So I grabbed what I think is one of the funnest arcade games I ever played: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This gem from 1989 is now available on Xbox Live Arcade for 400 points. I spent a lot of time with the game the past two days, and I’m very impressed. The controls are spot on from the arcade, and it’s just as hard as I remember. You go through so many lives to get through the game. Thankfully there are unlimited continues in offline single player. In online co-op, you get 15 lives to start, and once you’re done… well, you’re done.

I played through co-op with taz8080 last night until we both died off. We got a little more than halfway through the game, just past where you fight Rocksteady and Bebop together. There’s tons to fun to be had both offline and online.

Achievements are pretty hard for this game. There’s a few of them where you have to get through parts without dying, which is near impossible in this game. My hat’s off to anyone who can get 200 points here.

If anyone wants some TMNT co-op, look for the Loot Ninja guys online.