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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, released in Japan as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Kame Ninja and in Europe as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, is a 1989 beat 'em up video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. A sequel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, was released in 1991.
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad Up | ↑ | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ↓ | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ← | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | → | D-Pad right |
| B (bottom) | X | Bottom face |
| A (right) | Z | Right face |
| Y (left) | S | Left face |
| X (top) | A | Top face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | Enter | Start |
| Insert Coin | V | Select |
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| Action | Keyboard | Arcade input |
|---|---|---|
| Move | · · · · | Joystick (8-way) |
| Jump | · | Button 1 |
| Attack | · | Button 2 |
| Start | · | Start |
| Insert Coin | · | Select |
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The Story Behind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The game was priced at 400 Microsoft Points. The game is unlocked by finding an antique in Stage 9–1; the antique turns out to be the original arcade machine. The arcade and NES versions of the game were re-released as part of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection in 2022.
An Xbox 360 version of the game was released via Xbox Live Arcade under the name TMNT 1989 Classic Arcade on March 14, 2007, published by Ubisoft under license from Konami and ported by Digital Eclipse. Konami acquired the license for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise around the same time the animated series began airing in 1987. The arcade game was distributed as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Kame Ninja in Japan, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in North America, Oceania and continental Europe, and Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in the United Kingdom.
How Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Plays
Up to four players (two in some versions) can take control of any of the Turtles. In the attract mode, the game shows the first part of the cartoon opening, along with a portion of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song. In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection, the Arcade version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has six enhancements.
Depending on the version of the game, the characters are either chosen via an in-game select screen or based on which coin slot the player placed their credit into. The Turtles can also perform special moves, including throwing Foot soldiers overhead and performing a special attack by pressing the jump and attack buttons; Raphael rolls along the ground and finishes with a kick, while the other Turtles do a sweeping jump attack with their weapons. The player chooses from one of the four Ninja Turtles: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael.
Why Players Still Load It Up
In North America, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was the highest-grossing upright cabinet on the RePlay arcade charts from January through spring, summer and autumn to December 1990. By early May 1990, the game had sold 25,000 arcade cabinets in North America and Europe, with more units still in production to meet continued demand at the time. The NES version featured notable product placement advertising: Pizza Hut logos.
On Hong Kong's Bondeal charts, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was the top-grossing dedicated arcade game from December 1989 to January 1990. The Japanese Famicom version was titled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, without a number nor a subtitle, due to the fact that the first NES game was localized in Japan under a different title. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, released in Japan as and in Europe as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, is a 1989 beat 'em up video game developed and published by Konami for arcades.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — Frequently Asked Questions
Who developed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was developed by Konami and published by its publisher.
Where can I buy the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
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What console was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles released on?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was released for the Arcade in 1989.
Can I save my progress in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
It does — with a free account you can snapshot the game at any point using save states, then pick it up later from exactly that spot.