Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game

The faithful NES adaptation of Konami's hit arcade beat 'em up lets players control all four Turtles in their quest to rescue April O'Neil from Shredder. Features cooperative multiplayer and signature pizza power-ups.

Platform

nes

Year

1990

Genre

Beat 'em up

Developer

Konami

Controls

←→Move

AJump

BAttack

StartPause

SelectSpecial attack (when powered)

About This Game

This console version faithfully recreates 90% of the arcade experience with six action-packed stages from the Technodrome to Shredder's hideout. Each Turtle retains unique weapon properties - Leonardo's long reach, Donatello's powerful strikes, etc.

Notable for introducing the iconic 'Pizza Power' health recovery system to home consoles. The NES version added exclusive content including new enemy types and a password continue system missing from the arcade original.

Became the NES's 4th best-selling game of 1990 by perfectly capturing the arcade's frantic four-player action in a two-player format. The soundtrack's digitized voice samples ('Pizza Time!') set a new standard for NES audio.

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