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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Locations

Items, equipment & collectibles

Use this as a location index for important gear, permanent upgrades, collectibles and other things players commonly miss.

Healing · Interior stages

Pizza Slice

Location: Repeated item rooms throughout the game.

Touch the slice to recover two health bars; many item rooms repopulate after leaving/re-entering.

Healing · Interior stages

Half Pizza

Location: Selected rooms.

Restores four health bars.

Healing · Interior stages

Whole Pizza

Location: Rarer item rooms.

Fully restores the current turtle.

Sub-weapon · Interior stages

Shuriken

Location: Common weapon pickup.

Pickup supplies 20 throws.

Sub-weapon · Interior stages

Triple Shuriken

Location: Less common weapon pickup.

Fires a three-projectile spread.

Sub-weapon · Interior stages

Boomerang

Location: Selected weapon rooms.

Throws outward and returns; catching it preserves the use.

Sub-weapon · Selected stages

Kiai Scroll

Location: Rare fixed pickup locations.

Use for high damage and broad reach; save for hard rooms/boss approaches.

Progression item · Areas 3–4

Rope

Location: Specific item rooms.

Each pickup provides three ropes used at rooftop crossing points.

Progression item · Area 3

Missiles

Location: Specific item rooms.

Used from the Turtle Van to destroy barricades; standard pickup grants missiles.

Power-up · Rare rooms

Invincibility

Location: Very rare pickup.

Activates automatically and damages enemies on contact for a short period.