Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (激亀忍者伝 Geki Kame Ninjaden?) is a side-scrolling platform game for the Nintendo Entertainment System released by Konami (under the Ultra Games imprint) in 1989. Loosely based on the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, being released after the show’s second season, it is notably one of the first video games based on the property alongside the arcade game (also developed by Konami). which was also released in 1989.
The game received mixed reviews, most notably for its high difficulty level, and among fans and critics, it has been widely considered to be one of the most difficult NES games ever made. Despite this, it was a commercial success, selling over 4 million copies and becoming one of the best-selling titles for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
GAMEPLAY:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a single-player action game where the player can control any of the four turtles. The player starts the game as Leonardo, but can switch to any of the other Turtles at any time by pressing the Start button to access the information screen. The info screen shows a summary of each Turtle’s health and whatever special weapon he has obtained, a map grid of the current area (not available inside the final stage), and messages from either Splinter or April. When the player’s current character runs out of health, falls into a fatal trap such as a fire pit, or is run over by a Roller Car, he will be captured by the enemy, forcing the player to select one of the other remaining Turtles. The player loses the game when all four Turtles have been captured. A captured Turtle can be rescued from Stage 3 and onward, though only one Turtle can be freed per stage. There are a total of six stages in the game.
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