For the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 2022 has been totally radical. We got the excellent beat 'em up, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Netflix released Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie, rumours are circulating about an AAA console title next year, and we have just been treated to a gnarly collection of the gang's classic arcade outings in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection — which, coincidentally, we loved.
As lifetime fans of the Turtles, we are hoping for this hot streak to continue long into the future, and a recent Nintendo Everything interview with Charles Murakami might be hinting at just that as the Konami senior producer spoke of the potential for a Cowabunga Collection-esque sequel down the pipeline.
Speaking about how the team at Konami went about selecting the 13 games present in the Turtles' recent collection, Murakami and Digital Eclipse editorial director Chris Kohler discussed the absence of the TMNT games released in the 2000s, being asked if they might receive a collection of their own in the future. While far from an official confirmation, Murakami gave the following positive response:
Never say never! I’ve waited decades for a TMNT Collection, and seeing other fans share my desire to see this project come together is one of the greatest moments in my career. Although sometimes the stars have to align for a project to come together, I’m encouraged when you see fans nudging those stars into place.
Based on Murakami's comment, there's potential for another collection — perhaps along the lines of Konami's Castlevania Advance Collection, a 'sequel' collection to the original Castlevania Anniversary Collection — if there's demand. The outpouring of love for the Turtles this year is surely moving those stars into optimum position, and for the chance to play the 2003 animated series' games once again? We're willing to push those stars even harder.
The interview also saw the pair discuss the challenges of bringing the classic arcade games into one cohesive collection, issues with music licensing, and the intricate differences between the games' regional releases. For all this and more, be sure to head over to Nintendo Everything to read the full interview.
Until anything more comes of the potential for a 2000s turtle mash-up, we're going to be heading back to the Cowabunga Collection while humming the killer theme song from the 2003 series. Hey, we've got to keep the hope alive somehow.
Further reading:
- Feature: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles On Nintendo Systems - A Half-Shell History
- Best Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Games On Nintendo Systems
What has been your favourite TMNT game this year? Head on down to the sewers (or comment section, if you'd prefer) and let us know!
[source nintendoeverything.com]
Comments 35
So there's not a sequel in development
Are the 2000s games worth collecting? I never played any, but vaguely recall disappointing reviews. Also they included ports of the Arcade games, which are already on the Cowabunga Collection…
@GhostDaddy even if there is, do you seriously expect them to confirm one in a random interview? lol
The menu theme that plays and other menu music is from the first TMNT from the 2003 turtles games.
Never really liked the computer games, I loved the 90s cartoon and the cheesiness of the first film, but after that, it all got a bit stupid
@gaga64 the gba TMNT games are very good 2D platformers .. well the two i have played and own are
It is when the Turtles games started to suck...
@The_Top_Loader thought those were already on the cowabonga collection.
The 3D ones are terrible. No thanks.
@gaga64 the 2000 games is were thay went in to 3d and the games were of the newer cartoon series of the time but it was Konami that still made the games
There games were a bit boring slow and not as fun to play
But it was OK in short plays
I had the first 3 games at the time
If you are a fan tmnt then it might be one to look out for if they get released
@Tharsman you’re mistaking the monochrome GB trilogy for the GBA trilogy.
I honestly tapped out after Turtles in Time back in the day. I played some 3D, four player Turtles game at some point in 2000s but it was just okay for me and my friends.
I didn't play the third TMNT GameCube game, or even the GBA Games, but I did like the first two. I mean, the music of the Cowabunga Collection Menus is lifted from the Sewer Level of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003, also made by Konami.
I haven’t played any of the 2000’s TMNT games. I pretty much avoided them back in the day.
@gaga64
They are ok, but not more.
Would say 60/100 Points.
That would be sweet. Didn't play many turtles games after turtles in time.
Guess I'm in the minority here who actually liked the 2003 Turtles games. I have both on my Gamecube to this day. Sure it's no Turtles In Time, but I still enjoyed them. Memories for me and my guys when we were in the US Air Force. Good times....
@gaga64 They were decent to good. They don't rival the Classic Collection though. However, in a time of 4 player possibilities, they play better as single or two players. Pretty weird. For example, the Battle Nexus game was supposed to be the first time we can play as four players, but the game was designed to be a 3D version of the NES TMNT game and played better for single player.
That being said, I say they are still worth having in one collection.
2000s TMNT is probably something I haven't seen.
But I just once saw my nephews watching the Nickelodeon TMNT series, and it just looked like the most appalling low-budget CGI creation I have seen. For shame Viacom cheapskates, TMNT deserved better than what I was seeing!
Why waste money on a collection, when you can just play Turtles in Time?
@YoshiAngemon They could include the 3D ones and the GBA ones but not all of them. The final good GBA TMNT game is made by UbiSoft instead of Konami so I felt that collection would be incomplete.
@BloodNinja You're not wasting money when you're buying their collection, you actually giving them money so they know to make a new game. Popularity and result can lead to something great but not contributing will lead to nothing. When you buy their games it show the dev that you want more from the IP, emulating it without giving them your hard earn money will not lead to anything. You're basically killing IPs you love.
@Serpenterror Emulating is the only way to play Turtles in Time?
And no, I don't want more games from the devs.
1) I'm satisfied with what I have.
2) It's not even the same dev team that worked the game to begin with. Different dev team, entirely.
@Bunkerneath As if the 90s show wasn't "stupid" with all the ridiculous stuff that happened.
Anybody think the 2003 3D games are over-hated?
At the very least, this would be the only collection that would acknowledge the existence of the other acclaimed version of TMNT aside from the already nostalgia-milked 80s cartoon.
Now do a Suikoden collection!
I thought the title meant they were going to give us a game based on the 2003 tv show.
We already get all the good ones, I rather have tmnt shredder revenge 2 (with more shredder).
All of the best TMNT games (sans Shredders Revenge ofc) are already part of the first collection. There might be a couple decent GBA/DS games from that era, but nothing that hit as hard as what we just got. If anything, if Konami is going to hit the ground running and commit to pay licenses to get the ball rolling on a killer collection, they need to do their version of the Capcom Beat-Em-Up collection. I can only think of X-Men, Simpsons and Asterix off the top of my head, but they spit fire in the early-to-mid 90's for awesome multiplayer brawlers. Maybe a few run&guns like Sunset Riders and Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo-Mesa. Nobody talks about that last one, but we had a local cabinet as a kid and it was amazing. While we're at it, ask Capcom to port the arcade versions of AVP and Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, too.
Wasn’t a fan of the 2003 cartoon, so to be fair, I never gave the 2000’s games a chance. I think the golden egg that Konami crafted together, along with Digital Eclipse’s content and Nickolodeon’s okay, is good enough for a LONG time. For all future generations too. You can’t compete with a collection of games superbly done within a 6 yr period. Incredible history here.
@Tharsman no they were the game boy games .. the GBA games are different games
A sequel collection? Not a bad idea, but please Konami first fix the online in the first collection
@BloodNinja Maybe some people don't want to play Turtles in Time and/or would also like to play the 00-era Turtles games?
Just a thought.
Two GameCube games do have the original arcade games unlockable. It would be interesting if Konami would keep them unlockable in those games.
@Ralizah I mean, yeah. Some people enjoy playing bad games, so I get you.
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