Bjorn Posted January 21, 2015 Today at the Windows 10 event: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaputt Posted January 21, 2015 Today at the Windows 10 event: battletoadphoto+(1).jpg Is it happening? By the way, I like Phil Spencer. He seems like a guy that actually cares about games, instead of being just the regular CEOs that we often see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted January 21, 2015 For no apparent reason, he showed up at the Windows 10 event wearing a Battletoads shirt. Which previously he wore a Crackdown t-shirt to an event or something before Crackdown 2 was announced. So people are hoping this is him being cheeky and having some fun hinting that a new one is coming (which someone at Microsoft has said recently is a property they want to bring back). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Architecture Posted January 22, 2015 This will only work if they bring back the sweet, sweet pause music. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
undermind9 Posted January 22, 2015 Oo, heard that one a lot. Paused to look down at full page level spreads in Nintendo Power and figure out how to get anywhere Battletoads was often rented in my youth - and i dont know why we kept going back. That level shown (zone 3?) was the furthest we ever got, i dont even know what is after it. Is there more? Does anyone beat this thing? The attraction was certainly the cool shape mutation and Turtles adjacent theme. I feel like i need to play a Rom to see if it actually was as impossible as i remember Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted January 22, 2015 We also rented it a bunch of times, probably enough to justify buying it. It was easy to get obsessed with. I'm sure that my brother and I got through Level 3 at least a few times, though I'm also positive that we never finished it. Looking at some videos, I think we made it to level 5 or 6 a couple of times, as those look familiar but later levels don't so much. But I'm also sure that the Turbo Tunnel killed us many, many, many times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elvaq Posted January 22, 2015 This game was always garbage (except the audio/visual of course). I loved games like this when I was too young to know any better but going back to them... yeesh. Game design has come such a long way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atte Posted January 22, 2015 he showed up at the Windows 10 event wearing a Battletoads shirt. "And now, the new Windows startup sound, world premiere!" Boom-Clap Boom-Clap Boom-Clap-Clap-Clap... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SecretAsianMan Posted January 22, 2015 Battletoads was often rented in my youth - and i dont know why we kept going back. That level shown (zone 3?) was the furthest we ever got, i dont even know what is after it. Is there more? Does anyone beat this thing? Battletoads is a staple at the Game Done Quick marathons so you can check those runs out to see it beaten fast (without warps too). For someone not super familiar with the game, it's difficulty is pretty high. But like most games of the era, a lot of it boils down to memorization. The Turbo Tunnels are probably the most infamous level of the game. There's a couple of levels that have a similar idea (like one where you ride a boogie board on a river or another where you ride a rocket). One thing I like about the game is the variety of level types. A lot of them are based on a common theme (a race of some type) but they still have a lot of variation even within that idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merus Posted January 22, 2015 Why would you bring back Battletoads? The only thing it had to offer was its knock-off Turtles theming and the Turtles are not the cultural force they once were. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dartmonkey Posted January 22, 2015 Turtles are massive now, no? My experience with Battletoads is the Vs Double Dragon game. Good memories, but it's going to take more than that to make a comeback successful. Third person? 2D platformer? Difficult to summon enthusiasm. Killer Instinct is supposed to be pretty good, but Rare didn't do that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted January 22, 2015 Why would you bring back Battletoads? The only thing it had to offer was its knock-off Turtles theming and the Turtles are not the cultural force they once were. That's selling it super short. Battletoads has achieved a legendary, cult classic status. Even if most of the people who talk about it never played it, they know what it is. As a kid, I never thought of it as a Turtles knockoff (though obviously it is). Given how fucking weird a lot of games were back then, having a couple of 'roided out toads who were intergalactic space marines didn't seem strange in the slightest, nor like they were drawing from the Turtles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted January 22, 2015 I love that Battletoads was marketed in Japan as the game that everyone in America found too difficult (and was actually an easier version of the game). Also, anyone ever see the cartoon pilot they made? It's bad, but not nearly as awful as something like the Bubsy Bobcat pilot. The intro is super catchy, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQxHzys2hBo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted January 22, 2015 Why would you bring back Battletoads? The only thing it had to offer was its knock-off Turtles theming and the Turtles are not the cultural force they once were. Like apparently a lot of people here, I loved Battletoads when I was a kid. I loved the way their hands morphed into giant weapons. It was the coolest thing to me. I even had a favorite toad, although I can't for the life of me remember which one it was... I also know now that it's... not really a great game. But that nostalgia alone means I'd welcome a GOOD Battletoads game, and it's entirely possible to make a good game these days! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SecretAsianMan Posted January 22, 2015 Like apparently a lot of people here, I loved Battletoads when I was a kid. I loved the way their hands morphed into giant weapons. It was the coolest thing to me. I even had a favorite toad, although I can't for the life of me remember which one it was... Left to right: Zitz, Rash, Pimple The 'Toads all appear in every Battletoads game, but which ones were playable depends on the game because normally one (or in the case of the Gameboy game two) of them is captured prior to the start of the game. The Double Dragon and arcade games are the only ones where all 3 are playable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted January 22, 2015 My favorite was probably Rash, then. LOOK AT THOSE SWEET SHADES. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted January 22, 2015 Pimple's the best, because he's the big, dumb one. And the big, dumb one is always the best. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SecretAsianMan Posted January 22, 2015 Pimple's the best, because he's the big, dumb one. And the big, dumb one is always the best. For speedrunning that's totally true. Pimple does the most damage so he's usually chosen by speedrunners to get through the combat portions faster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted January 22, 2015 That does not need to be over five minutes! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted January 22, 2015 That does not need to be over five minutes! You're right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted January 22, 2015 I totally listened to all 5+ minutes yesterday, I just started it and clicked over to another tab to write an email. Kind of soothing, really. Edited to add: Fuck yes Twig. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted January 22, 2015 Arghhhhhhhhhhhh! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted January 23, 2015 Give Battletoads to Ninja Theory and let nature run its course. I would play the hell out of a DmC-esque Battletoads. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SecretAsianMan Posted January 23, 2015 This year's AGDQ Battletoads run And Battletoads Arcade Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
