Splinter makes his debut as an unlockable playable character in 2003 game, appearing after the player has completed Story Mode with all four turtles and has entered the correct code. He is also playable in the game's 2-player Versus mode. Splinter is once again a playable character in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus (unlockable), and TMNT: Mutant Melee (base character). In Mutant Melee, he has his own storyline in which he must personally seek vengeance on the Shredder for his deceased master, Hamato Yoshi.