Battletoads (arcade game)

Super Battletoads

Arcade flyer of Battletoads.
Developer(s) Rare
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Composer(s) David Wise
Platform(s) Arcade
Release date(s) 1994
Genre(s) Beat 'em up, platformer, action
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Cabinet Standard
CPU TMS34020 @ 32MHz
Z80 @ 6MHz
Sound BSMT2000 @ 24MHz
Display Raster
512 x 224 pixels
60Hz refresh rate
256 color palette

Battletoads, also known as Super Battletoads is a 1994 arcade game developed by Rare and published by Electronic Arts. It is considerably darker in its theme and far more graphic than the other games in the Battletoads series.[1][2] It is also the only Battletoads game that has not been ported to any home system.

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Story and gameplay

Super Battletoads is different from the console Battletoads games in numerous ways, the most notable being that it is a three-player game and all three of the 'Toads can be selected and played at once. This version is also more of a scrolling fighter than the console games, which had far more emphasis on gimmick/vehicle stages. The player can select the 'Toad he wants to play as (the only other game to have all three as selectable characters was Battletoads and Double Dragon). Each one of them is unique in certain ways, like Pimple's attacks are slower than the others but deal more damage, and Zitz's attacks are able to take out a wider group of enemies. Every stage in the game starts with the 'Toads receiving a threatening call from the stage's boss.

The Battletoads attempt to once again thwart the Dark Queen's latest galaxy dominating plans.

Mature themes

As mentioned above, the arcade game is a lot more violent compared to the home platformers and contains some Duke Nukem 3D-style strong crude humor as well:

Reception

A retrospective article in Destructoid called it the most unique entry in the Battletoads series, highlighting its level of mature content ("a precursor to the beloved brand of toilet humor that made Conker's Bad Fur Day a cult classic") and violence. The reviewer criticised the game's gameplay formula as less varied than in its predecessors, with a comment: "But then I remember that this is motherfuckin' Battletoads in the motherfuckin' arcade and everything is all right again."[2] HonestGamers called the game "exactly what the franchise should have been from the beginning" and rated it 8/10 ("excellent").[4] As of 2011, the game's GameFAQs average review score is 8.0/10.[5]

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