TMNT (GC) questions

[Zelda]

Why can't I pick up the cool lookin shuriken?

The electric ones, the red ones, etc... It says GET above my head...but I'll still have 0 shuriken listed. I thought maybe only certain turtles could get certain types but I've tried with all of them and no go... I've tried it while I had regular shuriken and while I had none.

Also, the genbu turtle thing... does it only work at certain times? Like....when? I've tried it at various stages of life, during boss battles, during regular battles..... my brothers continue to abandon me ;_;

It says in the back of the book to tag attack with uh X and B I believe...which...doesn't work, but A+B works, typo? XD;

>_>; would any of this be because I'm on easy level? I've tried on normal as well...only switched to easy cause uhh I'm lazy and got tired of going through one stage over and over (well, more than twice ::LAZY!:: ) just because I'd eff up the end boss and run out of lives ;p

Thanks for any help ^_^