/vr/ - Retro Games

the superior game.

Battletoads was actually an awesome game. It was pretty fucking hard at first, but once you memorized the levels it could be readily beat by a decent player (I have many times, without cheating or warps).

What was really amazing about it was that EVERY level was totally different. There really were no hum-drum average stages. Every single one had a totally different mechanic. Impressive as hell game.

Its only flaws is that it tried to do too much, so some of the mechanics were poorly implemented. Rat Race was the worst offender. God, I fucking HATE that level.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhlXjK8KWng

>>2515341
>Its only flaws is that it tried to do too much, so some of the mechanics were poorly implemented. Rat Race was the worst offender. God, I fucking HATE that level.

Me too. One time I had a glitch happen where the rat didn't appear at the end.

The game basically froze requiring a reset. I was pissed because I was trying to beat the game without using warps or cheats. Had to reset at Rat Race.

Fuck that evil level, man.

I also miss everytime I try to headbutt the rat for extra time. People make it look easy but I always missed the motherfucker.

This game is too difficult for it's own good.

>>2515478
Play the dumbed down Japanese version

>>2515481
How much better is it?

>>2515495
Turbo Tunnel and Volkmire's Inferno have less obstacles and don't scroll as fast.
I think in Clinger Winger your unicycle is now faster than the orb, so it's almost trivial to beat.
There are probably a lot more changes I don't remember.

>>Plug into controller port 2
>>Play as Pimple (the brown Battletoad)
>>Leetest 5 yr old hacker

>>2515321
Get out.

>>2515502
Looked up the differences. Now it sounds like a decent NES game, instead of Trial and Error: The Game

Fuck Clinger Winger.

>>2515515
Do you have any control of your jumps in Surf City? It seems I can't get the surfboard to jump when I want it to.

>>2515520
You can't jump manually in Surf City.

Anyone who complains about the difficulty doesn't belong here, it's not too hard.

>>2515647
Yes it is that hard. The first time through anyway. Castlevania is kinda like that too, but this game has a lot of BS, and punishes you for not knowing better.

It's a fun game.

Also, this game is not that hard. The difficulty is greatly exaggerated (like the water temple). Most people who talk about how hard it is these days never played battletoads.

Funny, I wanted to make a thread about this game, yet here is one right now.
I'm doing a thing for myself called a "Road to Victory"
I gonna beat this game if it kills me, no warps, no cheats, nada.
So far I can make it to the tunnles with losing maybe 2 lives or one continue, I can probably reduce my deaths, but fuck man that hit detection.
The part that's killing me right now is that stupid section on the turbo tunnel where an exclamation mark pops up and I keep falling to my death.
I'm on day two on my journey to beat this game, and why not on the most American of days, wish me luck fellas.

>>2515674
Battletoads relies on muscle memory and reflexes and knowing exactly what happens next, yes. But that's a fake difficulty, not actual difficulty.

>>2515690

Aside from level 7, there's really nothing that can't be done in a few tries.

>>2515682
Exaggerated? Shore. But it's not impossible, and can be fun. The problem is that it can feel like a chore due to its difficulty, with little satisfaction. This game just has a lot of out if left field bull.

>>2515391
There is no worse feeling than Charlie Browning the bomb.

Battletoads was one of my favorite games as a kid. Best thing about it was the level variety, every one had something different or new about it. Also good music and nice graphics for the NES.

I did manage to beat it a couple of times, using warps. Without warps I could never make it past Clinger Winger because I couldn't figure out what to do with the few lives I had when I got there.

I can still go back and play the turbo tunnels and beat it pretty easily. It's like muscle memory.

>>2515520
Every third skip or so on the water is high enough to get over a log. Not very reliable though, better to just move around it.

>>2515321
Bah!

By far a more vivid experience!

>>2515321
Pffft!

By far a more vivid experience!

Don't mind me, I'm just a duck. No need to worry.

