List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video games

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video games have been produced since 1989, largely by Japanese video game manufacturer Konami.

The older TMNT games are mostly based on the 1987 TV series, with elements borrowed from the movies, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, action figures and even the Mirage comics and RPG books; the newer TMNT games are based on the 2003 TV series and 2007 film.

Video games


Original release date(s):

  • JP May 12, 1989 (1989-05-12)

  • EU August 17, 1989 (1989-08-17)
Release years by system:
1989 – Nintendo Entertainment System
1990 – PC, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX and ZX Spectrum
2007 – Wii Virtual Console
Notes:

The first TMNT video game. An action adventure game in the player can switch between any of the four turtles at any time. The game involves overhead areas which the player must explore in order to enter the main side-scrolling portions.


Original release date(s):
1990
Release years by system:
1990 – Arcade, NES
1991 – Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS and ZX Spectrum
2007 – Xbox Live Arcade
Notes:

A side-scrolling fighting action game

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Splinter Speaks

Original release date(s):
1990
Release years by system:
1990 – Handheld Electronic Game
TMNT: World Tour

Original release date(s):
1990
Release years by system:
1990 – Amiga, Commodore 64

Original release date(s):
1991
Release years by system:
1991 – Game Boy
Notes:

The first TMNT game for a portable platform. A side-scrolling platform game featuring bonus stages.


Original release date(s):
1991
Release years by system:
1991 – DOS
Notes:

Released exclusively for PC. This game was unique for giving the Turtles a different "walk mode" and "fight mode", with different offensive and defensive moves in each, and for drawing more heavily on elements from the Mirage comics than its contemporaries.


Original release date(s):
1991
Release years by system:
1991 – NES
Notes:

The third TMNT game for the NES. A side-scrolling beat-em-up similar to the previous game, with the addition of each turtle having a new special attack.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Shredder's Last Stand

Original release date(s):
1991
Release years by system:
1991 – Handheld Electronic Game

Original release date(s):
1991
Release years by system:
1991 – Game Boy
Notes:

The first TMNT game for a portable platform. A side-scrolling platform game featuring bonus stages.


Original release date(s):
1992
Release years by system:
1992 – Game Boy
Notes:

This is the sequel to TMNT: Fall of the Foot Clan. Like the first Game Boy game, the player could select a turtle between stages, but when a turtle is defeated during a stage, he is captured, like the first NES game. The player can get a chance to rescue a captured turtle after clearing a stage.


Original release date(s):
1991
Release years by system:
1991 – Arcade
1992 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System
2009 - XBLA and PSN
Notes:

This is the second TMNT arcade game produced by Konami. It was a scrolling fighting game based on the 1987 TV series. It is still considered one of the great achievements of the TMNT franchise even to this day. The game features a sample of the song "Pizza Power," from the live performance Coming Out of Their Shells Tour. It was ported to the SNES as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time in 1992, becoming the first TMNT game for the SNES. Both the arcade and SNES version contained special moves for each turtle. In 2009, the game was re-released in 2.5D by Ubisoft for XBLA and PSN, it is almost exactly the same, the only difference being the 3D graphics.

TMNT Basketball

Original release date(s):
1991
Release years by system:
1991 – Handheld Electronic Game

Original release date(s):
1992
Release years by system:
1992 – Sega Genesis
Notes:

This is the first TMNT game released for the Sega Genesis. It featured a lot of the same character animations as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, and some levels were reused from that game with a few minor cosmetic changes. However, there was a completely new plot, some new levels, and one new boss. The Japanese Mega Drive version of the game was known as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Return of the Shredder.


Original release date(s):
1993
Release years by system:
1993 – Game Boy
Notes:

This was the third and last game in the Game Boy series. The player begins the game taking control of Michelangelo, who must rescue the other turtles, along with Splinter and April, from their cells.


Original release date(s):
1993
Release years by system:
1993 – SNES, Sega Genesis, NES
Notes:

Developed by Konami. It is a fighting game. While the title is the same, the game is drastically different for each console. Like many competitive fighting games of the era, Tournament Fighters borrowed heavily from elements contained in the Street Fighter II video game. The game was released when the popularity of the turtles was slowly decreasing. As such, the game for the most part was ignored and sold fairly, though some players enjoyed the games, particularly the SNES version, which it is considered the superior of the three. It was one of the first SNES fighting games to feature a "super bar" that allowed characters to use a super move when full. That innovation was unnoticed however, due to the game's poor popularity at the time. The NES version was also enjoyed, but is very rare nowadays and costs 80$ on the internet. The Sega Genesis was the least popular.

Dimension X Assault

Original release date(s):
1995
Release years by system:
1995 –
  • Save the Earth from Berserko, Bebop, Rocksteady and their band of cyber soldiers!
  • Play as your favorite Turtle in five stages of awesome Ninja fighting action!
  • Step up to the challenge and meet Berserko and his "Annihilator"
  • Attack vehicle in the final stage!

