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Graphics: About what you'd expect on the NES, but there are some major scrolling problems and glitches. Still, they're good for the most part. 3.5/5

Play Control: Very simple. Jump, attack, duck. You can also aim your attacks down or up, which is a nice convenience. Unfortunately, the swimming controls bite. 3.5/5

Challenge: This game rivals Ghosts And Goblins for the title of "hardest NES game", and that's saying a lot. 5/5

Theme/Fun: This is NOTHING like the later "arcade style" TMNT games. It's a direct side-scroller with a few top-scrolling areas. And, for some odd reason, the turtles are horribly imbalanced in terms of weaponry (see A. Paul Melin's review for more information on this.) It's a fun game, but like I said in my review title, challenge derails it. 3.5/5

Sound/Music: The sounds match their respective causes well, and the music here was made specially for the game. I especially like the track it plays in the sewers of level 1. 4/5

Storyline: The game throws many small stories together (it's different in every stage), which makes this category confusing. Level 1 involves you rescuing April from Bebop and Rocksteady, Level 2 has you deactivating bombs underawated, and Level 3 has you rescuing Splinter from Slash and the Stone Warrior. These are just a few of the stories the game has to offer. 3.25/5

Originality: This game is unlike any other side-scroller due to its many elements of uniqueness. 4.25/5

Replay Value: The extreme difficulty hurts this category. 2.5/5

Overall Score: 3.25/5
This is a good game, but I can't stress enough how difficult it is. If you MUST play this game, play it on an emulator so that you can save your progress. I almost guarantee you won't beat this game if you don't do so. And even if you do, the odds are still against you. Still, if you own an NES and you find this game for a good price, it's well worth purchasing.

Classic
The original Ninja Turtles was a lot different from its sequels; instead of the arcade action, this was a platform sidescrolling adventure which occassionally transitioned to overhead map views and cruising around in the turtle van.

THE GOOD
It was fun, of course. You got to change your turtle within a mission and select different weapons that you collect along the way. The music was good, especially when considering the time period of this game. Some might this as a burden, but I enjoyed its difficulty. As I've said in my other reviews, this game was made back in the day when NES games kicked your [...] and forced you to defeat it on its own terms. When comparing this to the much easier 2,3, and 4, I enjoyed this much better (but I still like the others for their multiplayer ability, don't get me wrong).

THE BAD
While this was difficult and I enjoyed it, there were some things that do place a detriment to the game. The turtles are uneven in their abilities. Leonardo has a long reach, but is the weakest of the four (why do that to my favorite turtle?!). Mikey is not much better than Leo in terms of weapon power. Raphael is good for his fast attacks despite his up-close range. Donatello pretty much defeats all of them because he is the strongest AND has the farthest reach. You could beat this game on him alone.

If you're a fan of the Old School NES, you will no doubt enjoy this game (or perhaps just a fan of the Ninja Turtles in general). It's a good platform game that is unique in comparison to the sequels that followed. Today's gamers will no doubt turn away from it because of its dated graphics (which aren't bad, especially considering the time period) and its more difficult levels.

"It's too hard!"
Well, I suggest you try harder. This game doesn't spoonfeed you; it's a difficult adventure. So strap on some turtle shells (and even a game genie if you want it) and some weaponry and engage yourself in a classic game.

Sorta fun but really difficult
This game seems like a fun normal game.Until you get the turtle van.Then it just pumps it up like crazy.I have never beati'n this game and have never known anyone who has beat'n this game.Note this is a ok buy....