered over every single turtles game that followed in the 90s
@@stepforwardentertainment715 for me its undisputed advantage is that it's not beat 'em up lol
All these 8-bit games soundtracks take me back to the good young days ....thank u wiiguy
You're welcome :)
Man" I got this game for Xmas of "89!!!!!!!! Great Game
WOOO Loved me some TMNT! My bro and I were fanatics about the turtles back in the day. (we weren't one of them kids that got stuck in the sewers back in the 90's though lol). Last year we decided to order pizza and watch the first movie, which is still better than that Micheal Bay crap. Played the over-world theme as we drove to pick up the pizza, it was funny seeing people recognize the music at stop lights lol.
Dude! Your song was used by MrEnter in his TMNT review - which I think is awesome. He's not even a fan of the franchise, and yet he decided to use your stereo remix of the intro cutscene in his review credits card. 😁
The game that destoryed me as a kid and i never went back to it as an adult. musics pretty good tho.
As everybody mentioned, i could never get to Shredder once inside that dome tank.
Those flying space men kept taking out so much of my health lol and even running away from them isnt an option since they follow you!!
Here is a trick with Donatello make the enemies follow you and then turn around and then attack rinse and repeat
I still think this captures the spirit of TMNT more than any other soundtrack.
My grandpa had this game. I remember starting it up just for the cool intro and music. :)
This game kicked my ass as a kid. Never got past the swimming level without a Game Genie so I could ignore the damage from the...electric seaweed? Either way, I could just focus on the bombs and then get stuck never knowing where to go next until I turn off the game.
(Never beat that game.)
Armando Morales
I used to love those water stages.The main problem for me was those stupid sewer stages. Why in the hell could a turtle not swim in this game.
How old your grand father?
Cédric Lagin He’s in his 80s now.
So much for the over world and swimming part.. jeez.. Thanks WII GUY!!
God this music will forever haunt my dreams reminding me to get good
07:46 "Your mission , should you choose to accept it..."
Haha, well, that's pretty close since Konami made a Mission: Impossible game for NES.
It does sound pretty sneaky :)
Whoever has finished this game w/o cheats, my hats off to you. This game is really hard. Especially the 5th level
One thing you can say for this game is the levels aren't easy. The Technodrome (aka the last level) is by far one of the hardest things I've ever tackled in my 30 years on this earth.
Game Genie saved so many games from being pretty much unplayable.
My first NES game...And best game for NES!
Same!
not to mention one of the hardest!
Best NES game? Rofl far far from the best. You must not have played many NES games. Smh
Heres some official names of each of the areas just for key reference.
Area 1: Fifth Avenue / Greenwich Village
Area 2: Hudson River near the Holland Tunnel
Area 3: Wall Street
Area 4A and B: JFK International Airport
Area 5: Shredder’s Base Inside the South Bronx
Area 6: The Technodrome
While this game had some problems, I still feel it was not a bad game, especially for the first in the series. Music is still great, I wish more people would remix these tracks!
Dude this game is bad its good. I beat this few years back and it was still hard as hell.I kind of wish some one would renake this game and fix the issues with it as I kind of liked it.
I've already remixed a few of these tracks...working on the underwater theme soon.
Ah childhood. "Cool, a Ninja Turtles game, let's start! Okay, it's outdoors, what's tha-" *immediately instakilled by the rollertank thingie*
tal vez no sepas español, pero te sigo de hace tiempo, me gusta mucho tus OST's que tienes, y la verdad yo tenia muchos juegos de la NES, Nostalgia al 1000. Si llegaras a ver este mensaje, solo quisiera que sepas que eres la mejor persona del mundo por darnos nuestra infancia de vuelta. Saludos, y espero que estes bien... XD
Wouw really amazing! And then knowing they had to sample everything in bit by bit.
Just wondering. What synths, hardware or software, where used making this original soundtrack?
Great trip back to my teens, but damn! This game had some frustrating boards.
My first Nintendo game (with duck hunt/super Mario bros)! My childhood! What a great memories!
WOW!!! this brings back so many memories. I played this game so much as a kid.. Thanks for posting.
Housethegrate hit ALL of these tracks on point with his remixed medley. Notably what you call "Sewer 2" at 7:46 - more commonly known to me as "Find The Technodrome!"
That remix is somewhere out on the Net. It's a great one. Pick it up!
Good ole days!!' Remember playing this when I was about 11 or 12 now 35!!! Time waits for no man......Always Believe.....
