Check out the more radical Revamped 8BiStereo version of this soundtrack which has better quality, updated text, accurate tracklist and visual background! kzread.info/dash/bejne/gntn1dagj87VqJs.html 🐢

All these years later, the track at 1:16 frequently pops into my head when doing everyday stuff. Love it

@Staplegun

2 жыл бұрын

Happens to me all the time too, right now even haha!

@Ratigast99

2 жыл бұрын

yep same! and I'm 35 years old now!

@SeltenLive

2 жыл бұрын

Oh man!! Always grooving!!

@ghostley8155

2 жыл бұрын

I came here just to rehear this part lmao Im glad I’m not alone

@richflores1558

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha 😅 so I'm not the only one lol. I'm about to be 44 and I've always hummed it aloud along to it in my head, nobody knows what it's from and I don't ever say lol

I spent most my time as a child at the hospital and they had the nes with that game i played it so much..i had the feeling of freedom when you could walk around the game ...but i was stuck in the hospital..that game will forever be in my head with that song that plays when you walk around in the open world

@doctorwily

4 жыл бұрын

Boby Didier Thanks for sharing your story man. Glad this game helped you through that rough time of yours.

@TequilaSnakke

3 жыл бұрын

and look at you now bro!! swole boi ftw lml

@cjlarge420

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr this game was soooo hard to even get to further levels....one of the few NES games I could not beat lmao

@DjShini

3 жыл бұрын

And I hope you're still doing good homie! This game was a big part of my childhood too! Haha

That under water hurry up music still kicks my anxiety off 30 years later

@Gigawood

Жыл бұрын

It’s honestly on par with the sonic drowning music, if not worse.

This brings back painful memories of the underwater bombs level.

@bobbysmickers

10 жыл бұрын

I actually beat that part not that hard.

@Ruudos

9 жыл бұрын

bobby smickers Actually easy. Yes you have to figure out the best order to disable the bombs but when you know that I don't see what's so hard about it.The caves and the Technodrome are hard.

@bobbysmickers

9 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@dlambert2333

6 жыл бұрын

the part where you are supposed to walk instead of jump despite there being a gaping hole, thats frustrating

@ab14967

6 жыл бұрын

Fuck the caves and Technodrome... I died fighting the technodrome and it only had one bar of health left... so I don't even know what it looks like on the inside..

Several decades later, I learned that each weapon, even the garbage ones, had enemies it did high and low damage against, apparently you needed to experiment and remember the optimal weapon for each enemy. Then you could easily defeat the iconic TMNT villains: Johnny Storm the Human Torch, Leatherface, Battletoad and Assorted Flying Bullshit.

@0neDoomedSpaceMarine

2 жыл бұрын

Raphael did the most damage with his sais, but it's undercut by how atrocious his range is, so that's why he gets to tangle with the seaweed in the bomb defusal mission.

Whoever multicolored the bandannas and sashes on that TMNT box art is a monster.

@CheeseSarny

Жыл бұрын

My exact thoughts.

@brandonzachman7771

6 ай бұрын

Should all be red ones. 😅

@grahambrown1980

Ай бұрын

You know, the very original turtles all wore red because of blood and violence, Raph kept his red because he is physically the strongest turtle, he liked it.

@grahambrown1980

Ай бұрын

I’m used to the multi-coloured look because of the 1980’s cartoon and 1990 movie. Yet, the moderately rightist part of me strongly appreciates the need to keep it original and on point. It was red because of blood, obviously.

Love it or hate it - unforgettable soundtrack!

Therapist: "So when did your anxiety start?" Me: 5:40

@nonamelegend_vapor

3 жыл бұрын

Rivals the Sonic drowning music

One of the best NES soundtracks 🙌

1:16 - that Summer of '90 feel... yes! I know, it says 1989, but it was definitely rented a lot in 1990 so that's where I associate it.

