The History of Battletoads - arcade console documentary

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[@omegarugal9283]

even thought 99% of players never got past the 4th level and beating the game in 2p mode is simply immposible, is considered one of the best games ever made, is really THAT good...

[@mattm7798]

The gameplay and graphics were excellent for NES, but this game was simply too difficult for it's intended audience.

[@Kuikkamies]

Should note that the PAL release fixed the Clinger Winger P2 glitch.

[@adrianbrown3085]

Honestly, I've only made it to level 4 once. Usually, I would hit the warp in level 3, going straight to Surf City.

[@Pulmonox]

@@adrianbrown3085 The first time I managed to make it past the Turbo Tunnel I was completely distraught to find that the game just kept GETTING HARDER! It wasn't until years later after discovering emulators and save states that I ever actually got around to beating it. I literally had to go frame-by-frame to beat clinger-winger the first time and I remember thinking 'How the HELL did anyone beat this on the cartridge!?' I thought the game was virtually impossible.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Honestly I never Tried the game in two player mode but I have read this terrible

[@soulred5195]

Beating this game on the NES without a game genie is one of the crowning achievements of my childhood. Also gotta mention the arcade version is playable on the Arcade1up Killer Instinct arcade machine, so if you want to play it on an arcade cabinet and you've got $700, there ya go.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Excellent info, thanks. Kudos for finishing this beast of a game

[@THHorne3]

The Arcade version is also available on Rare Replay. It was fun to play, and cool to check out after finally being able to play it since it was hard to find at arcades back in the day.

[@geardog24]

I think the Battletoads reboot in 2020 could’ve been so much better if they stuck with the original designs instead going for the safe “family friendly” style.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I thought the new designs were pretty cool but there should have been an option for the original as well

[@dansmith16]

They also dissed the gamers who grew up on the franchise and the Queen looked more like a princess with that nerf. Just stop squatting all over the fans and make the game enjoyable without the modern audiences stuff.

[@geardog24]

Battletoads and Double Dragon was the best sequel/crossover you could have.

[@FallicIdol]

The ultimate team!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It was a lot of fun

[@mr.feeny-5]

I had it on Sega. Years of replays

[@Tarman85]

Love battletoads. So many memories playing this with friends and family.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I enjoyed it but it sure was hard

[@BaronMorte]

So many great and frustrating memories with this one

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, I agree

[@Godzillaborg21]

An excellent retrospective. I'd definitely tune in for more coverage on the arcade game

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot. There is just so much I couldn't cover so I'll probably do a follow-up video at some point

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

The farthest I ever got in the original NES classic was the end of Rat Race, but I never had enough lives left to beat General Slaughter. The 50 page comprehensive guide in Nintendo Power was a lifesaver. Thankfully I had a Game Genie and reluctantly used it to see the end. I have fond memories of my sister and I always fighting each other in the second stage using the wrecking ball attack, then her invariably losing in the turbo tunnel. I got to play the arcade game recently and it's a lot of fun too.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I recall Nintendo power doing a lot of comprehensive guides but I think battle toads was one of their biggest

[@entertainingCed]

another great video! so many memories of this one. i worked at a video store and always "tested" games when the store was quiet. helped pas the time and get people to rent the games.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Very cool, always thought that would be a cool job they have

[@RetrodudeG]

Battletoads & double dragon ultimate, was the sweet French kiss of gaming!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL good call

[@anthonybernero9720]

My BattleToads action figures arrived in the mail this week. I only had to wait 30 years.

[@rpheckenkamp]

Awesome video, everything you'd ever want to know. This was the first game I played as a kid when I got my first console.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot, I try to be as thorough as a proctological Exam

[@ricardocantoral7672]

It's astonishing to see that rotation effect on the NES. I never knew the system was capable of that.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I was blown away when I saw that for the first time

[@hi_tech_reptiles]

Theres a few games that do that and things like it. Doing it with characters is part of why Little Samson is so expensive lol. But others do it with backgrounds in a less-intensive way of how Mickey Mouse does it on the 16bit and Castlevania iirc. (On Genesis, not Mode 7 on SNES) Its def cool, i always love pixel art with 3D/2.5D epements like that, when done well at least.

