The animations for the movement and attacks are fluid and well designed for the arcade version. There’s also a special attack that costs a chunk of health to use. There’s a dash attack and two grabs that could either slam enemies to the ground or towards the camera. Leonardo is the balanced one, Raphael is fast but weak, Donatello has long-range attacks, and Michelangelo is strong but slow. All four turtles are playable with unique attacks and special traits for each of them. In the arcade version, up to four players can join and play the game.įor the SNES and Sega Genesis versions, only two players can play. The gameplay is enjoyable and feels great to play. “Hyperstone Heist” follows the same basic story with the only difference being there no mention of time travel and, in this timeline, Shredder shrunk Manhattan. It’s up to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to find Shredder, traveling through space and time to stop him. Shredder and Krang have stolen the Statue of Liberty and held it for ransom, provoking the Turtles to come and get it. The plot of “Turtles in Time” is simple, with the arcade and SNES having the same story. “Hyperstone Heist” doesn’t follow continuity and is considered within its own continuity. “Turtles in Time” is a sequel to the first TMNT arcade game. “Hyperstone Heist” is a revamped version of the arcade game with different levels and some exclusive bosses. It’s time to go back to the past and look at “TMNT: Turtles in Time” for the arcade and SNES, along with “TMNT: Hyperstone Heist” for the Sega Genesis. But is it really as good as nostalgia would have us think? “Turtles in Time” is considered by many gamers to be one of the greatest beat-em-ups of all time, with many going back to it to this day. Oscar Torres, Arts & Entertainment Editor