had to restart this review from scratch bc i accidentally clicked log next to playthroughs and lost the whole fucking thing i was on like the last paragraph or so👁️👄👁️
Decided on a whim to revisit this game on SNES after beating the original NES version two months ago. I had a slightly better and easier time than before, but it may be due to some level of familiarity. I know for sure Dark Queen was easier, though.
The big differences in this version are the graphics and the sound. This game's 16-bit facelift is similar in a way to Super Mario All-Stars (albeit much less ugly imo), with more muted colors and mostly similar sprites with more detail. I'm not sure which look I prefer, but I might be leaning a little bit on the original for being more colorful and more impressive for the hardware. This version also features a guitar-driven soundtrack by David Wise, who in the following two years would also compose the OSTs for Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2, both some of the greatest soundtracks out there.
I figured I would enjoy it less this time, because a lot of my enjoyment on my initial playthrough was from the relief after the hell of the first Battletoads, but I actually liked it more this time and just honestly think it is a great game. It definitely has moments that are slogs, like level 4 and the fight with Shadow Master, but otherwise it's very fun. Level 2 features some gameplay callbacks to the original Battletoads, such as the bike, but it's toned wayyyy down and actually fun this time.
It really is still crazy just how much better this game is than the first Battletoads. It's like night and day, or like Street Fighter vs Street Fighter II. As I originally stated, you should definitely pick up this instead, or at least first, if you're interested in Battletoads. I don't think the version you choose really matters, but it might be interesting to skim around playthroughs and see all the differences.
Decided on a whim to revisit this game on SNES after beating the original NES version two months ago. I had a slightly better and easier time than before, but it may be due to some level of familiarity. I know for sure Dark Queen was easier, though.
The big differences in this version are the graphics and the sound. This game's 16-bit facelift is similar in a way to Super Mario All-Stars (albeit much less ugly imo), with more muted colors and mostly similar sprites with more detail. I'm not sure which look I prefer, but I might be leaning a little bit on the original for being more colorful and more impressive for the hardware. This version also features a guitar-driven soundtrack by David Wise, who in the following two years would also compose the OSTs for Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2, both some of the greatest soundtracks out there.
I figured I would enjoy it less this time, because a lot of my enjoyment on my initial playthrough was from the relief after the hell of the first Battletoads, but I actually liked it more this time and just honestly think it is a great game. It definitely has moments that are slogs, like level 4 and the fight with Shadow Master, but otherwise it's very fun. Level 2 features some gameplay callbacks to the original Battletoads, such as the bike, but it's toned wayyyy down and actually fun this time.
It really is still crazy just how much better this game is than the first Battletoads. It's like night and day, or like Street Fighter vs Street Fighter II. As I originally stated, you should definitely pick up this instead, or at least first, if you're interested in Battletoads. I don't think the version you choose really matters, but it might be interesting to skim around playthroughs and see all the differences.
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I just type shit out in notepad if I'm looking to put down a longer review, I'd go fucking crazy if I accidentally lost a 5000 word essay I was trying to type into the tiny textbox the log section gives you.
Just wanna add I also type it somewhere else, such as Notepad, and then copy + paste it to Backloggd.
MisterRaisin
1 year ago