Turtles (1981)

Konami

Arcade, Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000

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Scattered throughout the maze are boxes with question marks on them. When the player walks over a question mark, a baby turtle crawls onto the main turtle's back, a house will appear at a random location on the map, and the player will have to bring the baby turtle to its house while avoiding beetles. Other times, however, beetles will … Scattered throughout the maze are boxes with question marks on them. When the player walks over a question mark, a baby turtle crawls onto the main turtle's back, a house will appear at a random location on the map, and the player will have to bring the baby turtle to its house while avoiding beetles. Other times, however, beetles will come out of the boxes, which the player will have to quickly run away from.

The player's only offensive move is the ability to drop bombs (which behave more like mines) to temporarily stun the beetles. Additional bombs can be picked up in the middle of the maze. Each maze represents a floor of the building. After eight floors, there's a cutscene showing the baby turtles following their rescuer out of the building, and gameplay begins again on the ground floor.
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Developers
Konami
Publishers
North American Philips Consumer Electronics Corp., Sega, Stern Electronics
Genres
Arcade, Puzzle, Strategy
Themes
Action, Comedy, Survival
Also known as
Turpin · Tortues (French title) · Tartarugas (Portuguese title)

Release dates

  • Nov 1981 (Japan) Arcade
  • 1983 Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000

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