Turtles
Turtles is your standard maze game (one of dozens released in the wake of Pac-Man), with a few twists. The game begins by showing your turtle entering a building (a very early 'cut scene'), you are then presented with the first maze. Each maze has several boxes (with question marks on them), scattered around. You most open these boxes one at a time by walking on to them. Each box contains either an enemy bug (who will pursue you), or a 'KidTurtle'. The 'KidTurtles' are what you are looking for here. When you find one it will climb onto your back, and take it back to the turtle house which will be located in one of the corners. After you rescue a few turtles the game becomes more difficult be...
- Genre
- Maze
- Year
- 1981
- Developer
- Stern Electronics
- Publisher
- Konami
- Players
- 2
P2P Netplay available on compatible cores
Turtles frequently asked questions
How do I play Turtles online with a friend?
Turtles (Arcade) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:
- Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
- Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
- Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
- Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
- The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.
How do I play Turtles on PC?
Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Turtles in the Arcade library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.
Does Turtles netplay lag?
Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.
Can I play Turtles for free?
Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.
Play Turtles on Etera
Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.
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