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==History==
 
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The game was originally planned for release in Europe in 1994 but was canceled just before release. It was so complete that the game was sent to some magazine reviewers for a review and one such review was actually published.{{ref|http://www.smstributes.co.uk/images/magscans/reviews/battlemaniacs/page1big.jpg}} Tec Toy acquired the rights to publish this in Brazil some time later but the game was not quite complete. The game can be played from beginning to end but has minor problems such as graphical glitches, invisible objects in the turbo tunnel level, unfinished intro cutscene and briefing scenes, wrong music played on certain levels, and some levels lack music.
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===Development===
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The game was originally planned for release in Europe in 1994 but was canceled just before release. It was so complete that the game was sent to some magazine reviewers for a review and one such review was actually published.{{ref|http://www.smstributes.co.uk/images/magscans/reviews/battlemaniacs/page1big.jpg}} Tec Toy acquired the rights to publish this in Brazil some time later but the game was not quite complete.
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===Versions===
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''Battlemaniacs'' on the Master System is an unfinished game, so a great deal is missing in comparison to the original SNES version. The introductory cutscene is thought to be incomplete, with the first two thirds being presented as just white text on a black background. The game also exibits graphical glitches, such as invisible objects in the turbo tunnel level. Many graphical effects are also non-existent, and the use of smaller sprites and simpler stages creates an aesthetic more in-line with the original ''Battletoads'' than its larger sequel.
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The wrong music is played on some levels, while others lack music altogether.
  
 
==Magazine articles==
 
==Magazine articles==

Revision as of 15:00, 10 December 2016

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Battlemaniacs SMS title.png

Battletoads in Battlemaniacs
System(s): Sega Master System
Publisher: Tec Toy, Virgin
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
BR 		027370

Battletoads in Battlemaniacs is a beat 'em up game developed by Syrox Developments and Rare Ltd. for the Sega Master System and published by Tec Toy and Virgin in Brazil in 1996. It is a port of a game first developed by Rare, Ltd. for the Super Nintendo. A Europe release was planned in 1994 but scrapped just before release.

Story

The battletoads are visiting Gyachung-La fortress in northern Tibet where the Psicone Corporation is demonstrating their new virtual reality game system called TRIPS. A pig creature working for the Dark Queen and Silas Volkmire leaps out of the system and kidnaps Michiko Tashoku (dauther of Psicone Corporation's CEO, Yuriko Tashoku) and Zitz. The remaining battletoads enter the Gamescape to rescue them and stop Volkmire and Dark Queen's plans to control the world.

Gameplay

As usual with Battletoads there is a variety of stage types. This includes standard action stages, vertical shaft stages, and vehicle stages. In action stages two buttons are used; an attack button and a jump button. Although there is only one attack button, the attack varies based on situation. Rope Repel stages have been altered so that the battletoads ride down a shaft on a floating platform instead. The vehicle levels are a bit easier than those in the original Battletoads. The first such level takes place on a chess board like level which the player rides on a checker piece.

History

Development

The game was originally planned for release in Europe in 1994 but was canceled just before release. It was so complete that the game was sent to some magazine reviewers for a review and one such review was actually published.[1] Tec Toy acquired the rights to publish this in Brazil some time later but the game was not quite complete.

Versions

Battlemaniacs on the Master System is an unfinished game, so a great deal is missing in comparison to the original SNES version. The introductory cutscene is thought to be incomplete, with the first two thirds being presented as just white text on a black background. The game also exibits graphical glitches, such as invisible objects in the turbo tunnel level. Many graphical effects are also non-existent, and the use of smaller sprites and simpler stages creates an aesthetic more in-line with the original Battletoads than its larger sequel.

The wrong music is played on some levels, while others lack music altogether.

Magazine articles

Main article: Battletoads in Battlemaniacs/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
54 №20, p78[2]
72 №56, p52
Sega Master System
 63
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
54
[2]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
45
[3]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
72
[4]
Sega Master System
 57
Based on
3 reviews

Battletoads in Battlemaniacs

Master System, BR
BattletoadsInBattlemaniacs SMS BR Box.jpg
Cover
Battlemaniacs SMS BR cart.jpg
Cart

References

  1. ↑ http://www.smstributes.co.uk/images/magscans/reviews/battlemaniacs/page1big.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:MeanMachinesSega20UK.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega20UK.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ Sega Magazine, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 97
  4. ↑ Sega Power, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-05), page 52



Battletoads games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
 Battletoads (1993) | Battletoads/Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team (1993)
Sega Game Gear
 Battletoads (1993) | Battletoads in Battlemaniacs (Cancelled)
Sega Master System
 Battletoads (Cancelled) | Battletoads in Battlemaniacs (1996)
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