History YMMV / TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTournamentFighters

** Kazuhiko Uehara's score for the UsefulNotes/{{SNES}} version is some of the best heard in all of the ''TMNT'' games by Creator/{{Konami}}.
** The [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Genesis]][=/=]Mega Drive soundtrack uses a unique instrumentation to play funk and trance, fitting with the outer space elements.

* UnexpectedCharacter: Some of the characters in the various rosters are relatively minor characters from the more well-known '87 cartoon (like Rat King and Chrome Dome) and then there's a few ''ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesAdventures''-exclusive characters (War, Armaggon, and Ray Fillet), plus Karai who at the time was exclusive to the Mirage comics, while Aska, Sisyphus and Hothead are {{canon foreigner}}s created by Konami exclusively for these games. Basically if you were only a passing Turtles fan, most of the characters would be completely alien to you.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The NES version is the rarest of the three versions, yet the most commonly available NES TMNT game in India.

* NoProblemWithLicencedGames: This one got great reviews, and is fondly remembered as of the best TMNT games.

* NoProblemWithLicensedGames: This one got great reviews, and is fondly remembered as of the best TMNT games.

* NightmareFuel: Karai's EvilLaugh from when you get a GameOver. Seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnVOEgprvug here.]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: April is unplayable in the NES and SNES versions, only being playable in the Genesis version

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: April is only playable in the Genesis version.

** Casey Jones and April O'Neil in Genesis version. The latter because she abandoned the DamselInDistress role to be more of a fighter, like in the comics.
* FanWank: Is Hothead the same character as Chu Hsi from the Archie ''ComicBook/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures}}''? Same background, as both are former human firemen possessed by a dragon spirit, and both are credited as being created by Ryan Brown, but even the ''TMNT'' Wiki treats them like separate entities and ''Tournament Fighters'' is listed as being his debut (though that wiki treats every incarnation of a character as a separate entity, even the Turtles themselves). It doesn't help that his art on the cover is red (matching the "Hothead" action figure) while his sprite coloring is yellow (matching Chu Hsi).

** Raphael's biting grab in the NES version can be spammed to make getting through the game trivial.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: The Genesis version wouldn't be the last time that the '87 cartoon's take on April O'Neil became playable, as ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesShreddersRevenge'' would eventually come about and include her ([[TruerToTheText jumpsuit and all]], in contrast to ''Tournament Fighters'') to fight alongside the turtles. This goes double for her playable appearance in ''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl'', which actually has her sliding kick attack from this game as a part of her moveset.
* ItsHardSoItSucks: The Genesis version.
* NightmareFuel: Karai's EvilLaugh from when you get a GameOver on the Genesis version. Seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnVOEgprvug here.]]
* UnexpectedCharacter: Some of the characters in the various rosters are relatively minor characters who managed to make it into the more well-known '87 cartoon (like Rat King and Chrome Dome,) and then there's a few characters (like War, Armaggon, and Ray Fillet) who only appeared in the Archie comics, plus Karai who at the time was exclusive to the Mirage comics, while Aska and Sisyphus are [[OriginalGeneration original characters.]] Basically if you were only a passing Turtles fan, most of the characters would be completely alien to you.
* ViewerGenderConfusion: It's pretty easy for players to think that Karai is male, given that she's tall, broad-shouldered, and has a voice bordering on androgynous.
* VindicatedByHistory: The SNES version. The NES version to a lesser extent (though the main strike against it is the game feeling a bit uninspired).

* NightmareFuel: Karai's {{evil laugh}} from when you get a GameOver on the Genesis version. Seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnVOEgprvug here.]]

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: The Genesis version wouldn't be the last time that the '87 cartoon's take on April O'Neil became playable, as ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesShreddersRevenge'' would eventually come about and include her ([[TruerToTheText jumpsuit and all]], in contrast to ''Tournament Fighters'') to fight alongside the turtles.
* ItsHardSoItSucks: The Genesis version.

** Kazuhiko Uehara's score for the SNES version is some of the best heard in all of the ''TMNT'' games by Konami.
** The Genesis/Mega Drive soundtrack uses a unique instrumentation to play funk and trance, fitting with the outer space elements.

** Casey Jones and April O'Neil in Genesis version. The latter because she abandoned the DamselInDistress role to be more of a fighter like in the comics.
* FanWank: Is Hothead the same character as Chu Hsi from the Archie ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures''? Same background, as both are former human firemen possessed by a dragon spirit, and both are credited as being created by Ryan Brown, but even the ''TMNT'' Wiki treats them like separate entities and ''Tournament Fighters'' is listed as being his debut (though that wiki treats every incarnation of a character as a separate entity, even the turtles themselves). It doesn't help that his art on the cover is red (matching the "Hothead" action figure) while his sprite coloring is yellow (matching Chu Hsi).

* FanWank: Is Hothead the same character as Chu Hsi from the Archie ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures''? Same background, as both are former human firemen possessed by a dragon spirit, and both are credited as being created by Ryan Brown, but even the ''TMNT'' Wiki treats them like separate entities, and ''Tournament Fighters'' is listed as being his debut. It doesn't help that his art on the cover is red (matching the "Hothead" action figure) while his sprite coloring is yellow (matching Chu Hsi).