At Sony Interactive Entertainment’s recent State of Play broadcast, a new compilation was revealed. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) were said to be coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in full force later this year. However, it has now been confirmed that The Cowabunga Collection will launch on multiple console formats.
The Cowabunga Collection looks set to be a very generous package. All western releases on 8-bit and 16-bit consoles, as well as their Japanese versions, and the TMNT Arcade games will be includes. In total that’s 13 console and arcade games and their regional versions. Sweet.
Digital Eclipse, the studio behind numerous retro revivals including Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King and Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection, will be bringing the games to modern consoles. In addition, a number of quality-of-life features will be added. Confirmed so far are Rewind and Save Anytime functions.
The Cowabunga Collection Contents
The full list of titles including in The Cowabunga Collection is as follows:
| Game Name | Online Compatibility |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Arcade) | Yes |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Arcade) | Yes |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES) | No |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NES) | No |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project (NES) | No |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (NES) | No |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (SNES) | No |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (SNES) | Yes |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist (Genesis/Mega-Drive) | Yes |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (Genesis/Mega-Drive) | No |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of The Foot Clan (Game Boy) | No |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back From The Sewers (Game Boy) | No |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue (Game Boy) | No |
That’s a pretty fantastic list! And it’s especially great to see the oft forgotten Game Boy titles making an appearance.
The Cowabunga Collection will launch at an unspecified date in 2022. The compilation will be made available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC. Are you ready to relive your greatest hero days? Let us know in the comments below!
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