Like most old-school TMNT fans, everyone at Tribute Games loves the 1987 animated series. After all, Townsend Coleman, Barry Gordon, Cam Clarke, and Rob Paulsen came up with the personalities for Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, and Raphael, respectively. So when voiceover discussions for Shredder’s Revenge arrived, bringing back the original cast was a must.
“It was extremely exciting for us to have them on [TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge],” Yannick Belzil, narrative designer at Tribute Games, told GLHF. “The 1987 version of the turtles is iconic. These characters are somewhat set in stone, thanks to their performances. So for me, and all of us [at Tribute Games], it felt legitimizing in a way to have their voices in the game.”