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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (バトルトード) is a beat 'em up game developed by [[Rare]]. It was originally developed for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] and released in 1991, but was subsequently ported to more systems, including the [[Sega Mega Drive]] and the [[Sega Game Gear]] in 1993. A [[Sega Master System]] version was also announced by [[Virgin Games]] but was never released.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (バトルトード) is a beat-'em-up game released for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] and the [[Sega Game Gear]] in 1993. It was originally developed by [[Rare]] for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (to capitalize on the popularity of ''[[:Category:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'') and released in 1991, but it was subsequently ported to more systems. A [[Battletoads (Master System)|Sega Master System version]] was also announced by [[Virgin Games]] but never released.
  
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This game is the first in a short-lived series which thrived through the 8-bit and 16-bit era. It is well known for it's difficulty and humorous reactions and attacks by the games characters.
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This game is the first in a series which thrived through the 8-bit and 16-bit era. It is known for its difficulty and humorous dialogue.
  
 
==Story==
 
==Story==
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As seen in the games intro, the Battletoads along with Princess Angelica are venturing to the Princesses home planet when one or two battletoads (one on Mega Drive, two on Game Gear) go missing along with a princess and must be rescued from the Dark Queen. Professor Bird sends the remaining Battletoad(s) to rescue them.
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{{ScreenThumb2|Battletoads MD, Introduction 1.png|Battletoads MD, Introduction 2.png|width=200|The Dark Queen and Professor T. Bird}}
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Professor T. Bird and the three Battletoads, Rash, Zitz, and Pimple, are escorting Princess Angelica to her home planet using their spacecraft, the Vulture, for her to meet her father, the Terran Emperor. When Pimple and Angelica decide to take a leisurely trip on Pimple's flying car, they are ambushed and captured by the Dark Queen's ship, the Gargantua. The Dark Queen and her minions have been hiding in the dark spaces between the stars following their loss to the Galactic Corporation in the battle of Canis Major. Pimple then sends out a distress signal to the Vulture, alerting Professor T. Bird, Rash, and Zitz. Learning that the Gargantua is hidden beneath the surface of a nearby planet called Ragnarok's World, Professor T. Bird flies Rash and Zitz there in the Vulture to rescue them.
  
 
==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
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Two buttons are used; an attack button and a jump button. Although there is only one attack button, the attack varies based on situation. Certain objects, such as large snakes can be grabbed onto and climbed up or down. Weapons can be found at various points in levels and used against opponents. Capsules that appear occasionally can also be broken and it's contents collected. If flies are seen they can be eaten for a health boost by pressing the attack button when close enough.
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===Mega Drive version===
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The game is a belt-scrolling beat-'em-up, but stages vary in gameplay style and incorporate elements of platforming, climbing, racing, and vehicle-based obstacle courses. It can be played by one or two players playing as the Battletoads Rash and Zitz. Players progress in most stages by defeating enemies while avoiding the hazards in the environment. Several stages in the game feature sections in the form of an obstacle course, where the players must dodge a series of obstacles with speed increasing as the stage progresses. Other stages include two "tower climb" stages, a descent through a chasm while hanging from a rope, a stage with underwater sections, a maze chase riding a unicycle-like vehicle, a platforming "snake maze," and a race in which the players have to fall as quickly as possible through many platforms to reach the bottom of a tower before an enemy does. Vehicle stages are considered the most difficult and require quick reflexes.
  
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There are also rope repelling levels where the objective is to be lowered down a shaft that is filled with obstacles and enemies. The enemies can be attacked but the obstacles must be dodged. By moving to the extreme side of the screen the player can transform into a wrecking ball and swing across the screen by pressing the attack button, wiping out any opponents in the way.
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The toads walk with {{left}} or {{right}} and run with {{left}}{{left}} or {{right}}{{right}}. Beat-'em-up segments are typically presented with an isometric perspective, which also allows movement back or forth with {{up}} or {{down}}. The toads crouch with {{down}} and jump with {{C}}. When underwater, the swim with {{repeat|{{C}}}}. They attack with {{B}}. Although there is only one attack button, the attack varies based on situation. It normally punches enemies or kicks downed opponents. Attacks chain into oversized punches or kicks when used repeatedly. Attacks can be done in midair. Attacking while running does a headbutt. Some objects from the environment (such as legs from the walker enemies or beaks from the ravens) or enemies can be picked up with {{B}} and thrown or swung as a weapon with {{B}}.
  
