08 February 2012

Episode 67: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Basically, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were a cultural phenomenon, having a huge influence on the interests of youngsters of the 8-bit and 16-bit era generation, so much so that there were many video games based on them.  Brent and Rob basically focus on these games for Episode 67.  Enjoy a couple slices of pizza while you discover the Turtle Power within this great music.  Cowabunga!  Full track listing below.



Game - Composer - Song - Company - Console - Year (North American release unless otherwise indicated)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project - Tomoya Tomita, Kozo Nakamura, Yuichi Sakakura - Cast - Konami - NES - 1992

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue - M. Matsuhira, Akihiro Juichiya - Base - Konami - Game Boy - 1993

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - unknown - Building - Konami/Ultra Games - NES - 1989

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist - Mutsuhiko Izumi, Masahiro Ikariko (arr.), You Takamine (arr.), K. Kinouchi (arr.) - Sewers Surfin' - Konami - Genesis - 1992

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters - Kazuhiko Uehara, Harumi Ueko, Hideto Inoue -  Tournament Fighters (part 2) - Konami - SNES - 1993

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters - Miki Higashino - Triceraton - Konami - Genesis - 1993

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game - Kozo Nakamura - Industrial District (Scene 4 part 2) - Konami/Ultra Games - NES - 1991

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game - Kozo Nakamura - Sewers (Scene 2 part 2) - Konami/Ultra Games - NES - 1991

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers - Tsuyoshi Sekito, Yoko Kurahashi - Bump Me - Konami - Game Boy - 1991

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan - Tomoko Nishikawa, Michiru Yamane - Stage 4 - Konami - Game Boy - 1990

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters - Junichiro Kaneda, Ayako Nishigaki - Leonardo - Konami - NES - 1994

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project - Tomoya Tomita, Kozo Nakamura, Yuichi Sakakura - Scene 5 - Konami - NES - 1992

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Jun Funahashi - Foot Clan Base - Konami/Ultra Games - NES - 1989

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers - Tsuyoshi Sekito, Yoko Kurahashi - Dead End - Konami - Game Boy - 1991

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time - Mutsuhiko Izumi, Kazuhiko Uehara (arr.), Harumi Ueko (arr.) - Neon Night-Riders - Konami - SNES - 1992

9 comments:

  1. I still have Coming Out Of Their Shells, the Pizza Hut released TMNT album on cassette. Too bad it's worthless and horrible.

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  2. I think Yuzo Koshiro also prefers FM over PCM. Hell, he still uses a PC-88 computer when composing. Here's an interesting interview with him from a while back: http://games.kikizo.com/features/yuzo_koshiro_iv_oct05_p1.asp

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  3. Maybe Rob F Switch-Blade?

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  4. Hey, just started listening to your podcast a few weeks ago and was trying to catch up and listen to a bunch of old ones. I just finished listening to this episode and was so happy to hear TMNT 3, "Cast" get some love! My video game cover band covered that on our last release, and we were shocked to find it had never been covered by another vgcb. It's such a great tune, and it made my day to hear the track get the attention it deserves on this episode. You guys have good taste! =)
    Keep up the good work!

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    1. Hey! We played you guys on Episode 35, the covers episode! Loved your rendition of the Blades of Steel intro!

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    2. Wow, literally had no idea about that, thanks for the love!
      I was very jealous to hear that you had seen The Advantage live. They are our favorite cover band, it would have been sweet to see them live.
      Also, being from Grand Rapids MI, it's nice to be made aware of Destiny Games. It's right next to the Ikea that my wife and I go to when needing cheap furnishings. I think I'll drop my wife off at Ikea the next time we make the 2 hour trek to Canton and I'll go do some fun shopping.

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  5. I know I'm so late to the game that it's insane to even post this, but...
    Is the whole "wanting credit for choosing a song" thing a bit? I've been listening to each episode from the beginning (and loving it!) - needing credit for song selection or for playing through and beating games is an ongoing theme. Even the introduction of an extra song at the end several episodes into the show feels like a weird one-upsmanship play. Very uncomfortable. I'm hoping that with the acknowledgement in this episode, the weird competitive nature of choosing songs will kind of settle down.
    Regardless, like I said I love the show. Thank you for doing it. I'm looking forward to getting caught up, notepad right beside me to jot down soundtracks I need to fully investigate when a great song comes up.

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  6. I disagree with Anonymous about the one-upsmanship on the show. I think it's a harmless dynamic that makes for a bit of light, competitive fun between our two hosts.

    On another note, I'm super happy you guys did this episode! The TMNT games on NES really do have some of the best soundtracks on the console. Hoping I'll run across a Kirby-themed episode as I make my way through the archive!

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