Battletoads (1991 video game)

Battletoads is a beat 'em up/platform video game developed by Rare and published by Tradewest. It is the first installment of the Battletoads series and was originally released on 1 June 1991 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was subsequently ported to the Mega Drive and Game Gear in 1993, to the Amiga and Amiga CD32 in 1994 (despite the former having been developed in 1992), and released with some changes for the Game Boy in 1993 in the form of Battletoads in Ragnarok's World. In the game, three space humanoid toad warriors form a group known as the Battletoads. Two of the Battletoads, Rash and Zitz, embark on a mission to defeat the evil Dark Queen on her planet and rescue their kidnapped friends: Pimple, the third member of the Battletoads, and Princess Angelica.

Battletoads
American NES cover art by Tim Stamper
Developer(s)Rare
Arc System Works (MD/GG)
Mindscape (AMI/ACD32)
Publisher(s)
  • EU: Mindscape (AMI/ACD32)
Designer(s)Tim and Chris Stamper
Gregg Mayles
Programmer(s)Mark Betteridge
Artist(s)Kev Bayliss
Composer(s)David Wise
Hikoshi Hashimoto (MD/GG)
Mark Knight (AMI/ACD32)
SeriesBattletoads
Platform(s)NES/Famicom, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Boy, Game Gear, Amiga, Amiga CD32
Release
June 1991
  • NES/Famicom
    • NA: 1 June 1991
    • JP: 20 December 1991
    • EU: 18 February 1993
    Sega Mega Drive
    • NA: March 1993
    • JP: 26 March 1993
    • EU: July 1993
    • AU: 1993
    Game Boy
    • NA: June 1993
    • EU: 1993
    Game Gear
    • NA: December 1993
    • EU: 1993
    • JP: 14 January 1994
    Amiga
    Amiga CD32
Genre(s)Beat 'em up, platformer
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

The game was developed in response to the interest in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. It received mostly positive reviews upon release, with critics praising the graphics and variations of gameplay; however, many critics were divided over the difficulty. It won seven awards from the 1991 Nintendo Power Awards, and has since been renowned as one of the most difficult video games ever created. It was later included in Rare's 2015 Xbox One retrospective compilation, Rare Replay.

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