Previously it was not possible to play Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Collection with arcade controllers. Konami has finally eliminated this fact with a patch. But that is only part of the innovations that the update brings with it.
This year hasn’t just been wonderful for fans of beat-’em-ups. Fans of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were also delighted. The mutated turtles had two appearances. On the one hand in the surprise hit Shredder’s Revenge, on the other hand with the Cowabunga Collection. The latter includes a whopping eleven classics, from arcade titles to NES brawlers to Game Boy and SNES games.
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However, the collection had a problem for all die-hard beat-’em-up players: it didn’t offer support for arcade sticks and similar controllers. This circumstance changes with the first major patch that Konami has now released. The update also brings various improvements to the online modes, with Turtles in Time receiving a lot of love. With future patches, the network features of the Manhattan Project are also to be revised.
The full list of changes is below:
- The home menu icon was modeled after the box art (switch)
- PS4 arcade controller is now supported. Implemented PS4 joystick support (PS5)
- Xbox arcade stick is now supported. Implemented Xbox joystick support (XB1/XSX)
- When creating an online lobby, the player can now specify the lobby size for the two arcade games. The host can limit them to 2, 3 or 4 players
- When creating an online lobby, the player can set the Frame Delay to Automatic. When this is set, the input lag will adjust based on the number of players.
Added a new improvement for Arcade US/JP Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The number of lives per coin can be set from 1-5. - A new improvement for Arcade US Turtles in Time. The number of lives per coin can be set from 1-8.
- A new improvement for Arcade US/JP Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The level of difficulty can be adjusted.
- A new improvement for US Turtles in Time. Difficulty level can be adjusted.
- A new improvement for Arcade US Turtles in Time. Game Loop can now be toggled ON/OFF. If it is on, the game will start over after the credits roll.
- A new button function has been added to Arcade US / JP TMNT, Arcade US Turtles in Time, SNES / Super Famicom Turtles in Time, and Genesis / MegaDrive Hyperstone Heist. Players can now map a special attack button. This button combines Attack and Jump to facilitate special attacks.
- A new color enhancement has been added to all GameBoy games. Added GBC mode ON/OFF. A new “Color Palette” option has been added to the pause menu for all GameBoy games. In addition to other filters, players can choose between four color palettes: 1. Black and White, 2. GameBoy Green, 3. GameBoy Pocket Green, 4. GameBoy Light Blue.
- Adjusted audio for various games and the main menu.
- Added additional pages for NES Tournament Fighters and GEN Tournament Fighters to the Strategy Guide.
- Added additional page for GEN Tournament Fighters and GEN Hyperstone Heist to strategy guide.
- Visual settings are saved per game.
There are also some bug fixes.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Cowabunga Collection includes 13 iconic Turtles games from the NES, SuperNES, Mega Drive and Gameboy era.