[@thisisnotachannel]

"PATMAN" in the Sega sound font? Hell yeah! Keep it up, Pat!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks my friend

[@PeterSurrena]

I remember playing this on my NES and got so frustrated I kicked the cabinet my Nintendo was on. I don't know how, but that kick jolted the Nintendo and suddenly I was on the snow level. I couldn't believe it and tried to savor the level because I had never seen it before. I died a few minutes later. Previously I could never get past the Turbo Tunnel.

[@Kuikkamies]

Glad to see my family wasn't the only one who experienced the physical trauma stage skips.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL that is hilarious, I broke than a few joysticks in my day but nothing on the NES. They were usually cheap Atari joysticks

[@GZP1023]

Lies. That is literally impossible

[@MarMaxGaming]

I absolutely loved the arcade for Battletoads, it straight up blew my mind. The hard rocking music and bold sounds of carnage… just makes you want to play!

[@randy7894]

One of my top 5 series! Super entertaining video, Patman Q. Cheers!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a bunch my friend

[@dtape]

There is so much of this game that I have never seen that you are showing me now because of the crazy difficulty. Thanks for filling in the blanks Pat!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely, most people didn't see past level four LOL

[@blackflame4506]

Thanks for the retrospective Patman!

[@ScrumDelly]

+ phone rings + " hello, gamestop, how may I help you?" " ummmyesss, can I preorder Battletoads?" Haha CLASSIC!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@shareofmoney]

This is an amazing game. I was able to get it through the Rare Replay collection on Xbox One. I can't get too far at all in this game but it is totally awesome. Great video!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks, the Rare replay collection is awesome

[@robertwarf3316]

One might say a nice collection of happy little games

[@shareofmoney]

@@robertwarf3316 that's absolutely correct

[@marctoad]

Hey Pat, love your stuff. All the best.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed so much

[@thedarkhours1]

I love your videos! Such great care and commentary

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you so much!

[@STR8graff]

This was one of my all time favorite arcade games ....so much fun

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It was awesome

[@DJeimaXe]

I'm a 90's kid in the east coast when I was 12. We had the Battle Toads arcade in the bowling alley in VA, and we had the Battle Toads cartoon that lasted for at least 2 months as I can remember.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Battle toads cartoon only had one episode.

[@environ-mentalist]

lots of fun with this game. I enjoy your content Patman

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot my friend

[@Barcrest]

Finally got to watch it. Great video as always man. 😊

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a ton!Cheers

[@kcadventures1454]

Great episode as always!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a ton

[@ihateapplebeeswa]

Another great video Patman

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot

[@ihateapplebeeswa]

My pleasure you rule dude.

[@brocksamson9737]

Oh I can remember the screams vividly in my ear of failed attempts attempting to beat the first battletoads... Oh those were the days. Also wish you spoke more briefly on the battletoads double dragon for the NES that's the one I grew up with. It seemed to be the main favorite as opposed to the super Nintendo version from many fans. Also I was flabbergasted in mesmerized by the battletoads arcade cabinet if I ever came about it in arcades back in the 90s.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Well the video was running 36 minutes long so sacrifices had to be made

[@rashounjohnson9562]

I was waiting for you to do this. This is going be fun.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Hope you enjoyed it

[@rashounjohnson9562]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I already have. 👍

[@MarMaxGaming]

It took us forever, and it was a goal for years… but my friend and I beat Battletoads 2 player on NES without any cheats. We posted it about 6 months ago.

[@aroundthefur1210]

Awesome video Patman! I never made it past level 3 myself, lol. I would love to watch any other Battletoads content you might have cooking in the pipeline. Please keep at it!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks buddy,, I appreciate that

[@ErwalDeeas]

Great vid, Pat!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks!

