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*Battletoads*
Battletoads
	Title card
Genre	Comedy
Created by	DIC Entertainment; Rare (characters)
Developed by	Phil Harnage; David Wise
Written by	David Wise; Phil Harnage
Directed by	Kent Butterworth
Voices of	Kathleen Barr; Ian James Corlett; Michael Donovan; Andrew Kavadas; Lalainia Lindbjerg; Scott McNeil; Jason Michas; Alvin Sanders
Theme music composer	Kip Lennon; Ron Hicklin; Susan Boyd; Jon Joyce; Jim Haas
Composers	Murray McFadden; Michael Watts
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of episodes	1
Production
Executive producers	Andy Heyward; Robby London
Producer	Kent Butterworth
Original release
Network	syndicated
Release	1992 –; 1993

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Battletoads is a video game media franchise by Rare that began with the original Battletoads game in 1991. Starring three anthropomorphic toads named after skin conditions (Rash, Zitz and Pimple), the series was created to rival the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games.^[1]

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Battletoads: The Battletoads have to defeat the evil Dark Queen on her planet and to rescue the kidnapped the Princess Angelica. Originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991 and subsequently ported by Mindscape to the Amiga in 1992, by Arc System Works to the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega Game Gear both in 1993, by Rare to the Game Boy in 1993 (retitled as Battletoads in Ragnarok's World), and by Mindscape to the Amiga CD32 in 1994.

Battletoads (Game Boy): The Dark Queen has captured Rash and Pimple, leaving Zitz to go out and try to rescue his teammates in a solo effort. Despite having the same box art and title as the original NES release, Battletoads for Game Boy is a completely different game with new levels. A modified version of the original game was later released on the Game Boy as Battletoads in Ragnarok's World. This version of the game has fewer levels in it and is only single player.

Battletoads & Double Dragon: A crossover with the characters from the Double Dragon series with liberties taken. The Dark Queen and Shadow Boss team up and it's up to the five heroes (the three toads, Zitz, Rash and Pimple, and the two Lee brothers, Billy and Jimmy) to stop them. The game allows players full and free choice of playable characters for the first time through a selection screen. Released in 1993 for the NES, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, SNES and Game Boy.

Battletoads in Battlemaniacs: Released in 1993 for the SNES and in 1994 for the Sega Master System. In this game, Zitz and the daughter of Psicone Industries' CEO have been captured and it's up to Rash and Pimple to save them from the Dark Queen's clutches. Different from the previous games, in this one each character has its own specific abilities and combos. The player 1 character, Pimple, is the powerhouse, big and with huge range with punches (like his aerial anvil-fist finisher), while the Player 2 character, Rash, is nimble and smaller, fighting using kicking attacks (like his aerial battle axe finisher attack). Aside from cooperative play, a solo player is able to play as Rash by switching to the second controller.

Battletoads (arcade game) aka Super Battletoads: An arcade game released in 1994. The arcade game, unlike the other games, featured voiceovers and several other features that distinguish it from the other games, such as an increased level of violence (players could bloodily decapitate some of their enemies with specific attacks). It follows the Battletoads in Battlemaniacs updated formula of each character having his own design and specific abilities and combos, but this time featuring the three toads, Zitz, Rash and Pimple, as selectable characters. While Rash is kept as the nimble and smaller character and Pimple as the powerhouse, Zitz is represented as the intermediate and balanced character. Also, during vehicle levels, combat is emphasized rather than memorizing and avoiding obstacles.

A canceled sequel/remake game was being developed for the Game Boy Advance while Rare was still owned by Nintendo; an Xbox game was being considered.^[2]^[3]

In 2012, Sean Velasco, lead designer of Double Dragon Neon said: "Maybe if everyone from the internet calls and bothers Microsoft and Rare enough, we could get the Battletoads into Double Dragon Neon as DLC."^[4]

Reception

In 2010, Game Informer included Battletoads among ten franchises that deserve a revival, and precisely, "a true HD sequel".^[5]

Cartoon

Battletoads also spun-off a Canadian half-hour, traditionally animated television special produced by DIC Entertainment, airing in syndication in the United States on the weekend of Thanksgiving 1992. It is assumed that the series was an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Incidentally, DiC Entertainment would try this again later on by producing Street Sharks and then later Extreme Dinosaurs. However, only the pilot episode made it to the airwaves; it was never picked up as a full animated series, despite comic-style ads in GamePro magazine claiming otherwise. A VHS tape with the pilot was released in the United States on January 15, 1994. It was developed and written by Phil Harnage and David Wise (Wise has no relation to the Battletoads video games composer of the same name but was the main writer of the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series).

