History Trivia / TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesShreddersRevenge

* CrossRegionalVoiceActing: With a tinge of CreatorProvincialism - While the usual quartet of Creator/CamClarke, Creator/RobPaulsen, Creator/TownsendColeman and Creator/BarryGordon as well as Yuki Matsuzaki are based in LA, the rest of this game's voice actors are based in Tributes Games' domestic Canada.

** Amongst the more famous singers and Youtube celebrities, Anton Corazza is the least known of the game's musical guests (although he did collaborate with Tee Lopes on independent projects in the past). His involvement wasn't revealed until the game's song list page was uploaded on Spotify (alongside the more notorious [[Music/GaMetal Jonny Atma]] and Music/MegaRan) the day prior to the launch.

** Both Dotemu and Tribute Games are [[JustForFun/OneOfUs self-professed fans]] of the original cartoon, with the latter in particular having prepared themselves for this game by binge-watching the cartoon and playing the older ''Turtles'' games (as well as other classic beat 'em ups of the era by Creator/{{Konami}}), as noted [[https://jeux.ca/jeux-video/tmnt-shredders-revenge-notre-entrevue-exclusive/ in this French interview]], and previously tried to gain Nickelodeon's permission since 2010. As such, both companies had no problem teaming up [[https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/tmnt-shredders-revenge-developer-interview/ when they initially wanted to pitch the game to Nickelodeon individually]]. All to make a love letter to '87 fans.
** When the game was delayed from its initial release window of 2021, a rarity for a Nickelodeon game project, Dotemu and Tribute Games [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqlrkdhuo44 made it clear that]] they wanted to take their time to make a great game that can live up to the fans' expectations.

** April's AssKicksYou attack team attack, seen in her trailer, was removed at the request of Nickelodeon, as they felt it was out-of-character.

* ExecutiveVeto: In regards to the ''Dimension Shellshock'' DLC, Yannick Belzil confirmed on the Dotemu Discord that the staff at Tribute Games was not given access to the [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW IDW continuity]]'s characters.

** According to the animator Matthieu Godet on Discord, April's AssKicksYou attack (as seen in her reveal trailer) was [[DummiedOut removed from the game]] and replaced at [[ExecutiveMeddling the request of Nickelodeon]], since they felt it didn't fit her character.

** Special mention goes to voice of Karai in the ''Dimension Shellshock DLC'', Alanna Gurnsey -- prior the landing the role, she only had experience doing ad reads rather than character voices, and she wasn't familiar with the character's history until after her audition. She said in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0HMriOEYDU an interview]] that she was worried she only got the part due to her father voicing Shredder, but the casting director made it clear to her that she was chosen because she brought a unique take on Karai rather than emulating a past performance.

* TheOtherDarrin: While the four main Turtle actors returned for the game (as did Yuki Matsuaki, the ''de facto'' voice of Usagi since 2017), the rest of the cast is voiced by Canadian soundalikes.

* UnspecifiedRoleCredit: Only the four Turtle voice actors (Creator/CamClarke, Creator/BarryGordon, Creator/RobPaulsen, and Creator/TownsendColeman) and Usagi's voice actor (Yuki Matsuaki) are given specific credits for whom they voice, while the Canadian voice actors from Voxmade are listed solely under "Additional Voice-Over Production". The Japanese website confirmed the voices of April (Katherine Slingsby), Splinter (Sean Gurnsey), and Casey (Darren Worts), while other credits were confirmed by the actors after the fact.

** Sean Gurnsey, the voice of Splinter and Shredder (among many, ''many'' others) stated in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0HMriOEYDU an interview]] that he was a huge fan of the 1987 series growing up and would always imitate the voices, so he was ecstatic to carry on the roles made famous by the likes of Creator/JamesAvery and Creator/PeterRenaday, while also getting to work with some of the people who voiced his heroes.

* TheOtherDarrin: While the four main Turtle actors returned for the game, the rest of the cast is voiced by Canadian soundalikes [[UnspecifiedRoleCredit all credited in-game under "Additional Voice-over Production" with no specific roles listed]], some of whom confirmed their roles on their social media accounts:

** According to the animator Matthieu Godet on Discord, April's AssKicksYou attack (as seen in her reveal trailer) was [[DummiedOut removed from the game]] and replaced at [[ExecutiveMeddling the request of Nickelodeon]], since it didn't fit her character.

