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 2 — Hudson River Dam
Main Walkthrough · Part 2 of 6

Area 2 — Hudson River Dam

Swim through the dam and disarm eight bombs before time expires.

AreaArea 2
Key ItemsEight dam bombs

Route at a glance

Area 2
Prepare before diving
Disarm eight bombs
Use turtle health pools
Exit after the eighth bomb
1

Prepare before diving

Heal your turtles before entering. The underwater section is timed and touching electric seaweed drains health quickly.

2

Disarm eight bombs

Swim through the branching passages and touch each bomb to disarm it. Move deliberately through electric gaps rather than holding a direction into the current.

3

Use turtle health pools

Switch turtles between dangerous stretches if one is low. The timer continues, so make decisions quickly.

4

Exit after the eighth bomb

Once all bombs are disarmed, the sequence ends automatically and the game advances.

Stuck here?
  • If you consistently run out of time, memorize the bomb route and avoid detours; the objective is every bomb, not reaching an exit.
  • The electric seaweed is collision-based—tap movement through narrow gaps instead of pushing continuously.