The homebrew conversion scene continues to impress and in some cases surpass official production as coder Ian Micheal has created a version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection for Sega Dreamcast that goes above and beyond and includes more content than the official release. The process took 5 months, but the end result is something that can only be done in homebrew form due to licensing issues getting in the way of an official release.
The Dreamcast version includes a wide assortment of 8- and 16-bit TMNT titles with perfect emulation and many running at 60fps, some episodes of TMNT cartoons digitized from VHS tapes, a Vanilla Ice music video, as well as scanned game manuals, full soundtracks for all games, VMU icons and logos, bespoke menus, and display options. Before you get too excited, this will not run on an emulator and will only run on an actual Dreamcast.
This version includes
- Super Nintendo: Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (NTSC-U/PAL), Turtles Tournament Fighters (NTSC-U/PAL)
- Nintendo Entertainment System: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NTSC-U), Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NTSC-U), Turtles III: The Manhattan Project (NTSC-U), Turtles Tournament Fighters (NTSC-U)
- Nintendo Game Boy: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan (NTSC-U/PAL), Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles II: Back from the Sewers (PAL), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue (NTSC-U/PAL)
- Sega Mega Drive: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyper Stone Heist (NTSC-U), Turtles Tournament Fighters (NTSC-U)
- Miscellaneous / ROM hacks: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (ZX Spectrum), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Coin-op! (ZX Spectrum), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles of Rage Remix (Mega Drive), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles of Rage: The Final Shell Shock (Mega Drive), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyper Stone Heist Remixed (Dreamcast/Beats of Rage), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Lost in Space (Dreamcast/Beats of Rage)
This is easily the most comprehensive TMNT collection yet and Ian Michael and artist Adam Burrell have created a true achievement for the Dreamcast homebrew scene. You can see more in Ian Micchael’s video presentation below