Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtleshas grown into a pop culture icon since the comic books and TV series debuted in the 1980s. Alongside a media empire spanning children’s toys, animated cartoons, and live-action movies, the anthropomorphized turtles have also seen a major presence in video games throughout the years. The Turtles continue to see success even today with the recent release ofTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. Now,The Cowabunga Collectionis set to bring back a plethora of classic adventures with Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo.
TheTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesfranchise has a rich history of tie-in video games withTMNTgames dating back to the franchise’s roots in the late 1980s. EarlyTMNTvideo games likeTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtleson NES featured side-scrolling action platforming before shifting to the franchise’s more recognizable beat-em-up style. Modern games have seen the Ninja Turtles cross over into a variety of games under the Nickelodeon umbrella likeNickelodeon All-Stars Brawl. Now,The Cowabunga Collectionserves up a set of old-schoolTMNTgames set to arrive next month.
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Digital Eclipse and Konami have officially revealed the release date forThe Cowabunga Collection, confirming the compilation is set to release on August 30th on modern platforms. The collection made waves following its announcement for the inclusion of every classicTurtlesgame, with some included titles likeThe Hyperstone Heistbeing notoriously difficult to find.The Cowabunga Collectionis set to include13 games ranging from the separate NES and Game BoyTurtlestrilogies to the arcade games and the SNES version ofTurtles in Time.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collectionlooks to serve as an homage to the height of the Turtles' popularity.The Limited Edition revealed in Aprilincludes bonuses like a physical box and poster with art designed byTMNTco-creator Kevin Eastman. The package also includes a sizable art book filled with concept art and storyboards from theNinja Turtlesfranchise’s past. Multiple games within the compilation will also be updated from their original versions to include support for online co-op.
The Cowabunga Collection’s August release comes as part of a major resurgence for the Turtles in recent years.TMNThad not seen a devoted console release since 2016’sMutants in Manhattanwith the Turtles mostly appearing on mobile games or guest-starring in other games. The franchise also has multiple movie projects in production between Netflix’sRise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Moviecoming next month anda Seth Rogen-produced animated film. Between new games and upcoming movies,TMNThas plenty in store for fans in the near future.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collectionwill release on August 30th for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
