Absolute Nintendo - Battletoads on NES
Sep 28, 2026 · 28 min · 10 segments
Battletoads showcases both the best and worst of the developers at Rare.
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Sep 28, 2026 · 28 min · 10 segments
Battletoads showcases both the best and worst of the developers at Rare.
If you were a kid at that time, say you're in your 40s now, you might remember this.
EGM, GamePro, Video Games and Computer Entertainment, GamePlayers, Nintendo Power... buyer's guides, tip books.
It reached number two, but it was still over 5,000 points behind Mario, a distant second.
So I appreciate this, but print media did not deliver the result of that Rare desired, you know, relative to the marketing push relative to the final sales.
Rare was also focused, again, by their own admission, like with the difficulty, on merchandising opportunities, where really they should have been focused on balancing this game.
You know, when their own limited playtesters were struggling, that probably should have clued them in, right? How'd the merchandising do? Well, the cartoon adaptation, adoption, adaption.
It was a spread I called One and Done, alongside the Bubsy pilot, so that should give you a clue.
If you were a kid at that time, say you're in your 40s now, you might remember this.
EGM, GamePro, Video Games and Computer Entertainment, GamePlayers, Nintendo Power... buyer's guides, tip books.
It reached number two, but it was still over 5,000 points behind Mario, a distant second.
So I appreciate this, but print media did not deliver the result of that Rare desired, you know, relative to the marketing push relative to the final sales.
Rare was also focused, again, by their own admission, like with the difficulty, on merchandising opportunities, where really they should have been focused on balancing this game.
You know, when their own limited playtesters were struggling, that probably should have clued them in, right? How'd the merchandising do? Well, the cartoon adaptation, adoption, adaption.
It was a spread I called One and Done, alongside the Bubsy pilot, so that should give you a clue.
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