Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters on?
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Nintendo Entertainment System.
- When did Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters release?
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters was first released on September 4, 1993.
About Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
This game's controls use a four-button scheme (two punches and two kicks, weak and strong). A particular feature is the possibility to use a super special attack. In order to achieve this, the player must fill a green bar under the life bar, by hitting their opponents. Once full, the player must press the two strong attack buttons simultaneously. There is also the option of enhancing the speed of the game, making the fights more intense but also more difficult to follow. In addition to the main and versus modes, there is a story mode in which the Turtles must rescue April O'Neil and Splinter from Karai's clutches. The Turtles must travel across the US in their Turtle Blimp, defeating other fighters and collecting information. Only the four of them can be playable whereas the other characters (as well as a turtle clone) are the opponents. There is no Mutagen Meter in story mode. There is also a watch mode, which features computer-controlled characters.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Nintendo Entertainment System
- Developer
- Konami
- Publisher
- Konami
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
- Series
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Built by | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1993 | $10 | $35 | $965 | Konami | Medium |
Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Super Famicom · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Nintendo Entertainment System. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardboard box release | $25 | $35 | — |
| European (PAL) release | $20 | $64 | — |
| Japanese release (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters) | $124 | $249 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about 3 times a week
- Complete: about 2 times a week
- Sealed: about 2 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $2.47 in Oct 2007, $16.86 five years ago, and $10.15 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $4.99 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $4.85 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $2.81 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $3.95 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $5.23 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $7.35 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $9.99 | $14.95 |
| Jan 2015 | $9.99 | $30 |
| Jan 2016 | $9.98 | $17.99 |
| Jan 2017 | $9.37 | $20 |
| Jan 2018 | $12.00 | $22 |
| Jan 2019 | $12.63 | $23 |
| Jan 2020 | $12.26 | $22 |
| Jan 2021 | $15.50 | $30 |
| Jan 2022 | $16.92 | $40 |
| Jan 2023 | $14.99 | $45 |
| Jan 2024 | $11.52 | $40 |
| Jan 2025 | $11.11 | $37 |
| Jan 2026 | $12.03 | $30 |
| Oct 2026 | $10.15 | $35 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode | Known board |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | December 1993 | T-95066 | 083717160069 | 353536 |
| Europe / PAL | January 1994 | T-95066-50 | — | 353490 |
| Japan | 3 December 1993 | T-95053 | — | — |
- Region
- NA+EU+JP
- Released
- 1993
- Authenticity
- Med
Konami's Street Fighter-style Turtles brawler, which the Genesis got in a lesser form than the Super NES.
Tournament Fighters is Konami's one-on-one fighting game based on the Turtles, with separate games on the NES, Genesis and Super NES. The Genesis game uses the standard three-button pad, with only two buttons for attacks (punch and kick). It came out in Japan on 3 December 1993, North America in December 1993 and Europe in January 1994, where it was called Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: Tournament Fighters.
Electronic Gaming Monthly's reviewers thought it average and not as good as the Super NES version, finding few moves and unappealing fighters. Mega also gave it an average review, calling it sluggish with unresponsive controls.
What the press said at the time
“Tournament Fighters is a step backward for Konami on the Genesis. The colorful graphics and clean sound from the SNES version are gone and have been replaced by character art and animation that is sub-standard and heavy static voice samples.”
“Well it's no Street Fighter II but the turtles give Mortal Kombat a run for its money. … It's not the knockout title I'd hoped for but I recommend it nonetheless.”
“Here's a fun way to work up a fighting sweat, but major league Street Fighter junkies should not approach this cart with a killer attitude.”
“The Turtles again come to the Genesis for your entertainment. In a tournament-style fighter, the Turtles show a different side, and they're as tough as ever.”
How the Sega Genesis version differs
The Genesis game is a different fighting game from the NES and Super NES ones, with its own cast of characters.
Also on other platforms
NES · Super NES
| NES | Konami |
| Super NES | Konami |
- NES. The NES version was the final game Konami released for the platform in North America and the PAL region, and the only one not released in Japan.
- Super NES. The Super NES version gained online play using rollback netcode in the 2022 Cowabunga Collection.
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits below the middle. The risk tier is medium, so compare a board photo with the board listed on this page. The European cart usually costs noticeably more than the US one, and the Japanese cart usually costs far more and has a different cartridge shape. A cardboard-box edition is priced separately from the plastic-case copy.
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