Video Game
06.27.
Battletoads
Battletoads is a video game franchise by Rare that began with the original Battletoads in 1991. Starring three anthropomorphic toads named after skin conditions, Rash, Zitz and Pimple, the series was created to rival the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games.
The initial Battletoads was renowned for its difficulty, but was well received and spawned sequels for various platforms including a crossover with the Double Dragon series. In each of the games, the objective is to defeat the toads’ nemesis the Dark Queen and her mutant army. Most titles in the series do not feature all three toads as playable characters, with one or two members of the team being captured by the Dark Queen. The exceptions to this were Battletoads & Double Dragon and the Battletoads arcade game.
The series as a whole has been quite popular and at its apex spawned an animated television pilot. However, no new Battletoads games have been produced since 1994, resulting in calls for the franchise to be revisited.
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Castlevania
Castlevania is a video game series created and developed by Konami, centered on the Belmonts, a clan of vampire hunters, and their fight with Dracula.
The series debuted in Japan on September 26, 1986, with the release for the Family Computer Disk System (FDS), followed by an alternate version for the MSX 2 platform on October 30. Although the MSX 2 port (localized in Europe and Brazil as Vampire Killer) was released first outside of Japan, the series did not receive wide attention outside of Japan until the FDS version was ported to cartridge format for the Nintendo Entertainment System and localized for North American and European releases of Castlevania in 1987. The series soon became one of Konami’s flagship series.
The Castlevania titles have been released on various platforms, from early systems like the Nintendo Entertainment System to modern consoles. It has also been released for Pocket PCs and mobile phones.
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