*** Mona Lisa would get her proper cameo appearance in the Dimension Shellshock DLC, where she, along with Carter, Zack, and Irma are shown fighting against Mutagen Man and Antrax in the background in the Karai trailer.

* RealLifeRelative: The voice of Karai, Alanah Gurnsey, is the daughter of Sean Gurnsey, the voice of Shredder in this game (among many other characters). Karai is depicted as Shredder's daughter in many of the series' continuities.

* ReallifeRelative: The voice of Karai, Alanah Gurnsey, is the daughter of Sean Gurnsey, who voices several characters including Shredder, who is often depicted as Karai's father in other continuities.

** The Spriters Resource community has uncovered the artwork for the supposed sixth main dimension of Survival Mode called ''[[https://www.spriters-resource.com/pc_computer/teenagemutantninjaturtlesshreddersrevenge/sheet/205582/ Jurassic]]''.

* OrphanedReference: The odd prominence of the Punk Frogs beyond their sidequest (showing up as cardboard standees in Episode 6 and theme park balloons in Stage 9, as well as [[spoiler:being falsely credited for saving the day in the ending]]) is a remnant of a subplot about the Foot Clan merchandising them for funding, which goes unstated in the final game.

** A few unused audio files were found in the data, specifically for April O'Neil, Splinter and Casey Jones responding to a few of the game's bosses in their intros. Some of the lines from April and Casey eventually implemented following the release of the ''Dimension Shellshock'' DLC.

** A few unused audio files were found in the data, specifically for April O'Neil, Splinter and Casey Jones responding to a few of the game's bosses in their intros.

* DummiedOut: A few unused audio files were found in the data, specifically for April O'Neil, Splinter and Casey Jones responding to a few of the game's bosses in their intros.

* LineToGod: Tribute Games has both their own Discord server and a separate one specifically for this game, where fans can ask them questions pertaining to the game ([[ShrugOfGod as long as they're allowed to answer them]]).

** The developers would later pull the same trick ''yet again'' regarding the inclusion of Casey Jones with a staff comment on their official Discord server stating that no more characters were planned for the game's launch roster but didn't rule out the possibility of future [=DLC=] if the game were to do well. Sure enough, Casey was revealed regardless as a part of the base roster.

** For the update to implement Dimensional Shellshock, a free content update adds several palettes for the characters, allowing all players to pick their favourite color, with a additional joke palette of UsefulNotes/GameBoy [[GreenBoyColor Green]].

** For the update to implement Shredder's Revenge, a free content update adds several palettes for the characters, allowing all players to pick their favourite color, with a additional joke palette of UsefulNotes/GameBoy [[GreenBoyColor Green]].

* CrossRegionalVoiceActing: With a tinge of CreatorProvincialism - While the usual quartet of Creator/CamClarke, Creator/RobPaulsen, Creator/TownsendColeman and Creator/BarryGordon are based in LA, the rest of this game's voice actors are based in Tributes Games' domestic Canada.

* ExiledFromContinuity: A partly self-imposed example. Yannick Belzil said that he would like to have included more than just 1987 characters, but to keep things streamlined, the crew stuck strictly to characters from the 1987 cartoon. ''Dimension Shellshock'' would be allowed to feature characters from the Archie Comics adaptation (as well as a few characters exclusive to the 1987 toyline), though Yannick Belzil confirmed on Discord that characters from the [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW 2011 IDW continuity]] are off-limits.

** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMHP9f5GRr8 this PAX East interview with Frédéric Gémus]], he explains that for April's playable appearance they went with the idea that she's been hanging out with the turtles and Splinter for such a long time that she probably picked up a few of their moves [[TookALevelInBadass to become a skilled fighter herself]].

** In [[https://youtu.be/xA9wDYJEcfw?t=2847 this Xbox Expansion Pass interview]], Yannick Belzil stated that the staff would much rather dedicate DLC resources to new playable characters instead of alternate skins. However, Cyrille Imbert [[https://twitter.com/CyrilleImbert/status/1536988250937729025 later clarified]] that it's not entirely outside the realm of possibility, depending on what fans want.