The Ultimate Guide to Beating Battletoads

[@sampsonsampson]

OMG found you watching D2 videos and in turn found this. Truly a fan now. This was my most played game by far in my youth and the hardest game ever made in my opinion as well. Makes Dark Souls seem like Mario.

[@seer6251]

haha, I'm super glad you enjoyed this! I love playing/talking about so many of these old school games because their difficulty and depth are oftentimes a lot of fun to examine or rag on. I plan on doing more of this once I have my fill of d2 stuff!

[@sampsonsampson]

I got so good that I could get to the unicycle vs orb level almost every time and then die every time. So much anguish lol. I'm tempted to boot up an emulator. I bet it would be a world record if anyone ever beat BT co-op. Or a first time ever. I wonder if the devs ever even played their own game because yeah... lol.

[@sampsonsampson]

I'm inspired to make a Heroes of Might and Magic 3 channel because of you. Because there are a ton, I felt like it was a swamp but none of them are that fun. Just like there are a thousand D2 videos but you're climbing up there man because you're funny af and your video editing is spot-on. Keep it up bro. I'll be lurkin' .

[@donskiver]

T-bird: "The dark queens at the top of the tower just waiting to be creamed!" Toads: "Wait, what?" T-bird: "What?"

[@hrothgardevaitos8330]

Just found this one, and as someone who's beaten Battletoads as well, let me give you a few pointers of my own: One: Memorize the warp locations. There are level warps in this game that Seer has failed to mention, which allows you to skip levels. They don't last long, but if you get them, you can completely skip a level or two. Example: There's a level warp in Turbo Tunnels that let you completely skip the Artic Caverns. Same thing in the Snake Tunnels. Learn where they are, and they'll let you skip some levels that you might find impossible. Of course, if you want to be a badass, go ahead and play through everything every single time you die. But for me, I after beating the Arctic Caverns for the twelfth time, the ability to skip it is a godsend. Two: the hit registry of this game can be a bit wonky, which can work to your advantage. You can often hit things without being near them, or on the same horizontal or vertical plane. Use this to keep out of enemy attack range, and punish them for it. Three: Your charge attack can stun or even kill a LOT of enemies outright. Use it, and use it often. Four: Memorization is your friend, unfortunately. Knowing the location of enemies and flies beforehand will allow you to keep as much life and lives as possible. Learn each stage inside and out. If you can find maps for them online, then study them. They'll be useful, ESPECIALLY in the high-speed vehicle sections. Five: You are NOT timed, except in very rare situations, like Rat Race, for instance. Take your time, move at your own speed, and you will rarely meet anything that you aren't ready for. Six: Each level is different. This is the important one. Each level is different, and can have wildly different gameplay mechanics, so expect to be blindsided if you're going into a level for the first time. Do not expect to be able to clear the game in your first sitting, since you'll have to spend several lives on each stage just learning everything. And that's all I got for general strats. Anything else is stage specific, so listen to Seer, because he knows what he's talking about, here.

[@Xehemoth]

I am flat out addicted to this video. I never even played Battle Toads but I watched this like 10 times. Top shelf product you made heer seer.

[@seer6251]

That's very appreciated! It makes the copious time I spent playing and thinking about Battletoads worth it lol

[@Xehemoth]

@@seer6251 Dude, I appreciate you. Your take on meta humor alone would carry you but you also have great editing skills. I sit in the damn corner like a crackhead scratching my arms waiting for my Clay-Fighting-medicine ball enthusiast to drop the next vid.

[@pcstrato5813]

Such underappriciated content, thank you for editing and posting this! I've almost beat that game when i was a kid. Made it to last level several times. I have PTSD from battletoads.

[@TVm0nk]

Really flexing your pro gamer status with this one

[@coprographia]

The insidious thing about Battletoads’ difficulty is that practically every level is different. The escalating challenge of a game is ideally correlated with your skill, as each level prepares you for the next. But Battletoads can’t do that. The variety of challenges means that each level is only practice for itself.