The difficulty of this game made me take the ninja turtles so seriously as a kid and made the stakes seem so much higher. People get mad at the difficulty but if you STARTED with this game as I did, all other TMNT games seem like breeze by comparison.

Donatello's staff was twice as powerful as all other weapons, with longer range, was kinda unfair. Still LOVED this game.

@benjaminslade9160

7 жыл бұрын

I remember protecting Donatello so hard so i could have him for the boss fights. I loved this game..... I don't remember it being super glitchy...hard.....yes ...infuriating to my poor 10 year old self...you bet ya...but I got my moneys worth on this game. There was no Steam Summer sale....this was it till next Christmas.....

@Zaloomination

3 жыл бұрын

This game began a lifelong preference for Donny.

@LuigiLaker

2 жыл бұрын

It's a bo..which is the same as staff, but nevertheless, it's still the term used for his weapon of choice.

No one ever mentions how great this soundtrack was

I know this was not the Turtles game everyone wanted back then (everyone wanted the arcade version) but this game was still enjoyable. And the music is especially memorable for me. For a licensed kids game, the music does a remarkable job of straddling the line between sounding fun, and inferring the sense of stressful intensity that this game required to beat.

@danram7167

9 жыл бұрын

Michael Dougherty The NES game predated the coin-op by several months (both were released in '89). It received middling reviews even back then, but still sold by the truckloads (4+million copies). I can barely stomach the game nowadays due to its flaws, but its soundtrack still shines

@Krystalmyth

6 жыл бұрын

Michael Dougherty I liked it because it was and truly felt like TMNT pre-TV. That it was originally meant to be inspired by the comic. Hence the red bandana on the cover. That gave it some of cred no turtle game since ever strived for. I mean look at that cover, photo shop aside, they look like killers. They never looked that dope ever again IMO.

@brizobst

5 жыл бұрын

Still think this game has aged better than the other two NES ones though

@charlesrogers1471

4 жыл бұрын

This was the first game i ordered as a kid. sears had to have been so annoyed with some little kid calling every day about if his game was in.

@jasonpdsi

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't this the one that had little Pizza Hut symbols on some of the buildings?

6:58 is the coolest boss battle song ever!

@jeanpierrehoefnagels9373

2 жыл бұрын

So true

@JayByrd83

4 ай бұрын

It's intense when you first encounter the Technodrome, and everything's glitching out.

Loved the graphics, the music, and how it was all set up, but it was a pain in the ass to play.

The more time passes, the more I appreciate this game. While it might not have the best graphics in the world or the most balanced gameplay it certainly unique among other TMNT games of that era. Soundtrack is top notch, as expected from Konami of that time.

What an amazing composer. Even the "game over" tune is complex. There's so much communication of theme in his music, and a lot of it is very conversational. So classy :)

6:05 was the pinnacle for me...Friday night consisted of watching TGIF then playing this until 12am lol

@moseslrsmith2625

8 жыл бұрын

+SkruLoozE MAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!! The good ole days..........

@hazelgoodshepherd9315

7 жыл бұрын

Why *was* this theme so bad@$$ compared to the other themes?

@oldstuff3456

7 жыл бұрын

*Only* 12 AM? Phh...

@mccabber24

5 жыл бұрын

Oh that's a beauty weekend!

@rickeyboyer4726

4 жыл бұрын

MY PEOPLE!!!

1:16 is the only composition I've ever heard that has a musical question mark.

@WaldoIsahider

8 жыл бұрын

+Chan Kobun Holy shit...I was like..."What's he talking abo....*hears the "question mark" in music* Ohhh shit, he's right LOL"

@bunnybismuth

8 жыл бұрын

+Chan Kobun For anyone wondering, I didn't come up with that phrase, it was used on the "TMNT Tunes" episode of VGMpire, which if you enjoy this channel, you damn well should be listening to.

@bunnybismuth

8 жыл бұрын

+Rocking Pokkon I think you didn't get the joke.

