Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtles in Time: Difference between revisions

The classic side-scrolling [[Beat 'Em Up]] by [[Konami]], and follow up to 1989's also amazing ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the Arcade Game (Video Game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the Arcade Game]]''. Like its predecessor, ''Turtles in Time'' is based on [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|the four ninjitsu-trained reptilian hominids]] [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mirage (Comic Book)|created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird]], though heavily borrowing from the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 (Animation)|the 1987 cartoon]]. It was initially released for arcades in 1991, and ported to the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1992 as ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time'', since it was the fourth ''TMNT'' game to be released on a [[Nintendo]] console. Take note, however, that since the Japanese versions didn't make much use of this naming convention, the game was released on the [[Super Famicom]] without any numbering.

In the comfort of their sewer home, our four heroes, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael, along with their wise Master Splinter, are watching their news reporter friend April O'Neil report from Liberty Island for the Channel 6 News. Out of nowhere, a humongous exosuit piloted by Krang snatches the Statue of Liberty, and the television broadcast is interrupted by none other than the Shredder, who survived the Technodrome's explosion at the end of the previous game. After being taunted by Shredder, the four brothers instantly leave their home to battle the forces of the Foot Clan, only for ole' Shred-Head to send them through a time warp. Deposited in the prehistoric past, the Turtles must fight their way back to the future--most stages henceforth taking place in a later time period--in order to defeat the Shredder.

''Turtles in Time'' added some new features such as throwing Foot Soldiers into each other and--most famously--even at the camera. Due to hardware constraints, the [[Super NES]] conversion only allowed two player co-op (instead of four like the arcade version). However, it did add some material of its own, such as a versus mode, a new Technodrome stage, Mode-7 bonus rounds, further [[Divergent Character Evolution]] (for instance, Raph became [[Fragile Speedster|quick but defensively weak]]), and new bosses including Super Shredder from [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Filmfilm)|the second movie]] and fan favorites Rocksteady and Bebop.

Later, ''Turtles in Time'' was ported to the [[Sega Genesis]] as ''The Hyperstone Heist''. This version lacked the fancier effects of the two other versions, but it had completely different plot, level design and reintroduced a few elements from the first arcade game.

In 2009, a remake developed and published by [[Ubisoft]] was released as a downloadable game for [[Xbox Live Arcade]] and [[Playstation Network]] under the modified subtitle ''Turtles in Time Re-Shelled''. It featured high-definition 3D graphics, improved audio quality which included re-recorded voice clips courtesy of the cast of the [[Four Kids4Kids! Entertainment|4-Kids]] [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 (Animation)|animated series]], leaderboards, and [[Bragging Rights Reward|achievements]]. However, it was attacked by <s> the [[Fan Dumb]]</s> quite a few for not including the material that was present in the [[SNES]] conversion (it was based solely on the original arcade version), and was criticized by critics for [[ItsIt's the Same, Now It Sucks|not adding enough new material]]. Despite these complaints, ''Re-Shelled'' immediately became a top-seller for the two consoles' download services. As website Joystiq remarked, this "once again" proves [[Critical Dissonance|"that regular people don't care about what critics have to say."]]

Note that "''Turtles in Time"'' IS NOT the subtitle of ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Filmfilm)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III]],'' despite that film also being released around the same time as this game and that movie also having a time-travel based plot (this is not helped by some newer DVD copies having this subtitle for the film).

* [[Climax Boss]]: The first Shredder fight.

** It's also a [[Puzzle Boss]]--... which is rare for beat 'em ups.

* [[Easy Mode Mockery]]: The game shows Splinter chastising you for beating it on any mode other than Hard. However, the Japanese release does show the ending and credits on normal difficulty at least. <ref>accordingAccording to [[Screw AttackScrewAttack]]'s playthrough (Screwin' Around, April 13, 2012).</ref>

* [[Flash of Pain]]: The arcade version has this of the "Konami seizure time" variety, in which bosses on low health flicker in alternate-colored palettes. The Super NesNES version and ''Re-Shelled'' averted this in favor of giving bosses [[Life Meter|Life Meters]].

* [[Market -Based Title]]: The "IV" was added to the title of the SNES port outside Japan to maintain continuity with the previous NES games, since the first NES game was followed by two numbered sequels (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II'' being a port of the first arcade game). Strangely, the European ''Hero Turtles'' release also had a Roman numeral IV, despite the fact that the third NES game (''The Manhattan Project'') was never released there.

* [[Metronomic Man -Mashing]]: One [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ3Syf4fEYI attack] in the game matches the trope. It's also [[Awesome Yet Practical]] if you can pull it off, because it is a [[One -Hit Kill]] on foot soldiers (the guy being thrown, as well as those hit by him).

* [[One -Winged Angel]]: Super Shredder, which replaces regular Shredder as the final boss in the SNES conversion. Interestingly, he transforms just before you fight him, instead of transforming after defeating him in his regular form. In addition to super speed, a fiery ground wave, and an anti-air ice projectile, Super Shredder also possesses an [[One -Hit Kill|instant kill]] anti-mutagen fireball which ''takes away one of your extra lives'' (Thatthat is, if you have only one hit point left and take one of this fireballs, you will lose a life, ''but you will continue with a single hit point'').

* [[Ship Level]]: "Skull and Crossbones".

* [[Step Three: Profit]]: What Krang and Shredder have to gain from stealing the Statue of Liberty is never made clear. Probably just to lure the turtles into a trap.