<s>
Battletoads	B-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
media	O
franchise	O
by	O
Rare	O
that	O
began	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
Battletoads	B-Application
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starring	O
three	O
anthropomorphic	O
toads	B-Operating_System
named	O
after	O
skin	O
conditions	O
,	O
Rash	O
,	O
Zitz	O
,	O
and	O
Pimple	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
rival	O
the	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
games	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Battletoads	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
was	O
renowned	O
for	O
its	O
extreme	O
difficulty	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
received	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
spawning	O
sequels	O
for	O
various	O
platforms	O
including	O
a	O
crossover	O
with	O
the	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
modern	O
reboot	O
after	O
a	O
25	O
year	O
gap	O
in	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
toads	B-Operating_System
 '	O
nemesis	O
the	O
Dark	O
Queen	O
and	O
her	O
army	O
of	O
space	O
mutants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Battletoads	B-Application
have	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
Dark	O
Queen	O
on	O
her	O
planet	O
and	O
rescue	O
their	O
kidnapped	O
partners	O
,	O
Pimple	O
and	O
Princess	O
Angelica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
subsequently	O
ported	O
by	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Mindscape	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Application
:	O
An	O
LCD	B-Application
game	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Tiger	O
Electronics	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Application
(	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
)	O
:	O
A	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Application
in	I-Application
Battlemaniacs	I-Application
:	O
Released	O
in	O
1993	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
and	O
developed	O
in	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
released	O
until	O
1996	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Application
in	O
Ragnarok	O
's	O
World	O
:	O
A	O
stripped	O
down	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads/Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
:	O
A	O
crossover	O
with	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
series	O
with	O
liberties	O
taken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dark	O
Queen	O
and	O
Shadow	O
Boss	O
team	O
up	O
and	O
five	O
heroes	O
(	O
the	O
three	O
toads	B-Operating_System
,	O
Zitz	O
,	O
Rash	O
and	O
Pimple	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
Lee	O
brothers	O
,	O
Billy	O
and	O
Jimmy	O
)	O
must	O
stop	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1993	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
Genesis	O
,	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
:	O
An	O
arcade	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Super	B-Device
Battletoads	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
follows	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Application
in	I-Application
Battlemaniacs	I-Application
updated	O
formula	O
of	O
each	O
character	O
having	O
his	O
own	O
design	O
and	O
specific	O
abilities	O
and	O
combos	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
time	O
featuring	O
the	O
three	O
toads	B-Operating_System
,	O
Zitz	O
,	O
Rash	O
and	O
Pimple	O
,	O
as	O
selectable	O
characters	O
:	O
while	O
Rash	O
is	O
kept	O
as	O
the	O
nimble	O
and	O
smaller	O
character	O
and	O
Pimple	O
as	O
the	O
powerhouse	O
,	O
Zitz	O
is	O
represented	O
as	O
the	O
intermediate	O
and	O
balanced	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Application
(	O
2020	O
)	O
:	O
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Dlala	O
Studios	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Rare	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Battletoads	B-Application
appear	O
in	O
a	O
bonus	O
boss	O
encounter	O
in	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
Shovel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Application
and	O
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
are	O
included	O
in	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
30	O
Rare	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rash	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
guest	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
season	O
of	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
,	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rash	O
also	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
action	O
figure	O
in	O
Grounded	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel/remake	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
ultimately	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
team	O
mentioned	O
his	O
fondness	O
for	O
Battletoads	B-Application
while	O
asking	O
the	O
fans	O
what	O
Rare	O
games	O
should	O
be	O
brought	O
back	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
"	O
Battletoads	B-Application
"	O
was	O
re-trademarked	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spencer	O
appeared	O
publicly	O
in	O
a	O
Battletoads	B-Application
T-shirt	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
just	O
days	O
after	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
 '	O
Ken	O
Lobb	O
(	O
creator	O
of	O
2013	O
's	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
reboot	O
)	O
said	O
they	O
have	O
plans	O
to	O
bring	O
Battletoads	B-Application
and	O
other	O
classic	O
Rare	O
series	O
back	O
"	O
someday	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Official	O
Battlebook	O
,	O
the	O
Tradewest-authorized	O
guide	O
to	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Application
console	O
games	O
,	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Steve	O
Schwartz	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1994	O
by	O
Prima	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Detailed	O
playing	O
tips	O
,	O
strategies	O
,	O
and	O
secrets	O
were	O
provided	O
for	O
the	O
following	O
games	O
:	O
Battletoads	B-Application
(	O
NES	O
and	O
Genesis	O
)	O
,	O
Battletoads	B-Application
in	I-Application
Battlemaniacs	I-Application
(	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Battletoads/Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
(	O
NES	O
,	O
Genesis	O
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Application
spun	O
off	O
a	O
half-hour	O
animated	O
television	O
special	O
produced	O
by	O
DIC	O
Animation	O
City	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
(	O
DiC	O
would	O
try	O
this	O
again	O
later	O
on	O
when	O
producing	O
Street	O
Sharks	O
and	O
Extreme	O
Dinosaurs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
an	O
official	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
release	O
on	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
run	O
by	O
the	O
Canadian	O
company	O
DHX	O
Media	O
,	O
which	O
currently	O
owns	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
DIC	O
's	O
cartoon	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trio	O
is	O
given	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
anthropomorphic	O
toads	B-Operating_System
with	O
superhuman	O
strength	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
their	O
arms	O
and	O
legs	O
into	O
weapons	O
in	O
techniques	O
called	O
"	O
Smash	O
Hits	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cartoon	O
was	O
adapted	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
David	O
Wise	O
(	O
no	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Application
video	O
games	O
 '	O
composer	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
comic	O
with	O
the	O
backstory	O
of	O
Battletoads	B-Application
,	O
written	O
by	O
Rare	O
employee	O
Guy	O
Millar	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
published	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
included	O
Battletoads	B-Application
among	O
ten	O
gaming	O
franchises	O
that	O
deserve	O
a	O
revival	O
,	O
and	O
precisely	O
,	O
"	O
a	O
true	O
HD	O
sequel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Forbes	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
video	O
game	O
franchises	O
"	O
that	O
need	O
to	O
come	O
back	O
from	O
the	O
dead	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
a	O
modern	O
Battletoads	B-Application
"	O
should	O
retain	O
its	O
side-scroller	O
qualities	O
while	O
adopting	O
the	O
2.5D	O
style	O
"	O
similar	O
to	O
Mark	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
the	O
animated	O
version	O
of	O
Battletoads	B-Application
was	O
very	O
badly	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
callers	O
would	O
repeatedly	O
ask	O
the	O
employees	O
if	O
they	O
sold	O
Battletoads	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
call	O
led	O
Rick	O
Harrison	O
,	O
star	O
of	O
Pawn	O
Stars	O
and	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
store	O
,	O
to	O
repeatedly	O
swear	O
and	O
yell	O
at	O
the	O
callers	O
,	O
who	O
recorded	O
this	O
and	O
uploaded	O
it	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
This	O
originated	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
many	O
other	O
similar	O
videos	O
of	O
pranksters	O
dialing	O
random	O
establishments	O
and	O
asking	O
about	O
Battletoads	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Application
developer	O
Rare	O
has	O
acknowledged	O
the	O
prank	O
via	O
an	O
achievement	O
named	O
"	O
Do	O
You	O
Have	O
Battletoads	B-Application
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
their	O
2015	O
game	O
compilation	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
