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Battletoads

After her defeat by the Galactic Corporation at the battle of Canis Major, the evil Dark Queen and her renegade space troops retreat to the outer reaches of the universe, hiding out in dark spaces between the stars. Meanwhile, on board the spaceship Vulture, Professor T. Bird and the trio of Battletoads - Rash, Zitz and Pimple - are escorting the Princess Angelica back to her home planet, where her father, the Terran Emperor, awaits her safe arrival. Along the way, Pimple, the biggest Battletoad, takes Angelica out for a cruise in the Toadster to a nearby Leisure Station. However, the Dark Queen ambushes them before they can get there, and they are kidnapped and carried away to Ragnarok's Wo...

Genre: Beat-'Em-Up
Year: 1994
Developer: Electronic Arts
Publisher: Rare
Players: 3

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Achievements

55 achievements · 417 total points

The Butcher Defeat General Slaughter and clear Stage 1 as any character [Difficulty Level >=4]
2 pts
Slaughtering Zitz Off Your Face Defeat General Slaughter and clear Stage 1 as Zitz [Difficulty Level >=4 | No Continues]
2 pts
Slaughtering Rash Off Your Butt Defeat General Slaughter and clear Stage 1 as Rash [Difficulty Level >=4 | No Continues]
2 pts
Slaughtering Pimples Off Your Nose Defeat General Slaughter and clear Stage 1 as Pimple [Difficulty Level >=4 | No Continues]
2 pts
Slaughtering Nasty Zitz Off Your Face Defeat General Slaughter and clear Stage 1 as Zitz [Difficulty Level 6 | No Continues]
3 pts
Slaughtering Itchy Rash Off Your Butt Defeat General Slaughter and clear Stage 1 as Rash [Difficulty Level 6 | No Continues]
3 pts
Slaughtering Puss-Filled Pimples Off Your Butt Defeat General Slaughter and clear Stage 1 as Pimple [Difficulty Level 6 | No Continues]
3 pts
Not So Solid Snake Defeat Karnath and clear Stage 2 as any character [Difficulty Level >=4]
5 pts
A Zit Feeling Like Venom Defeat Karnath and clear Stage 2 as Zitz [Difficulty Level >=4 | No Continues]
5 pts
A Rash Burning Like Venom Defeat Karnath and clear Stage 2 as Rash [Difficulty Level >=4 | No Continues]
5 pts
A Popped Pimple Looking Like Venom Defeat Karnath and clear Stage 2 as Pimple [Difficulty Level >=4 | No Continues]
5 pts
A Zit Feeling Like Deadly Venom Defeat Karnath and clear Stage 2 as Zitz [Difficulty Level 6 | No Continues]
5 pts
A Rash Burning Like Deadly Venom Defeat Karnath and clear Stage 2 as Rash [Difficulty Level 6 | No Continues]
5 pts
A Popped Pimple Looking Like Deadly Venom Defeat Karnath and clear Stage 2 as Pimple [Difficulty Level 6 | No Continues]
5 pts
The Mistress Commands Defeat Robo Rat and clear Stage 3 as any character [Difficulty Level >=4]
5 pts
A Zit Piercing Metal Flesh Defeat Robo Rat and clear Stage 3 as Zitz [Difficulty Level >=4 | No Continues]
5 pts
A Rash Infecting Metal Flesh Defeat Robo Rat and clear Stage 3 as Rash [Difficulty Level >=4 | No Continues]
5 pts
A Zit Piercing Reinforced Metal Flesh Defeat Robo Rat and clear Stage 3 as Pimple [Difficulty Level >=4 | No Continues]
5 pts
A Pimple Rusting Through Reinforced Metal Flesh Defeat Robo Rat and clear Stage 3 as Zitz [Difficulty Level 6 | No Continues]
5 pts
A Rash Infecting Reinforced Metal Flesh Defeat Robo Rat and clear Stage 3 as Rash [Difficulty Level 6 | No Continues]
5 pts
A Pimple Rusting Through Reinforced Metal Flesh Defeat Robo Rat and clear Stage 3 as Pimple [Difficulty Level 6 | No Continues]
5 pts
Down The Drain Clear Stage 4 as any character [Difficulty Level >=4]
2 pts
Who Needs A Smash Ball Anyway? Clear Stage 4 as any character without using a Super Smash Hit [Difficulty Level >=4]
5 pts
Operation Zitz Clear Stage 4 as Zitz [Difficulty Level >=4 | No Continues]
2 pts
Operation Rash Clear Stage 4 as Rash [Difficulty Level >=4 | No Continues]
2 pts