@MsHojat

4 жыл бұрын

It sounds different on PC version

07:46 The best song from this game

From the bottom of my heart I thank you for this! These tunes have come back to both haunt and please me almost 20 years later and I couldn't be happier!

How did they get such awesome guitar solo's using the NES sound chip!!??? Intro theme rocks it out!

@ImSquiggs

2 жыл бұрын

The composer did such a great job on the simulated reverb, it really kills it on that track

@jayskicksnfits9372

Жыл бұрын

*solos*

This game sounds glorious in stereo, it really brings out the leads and the awesome drum fills!

I swear 9:22 Is 8 Bit Beatles - Come Together.. Bad ass bassline.

@Ryuujin1078

9 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing!

@khaoesmith4405

8 жыл бұрын

yep!!

@Spanishdog17

8 жыл бұрын

+Vinny LT And the intro is 8 Bit Stone Cold Crazy by Queen

@kendrickreed9367

7 жыл бұрын

track right before this one is awesome too

@robotetanus

6 жыл бұрын

that's been bugging me since 89'

I listen to this everyday at least 5 times! Thanks for posting. Try listening at .5 speed. Its a whole new experience!!

This was my first NES game. I was like, idk 4? 5? Idk but I loved this game even though I couldn’t get passed the damn dam level!!

@LiquidTurbo

2 жыл бұрын

You weren’t the only one.

I'm glad you're up front about editing the audio to make it sound more crisp, a lot of channels just reupload the same echo-ey sounds and then you can't find the originals anywhere.

You just *walk* over it...

@O.G.Ashtre

7 жыл бұрын

Lmao Awesome

@pass_

7 жыл бұрын

cowabunga?...

@skylinefever

6 жыл бұрын

Cow-a-fucking piece of dog shit!

@wozthescott2804

6 жыл бұрын

LMAO I love you for this

@dannymartin6193

4 жыл бұрын

Get up there, get the fuck up there!!!

I still think this captures the spirit of TMNT more than any other soundtrack.

wiiguy for president

@Nikos8BitStereo

10 жыл бұрын

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

@chadwoods2364

8 жыл бұрын

+EatPik64 and Bernie Sanders

@residentelect

4 жыл бұрын

@@Nikos8BitStereo You running in November Dude?? Hey, if Yeezy can... Just sayin

Of the four first videogames I ever had on NES, this is still the only one I haven't managed to beat. I always get overwhelmed in the Technodrome.

WOW!!! this brings back so many memories. I played this game so much as a kid.. Thanks for posting.

The track at 6:03 is the song I remember hearing the most in the game, because this levels it was in took me forever to get past. The track at 9:24 was always my favorite one. I remember when I first got to the board. It felt a little scary and the music just sounded so chill and awesome. I remember loving every second of this song, and every other song that was on this level too. Also for the underwater level of the Dam. That was beautiful music too, I don't know anyone who didn't like it

@dashaunsimmons

Жыл бұрын

The track at 6:03 is the same for me. It's also my favorite joint in the game though so I never mind spending a lot of time in those stages. At least the music makes me happy. Your favorite is my second favorite. A really dope tune for sure.

@LordArithon

Жыл бұрын

@@dashaunsimmons Damn I made this comment 9 years ago....but I appreciate your response!

2:59 - Play this if you're constipated and pushing hard when at the loo.

@-Vitalis-

8 жыл бұрын

***** Lulz, you nailed it.

@shealisarobinson2352

7 жыл бұрын

Donita PuNx LMAO

@pyrobison2002

6 жыл бұрын

Dude that is so funny

One of the best soundtracks ever. Thank you for posting it, and many others.

Had this games as a kid over 20 years ago and still love it now. Soundtrack is awesome. Thanks for doing this one as it brings back many memories!

Man" I got this game for Xmas of "89!!!!!!!! Great Game

That fucking seaweed!

@arkaea

Жыл бұрын

Goddamn lost a turtle!

@xxxYouTunesxxx

Жыл бұрын

@@arkaea or two!

