History VideoGame / TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTheArcadeGame

* PowerUpFood: Pizza, naturally, used to replenish the LifeBar.

* DummiedOut: At one point, the game was to have special power ups in the form of color-coded pizzas: "Speedy," "Whirly," "Zappy," and "Energy." "Energy" remains in the final game as a life-up, and "Whirly" and "Speedy" pretty obviously show up in [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTurtlesInTime the sequel]] as the instant-kill invincibility attack and the turtles' automatic dash attack, respectively. The odd one out is "Zappy," which gives the turtles a laser gun to use. This one likely got nixed because the cartoon's licensors did not want to see depictions of the turtles shooting people, realistic guns or not.

A 1989 BeatEmUp by {{Konami}} based on [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the four adolescent ninjitsu-trained humanoid reptilians]] [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMirage created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird]]...more specifically, [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the 1987 cartoon]]. As the title suggests, this game was released in the arcades, though only as ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''. Several ports renamed it ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game'' to disambiguate it from the first console game [the {{Famicom}} version kept the original name, as its version of the previous game was [[MarketBasedTitle renamed]] ''Geki Kame Ninja Den'' (''Fierce Turtle Ninja Legend'')].

* AprilFoolsDay: Magazine/ElectronicGamingMonthly's first infamous joke involved playing this game as [[VideoGame/{{Castlevania}} Simon Belmont]].

* AprilFoolsDay: ElectronicGamingMonthly's first infamous joke involved playing this game as [[VideoGame/{{Castlevania}} Simon Belmont]].

* BurningBuildingRescue: The first stage is the Channel 6 News building set ablaze, where your mission is to save April.

* HerosFirstRescue: The first stage is the Channel 6 News building set ablaze, where your mission is to save April.

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The plot is fairly simple: the four eponymous turtles--Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael--must rescue their news reporter friend April O'Neil, and later their beloved Master Splinter, from the clutches of the Shredder and the Foot Clan. The action takes the turtles from New York to Dimension X, where after saving their friends, the quartet heads into the Technodrome to defeat Krang and then the Shredder himself.

* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: Adverted surprisingly. See the USA box art on the top page? That same cover was used for the EU and JAP version of the game.

* BurningBuildingRescue: The first stage is the Channel 6 News building set ablaze, where your mission is to save April.

* DistressedDamsel: April. In Stage 1, she is in danger of being grilled to perfection. After beating the stage boss--Rocksteady--Shredder swoops out of nowhere and kidnaps April.

* PaletteSwap: Much like the Turtles themselves, the Foot Soldiers are color-coded to indicate their weapons of choice. Bosses on critical health will [[TurnsRed turn red]] via "[[FlashOfPain Konami seizure time]]".

* PaletteSwap: Much like the Turtles themselves, the Foot Soldiers are color-coded to indicate their weapons of choice. On critical health, bosses will get a red-orange palette via "[[FlashOfPain Konami seizure time]]".

* FlashOfPain: Bosses glow red-orange when about to die.

* PaletteSwap: Much like the Turtles themselves, the Foot Soldiers are color-coded to indicate their weapons of choice.

* FlashOfPain

* ColorCodedMultiplayer: Given its source material, does it need to be said.
** '''[[color:blue:Leonardo]]'''
** '''[[color:purple:Donatello]]'''
** '''[[color:orange:Michelangelo]]'''
** '''[[color:red:Raphael]]'''

* FragileSpeedster: Raphael.
* JackOfAllStats: Leonardo.

* LightningBruiser: Michelangelo.

* MightyGlacier: Donatello.

* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: Adverted surprisingly. See the USA box art on the top page? That same cover was used for the EU and JAP version of the game

* MarketBasedTitle: The arcade game itself was simply titled ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''. When it was ported to the NES, it was retitled ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game'' to distinguish it from the earlier unrelated NES game while in the same time making it clear to players that it was based on the arcade game. The Famicom version had no such issue, since the Japanese localization of the first NES game actually had a CompletelyDifferentTitle in Japanese (while still bearing the ''Turtles'' license).

* UniqueEnemy: The NES version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game had three unique enemies in one entire stage. The Shogun's stage had Robot Gorilla Ninjas, Robot Scorpions, and Robot Tigers that came to life out of door paintings. There is also the the robot disguised snow men in stage 4.

* DistressedDamsel: April. In stage one, she is in danger of being grilled to perfection. After beating the stage boss--Rocksteady--Shredder swoops out of nowhere and kidnaps April.

A 1989 BeatEmUp by {{Konami}} based on [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the four adolescent ninjitsu-trained humanoid reptilians]] [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird]]...more specifically, [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the 1987 cartoon]]. As the title suggests, this game was released in the arcades, though only as ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''. Several ports renamed it ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game'' to disambiguate it from the first console game [the {{Famicom}} version kept the original name, as its version of the previous game was [[MarketBasedTitle renamed]] ''Geki Kame Ninja Den'' (''Fierce Turtle Ninja Legend'')].

* OrIsIt: The epilogue, which gushes about how the Technodrome has been destroyed, notes that Shredder may have survived.