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The tumultuous history of the Battletoads series.
0:00 - Introduction
1:13 - Part 1: Building Battletoads
8:22 - Part 2: 16-Bit Bound
12:02 - Part 3: The Final Game?
14:20 - Part 4: 26 Years...
17:02 - Part 5: Toad Sham Bo
All music is from Battletoads (2020) composed by David Housden.
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3D Rendered Arcade Cabinet:
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Special Thanks:
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Introduction snippet:
By the early 1990’s, British game developer Rare, had already established an impressive catalogue of software for Nintendo’s massively successful NES console with hits like Wizards & Warriors and R.C. Pro-Am. Around this same time, a popular series titled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had reached peak popularity spawning movies, comics, video games, and a hit TV show. Turtlemania was sweeping the nation in full swing by this point, bringing in boatloads of money to its owners. Many companies tried to cash in on the success of the popular franchise with their own versions of the turtles and Rare was no exception. In 1991, they began work on their own series featuring anthropomorphic animals, though there would be no turtles found here, but instead three muscular amphibians that would eventually come to be known as the Battletoads.

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@robintst Год назад

The turbo tunnel really is the biggest shot in the foot for the first game, mostly for being just so early in it. It's brutal difficulty kept a lot of people from seeing all the other gameplay varieties it had after it. I mean tons of games we played back then were intentionally difficult but that one particular level in little ol' Battletoads just kicked it up that extra notch into controller-snapping frustration territory.

@RewindArcade Год назад

Yeah, it is probably the most infamous example of a difficulty spike in a video game. I agree that it's early placement is quite strange. A huge crowd of people missed out on seeing just how interesting and unique some of the later levels were, but that sort of thing was pretty common in the 80s/90s. I also think it's a big reason why the series became so associated with the beat'em up genre since most people only got to play the first few levels.

@notsyzagts7967 2 года назад

Despite the lack of "new-ness" the SNES version is my favorite regardless. I just enjoy the upgraded sounds and visuals over the original. The changed style just had more impact than the NES, no matter how iconic it may be to the majority of players. I'm standing by that.

@RewindArcade 2 года назад

Totally nothing wrong with that at all. Battlemaniacs is a really fun game with great graphics, an amazing soundtrack, and awesome gameplay.

@deceiver444 2 года назад

That was a super enjoyable watch. So cool to learn a bit more about the ins and outs of the best rival to the turtles

@RewindArcade 2 года назад

Thank you!! It was cool learning about all this myself while researching for the video.

@Therealninjaturtle 8 месяцев назад

Also the arcade game was originally developed in 1992 and the Toads we’re originally going to cuss and the Brian chase level was originally going to be in the arcade game 12:11

@Bole_ZG 3 года назад

As a kid I wasn't gamer, so I didn't know that people really love battletoads,I thought game is more remembered because of brutal difficulty. I was surprised how many people didn't like last game because it "wasn't brawler", but older games was mix of different genres too, not just brawler. But yeah,Interesting video as always!

@RewindArcade 3 года назад

Thanks a lot, appreciate you watching! Yeah, it’s such a strange series because the first game was classified as a beat’em up but it was WAY more than that. I feel like people just don’t know what to make of Battletoads these days, hence why I thought it’d make an interesting topic.

@jmanclan 10 месяцев назад

Man the first like 3 levels are the game to me, never beat the bike part as a kid. Saw the arcade game once at a godfathers pizza when i was in middle school. Didnt like the new games combat but props to them for trying.

@32BitLibrary Год назад

I remember cutting out all that character art from Nintendo Power and other magazines to make my own comics as a kid. This video just reminded me of doing all that. Good stuff!

@RewindArcade Год назад

Thanks man! I definitely did the same, haha. I loved collecting the trading cards they put in each issue too. Good memories!

@gaiadespierta 3 года назад

This game was extremely hard, and what made it stand out in its difficulty was its gameplay. Some games are just hard but gameplay is not appealing, so to me this really makes up for the grinding we had to go through. I remember me and my brother, hands sweating at the final stage, I died and he had to finish it lol. The ending was disappointing but meh, who cares? The game was simply amazing. Me and a friend also developed this versus, where we started the game and beat each other haha, the monsters were added difficulty to the landscape and weapons (stick and mini dragon thing) made it more fun. Man great times.

