Stern

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (LE)

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This game received 180 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.455 _/10

8.455

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks 1st in the game group "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". The group itself ranks #33 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.261

Artwork: 8.769

Sounds/Music: 8.318

Other Aspects: 8.443

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This title is part of group: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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8.298/10

29 days ago

RAB

PhantomTilt

Pinside+ Frequent

Perth

1y 21,900 7 2 20

I thoroughly enjoy this brutal and fast game. I don't think this is the best game ever made, but the challenge and the progression system have made this a game that I always play as much as I can. I believe the art is fantastic on the playfield but feels to be lacking something in the backglass and cabinet, however still beautiful.

9.232/10

52 days ago

DAN

dantorana

Pinside member

Brisbane

8y 29,500 2 60

Tmnt is one fast pin shots are smooth and return at lighting speed kicks my ass a lot keep me wanting more games

9.156/10

81 days ago

DJS

Swoods5688

Pinside member

Bay Village, OH

6y 83,050 487 11 38

Turtles is a great sleeper game. Yea it can be frustrating until you learn the shots but once you learn them the game just flows, especially the prem/LE level! While it may not seem like the changes make much difference having had 4 pros before and now a Prem/LE layout it really is a noticeable difference to the enjoyment of the game. Theme is top tier for me and while the call outs are good they can be a little corny but thats not a deal breaker at all. Modes are fun and the training aspect and different turtle perks really make alot of different ways to approach this one.

Swoods5688 has this game on the wishlist.

9.680/10

3 months ago

TOM

marioparty34

Pinside+ Frequent

5y 176K 1,460 123 2

I love the speed of this game.

9.520/10

8 months ago

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SuperNinjaMonkey

Pinside member

Los Angeles, CA

<1y 34,800 214 7 29

Best Pinball Art of All Time and GOAT SHOTS AND LAYOUT

SuperNinjaMonkey edited previous rating on November 09, 2023.

5 Pinsiders flagged this.

8.336/10

1 year ago

ARF

WestCoastAussie

Pinside member

1y 34,550 136 13

I'm most definitely a theme man. I just am. With the wonderful glut of machines out there to choose from, theme is going to draw me on over to play. TMNT is just not a theme that's ever gelled with me. Like ever. No disrespect to those of you who love the turtles. I know many of you do. It's just not my thing.
So, once I got past that and played, what was I getting? Well. A bit confused actually. What exactly am I supposed to be doing/shooting at? I find TMNT's rules to be beyond me a bit. Yes, I'm not a great player. And, yes, hearing the callouts was hard in a room with 28 other pinballs in it. Still, TMNT doesn't strike me as intuitive re it's rules.
Which brings me to the playfield layout. TMNT is not your typical John Borg layout. Which I heartily embrace. We don't want our new games to all be virtual reskins of a designers previous work. Without walking around the machine and having a good look before playing, which I couldn't do, I found the shots a bit confusing and not obvious. Then I found out that TMNT can be absolutely ruthless on those of us who can miss a few shots in a row. All pinball should do this IMO. Just maybe not as brutally as here. The rotating pizza also managed to drain me very successfully.
Which isn't to say that I had no fun with TMNT. I did. Just not consistently. A lot of the time my ball times were too short to get into a fun groove. Or I was trying to ball save and get back some control.
TMNT has never made me feel like a pinball hero. I wish it had. I'm not an accomplished enough player to have that happen. It is a game that I'll have a go at when I see it. After I've played some others first.

3 Pinsiders starred this!

10.000/10

1 year ago

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Delta9

Pinside member

10y 87,800 1,523 33

if your looking for a fast challenging pin its here prem light show is off the hook

3 Pinsiders flagged this. 3 Pinsiders starred this!

9.495/10

1 year ago

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Djahvy

Pinside member

Rotterdam

1y 13,050 5 11

I like game and the art its fast playing pinball machine, i love the flow when you get it this pinball is for me to stay