My second game on the nes. Brings back alot of good memories as a kid. Back when themes for video games was good.
bring back memories when I even researching how to learn the boss pattern, how to save life for the next boss, how to use boomerang wisely, what the most effective way to kill the sewer enemies, figuring out how to pass through the path using tank, and lot of things that 1 day is not enough
The cover art depicts all four Turtles wearing red masks just like their original comic appearance which was actually the cover used for the 2nd reprint of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Issue 4 (Mirage), the same image source used for the blister packaging of Konami's 1989 LCD handheld. However, in the game itself, the Turtles each have their own colored masks (Blue, Red, Orange and Purple).
I played the game yesterday, and noticed the original pitch is a tiny bit slower than this video ;)
6:57 I must've not gotten past this part in the game to remember any of the songs at this point. I do remember fighting Beebop and Rocksteady and after watching some videos of the bosses I vaguely remember saving Splinter, but I can't say I ever came close to beating this game. Easily one of the hardest games I've ever played.
This game was so underrated, and not helped by the fact AVGN ripped on it, albeit hilariously. As a little kid who was used to Mario games where running was the way to go, I never thought of going slower, especially in the absolutely brutal Technodrome. But as soon as I figured out how to step gingerly, anticipating that enemies were going to appear quickly, it made the gold rooms just before getting to the Shredder actually survivable. To this day it still amazes me that I even got to the gold room as a little kid.
On top of that, the soundtrack was an awesome piece of work. Lots of variety of sounds and the different variations of the rock music genre made for some compelling overworld themes. My personal faves are:
1) Foot Clan Base Overworld (9:22) - It has echoes of "Come Together" by the Beatles with a Mission: Impossible type feel by the time the bridge section comes around.
2) Boss Battle (6:58) - It sounds like some awesome orchestral rock with guitar shredding. It gives me S+M vibes (San Francisco Orchestra + Metallica)
3) Underwater Theme (3:52) - Without seeing the graphics, it really does put you in the atmosphere that you're underwater, you have an urgent mission, and if you complete it, it would be an epic accomplishment.
Iconic soundtrack right here. Almost puts the newer games to shame..
I have played this game a lot back then, but this was the first time I heard the final song :P
This game and soundtrack was it still love it
This game was rewarding and frustrating. It was SO hard, that finish it felt to rewarding, however having to kill the same enemies every time you went back to an area was awful. The only issue I really had with this game is that I played with Donatello for 80% of the game, the Technodrome (inside) without him was almost impossible at the end because of the jetpack guys with lasers.
Sounds great.
Excellent quality in channel mixing.
Good Jorb!
The 2 dislikes are shredder and krang....lol
35 dislikes later.... that must from the remaining members of the foot clan lol
Krang's not in this game....
@@LuigiLaker that's why he dislikes this
Well, now it's 45 dislikes.
The box and cartridge picture has all of the turtles with red bandanas, was taken from Michael Dooney's cover art for the second printing of the TMNT #4 comic book.
I also owned this game as a kid. Every sound track I hear, I can just picture the stages they play in. Even fighting bosses music. I had trouble in the dam as well. (Don’t let the bombs destroy the dam, you have my support)
3:52 give me nightmares omg
Advantage: Programmar has a good cover of this tune called Care for No One.
Had this games as a kid over 20 years ago and still love it now. Soundtrack is awesome. Thanks for doing this one as it brings back many memories!
thank you so much for uploading the mp3s on mediafire. some of the osts i've downloaded are quite hard to come by.
Could never get past the third world as a kid... Beating the underwater level was hard enough. I think I made it to the boss of the third world ONCE and that was it. I vaguely remember now, as that was almost 30 years ago.
One of the best soundtracks ever. Thank you for posting it, and many others.
Duuuuude thank you for uploading this, i used to play this game all the time!
No prob dude, love this music! ;3
It took me years to realize the first 15 seconds of the opening theme were essentially the drums from Joe Jackson's "Got The Time", then the guitar riff from "Stone Cold Crazy".
That fucking seaweed!
Goddamn lost a turtle!
@@arkaea or two!
So... did you somehow record this in-game, or recreate it yourself? Because if you re-created it, that's AMAZING. If you got it in-game, how did you record it without the other game sounds (like a boss hitting you in the boss level?)
Teenage muntant Ninja Turtles was my game Back then for the Nes
Ok, I must admit, it was the first NES game I bought and I had a blast!!! Even if I didn't go through the Dam, I still have good memories with this game. Not the easiest one, but doable. It's not that bad of a game for those years guys, we had worst...
thanks, got it stuck in my head at 3:51AM while at work.
its about time, good job buddy. this my favorite soundtrack along with Bayou Billy
One of my favorite games, back when I was young, thanks for the memories, the water stages sucked so bad, but never deterred me! Tmnt for the win!
Konami almost always has amazing music in their games. This game was hard as fuck, but I love this OST *SO* much~ ♥
Almost every Konami game is hard.
Right? Goonies 2...awesome!