<P> In 1985, Palladium Books published Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness . This was a stand - alone game, as well as acting as an expansion for their game Rifts . The game used many key mechanics from the Palladium system . The game itself is limited to which martial arts are available, but a separate book, Ninjas and Superspies, increased the amount available to a choice of 41 martial arts styles . Examples of animals created are included in the appendices as potential antagonists, including the Terror Bears, Caesers Weasels, and Sparrow Eagles, as well as including stats for the Turtles and other characters . </P> <P> During the height of their popularity, the Turtles had a number of food tie - ins . Among the most notable of these products was Ninja Turtles Cereal, produced by Ralston - Purina as a kind of "Chex with TMNT - themed marshmallows" which also came with a small pouch of Pizza Crunchabungas, pizza - flavored corn snacks in the shape of pizzas (the commercial starred the Ninja Turtles as Will Vinton - created claymations); Hostess Ninja Turtles Pudding Pies, featuring a green sugar crust and vanilla pudding inside; and Royal OOZE Gelatin Desserts, distributed by Nabisco under "Royal Gelatin" in three different flavors: orange, strawberry, and lime . Shreddies used to give out TMNT toys in their boxes when the cereal advertising was still geared toward children . One example of a TMNT prize was rings featuring a character on the cartoon (1992). There was also green Ninja Turtle ice cream with different toppings according to which turtle flavor one ordered . Chef Boyardee also released a canned pasta with the pasta in the shapes of the four turtles . </P> <P> To capitalize on the Turtles' popularity, a concert tour was held in 1990, premiering at Radio City Music Hall on August 17 . The "Coming Out of Their Shells" tour featured live - action turtles playing music as a band (Donatello, keyboards; Leonardo, bass guitar; Raphael, drums and sax; Michelangelo, guitar) on stage around a familiar plotline: April O'Neil is kidnapped by the Shredder, and the turtles have to rescue her . The story had a very Bill - n' - Ted-esque feel, with its theme of the power of rock n' roll literally defeating the enemy, in the form of the Shredder (who only rapped about how he hates music) trying to eliminate all music . A pay - per - view special highlighting the concert was shown, and a studio album was also released . The track listing is as follows: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Ol> <Li> "Coming Out of Our Shells!" </Li> <Li> "Sing About It" </Li> <Li> "Tubin"' </Li> <Li> "Skipping Stones" </Li> <Li> "Pizza Power" </Li> <Li> "Walk Straight" </Li> <Li> "No Treaties" </Li> <Li> "Cowabunga" </Li> <Li> "April Ballad" </Li> <Li> "Count on Us" </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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