>>2515690
>But that's a fake difficulty
I want this expression to die

It is actually difficult, even if it's for reasons you don't care for

>>2515687
Only at Turbo Tunnel? You have a long way to go, son. A long way.

Good luck. You're gonna make it, man. Lots of us have.

I've heard that emulators make Clinger Winger harder than it actually is. Is there any way to stop that?
>>2517895
I'm more worried about you swimming in air.

>>2517982
Get a controller that perfectly emulates the NES d-pad.

I solved it by using the keyboard instead of a controller, but it was still not entirely consistent.

>>2515687
The game is picky when deciding whether or not you've successfully landed after those jumps. The trick is that you have to have a net non-negative change in your x position after each jump. If you move to the left too much while you're in the air, the game might think you missed the platform even if you land right on top of it.

>>2515272
I actually bought Battletoads GB from my local vintage stock for $8.

>>2515254
>no mention of battlemaniacs
...

>>2519989
It's just a bunch of recycled gimmicks from the first game done in 16 bit.

I've actually got 3 copies in perfect boxes I picked up years back still in the original plastic. They'd gotten lost for years in the back room of a toy store that went out of business. Got them for a buck a piece in 2004. Be jealous :)

>>2521557
Went their to buy the industrial shelving for my shop and found them behind one. :) A BUCK A PIECE!!!!!!!

>>2520210
It was quite nicely fleshed out though. More practical than the SNES version of BTDD.

>>2521560
Note to self, shop for more industrial shelving.

I've never beaten the sewer level, always drop my spaghetti and fail to outswim the cogs or flat out forget about the obvious spikes at the end of each drop. I'll beat this game eventually.

>>2523161
Terra Tubes takes the most skill if you ask me. I hate when I die trying to make a simple out of water jump over the spikes. It's a long one too.

Master juggling birds in the Wookie Hole and you can beat it.

>>2517982
IDK about emulators effecting the game. I own my copy and play it on an actual NES. That image was from google. It was suppossed to be humorous instead of aspergers inducing.

>>2518342
That's its fair price according to pricechating. I can't begin to explain how they want $10K in that picture.

>>2523196
Nah, Volkmire's Inferno is the absolute worst stage in the game to beat. Its only an issue if you aren't going for the warp in the snake pit though

>>2523196

I personally had a lot more trouble with Volkmeir's Inferno. That may just be me though. Also, the Revolution sucks.

>>2515647
Every game ever someone will say it isn't hard. Where are you guys even coming from when you're mostly actual failures in life.

>>2523252
The Reolution does suck. I can't count the times I've accidentaly double-tapped and went flying off a platform to my death. It sure did look neat though.

>>2517615
I love the gameplay and appearance of arcade Battletoads, but my god does it feel impossible to beat. Sure, you can credit feed all the way through, but playing it for real seems like a chore.

>>2523196
Terra Tubes is pretty easy for me. The only part I really have issues with (that fucking shark) is at a spot with recurring 1ups.

>>2523318
You can farm points/lives there if you really wanted to.

>>2523318
The last checkpoint is some luck based shit. The orange fish at the end swims around randomly, and you don't want to find him waiting for you when you get around the first set of spikes, because he'll just knock you straight into them. Those guys are almost impossible to hit, too, it's usually just suicide even trying.

For anyone having trouble with the very end of Volkmire, don't move straight down to get through the last gap, going downleft makes it so much easier.

>>2523252
There's nothing worse than having finally gotten gud enough to progress all the way to The Revolution, only to get fucked over and over again on that stage and have to start over from the beginning.

Well, maybe getting the Rat Race glitch, because you can't do anything about it.

Best GCCX episode(s)

>>2515341
Except that water level with the little sharks. That is on of the few levels that even when you memorized the whole thing it was very hard to actually get through it. Oh, the rat race is fucking unforgiving too, everything else is fine.

>hard
>multiple average skilled gamers speedrun it