Set in Oxnard, California, the show stars three Junior High Schoolers (despite the fact that the comic's story revolved around three video game testers). The trio is given the ability to transform into anthropomorphic toads with superhuman strength and the ability to change their arms and legs into weapons in techniques called "Smash Hits". They are charged with protecting Professor T. Bird and Princess Angelica from the Dark Queen, who wants to steal Angelica's magical amulet for her plans of universal conquest.

The pilot served more as a prequel to the video game franchise. The comic with the backstory of Battletoads, written by Rare employee Guy Miller, was also published in Nintendo Power.^[6] In 2008, Battletoads was given the fifth place on the list of "the five worst one-shot TV cartoons ever made" by Topless Robot.^[7] According to Gawker, "Some say it was nothing more than a blatant Ninja Turtles rip off, but Shredder had nothing on the Toads' sexy nemesis, The Dark Queen."^[8]

References

External links

Battletoads series at MobyGames
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Battletoads at the Internet Movie Database

[1] Battletoads Retrospective | What happened to Rare's popular hardcore beat-'em-up, IGN, January 13, 2009

[2] Battletoads GBA - Proto / Cancelled | Unseen 64

[3] Battletoads GBA | RareWareCentral

[4] WayForward Wants Battletoads DLC in Double Dragon Neon - PlayStation 3 News at IGN

[5] Ten Franchises That Deserve A Revival - Features - www.GameInformer.com

[6] Battletoads comic

[7] Rob Bricken. "The 5 Best (and 5 Worst) One-Shot TV Cartoons Ever Made". Topless Robot.

