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News NES Classic Battletoads Is Getting A Physical Re-Release, But Only In Japan

Columbus Circle is launching a new version today

Battletoads is one of Rare's most beloved games from the NES era. An attempt to create a media brand that could rival the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Battletoads mixed platforming with side-scrolling combat, and is famous for its unforgiving difficulty level. It spawned several sequels (including a...

• Thu 25th Nov 2021
• NES
• Retro
• Rare
• Famicom
• Japan

Poll Box Art Brawl: Duel #86 - Battletoads

Let's not be Rash

Welcome back to Box Art Brawl, our semi-regular retro box art poll to decide the best regional variants from two or more territories. Last time went on an epic JRPG Dragon Quest in celebration of the series' 35th anniversary. Following a spirited duel between North America and Japan, it was the caricatured beast from the East that...

• Sun 6th Jun 2021
• Poll
• Box Art Brawl
• Rare

News Arcade1Up Is Releasing Its Very Own Killer Instinct Arcade Cabinet

Includes Killer Instinct 1 & 2, Battletoads and Battletoads & Double Dragon

Arcade 1Up - known for recreating classic arcade cabinet titles such as Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam - has revealed a cabinet for Rare's 1994 release, Killer Instinct. This is the same game that was ported to the Super Nintendo a year later - although there are notable...

• Tue 12th Jan 2021
• Arcade
• Rare
• Super Nintendo

Random God Of War Artist Shows Us How The Battletoads Reboot Should Have Looked

Can you imagine?

Beloved Rare franchise Battletoads made an appearance at this year's E3, albeit sadly not for a Nintendo platform, in the form of a new three-player beat 'em up. It all looks pretty fun and all, but just imagine if it looked like this. The artwork comes from Raf Grassetti, Art Director at God of War studio Sony Santa Monica. We've...

• Fri 14th Jun 2019
• Battletoads
• Retro
• Art

Random Mexican Speedrunner Completes Turbo Tunnel In Battletoads With Bag Over His Head

Superhuman

The NES classic, Battletoads, is notorious for being a tough game. Despite this, that hasn’t stopped Piotr Delgado “The Mexican Runner” Kusielczuk from becoming an expert at it. He’s previously completed the game with one hand, and for this particular run, his goal was to complete the legendary turbo tunnel with a bag over his...

• Wed 25th Jul 2018
• Random
• Battletoads
• NES
• Rare
• Retro

Video Get Green With This Complete History Of Battletoads

Remembering Rash, Zitz & Pimple

Battletoads - along with Rare's back catalogue - may be owned by Microsoft these days, but NES owners will always have a special place in their hearts for Rash, Zitz & Pimple, three radical amphibians with plenty of attitude. Created at a time when Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles dominated TV, gaming and toy aisles,...

• Tue 28th Mar 2017
• Videos
• Retro
• Battletoads
• NES
• Rare

Feature Ten Classic Games Which Would Be Great To Play On The NES Mini

If only there was legit way of adding more games

We really loved getting our hands on the NES Mini back in November last year; this diminutively-sized replica of Nintendo's nostalgic first home console really shows off some of the best games in the NES library. However, after a while even the greatest games in the world may feel a little bit stale,...

• Mon 9th Jan 2017
• Retro
• Features
• NES
• Nes Mini
• Top 10