From a technical standpoint, this is an incredibly impressive collection--the technical fixes they employ are beyond reproach and retain an authentic experience of these games while fixing their quality of life in every spot that makes sense, without totally holding your hand.

Sadly only a small handful of these games are really worth playing in my eyes--not that any of them are BAD mind you--but if you went through a checklist of what makes each one a bit redundant by a better, similar experience on this very collection, I'd be hardpressed to say any of these games are really worth playing besides Turtles in Time? A lot of the games on here are GOOD, but will you get anything from any of them that you just wouldn't on Turtles in Time? Mayyyybe Tournament Fighters if you have no way to play Street Fighter and would really like to.

Perhaps some other year I'd be more impressed with this, but so shortly after Shredder's Revenge this was something I was glad to just rent, screw around with for a few days, and send back. With retro collections as eclectic as those released by Capcom this generation have been, the weird electric seaweed level from the NES TMNT just does not sound appealing.

Reviewed on Sep 10, 2022


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