<s>
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Super	B-Device
Battletoads	I-Device
or	O
just	O
Battletoads	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
1994	O
scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Application
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
three	O
players	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Application
,	O
brawl	O
aliens	O
and	O
mutant	O
rodents	O
through	O
six	O
levels	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
universe	O
from	O
the	O
Dark	O
Queen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
took	O
greater	O
liberties	O
with	O
violence	O
and	O
gore	O
in	O
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
since	O
the	O
product	O
was	O
not	O
destined	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Rare	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
3D	O
graphics	O
technology	O
later	O
implemented	O
in	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
and	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
proved	O
unsuccessful	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
and	O
Rare	O
canceled	O
its	O
in-production	O
ports	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
finished	O
and	O
tested	O
handheld	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
poor	O
performance	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
26-year	O
franchise	O
hiatus	O
that	O
ended	O
with	O
the	O
2020	B-Application
series	I-Application
reboot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
received	O
its	O
console	O
debut	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
emulated	O
in	O
the	O
2015	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
games	O
from	O
Rare	O
's	O
history	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
reviewers	O
were	O
surprised	O
by	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
's	O
quality	O
and	O
some	O
considered	O
it	O
a	O
highlight	O
of	O
the	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
is	O
a	O
coin-operated	O
,	O
scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
three	O
players	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Application
(	O
Rash	O
,	O
Pimple	O
,	O
and	O
Zitz	O
)	O
,	O
punch	O
and	O
kick	O
oncoming	O
enemies	O
through	O
six	O
levels	O
to	O
save	O
their	O
alternate	O
universe	O
from	O
the	O
Dark	O
Queen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Battletoads	B-Application
game	O
to	O
feature	O
three-player	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
their	O
characters	O
with	O
eight-directional	O
joysticks	B-Device
and	O
two	O
buttons	O
(	O
attack	O
and	O
jump	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
can	O
run	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
pushes	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
twice	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
levels	O
are	O
Double	O
Dragon-style	O
2.5D	O
brawlers	B-Application
,	O
while	O
others	O
are	O
strictly	O
two-dimensional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
is	O
displayed	O
in	O
standard	B-Device
definition	I-Device
raster	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
in	O
horizontal	O
orientation	O
with	O
either	O
mono	O
or	O
stereo	O
sound	O
within	O
an	O
upright	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
as	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Application
series	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
interest	O
in	O
the	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Battletoads	B-Application
seriesespecially	O
the	O
1991	O
original	O
Battletoads	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
became	O
popular	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
NES	O
Battletoads	B-Application
censored	O
blood	O
,	O
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
showed	O
gore	O
and	O
decapitation	O
(	O
although	O
this	O
could	O
be	O
turned	O
off	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
DIP	O
switches	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
had	O
begun	O
to	O
experiment	O
with	O
3D	O
graphics	O
around	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
with	O
PowerAnimator	B-Device
(	O
later	O
Autodesk	B-Language
Maya	I-Language
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
Rare	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
PowerAnimator	B-Device
,	O
well	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
implemented	O
in	O
Killer	B-Application
Instinct	I-Application
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
had	O
completed	O
and	O
tested	O
a	O
handheld	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
but	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
following	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
's	O
poor	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
port	O
was	O
also	O
planned	O
and	O
canceled	O
,	O
likely	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
's	O
mediocre	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Device
Battletoads	I-Device
,	O
as	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
known	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
planned	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
two	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
received	O
its	O
first	O
console	O
release	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
emulated	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
2015	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
compilation	O
of	O
30	O
games	O
from	O
Rare	O
's	O
30-year	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
version	O
,	O
additional	O
features	O
include	O
a	O
setting	O
for	O
unlimited	O
continues	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
"	O
rewind	O
"	O
time	O
(	O
and	O
replay	O
a	O
section	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
save	O
game	O
progress	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
"	O
bombed	O
badly	O
"	O
with	O
mediocre	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
somewhat	O
let	O
down	O
by	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
having	O
expected	O
something	O
more	O
,	O
but	O
rated	O
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
four	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
compared	O
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
to	O
Turtles	B-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
retrospectively	O
wrote	O
that	O
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
was	O
a	O
"	O
relatively	O
obscure	O
"	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
stage	O
atop	O
the	O
Dark	O
Queen	O
's	O
ship	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
Battletoads/Double	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
the	O
jetpack	O
level	O
was	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Wookie	O
Hole	O
"	O
level	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Battletoads	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twenty	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
several	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
reviewers	O
highlighted	O
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
within	O
the	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Carter	O
(	O
Destructoid	O
)	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
unexpected	O
favorite	O
in	O
his	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kollar	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
near	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Timothy	O
Seppala	O
(	O
Engadget	B-Application
)	O
was	O
grateful	O
to	O
be	O
introduced	O
to	O
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
franchise	O
went	O
on	O
hiatus	O
following	O
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
poor	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
next	O
release	O
would	O
be	O
26	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
2020	B-Application
series	I-Application
reboot	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
mid-2000s	O
,	O
Rare	O
began	O
to	O
plan	O
a	O
possible	O
sequel	O
but	O
ultimately	O
decided	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
original	O
direction	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
apart	O
from	O
its	O
past	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
repeat	O
the	O
failed	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
reboot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
later	O
influenced	O
the	O
cooperative	O
play	O
mode	O
in	O
the	O
2011	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
:	I-Application
All	I-Application
4	I-Application
One	I-Application
and	O
Kotaku	O
recognized	O
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
among	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
with	O
the	O
best	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