[@cargoman7045]

WC4L Brother! The sound track to the NES game is still stuck in my head. Great way to start the day.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

No doubt, it's a classic

[@skRapKlan]

Thanks for the awesome video! Love me some Battletoads!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks so much

[@NecroticFleshrot]

Ah, a new Patman video! It's gonna be a great day!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

How nice of you to say, I hope you enjoyed the heck out of this video

[@streetmagik3105]

18:27 Wow, thats a blast from the past. "Whack!" Lol. You gotta love the 90s.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, no doubt

[@ThunderHorsePyro]

Another excellent documentary as usual. Don't forget about the awesome pause music on the NES version.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks, completely forgot about that as I never used the pause button

[@BATG_Tony]

Thanks! For doing a Battletoads video!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

How very generous, thank you so much

[@BATG_Tony]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries thank you so much again. If you ever do a dedicated video on the Battletoads Arcade, I will donate even more. Perhaps, even consider adding information on the unreleased Battletoads novel/ screenplay. It is a riot to read.

[@louyork8379]

The music took me way back! I’d forgotten how good the music was in the game.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, courtesy of David wise

[@joeontherun]

i paused the video after the mentioning of the rare collection i found it close by at gamestop for $5 thank you so much for this upload highly appreciated

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That's a fantastic score, thanks for watching

[@sunshineholmes3487]

18:30 That is definitely the most 90s thing i have seen in a long time. Even the movie Airborne would tell it to chill.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL no kidding

[@WigglemanGames]

Thanks for this!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks for watching

[@Triggs-pg4kj]

Great Video! Battletoads was the hardest game I played and beat!

[@Billy4Hopwood]

Never played this game but i caught plenty of toads in the canal of green Rock ! Awesome job Patrick

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a bunch!

[@jasonz7788]

Ur work rocks thanks!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I appreciate that!

[@jeffh278]

This channel is so underrated with subscribers

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a bunch, I appreciate the nice words

[@kenwheeler3637]

I've put a lot of time into the original game on the NES but I seriously doubt that I'll ever legitimately ever beat it. Great vid, Pat. I never even knew about the Arcade game.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot, I know I didn't get very far even back in the day

[@morizcaballero]

great video!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks!

[@SolCresta3405]

One of the HARDEST games, period. Even playing the first game on an NES emulator I was struggling!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, it is probably the hardest game I've ever played

[@SolCresta3405]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries At least I beat it.

[@FallicIdol]

I used to have to cleanse my pallet with an easier game like Ghost n Goblins after playing this.

[@SolCresta3405]

@@FallicIdol That’s another hard as nails game. Even Deadpool himself thought it was impossible.

[@wanderandargo]

"The Revolution" level looks so impressive for an NES game. The graphics were ahead of their time for sure.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes they were

[@plato363]

Hours and hours of ultra-precise button pressing and yelling at the screen fun

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@TeeFetch]

Myblood pressure still hasn't gone down since this game came out.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL no kidding

[@loki.odinson]

Battletoads made little kids into men, the 8-bit version of Dark Souls.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL good call

[@LastCallSRT]

I remember being a very little kid and watching two other kids play the arcade version in the concession stand of the local drive-in movie theater. Completely remember the excitement and me seeing the animation of the toad morphing the big football helmet as the combo finisher. It was just insane to me at the time. I’m 38 years old now, and I still very clearly remember watching actual greatness.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It's amazing how videogames can trigger certain memories. I can recall seeing Mortal Kombat for the first time as well as dragons laIR back in 1983

[@NihilisticHatred]

Had a lot of fun playing this as a kid. I never beat it and I don't know anyone that did, but everyone loved it.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely, none of my friends ever did

[@williamm.1608]

As a kid my friend had Battletoads, but I didn’t.. so making progress was slow and difficult. In late high school to college I picked it up for $5 used and gave it another shot. It took a lot of practice but eventually I could beat it, and with some more practice i could pass it without too much difficulty. The key early on was loading up with extra lives on the second level. I almost always skipped the fire / jet level though. It’s funny seeing that one pop up as I half forgot it existed as I warp past it so much. Good memories.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Glad you enjoyed it, this was a bear for me as I could never beat it withouut a cheat device

[@williamm.1608]

Fair! It took a *lot* of practice to get to that point.​ Battletoads is no joke :)@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries

[@steelcurtain187]

