Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES cover art

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Nintendo Entertainment System (1989)

The original NES TMNT adventure sends Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo through New York-area stages to stop Shredder and the Foot Clan.

Developer: Konami Publisher: Ultra Games / Konami Released: 1989 Modes: Single-player
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Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesWalkthroughArea 3 — City streets
Main Walkthrough · Part 3 of 6

Area 3 — City streets

Find missiles, destroy roadblocks and rescue the captured turtle.

AreaArea 3
Key ItemsMissiles

Route at a glance

Area 3
Get the Turtle Van
Collect missiles
Use building exits as shortcuts
Rescue / boss route
1

Get the Turtle Van

Enter the correct building route to reach/activate the van. The vehicle makes the larger overworld navigable.

2

Collect missiles

Missile pickups are used to destroy barricades/rollers blocking city routes. Do not waste them on anything that can be bypassed.

3

Use building exits as shortcuts

Several buildings connect distant street sections. Keep track of which doorway you entered; coming out elsewhere is often intended progression.

4

Rescue / boss route

Follow the newly opened road to the next objective and boss sequence.

Stuck here?
  • If the van route is blocked, you probably need a missile pickup from an interior stage before returning to the street.