Game:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989)

Duration: 51:34

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Game: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Platform: NES
Completed: November 7, 2022
Rules: Beat the game with only Raphael. No subweapons are allowed, including that invincibility item. If you accidentally pick one up, you have to restart. Also make sure to sing the leave me alone song for the entirety of the underwater section. It's the only way to truly complete the challenge.

In a previous video I wanted to play using only the "worst" turtle but I actually wasn't sure if that would be Mike or Raph since Mike has better range but Raph deals more damage. I initially chose Mike but after doing both I realize that a Raph solo run is harder. He does a tiny bit more damage than Mike overall but it isn't enough to kill the important enemies any quicker. To make this challenge more interesting, no subweapons are allowed at all. This includes the invincibility item that makes your turtle spin around. In fact, don't even pick anything up. Subweapons are lava. If you pick one up at all then the challenge is failed. Because using a continue revives the other turtles, don't do that either. There's a "no commentary" version of this that I uploaded as well if that better suits you. This recording was only of the successful attempt, not the hours of practice beforehand.

I think the commentary pretty much nullifies the need for written highlights, but you can always check the version with no commentary for that, or if you can't stand my voice or loud clicky controller buttons. Although...

18 minutes, 40 seconds - Get TO the blimp? Misquoting Master Splinter should not be tolerated.

32 minutes, 10 seconds - That is NOT a van. Please do not be deceived.

Final thoughts:
This challenge was really tough but was a lot of fun. Playing the game through like this really teaches you a lot about the game. Now that I've completed this challenge with Michaelangelo and Raphael, I may go back and do it with Leonardo and Donatello for fun, but the hardest one is definitely Raph. A little too Raph.

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Raph Only, No Subweapons, No Death (With Vocals) 110722"

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