Great job 👏

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you! 😃

[@BlackArroToons]

Ha, that introduction with the knock-off imitation brands was funny! :) But also a good intro into these Ninja Turtles-like Battletoads. A difficult series overall, which I never got around to completing. Cool video history, Patman, thanks! Much like the arcade Jackal, I'm thinking I can tap in a 2nd player before losing all lives to extend the continues and chance of survival compared to only playing 1 player the whole game. I'd have to test it out next time.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

You know I am not really sure. I try to think what other games would let you do that. I've got one right on the tip of my tongue. Pit fighter for the Genesis possibly? Thanks a lot glad you enjoyed it

[@BlackArroToons]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Pit Fighter, cool, thanks. It's a trick where also in Golden Axe on Genesis, you can start a second player game on the very last life/continue of player 1 to keep going most times if needed. Nice work getting through the levels of each game here for this video. I need to try to find the arcade version now. Great video, Thanks Patman!

[@VahanNisanian]

Missile Mayhem (SNES version) in B&DD: Best song in the entire series.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Entire soundtrack is excellent

[@Incense3]

I played the gameboy port of this a ton. It was so hard and I never beat it. But it was fun so good job!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes it turned out rather well

[@mikeychainsaw9760]

I never play a lot of the nes version but I had the gameboy one in 1991 and beat it. The music for the GB version of battletoads is so dope stage 3 music when t you fight the darkling is classic.

[@thecunninlynguist]

A game frustrating hard. I could only get to the turbo tunnel on my own as a kid. Only beat it using save states in college

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

You and me both my friend, I had you say states and cheats just to record this video

[@kingvagar]

The first vehicle stage was my limit, I could never beat that stage...

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, it was a nightmare

[@alexzapf6422]

I have the arcades version on my arcade machine. Love it.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It's a lot of fun

[@F3z07]

Every time I called GameStop back in the day, they never had it in stock 😢

[@cybercop0083]

It was the same story with our Gamestop and my Battletoads starved Wii😢

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

We did have game stops around here until the mid-90s. Before that it was EB games and before that it was electronics boutique. That's where we got the majority of our titles

[@cybercop0083]

I think Mr. F3z07 is referring to a popular prank around 2007, 2008, where the prankster would call a Gamestop and ask if they have Battletoads for the Wii in stock. Then they would have jolly hearty laugh at the clerk's confusion.@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries

[@sukmykrok3388]

Every snack in the intro made me hungry. Ah, the Dark Queen. The original Dommy Mommy!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@Dorelaxen]

The arcade is far and away my favorite of the line. Never thought it would be so much fun to use a giant rat man's balls for a speed bag.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, yes sir which is why I had to put it in the video because it's so ridiculous :-)

[@RyanRead]

Love Battle toads but many levels have haunted me in my dreams for years

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, no doubt

[@ItalNico]

Great review. One of only a handful of NES games that I never completed back in the day. My somewhat silly theory is that the designers were seeking revenge for the feedback they received that Wizards and Warriors was too easy. So with IronSword and BattleToads they decided to torture us and made sure no one would ever say such a thing ever again. I think if NES Battletoads was given unlimited continues or a password less of us would have rage quit in defeat.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Their response was always that they wanted gamers to get their money's worth which is why they made it so difficult. They even said something along the lines of "there's nothing worse than an easy game"

[@F4Insight-uq6nt]

Battlemaniacs is an extremely hard game to complete. One of the hardest ever as I see it.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I always thought the NES version was a bit tougher

[@milkdetrop5506]

great video

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks!

[@anthonychobotdoespopcultur7762]

This is awesome

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks buddy

[@anthonychobotdoespopcultur7762]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries you're welcome

[@mulry101]

Please do a standalone episode of Battletoads Arcade. I would love to hear your full opinion on that game!

[@jackburton2680]

Awesome!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks

[@tomasrivero6423]

The sad thing about the arcade game is that it was originally meant to have so much more content, it originally had nine levels and nine bosses and even dialogue in cutscenes

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That stinks, otherwise the arcade game is fantastic

[@kelvinjefferson6331]

Hardest damn game ever

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Indeed

[@maureenleah13]

Certainly seems like what they were going for. Absolutely unplayable in 2-player mode.