[8] Battletoads: Pilot - Gawker.TV

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+{{about|the media franchise|the titular characters|Battletoads (characters)|the original video game|Battletoads (video game)|the Game Boy game|Battletoads (Game Boy)|the arcade game also known as Super Battletoads|Battletoads (arcade game)}}
+{{leadtooshort}}
-{{Infobox video game
-|title = Battletoads
-|image = [[Image:Battletoads Coverart.png|frameless]]
-|developer = [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] (NES, GB)<br/>[[Arc System Works]] (MD, GG)<br/>[[Mindscape (software publisher)|Mindscape]] (Amiga, ACD32)
-|publisher = {{Vgrelease|North America|NA|[[Tradewest]]}}{{Vgrelease|Europe|EU|[[Nintendo]] (NES, GB)}} [[Mindscape (software publisher)|Mindscape]] (Amiga, ACD32)<br /> [[Sega]] (MD, GG)<br/>{{Vgrelease|Japan|JP|NCS (NES)}} [[Sega]] (MD, GG)
-|composer = [[David Wise (composer)|David Wise]]
-|released = {{collapsible list|title=June 1991|
-'''NES'''<br/>{{Vgrelease|North America|NA=June 1991}} {{Vgrelease|Europe|EU=February 18, 1993}} {{Vgrelease|Japan|JP=December 20, 1991}} '''Amiga'''<br/>{{Vgrelease|Europe|EU=1992}} '''Mega Drive/Genesis'''<br/>{{Vgrelease|North America|NA=December 1992}} {{Vgrelease|Europe|EU=March 26, 1993}}{{Vgrelease|Japan|JP=March 26, 1993}}{{vgrelease|Australia|AU=1993}}{{vgrelease|South America|SA=1993}} '''Game Gear'''<br/>{{Vgrelease|North America|NA=1993}} {{Vgrelease|Europe|EU=1993}} {{Vgrelease|Japan|JP=January 14, 1994}} '''Game Boy'''<br/>{{Vgrelease|North America|NA=September 1993}} {{Vgrelease|Europe|EU=September 1993}} '''Amiga CD32'''<br/>{{Vgrelease|Europe|EU=1994}}
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-|genre = [[Beat 'em up]], [[platform game|platformer]]
-|modes = 1 or 2 players (co-operative)
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-|media = [[ROM cartridge]]
-}}
-'''''Battletoads''''' is a [[platform game|platformer]] [[video game]] created by [[Tim and Chris Stamper]] and developed by [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]]. Starring three [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] [[toad]]s named after skin conditions (Rash, Zitz and Pimple), the game was created to rival the [[List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video games|''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' games]].<ref>[http://uk.retro.ign.com/articles/944/944561p1.html Battletoads Retrospective | What happened to Rare's popular hardcore beat-'em-up], [[IGN]], January 13, 2009</ref>
+'''Battletoads''' is a [[video game]] media franchise by [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] that began with the original ''[[Battletoads (video game)|Battletoads]]'' game in 1991. Starring three [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] [[toad]]s named after skin conditions (Rash, Zitz and Pimple), the series was created to rival the [[List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video games|''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' games]].<ref>[http://uk.retro.ign.com/articles/944/944561p1.html Battletoads Retrospective | What happened to Rare's popular hardcore beat-'em-up], [[IGN]], January 13, 2009</ref>
+==Games==
-The first game was developed by Rare for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1991. It was subsequently ported by [[Mindscape (software publisher)|Mindscape]] to the [[Amiga]] in 1992, by [[Arc System Works]] to the [[Sega Genesis|Sega Mega Drive/Genesis]] and [[Sega Game Gear]] both in 1993, by Rare to the [[Game Boy]] in 1993 retitled as ''Battletoads in Ragnarok's World'', and by Mindscape to the [[Amiga CD32]] in 1994. Ports for [[IBM PC]] and [[Atari ST]] were planned by Mindscape but never released.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.lemonamiga.com/games/adverts/full/battletoads_01.jpg |title=Mindscape advertising of the IBM PC, Commodore Amiga and Atari ST versions |accessdate=June 22, 2009}}</ref>
+{{wikify section}}
+*''[[Battletoads (video game)|Battletoads]]'': The Battletoads have to defeat the evil [[Dark Queen]] on her planet and to rescue the kidnapped the Princess Angelica. Originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991 and subsequently ported by Mindscape to the Amiga in 1992, by Arc System Works to the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega Game Gear both in 1993, by Rare to the Game Boy in 1993 (retitled as ''Battletoads in Ragnarok's World''), and by Mindscape to the Amiga CD32 in 1994.
-It is arguably one of the most graphically advanced video games ever released for the NES, at a time when the video game market was turning to the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. The game became famous for its extreme difficulty and humorous ways of beating enemies, as during finishing attacks, the character's body parts transform into gigantic, exaggerated appendages for devastating attacks and comic effect.
-==Plot==
-After her defeat by the Galactic Corporation at the battle of Canis Major, the evil [[Dark Queen (Battletoads)|Dark Queen]] and her renegade space troops retreat to the outer reaches of the universe, hiding out in dark spaces between the stars. Meanwhile, on board the spaceship Vulture, Professor T. Bird and the trio of [[Battletoads (characters)|Battletoads]] - Rash, Zitz and Pimple - are escorting the Princess Angelica back to her home planet, where her father, the Terran Emperor, awaits her safe arrival. Along the way, Pimple, the biggest Battletoad, takes Angelica out for a cruise in the Toadster to a nearby Leisure Station. However, the Dark Queen ambushes them before they can get there, and they are kidnapped and carried away to [[Ragnarok]]'s World, the Dark Queen's planet. Professor Bird sends the remaining Battletoads down on Ragnarok to save Pimple and Angelica, knowing it will be a hard battle against the planet's dangerous environments, traps and enemy forces. They have to go a long way from the planet's rough surface to deep caves and landed Gargantua and ultimately to the Tower of Shadows, where the Dark Queen herself awaits.