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Vehicle levels are considered the most difficult and require quick reflexes. Depending on the level you will be in a variety of transports, such as a speedbike, a jet, and surfboards. Levels are filled with obstacles and other riders which cannot be attacked. Most vehicle levels allow you to jump and some have intermission sections that allow classic action gameplay.
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Each toad has a maximum of six hit points that can be replenished by eating flies with {{B}} when they are near. Many enemies and hazards do multiple hit points of damage or even instantly kill the toad. Each player starts with five extra lives (which is also the maximum amount that can be held at a time). During beat-'em-up segments (including boss fights), players typically revive where they were killed, but they must restart at checkpoints in other sections. The game ends if the players run out of lives but can be continued an unlimited number of times.
  
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===Levels===
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====Items====
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There are twelve levels available in the Mega Drive version, nine in the Game Gear version. Below they are listed in the order encountered:
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| desc=Awards the player an extra life.
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| title=5,000
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| desc=Awards 10,000 bonus points.
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====Stages====
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{{InfoRow
 
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| title=Ragnarok's Canyon
 
| title=Ragnarok's Canyon
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| screenshot=Battletoads MD, Stage 1-1.png
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| title=Wookie Hole (Impact Crater)
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{{InfoRow
 
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| title=Turbo Tunnel
 
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| title=Arctic Caverns
 
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{{InfoRow
 
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| title=Surf City
 
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| title=Karanth's Lair
 
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| screenshot3=Battletoads MD, Stage 6-3.png
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| title=Volkmire's Inferno
 
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{{InfoRow
 
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| title=Intruder Excluder
 
| title=Intruder Excluder
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| screenshot=Battletoads MD, Stage 8-1.png
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| title=Terra Tubes
 
| title=Terra Tubes
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| screenshot=Battletoads MD, Stage 9-1.png
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{{InfoRow
 
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| title=Rat Race
 
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{{InfoRow
 
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| title=Clinger Wingers
 
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| screenshot=Battletoads MD, Stage 11-1.png
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{{InfoRow
 
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| title=The Revolution
 
| title=The Revolution
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| screenshot=Battletoads MD, Stage 12-1.png
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| title=The Dark Queen
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===Game Gear version===
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The game is a beat-'em-up but includes stages with a variety of playstyles. Unlike the Mega Drive version, it can only be played by one player. The player controls the Battletoad Rash, who walks with {{left}} or {{right}} and runs with {{left}} {{left}} or {{right}} {{right}}. In the beat-'em-up segments of stages, he can move in and out of the plane with {{up}} or {{down}}. He crouches with {{down}} and jump with {{2}}. He punches or kicks with {{1}}, which can be done in midair. Attacking while running does a headbutt. He can pick up and swing bats with {{1}}.
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Rash has five hit points and loses a life if he takes damage without any hit points remaining. He can restore hit points by eating flies with {{1}} when fly by. Spikes instantly kill Rash no matter how many hit points he has left. Rash revives at a checkpoint after losing a life. The game ends if the player runs out of lives but can be continued a limited number of times. The player starts with three lives but earns an extra life at 500, 750, 2,000, 5,000, and 10,000 points.
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====Items====
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====Stages====
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| title=Ragnarok's Canyon
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| title=Wookie Hole
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| title=Turbo Tunnel
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| screenshot=Battletoads GG, Stage 3-1.png
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| desc=Notable for its high difficulty during the riding sections.
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| title=Arctic Cavern
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| title=Surf City
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| screenshot=Battletoads GG, Stage 5-1.png
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| screenshot3=Battletoads GG, Stage 5-3.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=
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| title=Karanth's Lair
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| screenshot=Battletoads GG, Stage 6.png
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Volksmire's Inferno
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| screenshot=Battletoads GG, Stage 7-1.png
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| screenshot2=Battletoads GG, Stage 7-2.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=
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| title=Clinger Wingers
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| screenshot=Battletoads GG, Stage 8-1.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=
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| title=The Tower of Shadows
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=
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| title=The Dark Queen
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| screenshot=Battletoads GG, Stage 10.png
 