[@sirhellguitarlordhd1423]

Patman should do the history of Guitar Hero, i have been a big fan of PatmanQC for a long time and it'd mean so much

[@rogue-like4life]

I never got into those types of games but I'd be interested to see Dance Dance Revolution as well. That game always had a huge crowd surrounding it in my local arcade.

[@rogue-like4life]

I absolutely loved this game growing up and it was one of the few that I was able to beat after years of practice and persistence. Now Battletoads and Double Dragon, that one was impossible lol.

[@rogue-like4life]

David Wise?!?! No wonder its music is incredible and perfect.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes he also did the music for the battle toads cartoon that's on KZbin. Was going to mention that but forgot to include it

[@ThomasSerruques]

nice one the arcade game of 1994 looks fantastic

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It's a lot of fun

[@hotchymotchi]

You didn't mentuion how awesome the pause music was!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

No I did not

[@SotNist]

Nice to see some love for the Xbox reboot. I agree that the super crispy and fluid 4K animation style was way cool. The genre variety in the game almost reminded me of Three Dirty Dwarves for Sega Saturn.

[@KingofCrusher]

The 3d backgrounds are ugly as hell and the sprites look like shit with barely any detail, not impressed. It looks like a kickstarter game.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That is a great comparison. Did not think of that.

[@cliffchampion5501]

I did not like the updated art style at all Xbox could’ve delivered way better and the game would’ve been way more popular as a result. I will say the gameplay was incredibly fun and challenging.

[@SotNist]

I like the art style. It was super clean, cartoony, expressive and lended itself well to the seamless transitions between gameplay styles and cartoon episode style sequences. I've always been OK with the innumerable variations of TMNT cartoons and comics, so it wasn't a big deal for me. I think it could have functioned as an interactive TV Pilot episode for an ongoing animation series as well. I suspect the development probably got some of it's internal support cut after the extreme overreaction to the initial reveal trailer. In terms of popularity, it probably would have been able to find a niche if older fans hadn't gatekept it so hard. There's a few meta jokes in the game that kind of touch on the circumstances, I think.

[@cliffchampion5501]

@@SotNist I agree the game was definitely fun. But the game was founded on hardcore heavy metal rock appeal with its hard edge art stylings. And to go from that to what we got wasn’t an easy transition, it was just very watered down. Most gen z kids don’t connect with cool designs like the stuff we grew up with. But rather happy go lucky fluffy or goofy stuff from what I see in the games they love like. Besides most Battle toads fans were the older gamers from that generation of kids like myself and we waited years for this and wanted to see a fully loaded modernized version with the cool classic look.

[@Miskatonicmassacre]

Crazy Town’s Shifty in the commercial, wowwwwww.

[@pixelsncreatures]

I have every game and all but the Amiga port. Even the Tiger game. I was really into the series

[@rogue-like4life]

Wow, I totally forgot about that Tiger version lol. I definitely had it as well along with probably a dozen others... Why? I have no clue haha

[@pixelsncreatures]

@@rogue-like4life they were cheap!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

You didn't miss much :-) Kudos for your collection

[@capntinwhistle]

I learned how to curse (and cry) with this game.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL comment of the day

[@cabbitkisser2620]

i remember battle toads back on the nes days. but i never got the chance to play the game until now.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Excellent, try not to throw your controller in frustration

[@cabbitkisser2620]

you might hear a lot of cussing & using the f word. but that's about it@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries

[@talondarkfire]

Only reason I was ever able to beat Battletoads was the repelling Wookie Hole level. I got stupid good at getting extra lives from the crows in that level. It would give you throwaway lives so you could spend more time getting used to and memorizing the different aspects of the game. Add to that the warps in the speeder bike level and the snake pit - and even with that I only beat the game once or twice. The only level I could never beat was Volkmire's Inferno.

