It seems the paint on Leo .. particularly his plastron appears slightly more vibrant than on the carded versions purchased years back.
..dang, these figs still looks so good.
Arguably the best comic Turtle figures ever created ( some say the best overall TMNT toys of all time ).
i’m a little jaded about the topic at this point after trying to remain optimistic about this line, i.e. series 2 ( Shredder and Foot ) and beyond. Guess Tokka was delusional.
After 4 years now, we are on the dawn of new TMNT T.V. show toys, and a new wave of collector toys ..particularly focusing, at least initially on the classic cartoon show as you may know.
It appears NECA has given up on the TURTLES all together, and it’s likely that no more TMNT comic figures will be put out by them. I feel pretty sad even after they told me directly that they still had the license after the Viacom transition. So hardcore Turtle Toy fans like my friend Vaughn were right, this is it.
With Playmates back at the controls entirely of all TMNT figures, they will really have to ratchet it up to mark the quality of the NECA line in their upcoming collector line.
The price on those toys coming out in the fall will be a little higher similar to the effect of MARVEL LEGENDS, so they just might be at a higher quality point. That’s more than likely a good thing, fingers crossed.
NEEDLENOSE The Bloodsucking Military Mutant Mosquito!
Needlenose, mosquito or jet fighter? How ’bout both! Straight out of Dimension X, he’s the biggest, most bizarre mutant ever. Created by Krang, then bugnapped by Donatello, Needlenose blasts into dogfighting battles against the Foot Clan’s psychotic stingin’ Killer Bee.
Known for his nosedive attack technique, Needlenose can be ridden piggyback while swooping into battle. Hone in on the target with his Air Raid Radar, launch his Bee-seeking missiles, blast away with the Gatlin’ Gun, grab the enemy with his articulated arms or just bite the Foot Clan between the fingers, where it really itches. He’s Needlenose – the Mega Mutant Mosquito – and he’s yours!
” – Save the Earth from Berserko, Bebop, Rocksteady and their band of cyber soldiers!
– Play as your favorite Turtle in five stages of awesome Ninja fighting action!
– Step up to the challenge and meet Berserko and his “Annihilator”
– Attack vehicle in the final stage!
The evil Drakkus has changed his name to Berserko and is out to get his revenge on our “heroes in the half-shell” by destroying the Earth!
Not a chance! These Turtles have an attitude! Cleaver, cooler and edgier than ever, they’re ready to kick some butt!
Use your Ninja moves and special weapons to put Berserko, Bebop and Rocksteady in their place! Power up on some pizza when you grab a bite!
Best of all, you get to hear the awesome voices of your favorite dudes while you play! Cowabunga!
– Cool Dude ! You can choose the Turtle of your choice to battle the bad guys!
– Awesome! Pizza slices appear on screen – you have to scarf ’em up to replenish your energy!
– Whoa! Watch out for Bebop and Rocksteady, they’re some dangerous dudes! Show ’em some attitude with a Ninja kick or use your Ninja Fighting weapon! “
–>> Another complex set of sprites, of coarse the Teens all share the same main walking and jumping sprite with the exception of the character select and winning animation & variations in weapons.
Pretty straight forward play. Beat up & fend off Rocksteady n’ Bebop and the Cyber-Soldiers, diffuse bombs at the end of the levels ( well ..slashing them ) ..then blow up Berserko and his Annihilator Tank at the very end.
A mix up in the manual has Don listed as Mikey & vice verca, A mistake in-game has Raphael using the nunchucks and Mikey using the sai.
A noisy but funky little game. i do like the somewhat monotonous & repetitive voice work & weird modification of the RED-Sky TMNT theme that was the intro to the final seasons of the show.
Deviating from the “Shredder” themes of the prior Konami handhelds of years prior.. Tiger’s first TMNT handheld focus’s of the ambitions of Drakkus a.k.a. Berserko. The interesting choice for the lead of the villain line-up as you may know was the deranged and villainous designer of the TECHNODROME.
Seeking revenge on Krang for leaving him for dead.. in the initial episode of the “Red-Sky” eps of the classic Turtles show, a hostage Krang reluctantly helps Berserko finalize his his evil super weapon, the Annihilator for his own ambitions to conquer earth.
A bending of that plot seems to be present in the game.
The Cyber-soldiers clearly are not the robots form the episode that served out Berserko’s every command but the Foot Clan’s traditional “Foot Bots” Foot Soldiers. And Bebop and Rocksteady are suddenly out of nowhere are also taking orders from the vengeful alien.
The Annihilator is scaled down from large tank shown in the show and Drakkus is popping pit of the top spouting the same one liner each time he fires at the guys in the last battle.
Perhaps after his one and only appearance ( & defeat ) on the original cartoon, Berserko on went berserk once again.. rebuilt a modified and smaller version of the Annihilator, stole a small legion of Foot Soldiers and reprogrammed them to serve him. Bebop & Rocksteady ..having finally been fired for their incompetence by Krang n’ Shredder so they went to Drakkus to look for a job in cuz there was no place else that would hire the boobs in this chaotic economy. All this silliness in his last-ditch campaign of vengeance against the Turtles.
Ok, well maybe not.. but that scenario sounded kinda kinda plausible.
–>> The LCD display has a complex dynamic with the same graphics shared by different characters & different moments of attack and movement during any moment of game-play ( like most LCD handhelds ).
Shredder, Dragon Lord, the Foot & Rank Soldiers, Venus, & the Turtles share the same graphic with slight alterations to the graphic depending on which character you choose, who you are fighting, and what is happening during play.
Only the obstacles, power-ups, weapons, bikes, Hummer ( The Mutant Marauder ), Splinter, Bonesteel, city, and portal are specific to certain levels.
Rotating between side-scroller levels and the Hummer driving levels.. the programing on the little device is pretty complex when you think about it.
And actually, the noisy little game itself is $%@#’n hard ! !
–>> Here’s a TMNT Volume 1 tattoo set to make all the Turtle fan-boys green with envy !!
Jason Koza’s arm sports an homage to the classic Mirage Turtles unlike any i’ve ever seen on a Turtle tatt !!
The classic volume 1 #1 Teens, Splinter, Shredder, April & Casey are represented of coarse to a similar Eastman/Laird effect – but adding to the TattooS mash-up are the Triceratons,The Rat King ,The Foot and Shredder’s Elite Ninja, Karai, Mousers, and even an Utrom !! !!
“.. .. Also if you could give credit to my good friend, Vincent Castiglia for doing the amazing work I’d appreciate it too.
Ps.. You said “sick classic lookin FOOT and Saki”. I’m not sure if you meant the full sized Shredder in the middle or the one on my back shoulder blade, but I the one on my shoulder blade is actually a panel of Karai from City at War. Just in case you were interested 🙂 — Jason K.
It appears NECA has given up on the TURTLES all together, and it’s likely that no more TMNT comic figures will be put out by them. I feel pretty sad even after they told me directly that they still had the license after the Viacom transition. So hardcore Turtle Toy fans like my friend Vaughn were right, this is it.
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