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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles collection gathers 13 vintage Konami gamesCowabunga, dudes

Cowabunga, dudes

Donatello and Shredder fight in a screenshot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection.

One of my earliest video game memories is at the swimming pool, where a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade cabinet nestled amongst the vending machines. After a swim I’d stare longingly at the snacks I couldn’t afford then stand on tip-toes before the game I couldn’t afford to play, waggling a joystick and mashing buttons to pretend I was controlling the attract mode demo. Appealing to this sort of nostalgia, Konami have announced they’re releasing a collection of 13 vintage Ninja Turtles games.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection Announcement Trailer

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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection will pack the following 13 games from arcade and console:

I remember liking an arcade one, and I vaguely remember a friend having a truly, truly hateful one on NES. I could not tell you which is which.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is due to launch on Steam later this year, priced at £35/€40/$40. It’ll also be on Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Xeriex XS, PS4, and Xbone. For now, seethe game’s website.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge - Master Splinter

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Disclosure: I vaguely know Frank Cifaldi, who has worked with Digital Eclipse on their collections. He has giventwogoodtalksabout preservation at the Game Developers Conference, which are free to watch online.