2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)
Who doesn’t love the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? The UK censors apparently, as over here they were called Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles. But apart from them, we all love those pizza eating, weapon wielding, heroes in a half shell. Except for this game, which is infamous for its frustrating gameplay.
Not that it mattered much seeing as how over 4 million copies were sold upon release. How disheartening it must have been for all those bright faced youngsters when they got home, eager to play their beloved game, only to find that it would be easier to negotiate long term peace in the middle east. Especially if your favourite character was Raphael.
His sais have the shortest reach of any of the Turtles. Which wouldn’t be a problem if the game was in any way fair or reasonably challenging. It’s easier to survive in space without a suit than in this game! Some stages are borderline IMPOSSIBLE. Hell, in the PC ports of this game, there is one section where it is literally impossible to pass a level. Not very difficult, not exceptionally challenging… impossible.
Add incredibly poor controls and no save feature and you’ve got a game that simply doesn’t want to be played.