[@seer6251]

Oh absolutely. It's both admirable and crazy that they'd design full mechanics (like water physics, bike physics, etc.) just for one level and then you'd never see it again. Even semi-similar mechanics like the bikes in lvl 3, vs the surfboard in lvl 5 have differing functionalities. If something like that got released today, it'd be met with such harsh criticism lol

[@AC-hj9tv]

You're my favorite new channel. Great content, commentary, and really hilarious

[@seer6251]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your viewership! 🙏

[@magickmskh]

I love the Snake Rattle n Roll music for Level 6. You're a goddamn genius, Seer.

[@driftpirate7234]

People need to stop complaining about dark souls.

[@Kevbo2040]

My friend and I used to play Battletoads all the time on our NESes. I honestly think we got past the *very first* tunnel racing level like...one time. That was it. The game is a nut buster.

[@aaronbaron6468]

I've never seen heard or played battletoads before but I can say this video is 100% accurate

[@brunogiornoeberhardt5424]

I just beat it last weekend (US version)...after more than 30 years...back in the early 90's I was able to get to the third rat (level 10), but never could beat that motherf....no mather how hard I tried. Now, passed 31 years, I tried it again. Today we have internet, lots of gameplays, tips and, most important, we have emulators and save states that allows us to practice especific levels or sections of the game until we can master it. And this is battletoads is all about: mastering and memorizing every enemy, every boss, every single detail of the game. After many months and a lot of patience, I assure one can beat it without problems.

[@the8thark]

This game is all about zerging it. As in getting so far, dying and learning how to beat it then rinse and repeat on each each part of the game. Learn through dying. So by the end you know everything that happens and can plan ahead.

[@HaydenLeischner]

Now it’s time for the snes version on switch online

[@SeriouslyWhyDoINeedAHandle]

What a banger of a video, I was cry laughing at certain points. Good stuff

[@da3m0nic_79]

This video deserves way more views. Undoubtedly one of your best. (:

[@NuStiuFrate]

Man you can say games nowadays are too dumbed down but i'd rather take that and this frustrating experience.

[@misterX-Good-old-games]

Now if you guys think that standart Battletoads is a difficult game, you're so much wrong... I had a broken game in my youth, wich could freeze almost anywere in the game exept a few levels. There were even impossible spots, were it got frozen always. I had to find warp zones myself, cause I had no internet to overcome them. I had to learn every spot to avoid the hanging of the game. It took me YEARS of continues struggle to learn everithing and I finaly beat it! When I did, it was like one of the best moments in my life, the climax of happyness!

[@PancakeX]

I still don't know how I beat this as a kid... this is definitely the hardest game I've ever seen. But I love it.

[@keithrange4457]

Holy shit... I've never played this and can't believe anyone had the patience and zen to beat this utter exercise of frustration and terror. No no.. infact - How has anyone had enough controllers to beat this game. Maybe that was this games purpose.. to boost sales of replacement controllers

[@seer6251]

This game became my 'main game I play everyday' for so long LOL. Absolutely miserable, but I can't lie, I learned to love it. But the amount of restarts must have been an enormously high number.

[@Xiatter]

I practiced the Turbo Tunnel so many times as a kid that I can still do it today, or last I tried it. Then I realized the rest of the game is blatdantly disrespectful.

[@hoodedman6579]

Fun fact, in 2-player, Clinger Winger is absolutley impossible, because the second player's bike simply won't move so they'll just die and die and die. It was fixed for the Japanese version, which also toned down the games difficulty in general; this version was then the base for the Genesis port of the game that no one ever talks about, though that version apparently plays like crap in a lot of ways according to like five comments I saw. Another fun fact, there's a sequel on the Gameboy that's simply titled "Battletoads", and then a bad port of the original game under the name "Battletoads in Ragnarok's World". Game Boy games loved vague titles; shout outs to Donkey Kong, which looks like a throwaway port of the arcade game and then turns out to be this massive sequel with a hundred levels and a bunch of new mechanics that is basically a precursor to the first Mario vs Donkey Kong game and arguably one of the best Gameboy games in general.

[@oborze]

Double Dragon & Battle Toads - that was amazing and fair enough game :D

[@animeloverryan85]

I think that if Battletoads weren't so insanely difficult they honestly would have been ranked at a competitor level with not only Final Fight, but also platformers like Mario and Contra and perhaps R-Type.

