Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pinball rules and strategy

The Strategy

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles uses four color-coded Turtle banks to light Release at the Sewer. In each bank, shoot the target whose lamp is flashing before touching either other target, start three-ball Multiball at the Sewer, then revisit the Sewer and collect both ramp Jackpots.

The goal

Use the flashing targets in the Turtle banks to start Multiball at the Sewer, or shoot the ramps seven times to start Twin Millions. Either feature can be played first.

  1. How to start Multiball

    Watch each color-coded three-target Turtle bank; when one target lamp flashes, shoot that target before touching either other target to complete the whole bank. The first Multiball normally needs three completed banks; later starts need all four. When Release flashes, shoot the Sewer.

  2. How to score Multiball

    During Multiball, shoot the Sewer to light a Jackpot at each ramp and restore the third ball once. Shoot the left ramp and right ramp to collect both Jackpots. Complete all four Turtle banks and shoot the Sewer again to relight them.

  3. How to start Twin Millions

    Shoot either ramp seven times in total to spell T-U-R-T-L-E-S and start Twin Millions.

  4. How to play Twin Millions

    Shoot the left ramp for 1,000,000, then the right ramp for another 1,000,000. Each ramp resets the ten-second timer. After both ramps, shoot the Sewer within ten seconds for 10,000,000.

Need to know
Twin Millions
Seven ramp shots start a timed left-ramp, right-ramp, and Sewer sequence worth 12,000,000 total.
Turtle banks
A flashing target can complete its three-target bank immediately before another target in that bank scores.
Three-Ball Multiball
Complete the required banks and shoot lit Release at the Sewer to add two balls.

Machine setup

  • Confirm Data East code and first-multiball bank requirement.
  • Test both ramps, Sewer, captive ball, and Turtle targets.
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