The evil Drakkus has changed his name to Berserko and is out to get his revenge on our "heroes in the half-shell" by destroying the Earth!

Not a chance! These Turtles have an attitude! Cleaver, cooler and edgier than ever, they're ready to kick some butt!

Use your Ninja moves and special weapons to put Berserko, Bebop and Rocksteady in their place! Power up on some pizza when you grab a bite!

Best of all, you get to hear the awesome voices of your favorite dudes while you play! Cowabunga!

  • Cool Dude ! You can choose the Turtle of your choice to battle the bad guys!
  • Awesome! Pizza slices appear on screen - you have to scarf 'em up to replenish your energy!
  • Whoa! Watch out for Bebop and Rocksteady, they're some dangerous dudes! Show 'em some attitude with a Ninja kick or use your Ninja Fighting weapon !

Original release date(s):
2003
Release years by system:
2003 – Game Boy Advance
Notes:

This is the first TMNT game released for the Game Boy Advance, and so far the only game released exclusively for that system. This game is unique in that each Turtle has his own unique set of levels to complete. In addition to the traditional side-scrolling levels, there are third-person view races, a shell-glider level for Donatello and a bike race between Raphael and Casey Jones.


Original release date(s):
2003
Release years by system:
2003 – Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PC
Notes:

Konami was commissioned to transform the current 2003 TV series into a video game franchise, resulting in a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game. The plot of this game follows the episodes of the Season 1. The game was panned by critics as being "uninspired" and not living up to the legacy of the NES and SNES games. Some players have also criticized it for being a button masher. Multiplayer available.


Original release date(s):
2004
Release years by system:
2004 – Nintendo GameCube, GBA, Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PC
Notes:

The second of the Konami games based on the 2003 TV series. This game featured many improvements over the previous game. Now supporting four players, four people could play as each Turtle at once. It also featured the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game as an unlockable. Despite this, like its predecessor, it was not well received by critics. Multiplayer available.


Original release date(s):
2005
Release years by system:
2005 – Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, Xbox and PlayStation 2
Notes:

This is the third game in the series. It is based on the Season 3 of the 2003 TV series. This is the first TMNT game that is rated E10+. The game also had a port of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time. Multiplayer available.


Original release date(s):
2005
Release years by system:
2005 – Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC
Notes:

This is a party game spin-off. It has already received lots of criticism, mostly negative, from players, mostly due to button mashing, small fighting areas, and repetition.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fast Forward: Ninja Training NYC

Original release date(s):
2005
Release years by system:
2005 – Mobile phone
Notes:

Produced by uclick and developed by Overloaded, this is a mobile game based on Season 6 of the 2003 TV series, subtitled Fast Forward. It is the first adaptation of the TMNT series on mobile phones, and it includes both a fighting game mode and a platform game mode.

TMNT: Power of 4

Original release date(s):
2006
Release years by system:
2006 – Mobile Phone
Notes:

Produced by uclick and developed by Overloaded, this is a mobile game based on the 2007 CGI movie. It is an arcade game, which combines action-adventure and racing levels.


Original release date(s):
2007
Release years by system:
2007 –-Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, Nintendo GameCube, GBA and PC
Notes:

Developed by Ubisoft, this is a game based on the 2007 CGI movie, it was released three days before the actual movie's release.[1] It is an action-adventure game.Only 1 player. Ubisoft secured the rights and released the games on March 20. Ubisoft won the rights from Konami, who had produced all the previous games.[2] Reviews for the games ranged from horrible to mediocre to exemplary, due to the vastly different games produced. The home console games were identical, and given bad to mediocre ratings; the PSP and Nintendo DS games were identical to each other but not the home console versions, and were given abysmal ratings; and the Game Boy Advance version was entirely separate, but received good ratings in contrast to the other versions. It was lauded for its excellent use of the side-scrolling beat-'em-up style, which evoked nostalgia for older games in the series such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time. However, there is no multi-player mode in the GBA version.

"The TMNT movie is all about the emotions associated with family and teenage angst," said Nick Harper, the game's creative director. "We've taken that philosophy and turned it into gameplay mechanics that will be fun and challenging.[3] The game features collaborative team-ups between the turtles. However, the game also features single-player campaigns for the brothers.


Original release date(s):
September 22, 2009
Release years by system:
2009 – Wii, PlayStation 2
Notes:

Developed by Ubisoft, the company assembles an all-star team of folks who worked on Super Smash Bros. Brawl and former members of the Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive series to craft TMNT: Smash Up. It is a 4-player fighting game for the Wii and PS2.[4]


Original release date(s):
August 5, 2009
Release years by system:
August 5, 2009 – Xbox Live Arcade
September 10, 2009 - PlayStation Network
Notes:

A side-scrolling fighting action game [5]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Arcade Attack

Original release date(s):
November 10, 2009
Release years by system:
2009 – Nintendo DS
Notes:

A side-scrolling fighting action game [6]

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