It’s even got Tournament Fighters for NES
Though it’s looking great,Shredder’s Revengeisn’t the only game to look forward to this year for brawler fans. A wide-rangingTMNTcompilation is also on the way, as announced during today’s State of Play. Konami tapped Digital Eclipse forTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection, a package containing arcade, console, and handheld titles.
What retro games are included? Essentially, all of them. There’s “13 console and arcade games and their regional versions,” which spansTurtles in Time,The Hyperstone Heist, the NES games, the Game Boy games, and multiple versions ofTournament Fighters. Strap in:
The arcade inclusions —Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesandTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time— will let “you and up to three friends have the arcade experience at home on your couch or online,” according to Konami. “The 8-bitTMNT II: The Arcade Game,TMNT III: The Manhattan Project, and the 16-bitTMNT IV: Turtles in Time, andThe Hyperstone Heistwill also have all the local multi-player fun of yesteryear.”
“Additionally, never-before-seen development art, sketches and game design material will also be included.”
We’re dipping back into the 8- and 16-bit era, which is a partially comfy, partially nerve-wracking time forTMNTgames. Thankfully, that’s where modern features can lend a hand.
“Combined with Rewind and Save Anytime, we’re designing custom game guides harkening to the aesthetic of the video game magazines from the ’80s and ’90s to help get players through some of those notoriously tricky parts,”notesKonami senior producer Charles Murakami. “You know what we’re talking about!” That damn dam level.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collectionwill launch on PS4, PS5, Steam, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in 2022. It’s $40, and it’ll have a physical edition.
As much as I don’t like modern-day Konami, at least we’re still getting retro collections.
