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That same year, a game that borrowed many elements, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist, was released for the Sega Genesis. Originally an arcade game, Turtles in Time was ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 under the title Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time, continuing the numbering from the earlier Turtles games released on the original NES.
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad Up | ↑ | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ↓ | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ← | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | → | D-Pad right |
| B (bottom) | X | Bottom face |
| A (right) | Z | Right face |
| Y (left) | S | Left face |
| X (top) | A | Top face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | Enter | Start |
| Insert Coin | V | Select |
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| Action | Keyboard | Arcade input |
|---|---|---|
| Move | · · · · | Joystick (8-way) |
| Jump | · | Button 1 |
| Attack | · | Button 2 |
| Start | · | Start |
| Insert Coin | · | Select |
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The Story Behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (alt)
Differences include the lack of a score counter, an entirely new soundtrack (likely due to rights issues with the original soundtrack), altered voices, and a slightly choppy frame rate compared to the arcade. It was arranged for the Super NES version by Kazuhiko Uehara and Harumi Ueko, both of whom went on to produce several Konami games, including the following TMNT game, Tournament Fighters. The 2005 version of the game included in Mutant Nightmare features new music and voices updated to match the 2003 TMNT series.
The game is emulated from the four-player version. The original music of the game's soundtrack was composed by Mutsuhiko Izumi, a TMNT veteran who also composed the music for the previous arcade game in the series. The arcade and Super NES versions of the game were re-released as part of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection in 2022.
How Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (alt) Plays
Various alterations were made to the Super NES version's gameplay. That same year, a game that borrowed many elements, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist, was released for the Sega Genesis. The first takes place in the streets of New York City, others transport the turtles to representations of various historical eras.
The Super NES version features a time-trial mode and a two-player versus fight mode. Each playable character has his own strengths and weaknesses. "Sewer Surfin'" and "Neon Night-Riders" were changed to bonus levels of a sort, where, unlike in the arcade original, the number of enemies defeated and bonus pizzas collected are tracked and based on which bonus points are awarded to the player(s) before to entering the level's boss battle.
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Although critics found that the second game was largely similar to the previous arcade game, they felt that it was a net improvement over its predecessor on all points, including graphics, music and gameplay. The Super NES game was lauded in Allgame for its visuals, which replicate the cartoon's art style. Nintendojo called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time the best Ninja Turtles game of all time.
Entertainment Weekly wrote that "The Turtles may have peaked on the big screen, but in video-game land they're just reaching their potential." Game Zero magazine's four reviewers gave the game a combined review score of 84.5 out of 100, they praised the graphics and the option to switch between the animation and comic book style graphics and gave praise to the game's music, improved moveset and voice acting. The only criticism given was the game being too easy even when played on hard mode. Overall, the game was hailed for staying true to its source material.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (alt) — Frequently Asked Questions
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