-==Gameplay==
-Different [[level (video games)|levels]] of the game have very different play styles. There are a few 3D and traditional 2D "[[beat-em-up]]" levels in which the player progresses by defeating enemies, though even these levels tend to have many lethal obstacles. The most difficult levels are the obstacle course and race levels, where the character must dodge a series of obstacles while driving or flying at high speed, or outrun an enemy that can instantly kill the player. These levels typically required the player to memorize the sequence of obstacles in the way, and to have extremely rapid reflexes. Other levels include a climbing/jumping "snake maze", an underwater level with lethal spikes and dangerous monsters, and two difficult "tower climb" levels, including the final climb of the Dark Queen's tower.
-Part of the series' marketable appeal is due to its exaggerated ways of finishing off enemies. These include a [[headbutt]] that has the Battletoad sprout ram horns (or, in Pimple's case, a [[football helmet]] in the arcade game), a punch with an extremely enlarged fist, a two-handed smash into the ground that yielded only the enemy's head sticking out, a kick move with the character sprouting a very enlarged boot, and on climbing/falling levels, the ability to transform into a [[wrecking ball]] by having your character line up with the wall on either side of the screen.
-While in "brawler" levels, two players cooperating can push forward more easily than one, ''Battletoads''<nowiki>'</nowiki> obstacle levels often become even more difficult to complete with two players due to the fact that either player crashing during an obstacle course, causes them both to be sent back to the last checkpoint. One aspect of the difficulty is the lack of an option to disable [[friendly fire]]. During a 2-player game, one player may attack the other at anytime either intentionally or unintentionally, as it often happens with one player attacking an enemy and the other player getting in the way. This can be especially annoying with attacks that result in a one-hit knockout.
-The game also suffers from several minor glitches. One of the most notorious ones is that pressing up and down in the controller at the same time in 2-dimensional levels causes all sorts of gameplay anomalies. For example, in walking levels, the toads seems to levitate from the ground, and in the chasm level, the rope seems to break, putting the toad in an undetermined state where it can't be seen, but it's still detected by the enemies. The most critical flaw occurs in level 11, titled ''Clinger Winger''. During a 2-player game, the second player is unable to move, and therefore must lose all of his lives before player one can continue the level. This makes finishing the game even more difficult for the second player, as that player would have one less continue and any accumulated extra lives at his disposal lost. To further the problem even more, ''Battletoads'' gives the player only three opportunities to [[continue (video gaming)|continue]] after being defeated (many other games of this size gave unlimited opportunities), and has no [[password (video games)|password]] or save feature to enable the player to continue the game across multiple playing sessions. Therefore, only the most skilled players were able to beat the game.
-There is also a game-breaking bug present in level 10, ''Rat Race''. Normally, when the player reaches a bomb and defuses it, the enemy rat falls from above and impacts the girder where the bomb was located, allowing the player to advance through the level. However, very rarely, the rat may fail to appear after defusing the bomb. As a result, the player will be trapped in that section with no way to progress or retry the level; thus, the game must be reset.
-Some features however, did reduce the otherwise crippling difficulty of the game. By means of a [[Cheating in video games#Cheat_codes|cheat code]], it is possible to get five lives instead of the usual three you get every time you start or continue the game. Then, in the second level, a quick player could gain multiple [[1-up|lives]] by repeatedly hitting defeated enemies before they fell off the screens. And most importantly, there were four "warp points" scattered throughout the game that let the player skip ahead two levels. A knowledgeable player could avoid three levels in the game through judicious use of warp points. Despite these concessions to the player, ''Battletoads'' for the NES is considered to be among the most difficult games ever made. The Mega Drive/Genesis version, for the most part, tones down the difficulty considerably, rewarding the players with more lives and generally featuring more forgiving controls and gameplay than the NES version. However, falling platforms in the fourth stage move faster than in the NES version, making it easier to fall into any hazards below.
-==Reception==