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| desc=
 
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===Legacy===
 
===Legacy===
 
A sequel to ''Battletoads'', ''[[Battletoads in Battlemaniacs]]'' was released for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in June 1993, with a port to the [[Sega Master System]] eventually appearing in Brazil in 1996. A spin-off, incorporating characters from the beat-'em-up series ''[[Double Dragon]]'' was also released on the Mega Drive as ''[[Battletoads/Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team]]'', also in 1993.
 
A sequel to ''Battletoads'', ''[[Battletoads in Battlemaniacs]]'' was released for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] in June 1993, with a port to the [[Sega Master System]] eventually appearing in Brazil in 1996. A spin-off, incorporating characters from the beat-'em-up series ''[[Double Dragon]]'' was also released on the Mega Drive as ''[[Battletoads/Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team]]'', also in 1993.
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The series was revived in 2020 with the game ''Battletoads'' appearing on [[Windows PC]]s and the [[Xbox One]].
  
 
==Versions==
 
==Versions==
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''Battletoads'' was designed as a NES game, and no subsequent port has included all of the content of the original release. The Game Gear port of the game removes three stages; Stage 8 (Intruder Excluder), Stage 9 (Terra Tubes), and Stage 10 (Rat Race), though their respective music tracks are still present in the game code. The remaining levels were redesigned, likely to take into account of the Game Gear's small screen.
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''Battletoads'' was designed as a [[NES]] game, and no subsequent port has included all of the content of the original release. The Game Gear port of the game removes three stages: Intruder Excluder, Terra Tubes, and Rat Race (though their respective music tracks are still present in the game data). The remaining stages were redesigned to take into account the smaller screen of the Game Gear.
  
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Taking a hit by an enemy in action levels causes the player to be stunned, and the recovery time is much longer in the Game Gear version. Collision detection is also not as accurate, with in turn can make action stages harder. In vehicle levels however, it is possible to take more than one hit before losing a life, however obstacles appear instantly in some vehicle levels rather than blinking on the side of the screen before appearing.
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Taking a hit by an enemy in action stages causes the player to be stunned, and the recovery time is much longer in the Game Gear version. Collision detection is also not as accurate, which can, in turn, make action stages harder. In vehicle stages, it is possible to take more than one hit before losing a life. However, obstacles appear instantly in some vehicle stages rather than blinking on the side of the screen before appearing.
  
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Despite being supported by more powerful hardware, the [[Sega Mega Drive]] version also makes some cutbacks, lacking much of the opening sequence and cutting sections of the ending for unknown reasons. More layers of parallax scrolling have been added to the backgrounds, though in general the upgrade is less noticeable as, for example, the jump between NES ''Battletoads'' and SNES ''[[Battlemaniacs]]''.
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Despite being supported by more powerful hardware, the Mega Drive version also makes some cutbacks, lacking much of the opening sequence and cutting sections of the ending for unknown reasons. More layers of parallax scrolling have been added to the backgrounds, though in general the upgrade is less noticeable than, for example, the jump between NES ''Battletoads'' and SNES ''Battlemaniacs''. The Mega Drive version is based on the japanese release of the original NES game, who has a decreased difficuty level than its NES counterpart.
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==Production credits==
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===Mega Drive version===
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*'''Composer:'''[[Hikoshi Hashimoto]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210722011140/http://hikoshi.matrix.jp/prof/index.shtml}}
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===Game Gear version===
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*'''Composer:'''[[Hikoshi Hashimoto]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210722011140/http://hikoshi.matrix.jp/prof/index.shtml}}
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==Magazine articles==
 
