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Konami Back As Exclusive TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Video Game Creator/Publisher

New York, NY (September 10, 2002) - 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: KDE), the exclusive worldwide agent and co-producer of the all-new TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES animated series, today announced that Mirage Licensing, Inc., the holder of the rights to TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, has licensed Konami Corporation as the exclusive worldwide developer and publisher of video games. This agreement is based on the upcoming all-new TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES animated series, which is scheduled to debut on the FOX BOX in the first quarter of 2003.

The agreement returns Konami to the role the gaming giant held during the birth of the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES phenomenon in the late 1980’s and early ‘90’s, when the company created a dozen TMNT video games with gross cumulative sales of nearly half a billion dollars. With the first release planned for the 2003 holiday season, the all-new Konami-created TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES video games will be published across multiple game platforms.

Premiering September 14, 2002 on FOX, the FOX BOX is a Saturday morning children’s television block programmed by 4Kids Entertainment. In addition to co-producing the new TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES television series, 4Kids also serves as the exclusive merchandise licensing agent for the property worldwide.

“We are delighted to welcome back Konami as publisher of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES video games,” said Al Kahn, Chairman and CEO of 4Kids Entertainment. “We look forward to Konami repeating its success with the Turtles franchise.”

“4Kids’ and Mirage’ s exciting plans for the all-new TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES are designed to take this universally popular franchise to new levels of success,” said Kazumi Kitaue, Konami Corporation Executive Officer, CS Division. “The new Turtles television series offers extraordinary creative opportunities for video game designers.”

Gary Richardson, CEO of Mirage, said, “ We’ re thrilled to partner with Konami to produce video games based on the all-new TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES series. With Konami back as video game publisher and Playmates Toys continuing as master toy licensee, we’ re excited to be working with the team that helped Mirage create the original success of the franchise. We can’ t wait to see samples of the new Konami TMNT video game on the big screen at E3 in May of 2003.”

The TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES were created in May 1984 when Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman published a 40-page, black-and-white comic book. The original TMNT animated series debuted in 1987. It was the #1 children’ s television show throughout the late 1980’ s and early ‘90’ s. TMNT merchandise licensees, including Konami and Playmates Toys, were enormously successful, reportedly selling approximately $3 billion in toys, video games and other merchandise within all product categories worldwide to date.

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P.S. MetalHead was the best TMNT character ever. :)

Two words: Kick ass!

Hey:

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The original TMNT on the NES fucking RULES, the arcade beat 'em up fucking RULES, Eastman and Laird's Mirage series RULES, the Turtles KICK FUCKING ASS and I cannot wait for a new game!!!!

And I really liked Casey Jones. Anybody who uses a 9 iron for a weapon is okay by me.

-Technosphile

I missed out on the whole TMNT game craze, I only had a Atari at the time, so I can't say I'm peticularly excited over a revival of sorts... I liked the toys and cartoon though...

Very smart move going with Konami.

I would really like it if they released all the previous Turtles games on one disc (especially those with 4 player support).

And I think my favorite character was also Casey Jones(He was even cooler in the three movies than he was in the comics).

I somehow feel a Turtle Gear Solid game coming........

I somehow feel a Turtle Gear Solid game coming.......

I want my old Turtle beatemup goodness. Just think of all the possibilities of a 3d TMNT beatemup, you could do things like throw baddies into the screen! ..Oh yeah....

Its too much for me to hope for a turtles game that's serious like the comic, so I'll just say hurray.

Yes....Yes, this is good. Very good. Outside of Tournament Fighters, I don't think I ever played a TMNT game that I didn't like. Especially the first one, even though it was ridiculously hard for kids. Contra looks like a promising throw back to the old school, so I got high hopes for TMNT as well.

Big Apple.... 3 AM.


Damn that game kicked ass!

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Originally posted by Lordmrw
Its too much for me to hope for a turtles game that's serious like the comic, so I'll just say hurray.

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a game based on the early comics w/ their cool dark style would be too good to be true...
but i dont' think it'll happen cuz it'll just confuse most of the people who are looking to buy a kid-friendly TMNT game...

Please give us a home release of the original arcade game! :D

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Originally posted by Green
Just think of all the possibilities of a 3d TMNT beatemup, you could do things like throw baddies into the screen!

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Konami was way ahead of you on that one... way ahead.

