Name:	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series (2 titles) TMNT - The Hyperstone Heist (aka The Return of Shredder) TMNT - Tournament Fighters
Author/Vendor:	Konami
Released:	various
Type:	Fighting
Language:	English and Japanese
Premise:	A series of fighting games based on the cult characters from the syndicated animated TV series. The Turtles were four normal terrapins who were doused with radioactive goo and mutated into the lovable superheroes we know. With the help of their martial-arts sensei Splinter the Rat and the occasional aid of TV news anchorwoman April O'Neil, the Turtles fight to rid the streets of the influence of the evil Shredder and his minions.
Impressions:	If you've seen one Turtles game, then you've seen them all - they're pretty much the same platform fighter with some variation in background graphics and the occasional new villian or two. That can't be said for Tournament Fighters, though, which in many gamers' opinion is one of the finest Street Fighter 2 clones ever made.
Variations:	This series was known as the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in most Asian markets. Since the title is quite a mouthful, most folks just abbreviate it to TMNT instead. TMNT - The Hyperstone Heist (1992, released in Japan under the title The Return of Shredder - the Turtles must foil a plot by Shredder to defeat his foes with the aid of the mysterious Hyperstone) TMNT - Tournament Fighters (1993 - ditches the platform fighting engine for SF2-style versus bouts)
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