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[[Category:Unreleased Master System games]]
 

Latest revision as of 03:00, 23 August 2024

For the unreleased Sega Master System version, see Battletoads (Master System).

n/a

  • Sega Mega Drive
    NTSC-J/PAL
  • Sega Mega Drive
    NTSC-U
  • Game Gear

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Battletoads
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Tradewest (US), Sega (EU/JP)
Developer:
Distributor:
Sega Mega Drive
Tec Toy (BR)
Licensor: Rare
Original system(s): NES
Developer(s) of original games: Rare
Sound driver:
Sega Mega Drive
SMPS Z80
Genre: Action[1][2][3][4][5]

















Number of players:
Sega Mega Drive
1-2,
Sega Game Gear
1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥6,8006,800 G-4074
Sega Mega Drive
US 		T-97026
Sega Mega Drive
US
(Re-release) 		T-97026
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Mega Drive
EU
Sega Mega Drive
DE 		DM 119.95119.95[7]
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£39.9939.99[9][10]
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		043260
Sega Mega Drive
AS
Sega Game Gear
JP 		¥3,8003,800 G-3311
Sega Game Gear
US 		T-97018
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Game Gear
EU 		2436
Sega Game Gear
UK 		£29.9929.99[13] 2436
Non-Sega versions

Battletoads (バトルトード) is a beat-'em-up game released for the Sega Mega Drive and the Sega Game Gear in 1993. It was originally developed by Rare for the Nintendo Entertainment System (to capitalize on the popularity of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and released in 1991, but it was subsequently ported to more systems. A Sega Master System version was also announced by Virgin Games but never released.

This game is the first in a series which thrived through the 8-bit and 16-bit era. It is known for its difficulty and humorous dialogue.

Story

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The Dark Queen and Professor T. Bird

Professor T. Bird and the three Battletoads, Rash, Zitz, and Pimple, are escorting Princess Angelica to her home planet using their spacecraft, the Vulture, for her to meet her father, the Terran Emperor. When Pimple and Angelica decide to take a leisurely trip on Pimple's flying car, they are ambushed and captured by the Dark Queen's ship, the Gargantua. The Dark Queen and her minions have been hiding in the dark spaces between the stars following their loss to the Galactic Corporation in the battle of Canis Major. Pimple then sends out a distress signal to the Vulture, alerting Professor T. Bird, Rash, and Zitz. Learning that the Gargantua is hidden beneath the surface of a nearby planet called Ragnarok's World, Professor T. Bird flies Rash and Zitz there in the Vulture to rescue them.

Gameplay

Mega Drive version

The game is a belt-scrolling beat-'em-up, but stages vary in gameplay style and incorporate elements of platforming, climbing, racing, and vehicle-based obstacle courses. It can be played by one or two players playing as the Battletoads Rash and Zitz. Players progress in most stages by defeating enemies while avoiding the hazards in the environment. Several stages in the game feature sections in the form of an obstacle course, where the players must dodge a series of obstacles with speed increasing as the stage progresses. Other stages include two "tower climb" stages, a descent through a chasm while hanging from a rope, a stage with underwater sections, a maze chase riding a unicycle-like vehicle, a platforming "snake maze," and a race in which the players have to fall as quickly as possible through many platforms to reach the bottom of a tower before an enemy does. Vehicle stages are considered the most difficult and require quick reflexes.

The toads walk with Left or Right and run with LeftLeft or RightRight. Beat-'em-up segments are typically presented with an isometric perspective, which also allows movement back or forth with Up or Down. The toads crouch with Down and jump with C. When underwater, the swim with CCCCC. They attack with B. Although there is only one attack button, the attack varies based on situation. It normally punches enemies or kicks downed opponents. Attacks chain into oversized punches or kicks when used repeatedly. Attacks can be done in midair. Attacking while running does a headbutt. Some objects from the environment (such as legs from the walker enemies or beaks from the ravens) or enemies can be picked up with B and thrown or swung as a weapon with B.

