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developed and published by

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for the

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. It is the third Game Boy game based on the ''

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'', following '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan'' and '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers''. The game was re-released as part of '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection'' in 2022.

Gameplay

The player begins the game by taking control of

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, who must rescue the other turtles, along with

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and

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, who have been kidnapped by Shredder. Unlike other games based on the franchise, this is a scrolling action-adventure game reminiscent of ''

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'', Konami's own '' The Goonies II'' and the later '' Castlevania: Symphony of the Night''. Each turtle has a different ability which is necessary to finish the game. Michaelangelo can hover using his nunchakus as a helicopter, Leonardo can drill the floor by spinning with his katana,

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can hide himself inside his shell to enter passages that are otherwise too small to enter, and

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can stick to and climb walls. The bosses are

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, Dirtbag, a Triceraton, Scale Tale, and Shredder (in this game known as Cyber-Shredder).

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* {{TMNT games 1993 video games Konami games Platformers Side-scrolling video games Radical Rescue Game Boy games Metroidvania games Video game sequels Video games set in the United States Video games developed in Japan Single-player video games