Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES cover art

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Nintendo Entertainment System (1989)

The original NES TMNT adventure sends Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo through New York-area stages to stop Shredder and the Foot Clan.

Developer: Konami Publisher: Ultra Games / Konami Released: 1989 Modes: Single-player
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Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesWalkthroughArea 1 — Rescue April
Main Walkthrough · Part 1 of 6

Area 1 — Rescue April

Build supplies, learn the building/sewer loop and defeat Rocksteady.

AreaArea 1
Boss / EncounterBebop / Rocksteady

Route at a glance

Area 1
Use turtle switching as health management
Search buildings for supplies
Find Bebop and Rocksteady
1

Use turtle switching as health management

All four turtles share the mission but have separate health. Switch before a turtle is knocked out; lost turtles can sometimes be rescued later.

2

Search buildings for supplies

Enter side buildings for pizza and sub-weapons. Donatello’s long reach is especially useful against many early enemies.

3

Find Bebop and Rocksteady

Follow the overworld/building chain to the boss encounter. Defeat Bebop, then Rocksteady to rescue April and open the route to Area 2.

Stuck here?
  • If the overworld seems circular, try every accessible manhole/building entrance; Area 1 progression depends on emerging from the correct interior exit.