Battletoads

I do not understand how a game like Silver Surfer gets a reputation for being insanely difficult and gets a low score here, while this one makes that one seem like a walk in the park! This game is horrifically difficult! I do not think I have played a game more difficult than this one the last few weeks I have been revisiting old Nintendo and other classic games on the older systems. I have won all the games I have played including such hard games as Batman: Revenge of the Joker (on all platforms), Ninja Gaiden I and II, Castlevania I, III, and even Dracula X, and the aforementioned Silver Surfer; however, I can not beat this game! It is difficult beyond words and how it gets such a high score baffles me. There is challenge, but then there is just some games where the high difficulty level makes the game unplayable. Here is a case where I had to stop playing because it was causing stress. Update, I was finally able to win this game and to be fair, you take out any stage involving a vehicle and high speeds and it is okay. Those levels are what make this game a two player nightmare!

The story has a toad named Pimple out on a ride with a princess. Well, he and she are captured by an evil queen and the two remaining toads must fight their way through her hellish planet to get both their friend, and princess back. During your mission, you will encounter various enemies and various stages, all designed to make you cuss the television and the makers of this game. The ending is okay for a Nintendo game; however, considering the insane difficulty, I feel a ten thousand dollar prize is in order. For winning this one, you deserve a prize. Win it with two players, you deserve the WORLD!!!

The game lulls you in during the first stage. You have your basic beat em up type game. The second level is not much harder, but then the third one comes along and kicks your tail all over the place. You will learn to dread the sight of any vehicle during your travels because they signify a fast level where you will have to try to memorize a set course or obstacle (I gave up on stage 11, that stage just did not seem beatable to me). There is also an annoying level involving racing a rat. The game has variety, but it just ramps up the difficulty way too much! As for stage 11, I found there is no strategy one can give anyone concerning that level. You win it with a lot of luck and you'd better have a good controller!

So you can try this game if you dare. I hear that it is impossible playing the game with two players (yes, there is a two player option). Which I do not really see getting passed stage three with two players. There are a limited number of continues as well, so it is one of those games you will have to memorize as you play it again and again! Even if you get good at it and you get the levels down pat, there are still many ways to die an insanely cheap death! It has good graphics for the NES, but graphics do not make a game. This one is too difficult and that difficulty makes this game one I really do not care to win. However, now that I have won it, take the vehicle stages out and it is a fun beat em up.

The Battletoads series is one of the most unique fighting video games! The characters, the action, and the sure thrill of excitement makes this game a fun non-stop playing time! Below is a brief look how I think the game is!

Game Play: The game play is very good. There is really basic controls here and is easy to perform. Novice gamers should have a good time here!

Graphics: The graphics are wonderful especially for the regular Nintendo System! The backgrounds are really beautiful!

Difficulty: The game is easy but as it goes on you find out that it will become more difficult!

Music: The music is great! Just fantastic catchy tunes through out the game! In My opinion its some of the best music ever in a video game!

Sound: The sound is great. Nuff said!

Overall: I have always loved Battletoads! If you like excellent fighting adventure games then I strongly recommend you play this game!

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Battletoads is a NES classic. But this game is good only for old game maniacs that started their gaming career in the NES console. Battletoads did not had tips, tutorials, NOTHING.You turned your NES power ON and begin playing the game without tips. But this is not a weak point, this is what videogames really had to be! Turn the power ON and play! The characters you could choose were Rash, Zitz and the super-duper muscle frog Pimple. This game is very similar as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, published by Konami Co. My score: 8.8/10

Battletoads is a classic game known by all, mainly for its high difficulty. In this game, The Dark Queen has kidnapped Princess Angela and Pimple while the two are on a leisurely trip in Pimple's flying car. After Pimple sends a distress call, Professor T. Bird alerts Rash and Zitz, the remaining two Battletoads, about the situation, and the two heroes are soon off to Ragnarok's World, where the Dark Queen's ship is hidden underneath the planet's surface, to rescue their friends.

So, yeah, when I said this is known for its high difficulty, I mean it. This game only gives you three continues to complete it, and the game has some difficult levels, like the infamous Turbo Tunnel, which most players will be stuck on unless they play this on the Rare Replay, and the Rat Race, which challenges players to race rat enemies, with the next being much faster. The two player mode is not going to do any favors, either, as friendly fire is not only on, but if one player loses all his lives, it cuts to game over, and on continue, both players restart at the beginning, and if continues run out, all it takes is one player to lose all lives to end the game for both).

However, it does have some good gameplay, as the controls are good, and the concept of the heroes' limbs transforming for powerful blows are a neat idea. This may be hard, but this game is worth checking out (just don't play two-player mode).

Most games today are user friendly... they usually have undo-buttons, auto-aim features, guided tutorials and balloon-tips telling you what to do.

If you grew up with this new kind of games, "Battletoads in Ragnarock's World" (1991) will leave you wondering: This piece of software is the digital equivalent of a dragster car: Hard to control and not forgiving any mistakes. You press a wrong button, you die. You jump a little too early, you die even messier. Long story short: It takes *enormous* joypad-skills to beat this game. Without the slightest shadow of a doubt this is the most nervewreckingly difficult game I have ever played.

The graphics were top-notch when this game was released, but from today's point of view you're more likely to be revolted by the blurry 8-bit visuals. But who cares? You won't play this game for it's technical supremacy, but for the mere challenge it provides. The gameplay is an awkward mixture of a platform-beat'em up à la "Double Dragon" and 2d racing sequences of different kinds.(Those who ever played Battletoads will probably feel a slight wave of aggression rolling in, as they remember the ludicrously challenging racing parts...) Anyway, this is a rare gem among the 8-bit platformers and is well worth a look for those who like the atmosphere of retro-gaming and for those who think they could beat any game. This IS the hardest of the hard to master. You will probably not find another game which is as frustrating and as motivating at the same time. Don't believe me? Try!