<s>
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1989	O
side-scrolling	O
action-platform	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
released	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Konami	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1987	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
animated	O
series	O
,	O
being	O
released	O
after	O
the	O
show	O
's	O
second	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
traversing	O
the	O
sewers	O
,	O
the	O
turtles	O
encounter	O
Bebop	B-Language
,	O
a	O
mutated	O
pig	O
,	O
and	O
Rocksteady	O
,	O
a	O
mutant	O
rhino	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
turtles	O
defeat	O
Bebop	B-Language
,	O
Rocksteady	O
escapes	O
with	O
April	O
O’Neil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
tough	O
mission	O
accomplished	O
,	O
the	O
turtles	O
and	O
April	O
celebrate	O
with	O
a	O
pizza	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
turtles	O
collect	O
pizza	B-Language
to	O
replenish	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amount	O
of	O
health	O
restored	O
is	O
dependent	O
on	O
pizza	B-Language
portions	O
(	O
whole	O
,	O
half	O
,	O
or	O
slice	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boss	O
confrontations	O
include	O
Bebop	B-Language
(	O
stage	O
one	O
mid-boss	O
)	O
,	O
Rocksteady	O
(	O
stage	O
one	O
boss	O
)	O
,	O
Mecaturtle	O
(	O
stage	O
three	O
)	O
,	O
Big	O
Mouser	O
(	O
stage	O
four	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Technodrome	O
(	O
stage	O
five	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Shredder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
in	O
all	O
European	O
territories	O
,	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
renaming	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
cartoon	O
series	O
in	O
those	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
Ultra	O
Games	O
label	O
,	O
released	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
versions	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
licensed	O
to	O
Mirrorsoft	O
's	O
Image	O
Works	O
label	O
for	O
the	O
European	O
market	O
,	O
where	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
and	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
Amiga	B-Device
port	O
is	O
different	O
than	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
contains	O
a	O
programming	O
error	O
that	O
creates	O
a	O
gap	O
that	O
is	O
impossible	O
to	O
cross	O
without	O
cheating	O
or	O
a	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
for	O
500	O
points	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
raised	O
to	O
600	O
Wii	B-Application
Points	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
600	O
points	O
—	O
100	O
points	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
average	O
NES	O
game	O
—	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
licensing	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
licensed	O
game	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
licensing	O
issues	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
removed	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Cowabunga	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
scored	O
it	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
"	O
superb	O
play	O
control	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
super-sharp	O
graphics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
voted	O
as	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
best	O
game	O
by	O
readers	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
annual	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
reviewed	O
more	O
positively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
NES	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
attracted	O
largely	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Frank	O
Provo	O
gave	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
2.7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
very	O
hard	O
difficulty	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unpolished	O
and	O
unfun	O
nature	O
as	O
reasons	O
for	O
the	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provo	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
is	O
upbeat	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
general	O
lacks	O
the	O
more	O
recognizable	O
traits	O
of	O
the	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Birnbaum	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
a	O
5.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
pointing	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
dated	O
and	O
only	O
for	O
nostalgic	O
and	O
hardcore	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