Each toad has a maximum of six hit points that can be replenished by eating flies with B when they are near. Many enemies and hazards do multiple hit points of damage or even instantly kill the toad. Each player starts with five extra lives (which is also the maximum amount that can be held at a time). During beat-'em-up segments (including boss fights), players typically revive where they were killed, but they must restart at checkpoints in other sections. The game ends if the players run out of lives but can be continued an unlimited number of times.

Items

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 Fly
Flies can be eaten to replenish hit points.
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 1-Up
Awards the player an extra life.
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 5,000
Awards 5,000 bonus points.
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 10,000
Awards 10,000 bonus points.

Stages

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Ragnarok's Canyon

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Wookie Hole

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Turbo Tunnel

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Arctic Caverns

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Surf City

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Karanth's Lair

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  • Battletoads MD, Stage 7-2.png

Volkmire's Inferno

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Intruder Excluder

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  • Battletoads MD, Stage 9-2.png

Terra Tubes

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Rat Race

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Clinger Wingers

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The Revolution

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The Dark Queen

Game Gear version

The game is a beat-'em-up but includes stages with a variety of playstyles. Unlike the Mega Drive version, it can only be played by one player. The player controls the Battletoad Rash, who walks with Left or Right and runs with Left Left or Right Right. In the beat-'em-up segments of stages, he can move in and out of the plane with Up or Down. He crouches with Down and jump with 2. He punches or kicks with 1, which can be done in midair. Attacking while running does a headbutt. He can pick up and swing bats with 1.

Rash has five hit points and loses a life if he takes damage without any hit points remaining. He can restore hit points by eating flies with 1 when fly by. Spikes instantly kill Rash no matter how many hit points he has left. Rash revives at a checkpoint after losing a life. The game ends if the player runs out of lives but can be continued a limited number of times. The player starts with three lives but earns an extra life at 500, 750, 2,000, 5,000, and 10,000 points.

Items

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 Fly
Flies can be eaten to replenish hit points.

Stages

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  • Battletoads GG, Stage 1-2.png

Ragnarok's Canyon

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Wookie Hole

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  • Battletoads GG, Stage 3-1.png

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Turbo Tunnel
Notable for its high difficulty during the riding sections.

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Arctic Cavern

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Surf City

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Karanth's Lair

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  • Battletoads GG, Stage 7-1.png

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Volksmire's Inferno

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  • Battletoads GG, Stage 8-1.png

  • Battletoads GG, Stage 8-2.png

Clinger Wingers

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  • Battletoads GG, Stage 9-1.png

  • Battletoads GG, Stage 9-2.png

The Tower of Shadows

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The Dark Queen

History

Legacy

A sequel to Battletoads, Battletoads in Battlemaniacs was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in June 1993, with a port to the Sega Master System eventually appearing in Brazil in 1996. A spin-off, incorporating characters from the beat-'em-up series Double Dragon was also released on the Mega Drive as Battletoads/Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team, also in 1993.

The series was revived in 2020 with the game Battletoads appearing on Windows PCs and the Xbox One.

Versions

Battletoads was designed as a NES game, and no subsequent port has included all of the content of the original release. The Game Gear port of the game removes three stages: Intruder Excluder, Terra Tubes, and Rat Race (though their respective music tracks are still present in the game data). The remaining stages were redesigned to take into account the smaller screen of the Game Gear.

Taking a hit by an enemy in action stages causes the player to be stunned, and the recovery time is much longer in the Game Gear version. Collision detection is also not as accurate, which can, in turn, make action stages harder. In vehicle stages, it is possible to take more than one hit before losing a life. However, obstacles appear instantly in some vehicle stages rather than blinking on the side of the screen before appearing.

