also known as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles III - Radical Rescue
Game Boy
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Reviewed in 1993
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✪ Reviewed on August 7, 2025
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Third Game Boy TMNT/TMHT, and a real surprise: Konami goes Metroidvania. One playable turtle at the start, you free the others through exploration, each with specific abilities. Excellent design for the machine, the true franchise peak on Game Boy. Absolutely recommend.
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Action Adventure1 player7+
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Third TMNT Game Boy episode with the Ninja Turtles exploring the Foot Clan HQ to rescue their captured companions. Published by Konami, released in 1993 in Japan. Metroidvania structure, one turtle per zone to free, growing powers, and end-of-zone bosses.
Japanese edition of Konami's last Game Boy entry dedicated to the Turtles, released under the Kikiippatsu subtitle, literally critical situation, which replaces the international Radical Rescue subtitle. Konami rigid case with a dedicated Japanese obi and a cover noticeably more expressive than the Western release. Japan run was short, and the entry's metroidvania structure prompted a rediscovery of the cartridge after its inclusion in the Cowabunga Collection.
Is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 - Turtles Kikiippatsu still worth playing in 2026?
Konami's third TMNT on Game Boy, Radical Rescue is a real surprise: the franchise pivots to metroidvania. You start with a single turtle, free the others as you explore and each one unlocks new paths through their own abilities. On Game Boy the concept works remarkably well, supported by readable level design and brisk pacing. Shorter than a full Metroid but well constructed, it remains the peak of the portable TMNT line and a fine vintage metroidvania, well worth recommending to fans of the genre.
