
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game is an arcade game produced by Konami in 1989. It is a scrolling beat 'em up based on the popular comic and the 1987 TV series of the same name. As with all merchandise relating to the Ninja Turtles, the name of this game was altered to Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in Europe, due to censorship issues involving the word "ninja." The Japanese release of the arcade game bore the subtitle of Super Kame Ninja (スーパー亀å¿è€…, SÅ«pÄ Kame Ninja, lit. "Super Turtle Ninja"), which was omitted from the later Famicom version of the game. The player chooses from one of the four Ninja Turtles: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael. After Shredder kidnaps the turtles' friend April O'Neil and their mentor Splinter, they must give chase, save their comrades, and defeat their nemeses. The majority of the enemies the Turtles must face are the Foot Soldiers. They wear a different colored uniform depending on what weapon they have. Up to four players (in the NES version two) can take control of Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael. As usual in the 1980s and 1990s TMNT games, Donatello has slower attacks but a longer range, Michelangelo and Raphael have fast attacks but a short range, and Leonardo is a well-rounded Turtle with average range and speed. The controls are fairly straightforward. The eight-way joystick controls the movements of the Turtle, the jump button makes them jump and the attack button makes them hit in front of <b>...</b>
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