Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters, or Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: Tournament Fighters in Europe, is the title of three different fighting games based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, all of which were developed and produced by Konami. The three games were exclusive of each other, featuring a unique cast of characters and gameplay, and released for the Genesis, SNES, and NES during a period between 1993 and 1994. The NES version of Tournament Fighters was the final game Konami released for the platform in North America and the PAL region in 1994. Unlike the other versions of Tournament Fighters, it was not released in Japan. Tournament Fighters was one of the few fighting games released for the NES during the fighting game boom.
Manhattan… present day. The turtles receive a strange letter… "I offer you turtles a challenge. Let us meet in the streets of Manhattan and see which of us is the most powerful. Of course, you really don't stand a chance!" …Shredder
