<s>
Battletoads	B-Device
is	O
a	O
beat	O
'	O
em	O
up/platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Tradewest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Device
series	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
June	O
1991	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
subsequently	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
in	O
1994	O
(	O
despite	O
the	O
former	O
having	O
been	O
developed	O
in	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
with	O
some	O
changes	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1993	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Battletoads	B-Device
in	O
Ragnarok	B-Application
's	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
three	O
space	O
humanoid	O
toad	O
warriors	O
form	O
a	O
group	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Device
,	O
Rash	O
and	O
Zitz	O
,	O
embark	O
on	O
a	O
mission	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
friends	O
:	O
Pimple	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Princess	O
Angelica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
seven	O
awards	O
from	O
the	O
1991	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
renowned	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
Rare	O
's	O
2015	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
retrospective	O
compilation	O
,	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
,	O
with	O
varying	O
elements	O
of	O
racing	O
,	O
climbing	O
and	O
vehicle-based	O
obstacle	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
levels	O
of	O
Battletoads	B-Device
vary	O
greatly	O
in	O
gameplay	O
style	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
generally	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
beat'em	B-Application
up	I-Application
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
progress	O
by	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
while	O
avoiding	O
the	O
hazards	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Professor	O
T	O
.	O
Bird	O
and	O
the	O
three	O
Battletoads	B-Device
,	O
Rash	O
,	O
Zitz	O
,	O
and	O
Pimple	O
,	O
are	O
escorting	O
Princess	O
Angelica	O
to	O
her	O
home	O
planet	O
using	O
their	O
spacecraft	O
,	O
the	O
Vulture	O
,	O
for	O
her	O
to	O
meet	O
her	O
father	O
,	O
the	O
Terran	O
Emperor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Learning	O
that	O
the	O
Gargantua	O
is	O
hidden	O
beneath	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
a	O
nearby	O
planet	O
called	O
Ragnarok	B-Application
's	O
World	O
,	O
Professor	O
T	O
.	O
Bird	O
flies	O
Rash	O
and	O
Zitz	O
there	O
in	O
the	O
Vulture	O
to	O
rescue	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
professor	O
drops	O
the	O
toads	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
,	O
Ragnarok	B-Application
Canyon	O
,	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
guarded	O
by	O
axe-wielding	O
Psyko-Pigs	O
and	O
Dragons	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
fly	O
with	O
if	O
taken	O
out	O
first	O
;	O
its	O
boss	O
is	O
the	O
Tall	O
Walker	O
,	O
which	O
throws	O
boulders	O
the	O
heroes	O
must	O
throw	O
back	O
at	O
it	O
while	O
avoiding	O
its	O
lasers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ride	O
levels	O
include	O
the	O
third	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
Turbo	B-Application
Tunnel	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
players	O
dodges	O
stone	O
walls	O
while	O
riding	O
on	O
a	O
Speed	O
Bike	O
and	O
having	O
to	O
use	O
ramps	O
to	O
get	O
across	O
long	O
gaps	O
;	O
the	O
fifth	O
level	O
,	O
Surf	O
City	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
bounces	O
on	O
water	O
surfaces	O
on	O
a	O
"	O
Space	O
Board	O
"	O
while	O
dodging	O
logs	O
,	O
whirlpools	O
,	O
mines	O
,	O
and	O
spiked	O
balls	O
;	O
the	O
seventh	O
stage	O
,	O
Volkmire	O
's	O
Inferno	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
'	O
toads	O
fly	O
on	O
the	O
Toad	O
Plane	O
in	O
a	O
fire	O
environment	O
going	O
through	O
Force	O
Fields	O
and	O
dodging	O
fireballs	O
and	O
rockets	O
;	O
and	O
level	O
eleven	O
,	O
the	O
Clinger-Wringer	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
toads	O
ride	O
on	O
the	O
stage	O
's	O
titular	O
unicycles	O
while	O
being	O
chased	O
by	O
a	O
hypnotic	O
energy	O
orb	O
,	O
named	O
the	O
Buzzball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
them	O
include	O
a	O
section	O
of	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
Surf	O
City	O
being	O
the	O
location	O
a	O
boss	O
fight	O
with	O
Big	O
Blag	O
,	O
the	O
chief	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Queen	O
's	O
rat	O
army	O
that	O
can	O
squash	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Device
with	O
his	O
weighty	O
blubber	O
slam	O
,	O
and	O
Buzzball	O
also	O
serving	O
as	O
Clinger-Wringer	O
'	O
s	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intruder	O
Excluder	O
,	O
the	O
vertical-scrolling	O
eighth	O
stage	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
platform-oriented	O
level	O
in	O
Battletoads	B-Device
;	O
it	O
involves	O
several	O
jumps	O
on	O
platforms	O
,	O
springs	O
and	O
through	O
electric	O
barriers	O
between	O
moving	O
gaps	O
of	O
platforms	O
,	O
avoiding	O
obstacles	O
such	O
as	O
rolling	O
Big	O
Balls	O
,	O
Snotballs	O
,	O
suction	O
valves	O
named	O
Suckas	O
and	O
poisonous	O
gas	O
guns	O
named	O
Gassers	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
only	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
sections	O
being	O
encounters	O
with	O
Sentry-Drones	O
,	O
The	O
player	O
must	O
get	O
from	O
the	O
bottom	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
boss	O
fight	O
with	O
the	O
Queen	O
's	O
genetically	O
modified	O
biogen	O
Robo-Manus	O
takes	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tenth	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
Rat	O
Race	O
,	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
levels	O
in	O
Battletoads	B-Device
to	O
be	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
Gargantua	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
being	O
the	O
eleventh	O
level	O
,	O
Clinger-Winger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Battletoads	B-Device
escape	O
the	O
ship	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
another	O
upward-vertical-scrolling	O
stage	O
named	O
the	O
Revolution	O
,	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Queen	O
's	O
Tower	O
;	O
the	O
level	O
involves	O
the	O
camera	O
staying	O
on	O
where	O
the	O
toads	O
move	O
,	O
thus	O
presenting	O
them	O
as	O
2D	O
sprites	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
and	O
other	O
enemies	O
move	O
circularly	O
around	O
the	O
tower	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
the	O
background	O
rotate	O
as	O
if	O
it	O
were	O
three-dimensional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
