<s>
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
1989	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
game	O
released	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
first	O
animated	O
series	O
that	O
began	O
airing	O
two	O
years	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
during	O
a	O
high	O
point	O
in	O
popularity	O
for	O
the	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
a	O
worldwide	O
hit	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1990	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Konami	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
:	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
attract	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
shows	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
cartoon	O
opening	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
theme	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
acquired	O
the	O
license	O
for	O
the	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
franchise	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
the	O
animated	O
series	O
began	O
airing	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
both	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
and	O
console	O
game	O
shortly	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
distributed	O
as	O
TMNT	O
:	O
Super	O
Kame	O
Ninja	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Oceania	O
,	O
and	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
primarily	O
as	O
a	O
dedicated	O
four-player	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
in	O
all	O
regions	O
except	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
2-player	O
conversion	O
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
conversion	O
was	O
titled	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
II	O
:	O
The	O
Arcade	B-Application
Game	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
avoid	O
confusion	O
with	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	I-Application
based	I-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
Famicom	O
version	O
was	O
titled	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
,	O
without	O
a	O
number	O
nor	O
a	O
subtitle	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
first	O
NES	O
game	O
was	O
localized	O
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
a	O
different	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
stages	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
were	O
extended	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
Scene	O
3	O
,	O
the	O
parking	O
garage	O
stage	O
,	O
replaces	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
's	O
end	O
battle	O
with	O
both	O
Bebop	O
and	O
Rocksteady	O
with	O
a	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
mutated	O
fly	O
form	O
of	O
Baxter	O
Stockman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
port	O
appeared	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
PlayChoice-10	B-Device
arcade	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
Image	O
Works	O
and	O
ported	O
by	O
Probe	O
Software	O
in	O
1991	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
DOS	B-Device
PC	O
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Coin	O
Op	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
versions	O
,	O
reflecting	O
censorship	O
of	O
the	O
1987	O
TV	O
series	O
in	O
certain	O
regions	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulated	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
is	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
hidden	O
bonus	O
game	O
in	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Nexus	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
altered	O
music	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
voice	O
clips	O
edited	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
unlocked	O
by	O
finding	O
an	O
antique	O
in	O
Stage	O
9-1	O
;	O
the	O
antique	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
TMNT	O
1989	O
Classic	O
Arcade	B-Application
on	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
and	O
ported	O
by	O
Digital	O
Eclipse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
classic	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
platform	O
,	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
were	O
emulated	B-Application
with	O
network	O
code	O
and	O
other	O
new	O
features	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
unlockable	O
in	O
Battle	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
,	O
this	O
rerelease	O
retains	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
voices	O
of	O
the	O
1989	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
replica	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
for	O
home	O
use	O
by	O
manufacturer	O
Arcade1Up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reissue	O
is	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
few	O
changes	O
:	O
the	O
opening	O
theme	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
recording	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
singer	O
,	O
players	O
do	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
insert	O
quarters	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
Konami	O
's	O
name	O
on	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
marquee	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
Nickelodeon	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
and	O
NES	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	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>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
a	O
blockbuster	O
hit	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
becoming	O
Konami	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
film	O
in	O
March	O
1990	O
gave	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
a	O
further	O
boost	O
in	O
earnings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
early	O
April	O
1990	O
,	O
Konami	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
20,000	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinets	O
internationally	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
,	O
including	O
over	O
14,000	O
cabinets	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
biggest	O
arcade	B-Application
hit	O
since	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
early	O
May	O
1990	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
25,000	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinets	O
in	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
units	O
still	O
in	O
production	O
to	O
meet	O
continued	O
demand	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
was	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
upright	O
cabinet	O
on	O
the	O
RePlay	O
arcade	B-Application
charts	O
throughout	O
1990	O
,	O
from	O
January	O
through	O
spring	O
,	O
summer	O
and	O
autumn	O
to	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
ended	O
the	O
year	O
as	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1990	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
won	O
a	O
Diamond	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
American	O
Amusement	O
Machine	O
Association	O
(	O
AAMA	O
)	O
for	O
sales	O
achievement	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
major	O
hit	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
four	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
during	O
early	O
1990	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
Tecmo	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
'	I-Application
90	I-Application
,	O
Super	O
Masters	O
and	O
Line	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
's	O
Bondeal	O
charts	O
,	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
from	O
December	B-Application
1989	I-Application
to	O
January	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Australia	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
record-breaking	O
arcade	B-Application
hit	O
in	O
1990	O
with	O
high	O
earnings	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
six	O
months	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
unusual	O
for	O
licensed	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
which	O
typically	O
disappeared	O
after	O
several	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
on	O
their	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
1990	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
most-popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
digital	O
version	O
of	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
sold	O
984,271	O
units	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
reported	O
on	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
after	O
it	O
appeared	O
at	O
the	O
Amusement	O
Trades	O
Exhibition	O
International	O
(	O
ATEI	O
)	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
coin-op	O
which	O
is	O
best	O
in	O
four	O
player	O
mode.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
British	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
The	O
One	O
reviewed	O
the	O
home	O
computer	O
versions	O
(	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
DOS	B-Device
)	O
of	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
under	O
the	O
British	O
title	O
,	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Hero	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
,	O
giving	O
credit	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
enemy	O
AI	O
and	O
the	O
ports	O
 '	O
scrolling	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
lacks	O
depth	O
and	O
imagination	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
's	O
Jared	O
Newman	O
named	O
to	O
his	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
14	O
Important	O
Arcade	B-Application
Games	O
Not	O
Available	O
for	O
iPhone	O
or	O
iPad	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
pioneering	O
4-player	O
simultaneous	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
