''Turtles'' is a video game developed by
Konami
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and published in arcades in 1981 by
Stern
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and
Sega.
The Sega version was published as ''Turpin'' (ターピン). ''Turtles'' is a
maze game
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where the player is a turtle trying to bring baby turtles (called "kidturtles") to their homes while avoiding
beetle
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s.
The game was ported to an unusual set of home systems. 1982 releases were for the
Magnavox Odyssey²
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,
Arcadia 2001, and one of the four cartridges for
Entex Adventure Vision
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. A handheld version of ''Turtles'' was also released by
Entex in 1982.
A port for the
Casio PV-1000 followed in 1983.
Gameplay
Scattered throughout the maze are boxes with question marks on them. When the player walks over a question mark, a baby turtle crawls onto the main turtle's back, a house will appear at a random location on the map, and the player will have to bring the baby tur