I actually don't think I remember seeing this game in the arcades, my first introduction was playing the NES version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: the Arcade Game, I didn't realize this was the original game. And I gotta say, this version feels so much better to play, not only is the music and graphics much better, but this game lacks that weird plane jank that made you miss attacks if any enemy is a pixel below or above you. I also like how this game shows off how each turtle actually uses and holds their weapon different, it has so much character.

Granted it's not all perfect, I feel like the turtles health is much small or the enemies hit much harder, also it seems this game mirrors the other in difficulty, if an enemy or boss is easy in the NES then they are cheap on the arcade game, but the reverse is true, hard enemies and boss are made much easier, also the stage hazards are much faster and seem to multi-hit, even the enemies seem to combo more.

This was an awesome experience and credit to the NES game, but it captured this game almost as exact as it could without cutting too many corners.