founders	O
Tim	O
and	O
Chris	O
Stamper	O
created	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
craze	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
create	O
a	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
popular	O
media	O
franchise	O
and	O
other	O
"	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
"	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Rare	O
added	O
extra	O
mechanics	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
help	O
separate	O
it	O
from	O
these	O
genres	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
racing	O
stages	O
and	O
climbing	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Rare	O
artist	O
Kev	O
Bayliss	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
Battletoads	B-Device
were	O
conceived	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
"	O
produce	O
merchandise	O
"	O
on	O
a	O
mass	O
scale	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
vein	O
to	O
Tim	O
Burton	O
's	O
Batman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bayliss	O
originally	O
designed	O
Battletoads	B-Device
as	O
a	O
Disney-themed	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
however	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
gradually	O
became	O
more	O
violent	O
,	O
Bayliss	O
took	O
extra	O
liberties	O
to	O
tone	O
it	O
down	O
and	O
restrict	O
all	O
usage	O
of	O
weapons	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
whilst	O
creating	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
uniqueness	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Device
was	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
1991	O
winter	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
;	O
an	O
article	O
about	O
the	O
event	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
claimed	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
highly	O
innovative.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
in	O
June	O
1991	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
Battletoads	B-Device
got	O
a	O
Japanese-localized	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
getting	O
distributed	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
NCS	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
Tradewest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Device
started	O
at	O
number	O
26	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
July	O
1991	O
Top	O
30	O
list	O
of	O
NES	O
games	O
for	O
Players	O
 '	O
Picks	O
only	O
with	O
464	O
points	O
,	O
rising	O
to	O
number	O
13	O
the	O
following	O
issue	O
with	O
858	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
1992	O
,	O
the	O
issue	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
turned	O
the	O
Top	O
30	O
list	O
into	O
a	O
Top	O
20	O
list	O
(	O
as	O
they	O
added	O
Top	O
20	O
rankings	O
for	O
games	O
of	O
other	O
consoles	O
)	O
,	O
Battletoads	B-Device
budged	O
to	O
number	O
two	O
with	O
6,140	O
points	O
that	O
month	O
,	O
staying	O
in	O
that	O
ranking	O
for	O
three	O
more	O
consecutive	O
issues	O
but	O
remaining	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
spot	O
due	O
to	O
having	O
significantly	O
less	O
points	O
than	O
the	O
long-lasting	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Device
was	O
greeted	O
with	O
mostly	O
enthusiastic	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
calling	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
all-time	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
1991	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
all-time	O
NES	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
greatest	O
NES	O
game	O
of	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay-wise	O
,	O
Battletoads	B-Device
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
diverse	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
,	O
addictiveness	O
,	O
and	O
motivating	O
challenge	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platforming	O
bits	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
were	O
criticized	O
for	O
having	O
poor	O
collision	O
detection	O
that	O
result	O
in	O
cheap	O
deaths	O
;	O
reviewers	O
from	O
Sega	O
Force	O
also	O
noted	O
this	O
problem	O
in	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
port	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
run-of-the-mill	O
"	O
platformer	O
with	O
unresponsive	O
controls	O
,	O
"	O
random	O
"	O
difficulty	O
between	O
levels	O
,	O
very	O
little	O
surprises	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
menial	O
"	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Device
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
1991	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Awards	O
in	O
nine	O
categories	O
,	O
winning	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
categories	O
:	O
Graphics	O
and	O
Sound	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
,	O
Theme	O
and	O
Fun	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
,	O
Best	O
Play	O
Control	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
and	O
Best	O
Multi-Player	O
or	O
Simultaneous	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
given	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
Overall	O
Best	O
Game	O
for	O
NES	O
of	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
acclaimed	O
Battletoads	B-Device
as	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
great	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
(	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
two-player	O
mode	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
surprisingly	O
good	O
storyline	O
and	O
near-perfect	O
gameplay	O
,	O
"	O
also	O
praising	O
its	O
"	O
smooth	O
and	O
responsive	O
"	O
controls	O
"	O
fluid	O
"	O
character	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
stages	O
being	O
"	O
huge	O
,	O
gorgeously	O
rendered	O
and	O
full	O
of	O
surprises.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
ranked	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
as	O
the	O
89th	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
any	O
Nintendo	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Topless	O
Robot	O
ranked	O
Battletoads	B-Device
as	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
"	O
least	O
terrible	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
rip-off	O
"	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
also	O
naming	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
ten	O
best	O
beat-	B-Application
'	I-Application
em-ups	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
ten	O
video	O
games	O
that	O
should	O
have	O
gotten	O
toys	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Dunham	O
of	O
IGN	O
listed	O
Battletoads	B-Device
as	O
the	O
40th	O
best	O
NES	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Device
has	O
been	O
noted	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
