TMNT Arcade game
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TMNT Arcade game
I'm picking up my first full-size coin-op game tomorrow. Its Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the first one from 1989. 4-player version (I think they made a 2-player version as well) and the dude is selling it for $250. Oh happy Day. I remember being Ninja turtle crazy back when I was a kid, and a friend's mom took us all to go see Back to the Future III at the theater. There was a crowd of people around this one machine, and I sqeezed my 8-year-old self in between all of them to come upon the most glorious machine I'd seen in my life. Technologically groundbreaking? --no. But a hell of alot of fun? ---yes!!! When the NES game game out as TMNT 2-The Arcade Game, I saved my money for months in anticipation of its release. I picked through couch cushions, old purses and jackets in the closet, and did random chores just to get that game. I bought it the day it came out at my local ChildWorld toy store for $49.99, and I was the envy of many a kid in my neighborhood.
Long live classic arcade gaming.
Long live classic arcade gaming.
Ryan Grant
*Long Live the TurboGrafx-16*
*Long Live the TurboGrafx-16*
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TMNT the Arcade game
My son and I have played through it a couple times, (he beats it at least once per day) and I noticed that the NES version actually had 2 more stages. In the NES version there was a snow stage in a park, I believe, and a dojo stage. The snow boss is a panda bear in a leather jacket. The dojo boss is a one-eyed shogun warrior with long black hair and a spear. A few more changes, but usually its the other way around; the 8-bit home version is usually a shortened version of the arcade game, but its actually longer, more difficult and replayable than the arcade, just because of its difficulty.
I've repainted all the non-overlay portions of the cabinet, replaced all the light bulbs, and installed a mute switch on the speaker. I still need to fix one of the mechanisms, replace a leaf switch, a couple dust covers, put on new locks, and plexiglass for the screen.
If anyone has a Turtles in Time 4-player PCB or a 4-Player Sunset Riders PCB that they want to ditch, send me an email.
vintageclubjunkie@hotmail.com
I've repainted all the non-overlay portions of the cabinet, replaced all the light bulbs, and installed a mute switch on the speaker. I still need to fix one of the mechanisms, replace a leaf switch, a couple dust covers, put on new locks, and plexiglass for the screen.
If anyone has a Turtles in Time 4-player PCB or a 4-Player Sunset Riders PCB that they want to ditch, send me an email.
vintageclubjunkie@hotmail.com
Ryan Grant
*Long Live the TurboGrafx-16*
*Long Live the TurboGrafx-16*
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Re: TMNT the Arcade game
Wow, that looks great! The machine looks clean and that 25" monitor looks real sharp.vintageclubjunkie wrote:My son and I have played through it a couple times, (he beats it at least once per day) and I noticed that the NES version actually had 2 more stages. In the NES version there was a snow stage in a park, I believe, and a dojo stage. The snow boss is a panda bear in a leather jacket. The dojo boss is a one-eyed shogun warrior with long black hair and a spear. A few more changes, but usually its the other way around; the 8-bit home version is usually a shortened version of the arcade game, but its actually longer, more difficult and replayable than the arcade, just because of its difficulty.
I've repainted all the non-overlay portions of the cabinet, replaced all the light bulbs, and installed a mute switch on the speaker. I still need to fix one of the mechanisms, replace a leaf switch, a couple dust covers, put on new locks, and plexiglass for the screen.
If anyone has a Turtles in Time 4-player PCB or a 4-Player Sunset Riders PCB that they want to ditch, send me an email.
vintageclubjunkie@hotmail.com
4-Player Sunset riders is very fun, you should definitely get that PCB.
--Raz.
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Yeah, you can see my current list here:vintageclubjunkie wrote:Chis/Razored, is there any place on the site/forums with pics of your home arcade collection? I'm assuming you still have most of the games you've mentioned in the podcasts over the years.
http://www.zerostatus.com/displayGame.d ... Categories
The list is accurate, however, I haven't added many pics and a lot of the text isn't there yet. I will take some pics of my Space Duel, Defender, and Space Ace and post them this weekend. I have been playing them quite a bit recently so they have moved to the front and are pretty accessible for pics.

--Raz.