[@Shmey]

Yeah. Terra Tubes. It took me sooo long to realize attacking the rubber ducky was an exercise in futility. You can stun the ducky. Only stun it. If you don't get away FAST, you'll get hit. Technically, it's not a one-hit kill, but once you're hit once, you get stun-locked and have no way out. So, functionally, it's a one-hit kill. Turbo Tunnels, for sure. If you have the dedication to get past the Turbo Tunnels, chances are you've got what it takes to beat the game. I had the Nintendo Power that covered this game. Honestly, it wasn't much use. I eventually quit referencing it because you simply just had to put in the time.

[@burningchrome8622]

had to watch all yer vids

[@asmodeus1234]

Same, very entertaining!

[@dezm101]

I did not hear any strats on the rubber ducks, those jerk are a real pain and its pretty hard to get the timing correct. Good video

[@Leroy0ne]

Dude, your videos are really well edited and commentary is very entertaining. Just came here to check after stellar Diablo 2 class guide series. Sorry for subpar english, btw, not my native language ) I really hope your channel will get more traction, good luck!

[@mcfarvo]

I heard David Goggins tried many times and failed to ever finish this game...it drives him to run ultra-long distance races to this day, searching for that level of difficulty and endurance...STAY HARD!

[@kylekeeter680]

Literally played this game so much as a kid and could NEVER get past the turbo tunnel

[@seer6251]

lmao that was the big push for me. As soon as I cleared lvl 3 I decided to grind it out. Just to see how bad it could get.

[@kylekeeter680]

@@seer6251 till I watched this video I didn't even know what the rest of the game looked like lmao

[@leroyvisiongames2294]

Used to fucking hate the turbo tunnel level but now that I mastered it and have the pattern memorized its actually my favorite level--music kicks ass and the hoverbike section is a real adrenaline rush!!

[@napalmninja]

Awesome video! double dragons vs battle toads?

[@seer6251]

Ahh, that'd be a fun one to grind through! I'll add it to my list.

[@oildrum3230]

LOL at the ending!

[@talictdf4757]

Ahh, the Dark Souls of the 90s 😆 Awesome game

[@ricksticksgaming]

Never made it past level 3 growing up. Snes came out then it was on to the new thing. Still thought this game was pretty badass though.

[@donoteatmikezila]

After every level I thought "okay it can't possibly get worse".

[@Xehemoth]

Seer! Can you please fill me in on your track list for this video? I know a lot of these are BT OST, but the others... man what a badass track list.

[@benzij1739]

I played Battletoads 2 on SNES and .. It wasn't any easier.

[@Lerithan]

What song is that for your outro? I like it a lot.

[@seer6251]

It's from the Scott Pilgrim vs the World The Game OST. Track is called "This is The End". Really good stuff in general!

[@Lerithan]

@@seer6251 oh snap, I just finished reading Scott Pilgrim for the first time, and just picked up the game the other day. Also just recently was introduced to Anamanaguchi recently and they are great. How awesome! Also the video was fantastic. Your cynicism is perfectly balanced with the actual helpful info ❤️

[@LixxLixx]

Sadly I am embarrassed to say I played this SO much as a child and never got much further than the first bike section.

[@seer6251]

Haha, nothing to be embarrassed about. When I sat down to actually get through level 3, it was a long process full of numerous restarts before I cleared it. Absolutely insane design that you don't see anymore

[@warnegoodman]

very good guide

[@kogasoldier9379]

Yo I was proud to beat this game with a freaking game genie as a kid.

[@gerardow92]

Tin tin au tibet on snes is the hardest game I know.. I'll reward the person that manages to complete it, but I wanna see them doing it with my own eyes

[@radio_shapka]

KILLER INSTINCT!

[@TheFantom_X]

Hilarious video. Thanks for the laughts dude.

[@Aurochhunter]

The game did get a bit easier for a while if you could get past the turbo tunnel.

[@moonboy5851]

Frogs are my favourite animal.

[@WildFungus]

aren't there level skips in this game? I have very very vivid memories of someo of these levels including level 12 but not a lot of the middle sections

[@dezm101]

yes there is warps in stages 1, 3, 4 and 6

[@Estmaraver]

You deserve way more fucking viewers, man. This is gold.

[@seer6251]

Thank you very much 🙏

[@joelhodoborgas]

Dude youre a legend.