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:D Imagine how cool it was for us to see that in 1992. I second the wish for a port of the first arcade game. I'd also like to see a remake of the first NES title. I remember the third Game Boy TMNT game being quite fun and more adventure-like, like Metroid/Castlevania SOTN. All three on one disc, Konami, please.

Sl1p: Hey! I actually wanted another TMNT fighting game.

This is great. I'll take any TMNT game.

Can I get a "'Bout damn time?"

Anyway, the new game NEEDS a classic soundtrack option. I love going back to the original TMNT (horrible horrible seaweed, impossible jumps and all) and hearing those bad ass tunes. Especially the title theme and boss themes. Cowa-muthafuckin-bunga!

YAY... If they give us a TMNT arcade compilation then I will be a happy happy man... now if only they can get the Simpson's license.

Awesome news.

"Heroes in a half shell...TURTLE POWER!!!"

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Konami, please don't foul this one up like you did Contra. Know what your fans loved about your earlier games and give us more of it (even a compilation would be great).

Hmmm from what I gather this game will be based on the new "TMNT" cartoon show. Hmmmm, what could that mean!? What will this new cartoon be like?! Will the art be drasticaly different? Will Shreddar still be the bad guy?! Sigh, lets hope for the best here folks. And I bet its an 3D Action game and not an beat em' up. But who knows, I mean who expected Contra:SS?!

Yeah, Contra SS will be cool (thanks for seeing the light Konami. I'm glad you didn't let Contra go out like that) but if TMNT goes to Appaloosa or Traveller's Tale, I'm gonna cry a river.

This will be TMNT's 2nd "comeback"

A few years ago, Fox Kids aired a TERRIBLE live-action TMNT show. It was even more childish than Power Rangers, with terrible stories. It featured the turtles teaming up with a long-lost 5th FEMALE turtle against a race of dragons from China.

The only good aspect was the redesigns of the turtles. Each turtle had a slightly different head covering: Leo had a bandana, Raph had the traditional, Don and Mike had hoods. Mike ditched the numchuku and got some Tonfas.

The action figures for this live-action show were awesome. I love 'em to this day- much better than the original figures.



I hope that this comeback is not the failure that the previous one was...

There were rumors of a John Woo CG TMNT movie too... I think Konami could make a great game based on the new series and the movie.

Bring back Baxter Stockman, Leatherhead, Usagi Yojimbo, Metalhead, Shredder, Krang, and Rocksteady/Bebop please! Shogun from TMNT II was also a cool villain.

Awesome!

The RatKing is the best! And you know it!

And Zerodash the feamle Turtles name was Venus if I remembor correctly, and she had a standrad eye covering except the extra cloths is braided. But the show stunk like crap and was very poor.

And what was with the TMNT show in its last few seaons?! They were changing into huge freaks, all sorts of aliens. Everyone could transform into some sort of bug or something, very odd.

And nothing was better then the Transforming Turtle figures. Regular turtle, open its shell and pull out some legs and arms and you got yourself Leo! The Splinter one was pretty funnt looking, A large bodied Guy that turns into a large bodied Splinter. None of them looked right of course.

And do you think any of the turtles gave April O'Neal the ol' Pump and Shoot?

Ooh yeah, they should bring April O'Neil back! :) ;)

Rat King was a weirdo freak wrapped in fur and bandages... it was funny to see that episode where Leatherhead and Rat King were fighting each other!

all I want is a new arcade, anything 3D and it has to play like DMC or "I may cry" :(

He was wrapped in Bandages only, that fur was Rats. The Rats that he is the King of.

I saw that live action "remake". Total garbage. That female turtle might have been a good idea on paper, but it looked really weird seeing a turtle with breasts (but seeing a giant talking, walking turtle is normal of course ;)).

I was all about the Turtles back in the day.

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Originally posted by Rick
Anyway, the new game NEEDS a classic soundtrack option. I love going back to the original TMNT (horrible horrible seaweed, impossible jumps and all) and hearing those bad ass tunes. Especially the title theme and boss themes. Cowa-muthafuckin-bunga!

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Damn you beat me to it. Soundtracks of both the old game and TV series, rocked.

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I practiced my Ninja Whack watching Venus. :D

-Technosphile

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Originally posted by Hot Like Wasabi
Big Apple.... 3 AM.


Damn that game kicked ass!

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Oh man... that brings back memories. :) My personal favorite Turtles game :D I think I'll revisit it tomorrow. :) If Konami can do something like this again I'll cry with joy.


Mr Furious.. I agree 100%- a compilation would be totally bitchin' :)