[@Lastjustice]

The Nes game is something I've beaten without any cheats from start to finish, but I had to use Game Genie and infinite lives as training wheels to get to that point. My middle brother and I would warp staight to a stage, and get killed repeatedly till both of were good enough complete the stage together. We'd usually turn the game off after getting through the level. We go through level by level till we could put all together and do the entire thing. This of course ran into a wall at lvl 11, as you can't beat the Clinger Winger with two people as the second player controls are bugged.(Some other poster claims it's doable.) They will simply die over and over helplessly. No one ever made it far enough into beta testing with two characters to catch the bug in time. The Arcade game I think is probably the best overall experience as it's tough, but not as ball breaking as the NES title. Beating a 3 player beat em up affair, I think it grabs a much larger audience as it's not weighted down by the stupidly hard vehicle parts. I fiorst played the Arcade beat em in my early teens and just laughed my ass off when I saw the over the top animations. A younger kid happen to join in as I played, and we were both laughing so hard. I actually remember tearing up from laughing so much. Young boys definitely were the target audience for this game, as it was SUPER EFFECTIVE. I didn't see in too many places, or I would played it all way through. I didn't get to beat from start to finish till a year or two ago at the Galloping Ghost with a friend of mine who never played it before. He said was his favorite game he played that day when we went there for a couple hours with his wife and daughter. Battle Toads and Double Dragon was definitely more Battle Toads than a Double Dragon game. It felt like a mod of the NES game with the double dragon cast inserted. It's fun enough, and much easier than the original game, but I wonder how many people were like I want to play as the Toad not the Lee brothers, but were forced to as player 2.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

In my opinion as the series progressed the difficulty Getting lower and lower. With that being said the fun factor went up for me especially with the arcade game. I loved the over-the-top animations as well.

[@erneststackhouse1133]

Of all the fighting games like Double Dragon out there Battletoads is my favorite just because u are not just fighting on each level & i was still in High School & used my own money 2 buy the game 4 my best friends birthday. You bet I was at his house 2 play this game too! Also because like Castlevania this was not a port from the Arcades it was made specifically for the Home Console! To this day I still have not beaten the Classic NES or Game Boy game! The higher you climb Zit, the further you fall & then you'll pop like a Zit! This game is brutal...!!!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I was only able to beat it with the cheat device so don't feel too bad. This has to be one of the hardest gaames I've played

[@erneststackhouse1133]

I don't feel bad. The game play is excellent & I go back 2 this game constantly! It's hard in a good way! Always ready 2 return for more!@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries

[@ellisoneves]

Excellent video about a good franchise, which unfortunately has been forgotten. The last release could have been better worked on. I played on SNES and Megra Drive a long time ago

[@cliffchampion5501]

I whole heartedly agree, they should’ve kept the hard rock look and music of the original with modern animation.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a lot

[@jeremyhall2727]

Yeah I remember how hard & awesome it was. I loved it

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Yes, unttl you ThrEW the controller across the road

[@jeremyhall2727]

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[@deathproof8732]

Im a nerd but I still listen to the Battletoads soundtrack. Especially the super cool Super NES Battle Toads and Double Dragons game.

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I like that retro music as well

[@xerokitsune]

I really wish Microsoft would make Rare Replay available on PC.

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It's on Xbox not sure about Windows

[@PM-xc8oo]

I still can't reliably beat the turbo tunnel 30ish years later despite getting this for Christmas the year it came out.

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This game was always a bear for me

[@jamesdixon6332]

This game irritated the piss out of me lol. Glad you chose to bring this one to light.

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Thanks my friend

[@nickcadwell1094]

I still love the Battletoads, but do to my seizures I can never play it again. But I do remember when Battletoads and Double Dragon came out, my brother and I looked at each other and said this game would have been better if the Battletoads had been teamed up with the Turtles instead.

[@richardlaceyfield9]

I remember renting the game after reading the Nintendo power and being totally disappointed that it was so hard. I took it back really quick.

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Which is terrible considering how fantastic the graphics are. A lot of people never got to see them

[@travezripley]

Battletoads was so much fun to play, with and without The Game Genie!

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I agree

[@chrisdryer]

As a kid it was the speed bikes I couldn’t get by. Then when I finally did, the rest of the game wasn’t too bad for me.

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It was fun but also very frustrating at times