My second game on the nes. Brings back alot of good memories as a kid. Back when themes for video games was good.

Right off the bat , the title music/cut scene etc sets the mood for a game that really says , “ i hope you have a pair because I’m about to kick your ass and make you regret being born”

Jun Funahashi with those unmistakable melodies! This game and Track & Field II. Classic Konami! Hidenori Maezawa the Contra OST god!!! Those arrangements and drum kit programming! I can definitely hearing the early makings of the Guardian Heroes OST in this! Thanks for uploading this. It's gonna be a great night listening to all 3 NES OSTs in all their stereo glory!! Great job, man!!

All these 8-bit games soundtracks take me back to the good young days ....thank u wiiguy

@Nikos8BitStereo

10 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :)

The game that destoryed me as a kid and i never went back to it as an adult. musics pretty good tho.

_"Cowabunga? Cowa-fucking piece of dog shit!"_ - The Angry Video Game Nerd, 2006

@DeadRaymanWalking

9 жыл бұрын

Maximus4587 AVGN rocks!

One of my favorite games, back when I was young, thanks for the memories, the water stages sucked so bad, but never deterred me! Tmnt for the win!

2:59 When someone you don't like walks into the room.

Wait! The box art is supposed to show them all with red bandanas!

@nisus8

8 жыл бұрын

Also, the TV show was pretty much the biggest thing around at the time this game was produced, which meant that they were going to go with the "TV look" on the box-artwork (multicolored bandannas), as opposed to the "comic-book look" (red bandannas).

@kevinsephiroth

7 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure I had them all with red bandanas on my EU NES game cover :o And yeah this show was equal to DBZ back in the day. DBZ in the morning and TMNT in the afternoon in France in the 90s.

@ChronozG

7 жыл бұрын

They never went with the TV look, all games had them with the red bandanas. That's just photoshopped

@iamfondoftmnt

7 жыл бұрын

Yep ! TMNT Volume 1, #4, second printing, May 1987, artwork by the great Michael Dooney ;) All red bandanas. And they were all red also on the games. Maybe there was an edit for some other countries. You know, like the UK who used to call them TMHT for Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles... Did UK had a thing against ninjas ?! ^^

@RB-jt4jm

7 жыл бұрын

iamfondoftmnt Ninjas where seen as too violent I guess. Where I live the goverment got all worried about ¨deadly nunchakus¨ because of Bruce Lee flicks and banned them from the country, but you can still buy a katana, an axe or even a gun. But watch out for those deadly nunchakus! :p

My first NES game...And best game for NES!

@edwarddillon5886

6 жыл бұрын

Same!

@tracydabney6885

6 жыл бұрын

not to mention one of the hardest!

@cheek077

6 жыл бұрын

Best NES game? Rofl far far from the best. You must not have played many NES games. Smh

Sounds great. Excellent quality in channel mixing. Good Jorb!

just hearing the 8 bit music brings me memories in my childhood time :) just wish i can go back to the past and re-live it.

07:46 "Your mission , should you choose to accept it..."

@wau52

8 жыл бұрын

Haha, well, that's pretty close since Konami made a Mission: Impossible game for NES.

@JohnSmith-td7hd

3 жыл бұрын

It does sound pretty sneaky :)

Good ole days!!' Remember playing this when I was about 11 or 12 now 35!!! Time waits for no man......Always Believe.....

Duuuuude thank you for uploading this, i used to play this game all the time!

@Nikos8BitStereo

10 жыл бұрын

No prob dude, love this music! ;3

My first Nintendo game (with duck hunt/super Mario bros)! My childhood! What a great memories!

So much for the over world and swimming part.. jeez.. Thanks WII GUY!!

God this music will forever haunt my dreams reminding me to get good

The first game i have ever loved yet is one of the hardest games ever! Played my bros nes as I was far too young but man this game!! Hard as nails but nailed how I felt as a child about anything ninja turtles. This and the tv show is just love for me!! Feel the same way about the nes version of Topgun!! 😍!

