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Turtles is a 1981 arcade game by Konami, playable today through MAME emulation. It arrived during a period when arcade cabinets were experimenting with maze and chase mechanics, offering a straightforward but frantic experience that stood out for its simple controls and escalating tension.

You control a turtle tasked with navigating a series of single-screen mazes, avoiding enemy creatures while collecting eggs. Your main objective is to gather all eggs on each screen before progressing to the next. Signature mechanics include digging through soft dirt to create temporary tunnels for evasion, and a screen wrap feature that lets you exit one side and reappear on the opposite. The pacing is insistent, with enemies becoming more numerous and aggressive as you advance, creating a real sense of pressure. It feels like a race against both the clock and your own mounting mistakes.