@RewindArcade 3 года назад

Hell yeah, I love hearing stories like this! To this day I’ve still never finished the original Battletoads. 😭

@DiscoMouse 2 года назад

I’m actually amazed to hear that any child beat this game b

@bc5327 Год назад

I don’t think it’s that it hasn’t aged well, more like it never got easier or changed over time. Think it will always be what it is, still great video.

@PCFROMVCS 2 года назад

Not gonna lie, Blister would actually be the perfect name if they ever make an evil Battletoad

@RewindArcade 2 года назад

Man, that’s actually pretty good now that I think about it, haha

@superninbow8301 2 года назад

Always great to meet another Toad-head! Thanks for this amazing retrospective! Hopefully, the Boys (and Queen) will be back soon with a true return to form!

@RewindArcade 2 года назад

Thanks so much for watching Bow! I definitely love the games even when I'm destroying controllers and screaming expletives that would make George Carlin blush. I definitely hope that they continue the series in and like you said, stick a little closer to the original formula. That said, I still enjoyed Battletoads 2020 for the things it got right, but man, the enemies in the beat'em up sections are just WAY too damage sponge-y and that really hurt the experience for me.

@mementomatrix 2 года назад

this game is a Masterpiece, no limits to inovate desing, good video thank you

@RewindArcade 2 года назад

Thank you, appreciate you watching!!

@soulsparx Год назад

i appreciate how respectful you were of the reboot. i love that game so seeing all the vitriol i have surrounding it made me REAL worried on how you'd cover it but nah you were super fair about it and y'know, I respect it. have a like, mon frere!

@RewindArcade Год назад

Yeah, I really think everyone overreacted with calling it such a bad game. It certainly has its issues, but I still think it’s a lot of fun and didn’t deserve all the hate it got. Nice to hear there’s other people out there that enjoyed it too.

@SergioPL Год назад

Great video/channel!! Congrats!!

@RewindArcade Год назад

Thank you, much appreciated!!

@TarjemYaYazan 11 месяцев назад

this video is insane.. I'm utterly surprised by how little the views are compared to an insane and dense content

@RewindArcade 11 месяцев назад

Thanks, really appreciate that!!

@BigOleWords 3 года назад

This is so good! I put like a 10th of the effort you do into my own videos, I'm impressed!

@RewindArcade 3 года назад

Appreciate it, making these is VERY time consuming haha.

@BigOleWords 3 года назад

@@RewindArcade yeah, it shows for sure!

@akalyx 3 года назад

i'm watching all your vids today. you deserve so many more subs...love your editing

@RewindArcade 3 года назад

Thank you so much!! I just have a lot of fun putting them together.

@theonlybilge Год назад

"Do you guys have Battletoads?"

@mickael486 2 года назад

Duuuude... keep this up. Between this History of and your Ghosts n 'Goblins video.... you should be blowing up quick. 👍👍

@mickael486 2 года назад

Also just want to say, Slopes has really good videos on these series and I honestly wasn't expecting to see any better but you nailed it with a plethora of interesting history I never knew. 👏 It's rare to find videos of interest that inform me even more than I thought I already was. Great Job. 👍

@RewindArcade 2 года назад

Thanks so much man! Slope is someone I've been watching for quite a few years now who does really great content so compliments like this are extremely high praise. Really appreciate the kind words, they really mean a lot!

@soulsparx Год назад

Blister would be a good name for, like, a rival Battletoad, and I'm honestly a little shocked they never did that.

@alexisjohnson 2 года назад

The arcade game is amazing, sadly I never saw a cabinet out in the wild.

@RewindArcade 2 года назад

It’s great and has such a different vibe from the other games! I’ve never seen one out in the wild either sadly. 😭

@reagandow850 3 года назад

Great stuff man!!

@RewindArcade 3 года назад

Thank you!

@AAAnonimAAA1st 2 года назад

Battletoads is weird in that it feels like a big franchise but in reality it's only about 3 games. I guess its combination of cult status and overall potential that creates this impression.