I have played this game a lot back then, but this was the first time I heard the final song :P

I also owned this game as a kid. Every sound track I hear, I can just picture the stages they play in. Even fighting bosses music. I had trouble in the dam as well. (Don’t let the bombs destroy the dam, you have my support)

You are the best . Love it !

Thanks again WiiGuy. I can practically play the game in my head now.

3:52 give me nightmares omg

@jrodtopo

10 жыл бұрын

Advantage: Programmar has a good cover of this tune called Care for No One.

bring back memories when I even researching how to learn the boss pattern, how to save life for the next boss, how to use boomerang wisely, what the most effective way to kill the sewer enemies, figuring out how to pass through the path using tank, and lot of things that 1 day is not enough

My grandpa had this game. I remember starting it up just for the cool intro and music. :)

@armandomorales1210

10 жыл бұрын

This game kicked my ass as a kid. Never got past the swimming level without a Game Genie so I could ignore the damage from the...electric seaweed? Either way, I could just focus on the bombs and then get stuck never knowing where to go next until I turn off the game. (Never beat that game.)

@captainmartin1219

9 жыл бұрын

Armando Morales I used to love those water stages.The main problem for me was those stupid sewer stages. Why in the hell could a turtle not swim in this game.

@cedriclagin6917

4 жыл бұрын

How old your grand father?

@KM-hv1jg

4 жыл бұрын

Cédric Lagin He’s in his 80s now.

its about time, good job buddy. this my favorite soundtrack along with Bayou Billy

This game and soundtrack was it still love it

wooooow. tnx wiiguy. I thought I never listen this again.

6:57 I must've not gotten past this part in the game to remember any of the songs at this point. I do remember fighting Beebop and Rocksteady and after watching some videos of the bosses I vaguely remember saving Splinter, but I can't say I ever came close to beating this game. Easily one of the hardest games I've ever played.

Interesting how they just colored the Eastman & Laird cover turtles masks and belts so they lined up with the TV series/arcade game so it was more relatable to the customers.

When I was a kid I was always bummed that this game didn’t have the “real” TMNT title theme like the second game. I was a fool. This title theme is so damn good

@stepforwardentertainment715

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it ended up plastered over every single turtles game that followed in the 90s

@dahuyvamvrot

Жыл бұрын

@@stepforwardentertainment715 for me its undisputed advantage is that it's not beat 'em up lol

Ah childhood. "Cool, a Ninja Turtles game, let's start! Okay, it's outdoors, what's tha-" *immediately instakilled by the rollertank thingie*

Teenage muntant Ninja Turtles was my game Back then for the Nes

10:41 - Sounds like Contra's Ending theme a little bit. Yes, I know both this game and Contra were made by the same company.

@Nikos8BitStereo

10 жыл бұрын

It actually isn't a matter of the company (but that does help relate it most of the time), depends on who composed the music and what sound driver it was programmed into. And since Hidenori Maezawa did this game and Contra, that's where the similarities come in :)

@rexanatorx472

8 жыл бұрын

plus tmnt is early than contra.i think tmnt and double dragon zedla came out about the same time ?

@rexanatorx472

8 жыл бұрын

thats like guilty gear and blazblue sound alike from same company.

@KTJohnsonkidThunder

8 жыл бұрын

George Hoffer 5 Games per publisher in actuality during the NES days.

@Loader2K1

6 жыл бұрын

@George Hoffer: Correction: Ultra was a part of Konami, not the other way around.

tal vez no sepas español, pero te sigo de hace tiempo, me gusta mucho tus OST's que tienes, y la verdad yo tenia muchos juegos de la NES, Nostalgia al 1000. Si llegaras a ver este mensaje, solo quisiera que sepas que eres la mejor persona del mundo por darnos nuestra infancia de vuelta. Saludos, y espero que estes bien... XD

I am so happy that a new generation of kids will experience the frustration of this game.

