Teeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Mouser Mayhem

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mouser Mayhem was one of those simple Flash games you'd find on a fan site in the early 2000s. It came out around 2003, I think, and it was just a quick way to spend a few minutes with the characters. The game didn't try to be anything more than a straightforward reaction test, which was pretty common for that era of browser-based play.

You control Michelangelo, who is hiding under a table. The goal is to destroy all the robotic Mousers that scuttle across the screen. A directional arrow appears, and you have to tap the corresponding key on your keyboard as fast as you can. If you hit the right key, Mikey swings his nunchuck and smashes the robot. Miss a cue or hit the wrong key, and a Mouser gets past you. The pace starts slow but quickly becomes frantic, demanding sharp reflexes. It feels like a tense, rhythmic game of whack-a-mole where a single mistake can end your run.