TMNT Shredder's Revenge update adds new arcade options and retro filters

A new update for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s revenge, a Tribute Games homage to the Konami TMNT games of yesteryear, adds even more arcade flair thanks to new custom rules for the game’s arcade mode. The developer added virtual DIP switches Shredder’s revengemaking you experience the greedy joy of being an arcade operator trying to squeeze more coins out of kids by making the game hard as hell.

(If you don’t know what a DIP switch is, it’s basically a set of hardware or software modifiers that arcade cabinet owners can customize to make gaming easier, for example by giving players give extra health, or harder by spawning in-game projectiles faster or enemies stronger.)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge also has a bunch of new visual filters that bring CRT-style scanlines and a slightly curved screen option, but also the ability to make the whole game look like a lousy VHS tape playback. This option brings additional visual noise, color distortion, and even a tracking line effect into play (see above). It’s very well done.

Arcade mode’s new custom play options are similarly rich, allowing players to explore Konami’s brand of Ninja Turtles beat-’em-ups with a free play option, tougher Foot Clan ninja enemies (which can now explode on death!) and Mimic old-school Supers that drain health when used.

Tribute Games update for Shredder’s revenge also brings some welcome improvements. Players are now invulnerable to throws. Players hosting online games can now set a maximum number of players for the lobby. And taunts now only fill the first ninja power bar.

Check out the full patch notes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge among.

NEW FEATURES

playing style

A new arcade mode is here: Custom Game! Just like a real arcade machine: Customize your gaming experience with DIP switches: free play, old-school super attacks, faster enemies, no more taunts, and much more! You can see the customization in custom game lobbies. Progression and unlocking of achievements is disabled in custom games.

On-line

The host can now set a maximum number of players for the lobby in the character selection menu.

graphic

Added some awesome filters: CRT (normal or curved) and VCR! Check them in the Options menu.

FIXES

playing style

Fixed rare crash in arcade mode when changing difficulty.
Cars can no longer deal massive damage when the player is considered armored (e.g. when charging a heavy swing).
Fixed bosses sometimes being unable to reach a player positioned at the very top or bottom of the stage.
Fixed bosses sometimes freezing after being hit by Raphael’s Super Flying Attack.
Fixed player score not being maintained when switching characters after a continue.

Fixed April’s Super Flying Attack sometimes reviving seemingly KO’d enemies.
Fixed reviving a KO player near transition point (e.g. escalators in Crystal Palace Mall) sometimes preventing progress.
Fixed updating the timer for special statuses (e.g.: Infinite Ninja Power) on KO or in a cutscene.

On-line

Guest players can now rejoin the same hosted game.

Entry

Fixed inputs not being evaluated correctly when choosing between backflip or roundoff when flipping.

menus

Fixed a rare softlock that would occur on the world map if the user completed level 8 after completing level 10.

IMPROVEMENTS

playing style

Taunt now only fills the first ninja power bar.
We no longer clear fully accumulated Ninja Power bars when KO’d on Chill difficulty.
Rolling now grants the player invulnerability.
Added more feedback in the HUD when attempting to use a super attack without enough ninja power.
Many small animation changes have been made to all bosses, often to make attacks more readable.
Fixed Dirtbag’s dig hole collision detection being too wide and deep.
Reduced the number of enemies spawning in Zorax’s Stampede and the frequency of stampedes. Zorax also has slightly reduced health when facing multiple players.

Rat King now makes Pied Piper rarer.
The Super Shredder fight has been improved in many small ways for a smoother pace and adjusted some damage values. His grapple is now used more often and is more efficient. Boom guy!
Improved the speed of the Statue of Tyranny and adjusted some damage values.
Mother Mouser has a new bite animation to differentiate charged bite from idle bite and give players time to react.
Mouser Model 3 and Mother Mouser now act slightly faster.
Radical mode damage multiplier is now applied to all throws, super dashes, and charged heavy hits.
Fixed players sometimes repeatedly falling off the screen at certain locations when respawning.

On-line

Added a refresh button to the lobby search list.
We’ve improved the way Arcade Score is calculated: we now track each player individually, even if they leave the game.

localization

Corrected or improved some strings in Spanish, French and German.

menus

The game remembers if How To Play has been previously watched separately in Story and Arcade modes as they are different.
Improved the prompt to reset your story and character progression.
The pause menu in arcade mode now shows the total game time.

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