Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection

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  • Summary: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection assembles thirteen classic TMNT games by KONAMI in one incredible package. This collection provides a unique opportunity for gamers to experience these immensely popular and very influential games on modern consoles and includes aTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection assembles thirteen classic TMNT games by KONAMI in one incredible package. This collection provides a unique opportunity for gamers to experience these immensely popular and very influential games on modern consoles and includes a fantastic set of new quality of life features:

    * Added Online Play for certain games and Local Couch Play
    * Save Anytime and Rewind
    * Eleven Japanese Regional Versions
    * Button Mapping
    * Unique Development Art & Sketches
    * Historic TMNT Media Content

    The games are based on the characters and themes based on the 80's children's cartoon and comic book series, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The game often takes place in a fictionalized New York City, in the sewers, inside futuristic enemy bases and even across time itself!    … Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. TouchArcade
    Aug 30, 2022
    100
    This may well be Digital Eclipse’s finest collection yet, and is a must-have for any fans of beat-em-ups, the Turtles, or general gaming history.
  2. Nintendo Life
    Aug 29, 2022
    90
    TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection is indisputably the best thing Konami has released in a long while, meeting all expectations and then some. Bar absent difficulty settings for the arcade games, it’s an anthology that finally gets it totally right. Digital Eclipse and Konami have done the fans justice, offering a comprehensive library that doesn’t hide content behind a paywall, while going above and beyond in terms of features and bonuses. With online functionality and rollback netcode being the icing on the cake, this is now the gold standard for retro collections. Capcom, pay close attention.
  3. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Nov 9, 2022
    90
    Getting all these titles with minimal compromise? That's awesome! Righteous! Bossa nova!. . . Chevy Nova? Or simply: Cowabunga! [Issue #62 – November/December 2022, p. 68]
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  4. Screen Rant
    Aug 29, 2022
    80
    The Cowabunga Collection is a great look back at the Turtles games of yore. The franchise's stranglehold on side-scrolling beat 'em ups is fully on show with some of the best examples from the era, while the rest of the collection is still worth playing. A worthy selection for TMNT fans looking to delve into the past.
  5. Nintenderos
    Dec 13, 2022
    80
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is a great compilation, being its multiple configuration possibilities, its extras and its online mode its most outstanding aspects. However, it can be improved, since not all titles are at the same level and online is limited to a few games.
  6. Pocket Tactics
    Aug 29, 2022
    80
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection features 13 nostalgia-inducing games, each of which serves as the perfect reminder of why many of us love 1990s platformers. It’s a worthy purchase for TMNT fans or even just those of you that are after a challenge
  7. Daily Star
    Aug 29, 2022
    70
    This is a must-buy for any Ninja Turtles fans looking for a retro gaming kick to add to their collection. Those less interested in a 90s cartoon classic may find the collection a little too samey.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10
  1. SteveMasterP
    Jan 22, 2023
    10
    For longtime fans of the franchise's classic titles and new players alike, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is aFor longtime fans of the franchise's classic titles and new players alike, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is a must-own retro compilation that is easily the best work fro Digital Eclipse to date.… Expand
  2. Rocksod
    Sep 5, 2022
    10
    classic! a very big surge of nostalgia. in addition, a lot of options and a lot of materials about turtles
  4. Rakereview000
    Sep 2, 2022
    9
    Hands down, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is one of the best video game collections of all time. 13 great games (yes,Hands down, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is one of the best video game collections of all time. 13 great games (yes, including Turtles NES, a game I have no nostalgia for and I think it's a lot of fun) including platformers, beat-em-ups, fighters and a metroivania for the arcade, NES, Gameboy, Genesis and SNES. There's an incredible museum with tons of behind the scenes info, music, TMNT comics and shows, game box arts and manuals- truly top notch. Online play is avaliable only for some of the games, but it works wonderfully and due to multible versions of the same games being playable, it's understandable. This collectiob is truly worth its asking price of 40$, and J can fully recommend it. Cowabunga indeed!… Expand
  5. lstapl
    Sep 5, 2022
    8
    Sadly, but people, who made this game don't know how to correctly work with retro-games aspect ratio, how to avoid horizontal scrollSadly, but people, who made this game don't know how to correctly work with retro-games aspect ratio, how to avoid horizontal scroll shimmering effect, and how to correctly apply filters such as scanline and lcd-filter effects, which are applied now incorrectly distorting the image. The game will do for those, who just need a nostalgic effect, but the attention to details here is not on the highest level, especially for those, who are in the retro-gaming community.… Expand
  6. Playin
    Jan 10, 2023
    8
    **** the nes game.
    Turtles in time is great in the arcade and snes version.
    Every other game is from good to okay. Music is amazing, extra    **** the nes game.
    Turtles in time is great in the arcade and snes version.
    Every other game is from good to okay.
    Music is amazing, extra are best thing when you just rest from the fun.
    But there no tv shows, just chip art, that ****    … Expand
  7. umrttl
    Dec 10, 2022
    3
    This collection of games is garbage, you can beat them all with 1 hand. Only good for nostalgia I guess
  8. GRAFAIAI
    Sep 1, 2022
    0
    terrible gameplay, this game is very bad and have no good gameplay. really dont recommend

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