9.620/10

1 year ago

RPL

rlewis88

Pinside+ Frequent

3y 24,500 10

I freaking love to play this game. I do not know why, but I really like it. It is my go-to pin at the house. It is super fast which can be good or bad I guess, but definitely not dull. It definitely keeps your reflexes sharp. Some of the multiballls have so many balls on the table at once that I literally LOL, and the game can be silly. However, it can sometimes be punishing, difficult and not very forgiving hitting some of the shots. I can't figure out why it rates as low as it does. I suspect its rating may increase as did some of the others once they were out of production. It's a winner for me, feel like a kid when I play it:)

2 Pinsiders starred this!

9.080/10

1 year ago

RPL

Rlisenko

Pinside member

Granger, IN

2y 23,150 4 5 11

Local batting cage/arcade just got this pin. Solid game thats a lot of fun. Spinning pizza adds something different to the play mechanics.

9.368/10

1 year ago

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alexander5815

Pinside member

Wien

3y 37,750 31 56

On the third try i owe an LE again. i sold my first LE after a few weeks. it was such a hard game! one year later a pro machine crossed my way. such a great machine! the thing is to lower the pin in the back to make it slower. now i owe a LE again. this pin will stay in my collection.
great flow and great fun!! what you want more?!
top3 stern!

5.380/10

1 year ago

PIP

pipo

Pinside member

Zaragoza

4y 16,000 42

very nice machine but the programming is bad, in the end it bores you, that is if it is a fast machine, it would also need more multiballs

5 Pinsiders flagged this.

8.759/10

1 year ago

CBM

nerdkiller

Pinside member

Hampstead, NC

1y 32,050 44 8 14

This game is hard! It can be really frustrating at times. I still love it though, it's making me a much better pinballer and the theme and art work are amazing. For me it's a keeper.

nerdkiller edited previous rating on May 25, 2023.
nerdkiller currently owns this game.

9.820/10

1 year ago

DTG

goldsmid

Pinside+ Frequent

Chester Springs, PA

2y 39,400 48 16 14

One of the best games out there. Great ruleset that is easy to understand and navigate while als providing challenge.

goldsmid currently owns this game.

2 Pinsiders flagged this.

7.179/10

2 years ago

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troon47

Pinside member

Vancouver, WA

6y 36,650 203 3 34

Couldn't really get into this one. The child-like theme is a non-starter for me. Fun to put a few bucks into and bang around, but would never buy one for home use.

8.720/10

2 years ago

DBT

KidRichard

Pinside+ Addict

Waterloo, ON

3y 34,400 70 5 6

I really enjoy the chaos this game brings. It sometimes feels extraordinarily difficult and the scoring seems wild in that you either blow it out of the water or it feels like you got nothing, but I always want to play it more. TMNT is just FUN, and that's all I really want out of my pins. I'm really happy to have had this as my first home pin and will likely hold onto it for a long time.

KidRichard currently owns this game.

9.240/10

2 years ago

FZR

choucroutor

Pinside apprentice

Unknown

3y 8,000 9 15

belle machine rapide super theme originale bravo

choucroutor edited previous rating on November 07, 2021.
choucroutor currently owns this game.

9.500/10

2 years ago

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Dogballs

Inactive member

Rosemount, MN

12y 19,250 6 26

This is another machine I keep going back to. Although the theme will attract newbies, I think the rules are geared towards the more advanced player. This game plays well and has a lot going on on the playfield. The pro version is also very good.

Dogballs edited previous rating on October 01, 2021.
Dogballs has this game on the wishlist.

10.000/10

2 years ago

JRM

Mato

Pinside member

Perth

11y 75,800 2,717 11 105

Wow you can’t ask for more it’s jam packed and the perfect package!!!

Super fun game with so much variations it will keep you coming back for more!!!

3 Pinsiders flagged this. 3 Pinsiders starred this!

9.800/10

2 years ago

DL

cabrioletsch

Pinside member

Berkel En Rodenrijs

15y 44,050 45 4 38

Buy a pro. But if money is no object. Get a LE.
IT is a little better

9.700/10

2 years ago

FAT

KingVidiot

Pinside+ Addict

2y 69,800 748 22

So I've owned this game for a few weeks now. Was actually looking to buy the Pro, but since Premiums and LEs were the only ones available... sorry wallet!

