Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection Finally Gets Long Requested Feature

By Marc Deschamps

Back in August, Digital Eclipse released Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection, a compilation featuring Konami's most beloved TMNT games. The collection features two different versions of Turtles in Time: the original arcade version, and the one that came out on Super Nintendo. Unfortunately, only the arcade version supported online multiplayer, but Digital Eclipse has rectified that mistake with an all-new update that is now live across all versions! A similar update will be released down the line for the NES game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project. Full patch notes can be found embedded below. 

NEW ADDITIONS

  • Home Menu icon changed to the box art. (Switch)
  • PS4 arcade controller is now supported. PS4 joystick support has now been implemented (PS5)
  • Xbox arcade stick is now supported. Xbox joystick support has now been implemented (XB1/XSX)
  • When creating an online lobby, the player can now set the lobby size for the two arcade games. Host can limit it to 2, 3, or 4 players.
  • When creating an online lobby, the player can now set the frame delay to "Automatic". When this is set, the input lag adjusts according to the number of players.
  • A new enhancement added to SNES and Super Famicom TMNT: Tournament Fighters. Ultimate-Attacks can now be enabled in Story Mode ON/OFF.
  • A new enhancement added to Super Famicom TMNT: Tournament Fighters. "Group Mode" can now be enabled ON/OFF. (Only available in the Japanese version.)
  • A new enhancement added to Arcade US/JP Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Number of lives per coin can be adjusted from 1-5.
  • A new enhancement added to Arcade US Turtles in Time. Number of lives per coin can be adjusted from 1-8.
  • A new enhancement added to Arcade US/JP Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Difficulty can be adjusted.
  • A new enhancement added to Arcade US Turtles in Time. Difficulty can be adjusted.
  • A new enhancement added to Arcade US Turtles in Time. Game Loop can now be turned ON/OFF. While ON, the game will restart from the beginning after the credits.
  • New button action added to "Arcade US/JP TMNT", "Arcade US Turtles in Time", "SNES/Super Famicom Turtles in Time", and "Genesis/MegaDrive Hyperstone Heist". Players can now assign a button to "Special". This button presses "Attack" and "Jump" together to make it easier to do special attacks.
  • A new color enhancement added to all Game Boy games. Added GBC Mode ON/OFF. A new "Color Palette" option added to the Pause Menu for all Game Boy games. In addition to other filters, players can choose between 4 color palettes, 1. black and white, 2. Game Boy green, 3. Game Boy Pocket green, 4. Game Boy Light blue.
  • Audio for various games and the Main Menu adjusted
  • Additional pages for NES Tournament Fighters and GEN Tournament Fighters added to the Strategy Guide.
  • Additional page for GEN Tournament Fighters and GEN Hyperstone Heist added to the Strategy Guide.
  • Visual settings are saved per game.

ISSUES FIXED

  • German translation for "Punch repeatedly" for Strategy guide page 11 has been fixed.
  • In the music player, the cassette tape icon for the arcade TMNT show now shows the correct icon.
  • On page 5 of the Strategy Guide (SNES Turtles in Time), Turtle Tip 3 screenshot has been replaced.
  • In SNES Turtles in Time, Stage Select enhancements now works even after settings are changed in Options.
  • In Hyperstone Heist, Stage Select enhancements now works when selecting 2 players.
  • Easy Menu Navigation enhancement for TMNT III Manhattan Project (NES) /TMNT 2 The Manhattan Project (Famicom) now work.
  • Extra Credits enhancements to SNES Tournament Fighters now work.
  • SNES Turtles in Time manual in the museum now includes missing page 18-19.

Of course, that's not the only update fans have been clamoring for! Ever since the collection's release, players have taken issue with its icon on the Nintendo Switch home screen. The original icon featured four separate images, one for each of the brothers. Players took issue with both the image itself, and the lack of an actual title in the icon. The latter made it easy to confuse Cowabunga Collection with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. The new icon features the game's box art, making it much easier to tell the two apart!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is available now on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

How do you feel about these changes to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection? Are you a fan of Konami's old TMNT games? Let us know in the comments or share your thoughts directly on Twitter at @Marcdachamp to talk all things gaming!

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