-The game was well received by most gaming critics. It was nominated for the 1991 [[Nintendo Power Awards]] in nine categories,<ref>''Nintendo Power'' 34 (March 1992)</ref> winning the 1st place in the categories: Graphics and Sound (NES) ("well-defined characters and backgrounds"), Theme and Fun (NES) ("extremely entertaining adventure"), Best Play Control (NES) ("again, tip of the hat to a fantastic game") and Best Multi-Player or Simultaneous (NES) ("no surprise here"), the 2nd place in the category Best Play Control (Game Boy), and the 3rd place in the category Best Challenge (NES); it was also given the title of the "by far" Overall Best Game for NES of 1990.<ref>''Nintendo Power'' 36 (May 1992)</ref>
-In 2008, [[Topless Robot]] ranked ''Battletoads'' as the number one "least terrible ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' rip-off",<ref name=top>[http://www.toplessrobot.com/2008/10/the_9_least_terrible_teenage_mutant_ninja_ripoffs.php?page=2 Topless Robot - The 9 Least Terrible Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Rip-Offs]</ref> also naming it as one of ten best beat-'em-ups of all time in 2010.<ref>[http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/06/the_10_best_beat-em-ups_of_all_time.php The 10 Best Beat-'Em-Ups of All Time - Topless Robot]</ref> In 2010, [[UGO]] included it on the list of the games that need sequels,<ref>[http://www.ugo.com/games/battletoads 25 Games That Need Sequels], UGO.com, November 23, 2010</ref> also featuring the Arctic Cavern levels on the list of the coolest ice levels",<ref>[http://www.ugo.com/games/arctic-caverns Arctic Caverns - The 20 Coolest Ice Levels - UGO.com]</ref> while [[Spike (TV channel)|SPIKE]] ranked the game's ending as the sixth biggest letdown in the history of video game endings.<ref>[http://www.spike.com/articles/va0118/the-10-biggest-letdowns-in-video-game-endings The 10 Biggest Letdowns in Video Game Endings | SPIKE]</ref> Also in 2010, ''[[Game Informer]]'' included ''Battletoads'' among ten franchises that deserve a revival, and precisely, "a true HD sequel".<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/06/30/ten-franchises-that-deserve-a-revival.aspx Ten Franchises That Deserve A Revival - Features - www.GameInformer.com]</ref>
-However, the first ''Battletoads'' game has been most remembered for its extreme difficulty, even for experienced players.<ref name=top/><ref>{{cite web|first=Levi|last=Buchanan|url=http://retro.ign.com/articles/944/944561p1.html|title=Battletoads Retrospective|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=January 13, 2009|accessdate=2009-02-21}}</ref> The game has even been included in numerous occasions among the hardest games ever made, including the number one spot as determined by [[GameTrailers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/video/top-ten-gt-countdown/38283|title=Top Ten Most Difficult Games|publisher=[[GameTrailers]]|date=August 12, 2008|accessdate=2009-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=News & Features Team|url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/774/774897p1.html|title=Top 10 Tuesday: Toughest Games to Beat|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=March 21, 2007|accessdate=2009-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virginmedia.com/games/inpictures/hardest-games-to-complete-ever.php?ssid=7|title=Top 10 hardest games ever|publisher=[[Virgin Media]]|accessdate=2009-11-28}}</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e84EkDGSsWQ Top 10 Most Difficult Games Ever] ([[Machinima]])</ref> According to [[Destructoid]], "Despite the game's brutal and unbalanced difficulty, it is remembered as one of the most beloved titles of the [[8-bit|eight-bit]] generation."<ref>[http://www.destructoid.com/the-forgotten-battletoads-on-the-go-and-in-the-arcades-149431.phtml The Forgotten: Battletoads on the go and in the arcades- Destructoid]</ref> [[Yahoo! Games]] said that the game it is "still widely recognized as one of the hardest – if not ''the'' hardest – games ever made", particularly noting the ability for players to accidentally harm their partner in two-player mode.<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Mike |title=10 Insanely Tough Games |publisher=[[Yahoo! Games]] |date=July&nbsp;13, 2012 |accessdate=July&nbsp;17, 2012 |url=http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/10-insanely-tough-games-211451468.html}}</ref>
-==Legacy==
-===Sequels and crossovers===
-Battletoads proved to be a hit and was followed up with sequels released over the ensuing years.
 *[[Battletoads (Game Boy)|''Battletoads'' (Game Boy)]]: The Dark Queen has captured Rash and Pimple, leaving Zitz to go out and try to rescue his teammates in a solo effort. Despite having the same box art and title as the original NES release, ''Battletoads'' for Game Boy is a completely different game with new levels. A modified version of the original game was later released on the Game Boy as ''Battletoads in Ragnarok's World''. This version of the game has fewer levels in it and is only single player.
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 *''[[Battletoads in Battlemaniacs]]'': Released in 1993 for the SNES and in 1994 for the Sega Master System. In this game, Zitz and the daughter of Psicone Industries' CEO have been captured and it's up to Rash and Pimple to save them from the Dark Queen's clutches. Different from the previous games, in this one each character has its own specific abilities and combos. The player 1 character, Pimple, is the powerhouse, big and with huge range with punches (like his aerial anvil-fist finisher), while the Player 2 character, Rash, is nimble and smaller, fighting using kicking attacks (like his aerial battle axe finisher attack). Aside from cooperative play, a solo player is able to play as Rash by switching to the second controller.