@RewindArcade 2 года назад

Battletoads was pretty big deal back in the early 90s because it had a pretty big marketing campaign and became infamous for its absurd difficulty which definitely gained it a cult status like you said. I think the stupid GameStop meme also helped keep it relevant throughout the years also, haha.

@timecop808 2 года назад

You made it past the Turbo Tunnels once or twice? You're a better man than me. =/ So frustrating.

@RewindArcade 2 года назад

It’s so brutal! I really want to sit down and really take another swing at it in the near future though.

@hughorr 3 года назад

Dude, do Bionic Commando Rearmed next, please!!! Great voice work!

@RewindArcade 3 года назад

Thanks man! Bionic Commando is 1000% on my to-do list. One of my all-time favorites!

@AuthorativeMrM Год назад

I didn't know about the planned Battlemaniacs ports! I'd be very interested to see what the GameBoy version of that game looked like. I can't say I'm a huge fan of the Battletoads, but I appreciate and ALMOST LIKE the games in the series that I've played. I think the soundtrack to the GameBoy version (the original game, not the port) has some of David Wise's most under-appreciated music. Seems like a lot of his back catalog got forgotten as soon as he started the DKC soundtracks, lol

@RewindArcade Год назад

I'm far from a mega fan of the series, but I enjoy the games and covered it because it was such an interesting story. The OG Game Boy game has an amazing OST and, like you said, I agree that David Wise's earlier back catalog of music is often sadly ignored these days. Thanks for watching man!

@kainemaxwell 2 года назад

I love the arcade game. :)

@RewindArcade 2 года назад

It's surprisingly really good!!

@Diwasho Год назад

Contemporary reviewers were unfair to Battletoads & Double Dragon, how could they praise the first game's difficulty when it was so frustrating but bash BT&DD for being difficult when it's the easiest Battletoads game with the best balance between fun and challenge? For one, the turbo tunnel section in it is actually enjoyable thanks to the absence of death pits, and there's more focus on beat em up gameplay which I personally preferred to the pace breaking gimmick sections of the original. I don't know, maybe the 16-bit ports were somehow harder but the original NES release sure was fine. Really underrated game, I'd even go as far as to say it's the best BT title. As amazing as Arcade BT is, it gets points deducted for being unfinished and too hard.

@FiZ 3 года назад

Growing up, I only knew one person who had the original NES game. I had a subscription to Nintendo Power, but it kinda put me off buying the game because I didn't really dig the idea of "Difficult" as a genre, but I never knew about all the attempts to continue/revive the series after the Double Dragon cross-over. It honestly wasn't until MAGFest that I found out how many people really loved the game.

@RewindArcade 3 года назад

Yeah man, it has such a strange history. I feel like it had kind of a “Dark Souls-ish” mentality back in the day.

@GeoffBarone 3 года назад

Dangit, my local retro game store had Battletoads. I should’ve snagged it.

@RewindArcade 3 года назад

Your sanity will thank you that you didn’t. 😂

@GeoffBarone 3 года назад

@@RewindArcade probably. I have fond memories of playing it at my cousin’s house. Dont think I got past the 2nd stage tho

@Teknoman 2 года назад

I still would like to see a standalone battletoads arcade multplatform download...honestly a better reimagining would have been if it was as heavy metal focused as the past games

@RewindArcade 2 года назад

You and me both, would be great to see! I’d have loved a new Battletoads in the style they used for Rash in Killer Instinct.

@saiyansnake Год назад

21:39 TOADally fine 😎😎

@RewindArcade Год назад

TOADally! 😂😂😂

@dezm101 3 года назад

great video! I love Battletoads - I think they did best on the NES, we got it when it first came out and we played the heck out of it, took us forever to beat it. We had a subscription to Nintendo Power at the time and I still have that issue. I thought it was hard but didnt realize what a reputation it had until I was an adult, glad I can play through it and enjoy it (I use warps lol). I havent tried the new one, but I dont really like what they did with the art style, may give it a chance at some point.

@RewindArcade 3 года назад

Thanks so much! Yeah, it’s such a strange, interesting series. I certainly agree about the new game’s art style, but there’s still a at the very least decent game underneath it all. I’d love to see something more gritty in the future like the style they used in their Killer Instinct cameo.

@notsyzagts7967 2 года назад

Unpopular opinion but SNES version will always be my favorite.