extreme	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
consumer	O
guide	O
named	O
The	O
Winner	O
's	O
Guide	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
published	O
upon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
admitted	O
the	O
Turbo	B-Application
Tunnel	I-Application
level	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
toughest	O
challenges	O
of	O
any	O
NES	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nerdist	O
remarks	O
that	O
Battletoads'''s	O
sudden	O
difficulty	O
spike	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
combat	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
rental	O
industry	O
;	O
if	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
more	O
difficult	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
would	O
take	O
longer	O
to	O
complete	O
,	O
and	O
consumers	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
likely	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
retail	O
cartridge	O
instead	O
of	O
renting	O
one.Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
writer	O
Eric	O
Provenza	O
analyzed	O
Battletoads	B-Device
to	O
be	O
unlike	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
difficulty	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
and	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
get	O
harder	O
gradually	O
;	O
there	O
are	O
different	O
mechanics	O
,	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
obstacles	O
for	O
each	O
section	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
opportunities	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
familiarize	O
themselves	O
with	O
them	O
due	O
to	O
limited	O
continues	O
and	O
lives	O
and	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
a	O
password	O
system	O
or	O
save	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
starts	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
quirky	O
beat-em-up	B-Application
before	O
rapidly	O
shifting	O
into	O
high-speed	O
obstacle	O
courses	O
and	O
manic	O
action	O
platforming	O
with	O
very	O
little	O
cohesion.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
explained	O
that	O
while	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
challenges	O
involved	O
patterns	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
memorized	O
by	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
several	O
times	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
long	O
section	O
lengths	O
and	O
very	O
few	O
continues	O
;	O
he	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
two-player	O
involving	O
both	O
players	O
having	O
to	O
start	O
over	O
a	O
stage	O
if	O
only	O
one	O
player	O
loses	O
all	O
of	O
his	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
success	O
led	O
to	O
Rare	O
developing	O
various	O
sequels	O
which	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Device
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
also	O
titled	O
Battletoads	B-Device
,	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
having	O
the	O
same	O
box	O
art	O
and	O
title	O
as	O
the	O
NES	O
release	O
,	O
Battletoads	B-Device
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
is	O
a	O
separate	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
featuring	O
different	O
levels	O
and	O
mechanics	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
direct	O
sequels	O
,	O
Battletoads	B-Application
in	I-Application
Battlemaniacs	I-Application
and	O
Battletoads	B-Application
&	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
were	O
both	O
released	O
for	O
various	O
consoles	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
being	O
placed	O
number	O
76	O
on	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
NES	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
to	O
mediocre	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pilot	O
episode	O
for	O
a	O
Battletoads	B-Device
TV	O
series	O
was	O
also	O
produced	O
by	O
Canadian	O
DIC	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
capitalise	O
on	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
extreme	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
NES	O
Battletoads	B-Device
's	O
difficulty	O
,	O
almost	O
all	O
subsequent	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
to	O
varying	O
measures	O
to	O
tone	O
it	O
down	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
accessible	O
to	O
casual	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
in	O
1992	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
home	O
computers	O
by	O
Mindscape	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
went	O
on	O
unreleased	O
until	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
developed	O
by	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
and	O
a	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
(	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
)	O
and	O
Tradewest	O
(	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
during	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
titled	O
Battletoads	B-Device
in	O
Ragnarok	B-Application
's	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Chaney	O
,	O
European	O
CEO	O
of	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
,	O
purchased	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
rights	O
for	O
Battletoads	B-Device
from	O
Tradewest	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
found	O
popularity	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
had	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
that	O
version	O
also	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
never	O
materialised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
Mindscape	O
brought	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
and	O
released	O
it	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
previously	O
unreleased	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
also	O
planned	O
ports	O
for	O
PC	O
DOS	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
back	O
for	O
the	O
originally	O
intended	O
1992	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
computer	O
versions	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
two	O
were	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
was	O
also	O
announced	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Telegames	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Battletoads	B-Device
features	O
toned	O
down	O
difficulty	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
providing	O
higher	O
definition	O
and	O
more	O
colourful	O
graphics	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
E3	O
2015	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Battletoads	B-Device
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
,	O
a	O
retrospective	O
collection	O
of	O
30	O
emulated	O
classic	O
games	O
from	O
Rare	O
.	O
</s>
