Despite a few gaps in releases now and then, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been a gaming mainstay for over 30 years. It started with Konami’s first NES game in 1989, and then things really blew up with the arrival of the arcade game that same year. TMNT: The Arcade Game showed the world that the Ninja Turtles and co-op go together like pizza and cheese. Konami would go on to release a total of 13 Turtles games from 1989-1994, all of which are collected in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection. With features like online co-op, robust enhancements and emulation options, and loads of bonus content, this is one bodacious bundle for Turtles fans.
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The Co-Op Experience: Depending on the title two (home console versions) or four players (arcade versions) can play through the campaign together. Drop-in/drop-out is also supported in most of these titles. In addition the following titles offer online co-op: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Arcade) [4 Players] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Arcade) [4 Players] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist (Sega Genesis) [2 Players] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4: Turtles in Time (Super NES) [2 Players]
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