Mikey's obsessed with 'Helix', a video game in the future. So when he discovers that the sequel is being released at the local mall he talks his brothers, Cody and Starlee into joining him to get it. But the Street Phantoms are back, and they're intent on stealing all the games.
This episode provides examples of
- Berserk Button: Don't threaten Mikey's beloved video games...
- Big "NO!": Jammerhead after Cody takes the truck full of games off his ship.
- Chew-Out Fake-Out: Starlee reprimands Cody for leaving her behind at the mall to clear the Turtles' name, only to cheer for him at the next second, revealing that she saw him fight the Street Phantoms using Turtle X.
- Compressed Hair: Jammerhead
- Continuity Nod: Turtle X sports a hockey mask insignia, golf bag-type storage unit and hockey stick inspired weaponry, and is activated by the codeword "Goongala". This is all a nod to Casey Jones.
- Frame-Up: While being pursued, Jammerhead releases altered video of the theft that replaces the Street Phantoms with the Turtles. Biggles and the cops dog the Turtles for the rest of the episode, until Cody provides video of Jammerhead's confession.
- Friend-or-Idol Decision: Cody tries to save the truck containing the games from falling into the chasm, but he's at risk of falling in, as well. Mikey convinces him to let it go and says they're just games.
- Innocuously Important Episode: The Street Phantoms cloaked their ship over a giant chasm in the city. Sh'Okanabo will later hide his ship at the bottom of this chasm and operate there for half the season.
- Inspector Javert: Constable Biggles, to the Turtles
- Intangibility: The Street Phantoms
- Mini-Mecha: Turtle X, for Cody.
- Shipper on Deck: When Cody tries to back out of the trip to the mall since Starlee has turned it into a date for the two of them, the Turtles and Splinter all prevent him from doing so.
- Ship Tease: Starlee is revealed to have a crush on Cody and is able to coerce him into a date, though he's pretty flustered by her affections.
- Shout-Out/ Parody Names:
- Mikey tells the Street Phantoms to "Get your paws off my games, you darn dirty ape!"
- The Helix games are inspired by the Halo series
- Mikey tells Cody "Quick Robin, to the Shellmobile!"