Despite being supported by more powerful hardware, the Mega Drive version also makes some cutbacks, lacking much of the opening sequence and cutting sections of the ending for unknown reasons. More layers of parallax scrolling have been added to the backgrounds, though in general the upgrade is less noticeable than, for example, the jump between NES Battletoads and SNES Battlemaniacs. The Mega Drive version is based on the japanese release of the original NES game, who has a decreased difficuty level than its NES counterpart.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Source:
His website (uncredited)


Game Gear version

Source:
His website (uncredited)


Magazine articles

Main article: Battletoads/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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FI print advert
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Mega Drive print advert in Sega Visions (US) #11: "February/March 1993" (199x-xx-xx)
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Print advert in GamePro (US) #46: "May 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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Game Gear print advert in Todo Sega (ES) #14: "Mayo 1994" (1994-0x-xx)
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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1994-02: "February 1994" (1994-01-08)
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[15]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
70
[16]
Consoles + (FR)
94
[17]
Cool Gamer (RU)
70
[18]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
86
[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
75
[19]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7 (RU)
40
[20]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
79
[21]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[22]
Game Power (IT)
76
[23]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[24]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
78
[25]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
75
[26]
Joypad (FR)
74
[27]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-U
79
[28]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
75
[29]
Mega Action (UK) NTSC-U
87
[30]
Mega Force (FR)
90
[31]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
75
[32]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
80
[10]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-U
79
[33]
Player One (FR)
88
[34]
Power Up! (UK)
82
[35]
Score (CZ)
35
[36]
Sega Magazin (DE)
76
[7]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
87
[37]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
39
[38]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-U
90
[39]
Sega Force (UK) NTSC
58
[40]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
76
[41]
Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)
44
[42]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
53
[43]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
83
[44]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
34
[45]
Tricks Gold (RU)
70
[46]
Sega Mega Drive
 71
Based on
35 reviews

Battletoads

Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
Battletoads MD JP CartTop.jpg
Battletoads MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Battletoads MD JP Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, US
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Cover
Battletoads MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Battletoads MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, US (Re-release)
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Cover
Battletoads MD US CB Cart.jpg
Cart
Battletoads MD US CB Manual.jpg
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
Battletoads MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
Battletoads MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Battletoads MD EU Manual.jpg
Manual
Mega Drive, FR

Battletoads MD FR Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, FR (Blister pack)
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Cover
Mega Drive, AU
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Cover
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Cart
Battletoad MD AU Manual.jpg
Manual
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
Battletoads MD BR Cart.jpg
Cart
Battletoads md br manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, Asia
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Cover
Battletoads MD AS Cart.jpg
Cart
Battletoads MD EU Manual.jpg
Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
33
[47]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
60
[48]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
60
[13]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
73
[49]
Freak (IL)
91
[50]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
85
[11]
Gamers (DE)
33
[51]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[52]
Joypad (FR)
80
[53]
Mega Force (FR)
90
[54]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
92
[55]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
89
[56]
Player One (FR)
87
[57]
Play Time (DE)
81
[58]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
81
[59]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
76
[60]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
73
[61]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
68
[62]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
85
[63]
Todo Sega (ES) PAL
85
[64]
Video Games (DE) PAL
80
[65]
Sega Game Gear
 73
Based on
21 reviews

Battletoads

Game Gear, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Battletoads GG JP Manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, US
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Cover
Battletoads GG US Cart.jpg
Cart
Battletoads GG US Manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, EU
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References

  1. ↑ File:Battletoads GG JP Box.jpg
  2. ↑ File:Battletoads GG EU back.jpg
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/gamegear/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-07 04:57)
  4. ↑ File:Battletoads MD JP Box.jpg
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
  6. ↑ GamePro, "April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 45
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 53
  8. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 17
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Computer & Video Games, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-15), page 47
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  17. ↑ Consoles +, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 126
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  19. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 28
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  55. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Abril 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 40
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  65. ↑ Video Games, "6/94" (DE; 1994-05-25), page 113


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