Childhood Games That Don’t Hold Up
Battletoads in Battlemaniacs
1993’s Battletoads in Battlemanaics was just about the most 90’s thing ever conceived. A trio of knock-off Ninja Turtles (that are actually toads) named Zitz, Rash and Pimple must battle pig-men in a digital world called the Gamescape that looks like hell and along the way have to race a rat-man named the Scuz for the fate of the planet.
A game that was truly more style than substance, Battletoads in Battlemanics was a fairly short game where each level had a different take on popular gaming genres, whether that was a sidescrolling beat em up, incredibly poorly implemented platforming sections or the games infamous speeder bike segment, AKA the hardest stage in gaming.
Only real 90’s kids will remember being duped into thinking this game was cool. The best part was the start, which was actually kind of a fun co-op experience.
That changes real quick, though, as the difficulty skyrockets and lives become extremely limited. The soundtrack, however, still holds up.