@RewindArcade 2 года назад

Nothing wrong with that, the SNES game is a lot of fun!

@Truth_Hurts_Bad 3 года назад

I can't feel the new title because of the art/presentation. The 'toads are 90's anthropomorphic superhero buddy satire. Keep it that way! Edit: & with bitchin' synth Metal! Edit 2: Oh & Coin-Op was the best one! I prefer more of the brawler stages, brutal edge & 3P. Simply Battletoads @ their peak. Too bad it was unfinished with Karnath being the boss of a Christmas stage..

@RewindArcade 3 года назад

Yeah, the arcade game definitely was awesome, but had a bumpy development, then again it was EA involved with it, haha. The Karnath boss at the end of the snow stage is definitely incredibly odd and shows that a stage either got cut or was never finished. I'd love to ask someone at Rare about that.

@roboctocon 3 года назад

holy shit, who does the metal covers?

@RewindArcade 3 года назад

All the music is from the Battletoads 2020 soundtrack composed/arranged by David Housden. It’s so damn good!

@Truth_Hurts_Bad 3 года назад

It's already Metal, though.

@FeralInferno 3 года назад

Nice review of the series. I do disagree about giving the reboot a chance. It's a dumpster fire. They didn't respect the source material and took their own liberties and odd creative design choices to bastardize the series, in a very similar fashion as what recently happened with ThunderCats.

@RewindArcade 3 года назад

Thanks a lot! Yeah, the 2020 series is definitely rough around the edges without a doubt, but I think they got some things right. I can 100% understand fans’ frustration with it though. Would’ve loved to see them use the style they used in Killer Instinct instead.

@onetwo6039 2 года назад

Love the battle toads , but I absolutely hate the new cartoony art style.

@RewindArcade 2 года назад

Yeahhh, agreed, I definitely prefer the old art style.

@xcrimsonlegendx 2 года назад

That newest game was such a disappointment.

@RewindArcade 2 года назад

I think it had potential with some cool ideas, but the weird art style and damage sponge-y enemies really hurt its fun factor.

@xcrimsonlegendx 2 года назад

@@RewindArcade I got hung up on the combat, it just didn't feel like Battletoads at all. To much of a reliance on the dashing mechanic and all the weird enemy gimmicks, instead of just being a fun brawler like you'd expect. Which hurts even more now that we're seeing a resurgence of retro style beat 'em ups like Streets of Rage and TMNT coming back that not only are fun to play but respect the formula of their predecessors. Not to mention the tone of the game, honestly I was hoping for some more crass humor and violence like the arcade game.

@RewindArcade 2 года назад

I certainly don't disagree with you at all. The retro beat'em up resurgence happening right now gives me hope that MS/Rare will give the toads another shot in the future. I really liked the style they used for Rash in the new Killer Instinct, but I'd LOVE to see a new one that used high quality sprite art. I guess time will tell....

@afropowa1598 Год назад

I was such a big TMNT groupie fan as a kid that I refuse to play any Battletoads game! However when I was teenager I did play & enjoy Battletoads & Double Dragon....mainly for the Double Dragon side, since I like that series. Years later I play the original on the NES........yeah that game is really hard & unfair. You have a health bar yet alot of enemies can just combo you to death, it is hard to hit enemies sometime like those stupid space invader enemies and limited continues made me give up on beating that game. Battletoads & Double Dragon was easier & fairer but it had his own share of BS as well. The Gameboy confusing titles was just so stupid, it like they wasn't trying to sell games. Prank calling is dumb as hell to begin with but over Battletoads too?! Life is needed for those dumbasses. The 2020 one was actually fun but the beat em up levels were too long, the cult levels were boring and fixing the spaceship minigame was just so damn confusing since the game didn't give a clearer tutorial on it. The graphic was good and storyline was actually funny. Gamers also complain about the latest Black Queen not being sexy anymore. Also all the game osts are really good!

@RewindArcade Год назад

The series has definitely had a bumpy history in terms of game quality. I thought Battletoads 2020 was pretty fun, but I really didn’t like how damage sponge-y the enemies were. That killed a lot of my enjoyment of the game. I do agree that all of the soundtracks for the series are amazing though. Thanks for watching!