{"id":249,"date":"2011-10-14T16:50:30","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T16:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/?p=249"},"modified":"2011-10-14T16:51:07","modified_gmt":"2011-10-14T16:51:07","slug":"teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-iii-the-manhattan-project-nes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.controlpadblues.com\/?p=249","title":{"rendered":"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project (NES)"},"content":{"rendered":"

TMNT III <\/em>tweaks the formula used in TMNT II<\/em>, but I have my reasons for enjoying II <\/em>more than III<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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1992 - NES (Konami)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0If you had played the NES version of The Arcade Game<\/em>, then you pretty much knew what The Manhattan Project<\/em> was all about.\u00a0 The action was still great, the controls were tight, and the graphics were well done.\u00a0 While Bebop and Rocksteady came back as bosses, the cast of opposing characters was quite different – Dirtbag, Leatherhead, and Slash all made appearances, which was quite the treat for a Turtles<\/em> fanatic like myself.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Still, there was one thing about the game\u00a0that irked me\u00a0to no end.\u00a0 Oh yes, I’m talking about the\u00a0most-talked about\u00a0addition to the gameplay; \u00a0the “super moves”.<\/p>\n

Each Turtle has their own unique attacks that can be performed by pressing A and B simultaneously. \u00a0They work incredibly well at disposing enemies, but I was so annoyed that using them depleted a small part of your health bar.\u00a0 Since the attacks were so cool, and you would undoubtedly want to use them as much as you could in dire situations, why couldn’t they just have another meter of some kind?\u00a0 Something like a “Power” bar that would replenish over time… as it was, I felt I needed to conserve my energy, and using the special attack was counter-productive.<\/p>\n

\u00a0It’s all good, though.\u00a0 The game plays great, has a nice variety of levels (surfing from Daytona Beach to New York City only takes a few minutes, apparently) and more than satisfies that Turtle-geek in me.<\/p>\n

On the night we first rented The Manhattan Project<\/em>, there was a Kevin Bacon movie on cable.\u00a0 While playing the game in the living room that night (with the lights turned off for heightened awesomeness), my parents and sister were downstairs in our unfinished basement watching the movie. \u00a0I could hear them laughing, so it had to be good… right?<\/p>\n

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This blog post is one degree from Kevin Bacon.<\/p><\/div>\n

You know how you could leave your game console turned on, but\u00a0change from channel 3 or 4\u00a0and see other (static-filled) channels without disrupting gameplay?\u00a0 Well, I was too curious about this apparently hilarious movie, so I paused my game and flipped over to watch\u00a0the most confusing thing\u00a0I\u00a0had ever seen.<\/p>\n

To begin with, the female lead character finds out she’s pregnant…\u00a0 wait.\u00a0 What?\u00a0 How is she pregnant and not have a huge belly?\u00a0 That doesn’t make any sense.<\/em><\/p>\n

Somehow, the male lead character (Bacon) is quite disturbed and confused\u00a0with this news, and even faints\u00a0some time after hearing\u00a0it.\u00a0 Why isn’t he happy?\u00a0\u00a0Why is he worried?\u00a0 It’s not like he had anything to do with it.<\/em><\/p>\n

During the commercial breaks, I’d flip back to playing TMNT III<\/em>.\u00a0 I really don’t remember much else\u00a0about the movie itself other than thinking the female was beautiful…\u00a0 looking back, she was cute, I suppose.<\/p>\n

Seeing as how I understand that “process” a lot more (I sure as hell hope so, anyway), I just may go back and re-watch the movie with my wife.\u00a0 I’ll leave my NES off for it, though.\u00a0<\/p>\n