Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles V: Tournament Fighters
To quote Bebop: “it’s those pesky Toitles again!”
At a time when fighting games normally contained the names of Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter, Konami did something risky and released a fighter based purely on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. As per the title and cover’s promise, you could pick any member of the Heroes in a Half Shell and several other well-known characters from the universe, and pit them against each other in battle.
To boot, the title contained quite a unique concept at this point in gaming history where the combatants could break the walls of Rat King’s stage and expand the arena. While it’s a common occurrence in all fighters now, this was an achievement for the time and technology available.
Considering the shocking quality of TMNT video games of recent years, one would think that the developers would revisit the successful format of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles V: Tournament Fighters. After all, it’s the Turtles; all we want to do is pummel other guys and do cool ninja moves.