Operation Pimple Clear Stage 4 as Pimple [Difficulty Level >=4 | No Continues]
2 pts
Special Operation Zitz Clear Stage 4 as Zitz [Difficulty Level 6 | No Continues]
3 pts
Special Operation Rash Clear Stage 4 as Rash [Difficulty Level 6 | No Continues]
3 pts
Special Operation Pimple Clear Stage 4 as Pimple [Difficulty Level 6 | No Continues]
3 pts
Rat Army Commander Defeat Big Blag and clear Stage 5 as any character [Difficulty Level >=4]
5 pts
Zit Infection Versus Rat Infection Defeat Big Blag and clear Stage 5 as Zitz [Difficulty Level >=4 | No Continues]
5 pts
Nasty Rash Versus Nasty Rat Defeat Big Blag and clear Stage 5 as Rash [Difficulty Level >=4 | No Continues]
5 pts
Big Pimple Versus Big Blag Defeat Big Blag and clear Stage 5 as Pimple [Difficulty Level >=4 | No Continues]
5 pts
Zit Infection Versus Rodent Infection Defeat Big Blag and clear Stage 5 as Zitz [Difficulty Level 6 | No Continues]
5 pts
Nasty Rash Versus Nasty Rodent Defeat Big Blag and clear Stage 5 as Rash [Difficulty Level 6 | No Continues]
5 pts
Big Juicy Pimple Versus Big Juicy Blag Defeat Big Blag and clear Stage 5 as Pimple [Difficulty Level 6 | No Continues]
5 pts
Gargantua Captain Defeat Robo-Manus and clear Stage 6 as any character [Difficulty Level >=4]
10 pts
Can A Mutant Handle A Zit? Defeat Robo-Manus and clear Stage 6 as Zitz [Difficulty Level >=4 | No Continues]
10 pts
Can A Mutant Handle A Rash? Defeat Robo-Manus and clear Stage 6 as Rash [Difficulty Level >=4 | No Continues]
10 pts
Can A Mutant Handle A Pimple? Defeat Robo-Manus and clear Stage 6 as Pimple [Difficulty Level >=4 | No Continues]
10 pts
The Zit Will Prevail! Defeat Robo-Manus and clear Stage 6 as Zitz [Difficulty Level 6 | No Continues]
25 pts
The Rash Will Prevail! Defeat Robo-Manus and clear Stage 6 as Rash [Difficulty Level 6 | No Continues]
25 pts
The Pimple Will Prevail! Defeat Robo-Manus and clear Stage 6 as Pimple [Difficulty Level 6 | No Continues]
25 pts
Tetracycline Terror Beat the game in under 55 minutes as Zitz [Difficulty Level >=4]
25 pts
Hydrocortisone Homie Beat the game in under 55 minutes as Rash [Difficulty Level >=4]
25 pts
Macrolide Massacre Beat the game in under 55 minutes as Pimple [Difficulty Level >=4]
25 pts
Zit Apocalypse Get the #1 spot on the Greatest Grave Fillers leaderboard as Zitz
10 pts
Rash Apocalypse Get the #1 spot on the Greatest Grave Fillers leaderboard as Rash
10 pts
Pimple Apocalypse Get the #1 spot on the Greatest Grave Fillers leaderboard as Pimple
10 pts
Slaughter The Slaughterer Defeat General Slaughter without taking damage and clear Stage 1 as any character [Difficulty Level >=4]
5 pts
Anti-Venom Defeat Karnath without taking damage and clear Stage 2 as any character [Difficulty Level >=4]
10 pts
Pavlov'd Defeat Robo Rat without taking damage and clear Stage 3 as any character [Difficulty Level >=4]
5 pts
Amputating The Right Hand Defeat Big Blag without taking damage and clear Stage 5 as any character [Difficulty Level >=4]
5 pts
Robo-Manhandled Defeat Robo-Manus without taking damage and clear Stage 6 as any character [Difficulty Level >=4]
25 pts
Jet Fuel Can't Melt Steel Beams Clear the minigame as any character with at least 1 second remaining
3 pts

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Battletoads frequently asked questions

How do I play Battletoads online with a friend?

Battletoads (Arcade) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Battletoads on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Battletoads in the Arcade library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Battletoads netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Battletoads have achievements?

Yes, Battletoads has 55 achievements worth 417 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Battletoads for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Battletoads on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.