As everybody mentioned, i could never get to Shredder once inside that dome tank. Those flying space men kept taking out so much of my health lol and even running away from them isnt an option since they follow you!!

@15theoren

9 жыл бұрын

Here is a trick with Donatello make the enemies follow you and then turn around and then attack rinse and repeat

Made by japan..... Back to the 90s.. Japan is the best game maker

@beauwalker9820

6 жыл бұрын

PFTM interestingly, this game introduced Japan to the TMNT franchise.

@pungisotu

4 жыл бұрын

Gekikame Ninjaden AKA Radical Ninja Turtle Legend.

@daveshen0880

3 жыл бұрын

Japanese might be creative, only for 2D games. Back in 80s and 90s. Nintendo have no idea how to make 3D.

WOOO Loved me some TMNT! My bro and I were fanatics about the turtles back in the day. (we weren't one of them kids that got stuck in the sewers back in the 90's though lol). Last year we decided to order pizza and watch the first movie, which is still better than that Micheal Bay crap. Played the over-world theme as we drove to pick up the pizza, it was funny seeing people recognize the music at stop lights lol.

I like how you have the artwork for the NES cover. The original had all the Turtles in red

That Underwater theme! Amazing!

@captainmartin1219

9 жыл бұрын

One of the best nes music tracks.

Thanks - great channel

Whoa. I was four years old when I purchased this game with the help of my father's wallet inside Toys R Us. The music is absolutely incredible but it doesn't supercede the excellence in gameplay from adapting a two year old cartoon into a legendary video game from Ultra. My favorite to tune on this is the water level. Put me in a trance in the late 80s and early 90s.

Whoever has finished this game w/o cheats, my hats off to you. This game is really hard. Especially the 5th level

@davidkoontz1290

10 жыл бұрын

One thing you can say for this game is the levels aren't easy. The Technodrome (aka the last level) is by far one of the hardest things I've ever tackled in my 30 years on this earth.

@JohnSmith-td7hd

3 жыл бұрын

Game Genie saved so many games from being pretty much unplayable.

never could beat this game back then but I've always loved the soundtrack

Iconic soundtrack right here. Almost puts the newer games to shame..

WOW!! Great job...

9:20 one of my favourite nes tracks period!

3:52 cue PTSD from childhood

The cover art depicts all four Turtles wearing red masks just like their original comic appearance which was actually the cover used for the 2nd reprint of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Issue 4 (Mirage), the same image source used for the blister packaging of Konami's 1989 LCD handheld. However, in the game itself, the Turtles each have their own colored masks (Blue, Red, Orange and Purple).

The 2 dislikes are shredder and krang....lol

@fabians4957

4 жыл бұрын

35 dislikes later.... that must from the remaining members of the foot clan lol

@LuigiLaker

4 жыл бұрын

Krang's not in this game....

@Seiko180

3 жыл бұрын

​@@LuigiLaker that's why he dislikes this

@amandaoutlaw1349

3 жыл бұрын

Well, now it's 45 dislikes.

I did not like this game much at first but it grew on me a little and ended up being fun to play. I think I was playing it during a time when I had beat my other games that I liked better and hadn't got a new one for a while.

I love what Morgan on Teens React said about the title track, "this is sick guitar riff...8 bit guitar riff". I also think they used this vid for the song.

I played the game yesterday, and noticed the original pitch is a tiny bit slower than this video ;)

thanks, got it stuck in my head at 3:51AM while at work.

Finally, someone who doesn't hate it all together. I love the music from that level too.

1. on my box cover they all had red bandanas for some reason. 2. these tunes never left my head ever and still hum them periodically.

@pyrobison2002

6 жыл бұрын

Sharxiao they put the cover for issue 4 on there because it was easier than drawing up new art and it looks cool

@sharxiao8933

6 жыл бұрын

Aha. Thanks for the explanation. s look better than the goofy cartoon style.

Great stuff!!!

7:36​ Area Clear Wow! Lots of Memories.