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January 13, 2023
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February 22, 2021
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Played again via The Cowabunga Collection.
Feel exactly the same as I did upon my last playthrough nearly two years ago. Another solid brawler that dives a bit too far into the quarter-guzzler side, but retains a lot of audio-visual prowess and a satisfying enough gameplay loop. When compared to the original arcade release, Turtles in Time is a massive improvement in terms of presentation and the smoothness of gameplay.
Feel exactly the same as I did upon my last playthrough nearly two years ago. Another solid brawler that dives a bit too far into the quarter-guzzler side, but retains a lot of audio-visual prowess and a satisfying enough gameplay loop. When compared to the original arcade release, Turtles in Time is a massive improvement in terms of presentation and the smoothness of gameplay.
My local game store had one of those super-expensive reproduction cabinets set up, and I've given it a gander before, yet never finished it. On this recent shopping trip, I took my brother with me, and when gathering at the cabinet to play some Turtles in Time, we finally finished it.
Overall, Turtles in Time is a really fun arcade beat-em-up. My typical bread-and-butter brawler mechanics are present, giving a rather good felling arcade experience. Sadly, the lack of a few extra buttons leads to combat feeling far more samey than your average beat-em-up, yet that's made up for with really fun bosses, and the ability to play with three other people, with Turtles that control slightly differently from one another.
There's a decent debate out there between the merits of the Arcade/SNES ports of the game, and I've only ever played the Arcade version. I can't speak to the other version if that's any better, but I will say that nothing beats gathering around an arcade cabinet with some friends or family, then duking it out for about 45 minutes until you finish the game.
Overall, Turtles in Time is a really fun arcade beat-em-up. My typical bread-and-butter brawler mechanics are present, giving a rather good felling arcade experience. Sadly, the lack of a few extra buttons leads to combat feeling far more samey than your average beat-em-up, yet that's made up for with really fun bosses, and the ability to play with three other people, with Turtles that control slightly differently from one another.
There's a decent debate out there between the merits of the Arcade/SNES ports of the game, and I've only ever played the Arcade version. I can't speak to the other version if that's any better, but I will say that nothing beats gathering around an arcade cabinet with some friends or family, then duking it out for about 45 minutes until you finish the game.