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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collections brings 13 classic games to Switch

More than a dozen of the best TMNT games are coming to Switch, thanks to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection

Screenshots from two TMNT games are shown next to key art of the ninja turtles

Konami has announced a totally bodacious collection of classic titles featuring some tubular turtles, as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection heads to Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, and PC/Steam. The collection will be available both physically and digitally, and is expected to release in 2022 for £34.99/$39.99. So, when is the TMNT: Cowabunga Collection release date?

Developed by Digital Eclipse, this collection brings over modern features such as save states, rewind functions, button mapping, as well as online capabilities in certain games and local couch co-op in all games where it was originally intended. The collection also features a treasure trove of development artwork and a digital game guide for each title.

The Cowabunga Collection has titles from several different platforms, including some long-requested arcade classics, Super Nintendo titles, and even some Game Boy entries. If we were being really picky it might have been nice to see some GBA games in here as well, but honestly, this is a fantastic and comprehensive collection that covers most of the best titles the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ever appeared in.

The full list of included games in Teenage Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is:

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Arcade)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Arcade)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NES)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project (NES)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (NES)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (Super Nintendo)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (Super Nintendo)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist (Sega Genesis)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (Sega Genesis)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of The Foot Clan (Game Boy)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back From The Sewers (Game Boy)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue (Game Boy)

Check out the shell-shocking announcement trailer and get ready to surf the waves of nostalgia, cowabunga dudes!

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Teenage Mutant Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection release date

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection release date has been and gone, so you can get straight to heading into the sewers with the super-star turtles.  If you need convincing, check out our TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection review.

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If this turtle-y awesome collection has got you hungry for even more great gaming (and possibly some pizza) check out our guide to the best Switch games so you’ve got plenty to play while we wait for the turtles to arrive.