-*[[Battletoads (arcade game)|''Battletoads'' (arcade game)]] aka ''Super Battletoads'': An arcade game released in 1994. The arcade game, unlike the other games, featured voiceovers and several other features that distinguish it from the other games, such as an increased level of violence (players could bloodily decapitate some of their enemies with specific attacks). It follows the Battletoads in Battlemaniacs updated formula of each character having his own design and specific abilities and combos, but this time featuring the three toads, Zitz, Rash and Pimple, as selectable characters. While Rash is kept as the nimble and smaller character and Pimple as the powerhouse, Zitz is represented as the intermediate and balanced character. Also, during vehicle levels, combat is emphasized rather than memorizing and avoiding obstacles.
+*[[Battletoads (arcade game)|''Battletoads'' (arcade game)]] aka ''Super Battletoads'': An arcade game released in 1994. The arcade game, unlike the other games, featured voiceovers and several other features that distinguish it from the other games, such as an increased level of violence (players could bloodily decapitate some of their enemies with specific attacks). It follows the ''Battletoads in Battlemaniacs'' updated formula of each character having his own design and specific abilities and combos, but this time featuring the three toads, Zitz, Rash and Pimple, as selectable characters. While Rash is kept as the nimble and smaller character and Pimple as the powerhouse, Zitz is represented as the intermediate and balanced character. Also, during vehicle levels, combat is emphasized rather than memorizing and avoiding obstacles.
 *A canceled sequel/remake game was being developed for the [[Game Boy Advance]] while Rare was still owned by [[Nintendo]]; an [[Xbox]] game was being considered.<ref>[http://www.unseen64.net/2008/08/02/battletoads-gba-proto-cancelled/ Battletoads GBA - Proto / Cancelled | Unseen 64]</ref><ref>[http://www.rarewarecentral.com/battletoads-gba Battletoads GBA | RareWareCentral]</ref>
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 * In 2012, Sean Velasco, lead designer of ''Double Dragon Neon'' said: "Maybe if everyone from the internet calls and bothers [[Microsoft]] and Rare enough, we could get the Battletoads into ''Double Dragon Neon'' as [[downloadable content|DLC]]."<ref>[http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/122/1222451p1.html WayForward Wants Battletoads DLC in Double Dragon Neon - PlayStation 3 News  at IGN]</ref>
-===Cartoon===
+==Reception==
+In 2010, ''[[Game Informer]]'' included ''Battletoads'' among ten franchises that deserve a revival, and precisely, "a true HD sequel".<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/06/30/ten-franchises-that-deserve-a-revival.aspx Ten Franchises That Deserve A Revival - Features - www.GameInformer.com]</ref>
+==Cartoon==
 {{Infobox Television
 | show_name  = Battletoads
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 Set in [[Oxnard, California]], the show stars three Junior High Schoolers (despite the fact that the comic's story revolved around three video game testers). The trio is given the ability to transform into anthropomorphic toads with superhuman strength and the ability to change their arms and legs into weapons in techniques called "Smash Hits". They are charged with protecting Professor T. Bird and Princess Angelica from the Dark Queen, who wants to steal Angelica's magical amulet for her plans of universal conquest.
-The pilot served more as a [[prequel]] to the video game franchise. The comic with the backstory of ''Battletoads'', written by Rare employee Guy Miller, was also published in ''[[Nintendo Power]]''.<ref>[http://www.errormacro.com/2006/10/the_saturday_scan_battletoads.php ''Battletoads'' comic]</ref> In 2008, ''Battletoads'' was given the #5 place on the list of The 5 Worst One-Shot TV Cartoons Ever Made by Topless Robot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toplessrobot.com/2008/11/the_5_best_and_5_worst_oneshot_tv_cartoons_ever_ma.php?page=2|title=The 5 Best (and 5 Worst) One-Shot TV Cartoons Ever Made|author=Rob Bricken|publisher=Topless Robot}}</ref> According to [[Gawker]], "Some say it was nothing more than a blatant Ninja Turtles rip off, but [[Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Shredder]] had nothing on the Toads' sexy nemesis, The Dark Queen."<ref>[http://tv.gawker.com/5528458/battletoads-pilot Battletoads: Pilot - Gawker.TV]</ref>
+The pilot served more as a [[prequel]] to the video game franchise. The comic with the backstory of ''Battletoads'', written by Rare employee Guy Miller, was also published in ''[[Nintendo Power]]''.<ref>[http://www.errormacro.com/2006/10/the_saturday_scan_battletoads.php ''Battletoads'' comic]</ref> In 2008, ''Battletoads'' was given the fifth place on the list of "the five worst one-shot TV cartoons ever made" by [[Topless Robot]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toplessrobot.com/2008/11/the_5_best_and_5_worst_oneshot_tv_cartoons_ever_ma.php?page=2|title=The 5 Best (and 5 Worst) One-Shot TV Cartoons Ever Made|author=Rob Bricken|publisher=Topless Robot}}</ref> According to [[Gawker]], "Some say it was nothing more than a blatant Ninja Turtles rip off, but [[Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Shredder]] had nothing on the Toads' sexy nemesis, The Dark Queen."<ref>[http://tv.gawker.com/5528458/battletoads-pilot Battletoads: Pilot - Gawker.TV]</ref>
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