But man, this game is just soooo fun! Very fast, very smooth, very chaotic! It just screams "fun". I think Jack Danger called it the first time he set it up, dubbing it a "flow monster". The ball just whips around this table like no other game I've played.

And I really REALLY need to talk about the music. God damn. This thing bumps. So many awesome songs that just suit the theme and action perfectly. Like, the music is a huge motivation for me to get different modes going. I'm not being hyperbolic when I say it's the best music I've ever heard in a pinball game. Sure, some other tables have 1 or 2 iconic tracks, but this table? Every song is a banger!

Art is stupid good too. Zombie Yeti in his element, drawing turtles in the classic cartoon style, but with his own twist on it. Literally perfect!

Lights are insane, and if you or a kid you have has a sensitivity to flashing lights... Oh boy, this table will be entering a world of pain. But, for those of us who love to be flash banged, and can't get enough HDR, this table is just wild. Like, I'm sure it might be annoying for some, but I kinda like how obnoxious the lights are. When you blow this table up, it's like fireworks going off. Just so damn fun!

Only bad thing I can say about it are the screen animations. They're very "meh". Serviceable, but that's it. Considering how awesome everything else is, they kinda disappoint by comparison. My wife was like "they should have done the animations in the style of the arcade games" YES!!! Who did Deadpool's animation? That's what we need here! 16 bit animations would have made this pin a 10/10.

Such a damn fun game. Sorry, I can't stop saying that. The pizza spinner multiball, the truck unleashing the turtles, the pizza eating button mashing, the glider diverter. It's just a lot of fun!

8.531/10

2 years ago

DDS

Shubbydoo

Pinside+ Frequent

Melbourne, Fl 32934, FL

5y 58,900 49 10 61 8

This a really fun game to play. John Borg did and his team did a great job designing the layout and the art package is beautiful. I think a lot of people can't get past the theme. If this layout was used for a more universal theme I believe it would be rated higher then it is. Pick this one up-it will surprise you how much fun it is.

8.487/10

2 years ago

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BKPitmaster

Pinside+ Frequent

Phoenix, AZ

2y 47,800 237 4 21 1

This game can be brutal to play. It is difficult for the casual player and the spinning pizza frequently causes to drain down the middle which is infuriating. The art work is amazing, as I’ve come to expect from Zombie Yeti. The theme is a classic that I grew up with. The spinning pizza is keeping me from loving this game and is the reason I’ll never own it.

9.280/10

2 years ago

WOZ

PanzerFreak

Pinside+ Frequent

14y 123K 12,948 19

I was not expecting to enjoy TMNT as much as I did when I had a chance to play an LE on location. My first thought upon seeing the game was "This is one hell of a loaded game". The game has a lot going on it with multiple toys / features that are miniature interactive mechs based on items from the theme. The toy van with physical lock is a great physical ball lock, one of my favorites in pinball. The dual direction spinning pizza disk adds a lot of variety and unpredictability to the game which is a nice. The glider ball diverter is an actual molded toy and is very useful for setting up your next shot. Finally we can't forget Krang, what a cool physical toy.

The ruleset on the game is what surprised me the most. A lot of modern Stern, probably a majority of the, seem focused on scoring points for tournament play versus playing a deep objective based ruleset. The rules in TMNT feel entirely objective based with unique moments coded throughout. There's 8 main modes in the game but another entire layer of depth is added based on the turtle you pick as well as if you choose to level him up. The training modes (leveling up your turtle) are basically another set of 4 modes. Add the main 8 modes, the 4 training modes, two main mulitballs, and 3 wizard modes and you have one heck of a deep ruleset (there's more there as well). Music and sounds are also top notch as is artwork. Stern did a great job on the callouts for this pin. My only criticism so far about the game is the animations, Stern should have put more effort into this area.

Again, I was not expecting to enjoy TMNT as much as I did. After playing the LE on location I ended up ordering a TMNT premium a few weeks later for my own collection.

PanzerFreak edited previous rating on May 18, 2021.

9.860/10

2 years ago

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twowizards

Inactive member

Mt. Juliet, TN

2y 4,500 11

The LE edition is absolutely beautiful. Love playing this pin!

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