Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters | |
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| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Producer(s) | Kuniaki Kinoshita, Kazuhiro Aoyama |
| Release Date | NA: December 1993 JP: December 3, 1993 EU: December 1993 |
| Tourney Standard | US, Championship Edition |
Introduction
Another day for the Turtles as they watch TV. They saw an advertisement promoting "The Tournament Fighters" had open entries. Curious about Shredder's appearance in it, as well as seeing their friend April covering the show, Splinter somehow signs them up behind their backs. Taking on the challenge, they fight to see who is the best. What is ironic is that they are the only new entrants from that advert if you don't want to count Rat King and Karai who apparently have been part of the tournament before. The Story mode kidnaps April and Splinter as the Turtles try to uncover and foil Shredder's plot, while Tournament mode has April on the screen between every fight.
Gameplay
This game was made a few years in during the Street Fighter II craze, so the bar was pretty high. The SNES version happens to hold up the best even to this day. It takes a lot of cues from console Street Fighter II. There are a few features in this game that help set this game apart from others including the Mutagen meter/super moves, damage decay, a full presentation for singleplayer modes, and the ability to watch matches.
This game might not fare as well as the arcade masterpieces, but it holds up surprisingly well on its own for what it is. The amount of game-breaking tricks is relatively minimal. There is very little jank to be had unless you want to bring up the bosses, but they are bosses after all. The game is fast, controls well, and combos do exist. Comparing this to the heap of trash that is the Genesis version shows just how much effort was shown into each game.;
The reason many of the stages are banned is because of lag. In all but three of said stages, the color-changing effect generates lag for whatever odd reason. Karai's stage also generates lag each frame the helicopter moves up and down. As for the other two (Noh Stage and Back Alley), their different sizes give unique advantages to certain characters.
Controls
- Directional commands are listed assuming your character is facing right onscreen.
and 
are reversed if you're facing the other direction.
Basic Controls
- Jump
- Retreat (guard during enemy attack)
- Crouch
- Guard low (during enemy attack)
- Advance
Y button - 
X button - 
B button - 
A button - 
Universal Controls
+ or or - Throw Forward
+ or or - Throw Backward
+ - Ultimate Attack (requires full meter)
Playable Characters
- Armaggon
- Aska
- Chrome Dome
- Donatello
- Karai (Not Tournament Legal)
- Leonardo
- Michelangelo
- Raphael
- Rat King (Not Tournament Legal)
- Shredder
- War
- Wingnut
Stages
- Back Alley (Not Tournament Legal)
- Cafeteria (Not Tournament Legal)
- Metal Works (Not Tournament Legal)
- Metro Train (Not Tournament Legal)
- Mt. Olympus
- Art Museum (Not Tournament Legal)
- Noh-Stage (Not Tournament Legal)
- Pirate Ship
- Scrapyard
- Sky Palace (Not Tournament Legal)
- Studio 6 (Not Tournament Legal)
- Thunder Dome (Not Tournament Legal)
Tier List
| Boss |  
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| Top | 
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| High |    
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| Mid |  
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| Low |  
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| Bottom | 
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Mutant Warriors
Regional differences between the two versions:
- Pitch shift for various voice clips including the announcer, the Turtles and Armaggon
- The Turtles also have different voice clips (such as when KOed)
- Aska sprite changes
- Character art changes
- Donatello, Aska, Wingnut, Chrome Dome and Karai's mini portraits altered
- The Turtles' blimp in Story mode is altered to resemble the 1987 animated series version
- Studio 6 stage has breakable walls with an extended stage available on either side
- Alternate colors can be selected with the Start button
- Group Battle mode (unlockable via cheat code)
- Second hit possible on Aska's Kucho no Mai
- Smaller hit box for Wingnut's Moonbuster
Championship Edition
Championship Edition is an ongoing patch project for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters that adds additional content and features while leaving gameplay untouched.
Latest official patch: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters Championship Edition 1.02e
Current changes include:
- Tournament settings set by default
- All locked options, characters and stages unlocked by default
- Color selection using L or R at the Character Select Screen
- Over 100 new character colors
- Improved Menus
Future improvements include:
- Removing lag from stages and the health bar
- Homogenized Stages option allowing the use of abnormally sized stages in tournament play
Future Balance Patch
Planned improvements include:
- Fixing up the Turtles and War:
- Throws don't reset their dizzy
- The throw loops only they cannot block
- The one frame at the end of crouch block where Aska, Shredder, and Armaggon are vulnerable
- Allow LP+LK specials while crouched
Cheat Codes
Cheat codes are input at the title screen using Player 2's controller.
- X, Up, Y, Left, B, Down, A, Right, X, Up - Unlock 2 characters: Rat King & Karai
- L, R, L, R, L, R, A - Unlock 2 stages: Studio 6 & Metro Train
- B, B, B, A, A, A, X, X, X, X, X, X, X - Unlock 10 Credits option
- Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A - Unlock Hi-Speed 3 option
- Up, Left, Down, Right, X, Y, B, A, X, Y, B, A, X - Enable Ultimate Attacks in Story Mode
- (Mutant Warriors only) Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, L, R - Unlock Group Battle modes