[@GrinninPig]

It's hard, having a crt definitely helps

[@GrinninPig]

Was so hard having this game as a kid. Easily one of the coolest games you owned, but as a kid was unplayable past the speeder bikes

[@andrewspade7969]

The Dark Queen is easy to bet, I did it on my first try. If run worked consistently I could probably win with losing much health.

[@VikingBoyBilly]

you can't believe how many times i play this and the second player whines that input lag makes us unable to finish turbo tunnel

[@Zombgetsu]

Aye bro. 🤣😂 I beat this game when I was in 5th grade. The one level with the race was damn near impossible. Me n my bestfriend managed to beat it. We only lost our innocence in the process. And almost our friendship a few times. 🤣😂💯

[@seer6251]

Haha, absolutely legendary. It is awful design for a game, but it's something you never forget.

[@insertusername9755]

Funny how you made the game look easy :p

[@IYPITWL]

I think I beat this game. But there is so much I don't remember. I have no memory of the ice level... I def made it to level 6 maybe I didn't beat this game.

[@Jcarroz]

I have NEVER beat turbo tunnel.

[@jesuslikeslsdnwiid]

battletoads double dragon

[@seer6251]

That game is also ball kickingly difficult lol

[@vjspectron]

Good guide, but needs some more specific tips for when the designers truly want to screw you (i.e. the last obstacle in level 7 that you have to move backwards to clear!)

[@PuchuKt]

How the hell did I make it to lvl 6 as a child?

[@seer6251]

Incredibly impressive to get to lvl 6 tbh lol. I grinded this game out in my teens and it was brutal even with dedication and looking things up.

[@crustis5958]

i never made it past the snake level

[@seer6251]

That's impressive enough lol. We didn't own battletoads when I was young, but even when I started playing it later, even level 3,4,5 are stupidly hard.

[@crustis5958]

@@seer6251 theres a warp on the bike level that i used to use

[@justsayin._.]

THERE'S A LEVEL 4???

[@InvadeNormandy]

This game was so goddamn hard that even my first baby brained play of it as a wee game genie cheating child it was still impossible for my undeveloped hands and brain to beat it. Because "dying" isn't the only penalty. The snake level? You drop down and have to start over a lot, the water level? Even if you have infinite lives- Guess what fucko? You STILL have to get PAST the obstacles. Dying over and over in a spot is not FORWARD MOVEMENT. Yes I am admitting fully that WITH INFINITE LIVES the game was still nigh impenetrable. One day I'll reclaim my honor and ego and beat that shit without cheats.

[@GregHuffman1987]

Combat amphibians

[@billypoker7822]

i beat this game when i was 12 years old.

[@forestcityfishing4749]

same...didn't think it was a big deal

[@sampsonsampson]

Hard time believing you .

[@billypoker7822]

@@sampsonsampson all i can say is, i was a wizard at games, and now i suck. thee end.

[@billypoker7822]

@@sampsonsampson remember Festers quest was another hard one i beat in time. took a while but i did it. No cheats.

[@sampsonsampson]

@@billypoker7822 Lol I vaguely remember that. There were a LOT of hard games on NES!

[@cristhianmlr]

The DARK SOULS to end all DARK SOULS. Do this instead that wannabe hardcore game D2.

[@seer6251]

BATTLETOADS HARDCORE. Maybe one of the hardest things to do in gaming lol

[@hamm3rtym382]

Are you a video game programmer or something? How do you know this shit?

[@seer6251]

Spent many days of my teenage years failing to play hard video games lol. Became a hobby to try to complete as many as possible, and this one always stood out.

[@spacemanspiff6332]

Still not as hard as Ninja Gaiden and Ghosts N Goblins.

[@seer6251]

That's a debate I'd love to have, but I'm not sure it'd go anywhere lol. All three games are total ballbusters, but Battletoads is the least consistent of the three. It goes from new mechanic to new mechanic, whereas the other two are more fixed. That being said, I have never beaten Ghost N Goblins, and it's assuredly the most painful one to play lol.

[@spacemanspiff6332]

@@seer6251 True that. I actually considered that when I hit enter. But I decided to let it ride anyways.

[@rayniac211]

*laughs in emulator quicksave/load*

[@Mampfie]

It's not that hard compared to other bullshit hard games on the NES.