TMNT IV FAQ

****TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES IV: TURTLES IN TIME FAQ****

Why do you always use Raph?
He is the strongest and fastest turtle. His only weakness is his defense but you should not be getting hit in a speedrun so that is irrelevant. His special and dash special moves deal 16 damage which is exactly enough to kill purple foot soldiers, the most prevalent enemy in the game. No other turtle can do this.

Why are you using a 2nd turtle in Sewer Surfin' and Technodrome?
Using a second turtle allows you to trigger a glitch which skips most of Technodrome. You also need to kill your second Turtle off, which is easy to do without losing time in Sewer Surfin'.

What is this glitch and how does it work?
The glitch occurs when any mouser attacks from the right targeting both turtles simultaneously when they are standing in close proximity. Then a hitbox corruption occurs when player 2 does a normal attack. Each normal attack has a warmup before the hitbox appears and it is during this time that the game does not know what to do and sends you to Shredder. Mike has the longest normal attack warmup of 7 frames, so it would be easiest to do the glitch with him. The rest of the turtles have a 4 frame attack warmup. The reason I use Don over Mike is two fold: 1) He has the 2nd worst defense (Raph has the worst), and 2) His specials use 3 health instead of just 2. Therefore it is much easier to kill him off in the Shredder fight, which makes it about 5 - 10 seconds faster on average.

Who discovered this glitch?
Over the years multiple people discovered it accidentally independent of one another (I know of at least three sets of players, there are likely more). McHazard found a Let's Play video on YouTube by thekeanu88 (I suggest you watch it, because it is hilarious) that showcased the glitch and subsequently figured out the mechanics to make it possible to do consistently.

How much time does the glitch save?
Somewhere between 1 - 1.5 minutes. You lose time during the Shredder fight and in the beginning of the stage compared to a one player run, but obviously make up a lot by skipping the majority of the stage including the elevator section.

How do you control both turtles at once?
I use velcro to stick my controllers together on top of each other with the dpads and buttons on the same sides. Then I use my thumbs on the top controller and my fingers on the bottom controller.

Is this a new category?
No. It is still being considered any% unless someone comes up with compelling arguments to change that. .

Why do you do nothing during the second bonus stage?
Killing enemies or collecting pizzas will result in time loss due to a countdown at the end of the stage.

How come Krang always kills your speedrun?
He spawns at random heights and you can only use your special attacks to hit him at the lower heights. Your special attacks deal 16 damage while jumping attacks that can hit him at any height deal only 4 damage. It is very rare that he will spawn at a low height 3 times in a row which results in the fastest kill.

How do the other turtles rank?
They are all nothing compared to Raph but they would be Don, Mike, Leo based on their strength, speed, and special moves.

Do you ever do 2 player co-op?
Not anymore, did it once for AGDQ 2012 with Mike Uyama. We quickly discovered that it was a big waste of time because you cannot skip enemies and there are additional enemies. Also, only 1 player can be Raph :(