History Trivia / Battletoads

* CreatorBacklash: The animated series pilot is this for the creators.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Until it's release on Switch Online in 2024, for a while Battlemaniacs never saw a rerelease. Not even on Rare Replay.

* OldShame: The animated series pilot is this for the creators.

* TheWikiRule: The [[http://battletoads.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Battletoads Wiki]].

* InvisibleAdvertising: The 2020 reboot was not advertised ''at all'' and quietly released in August of that year. Very few knew it was incoming since it's announcement back in 2018.

** The series was going to be fully committed to the virtual reality theme from the comic and Battlemaniacs, if the concept arts are any indication. Not only Alexei Vakuse (the executive from the comic) and Michiko (the damsel from Battlemaniacs) have Gamescape avatar concepts, there are also a handful of concepts for unused human characters (a kid named Billy, both of his parents, two bodyguards) who also had Gamescape avatars. Not only that, T. Bird also have a concept art for a human form and Princess Angelica have concepts for a SuperpoweredEvilSide.

** A Game Boy game based on the arcade game was planned but was never released.
*** As well as a planned sequel/remake for the Game Boy Advance but was canceled to focus on the ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1'' Trilogy GBA remakes.

** A game boy game based on the arcade game was planned but was never released.
*** As well as a planned sequel/remake for the Game Boy Advance but was canceled to focus on the ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1'' Trilogy GBA Ports.

** The arcade game was going to have Admiral Oink as the boss of Stage 2, and Karnath as the boss of Stage 4. Karnath was instead moved to Stage 2 and Admiral Oink was removed.

** A planned game boy game based on the arcade game was planned but was never released.

** The arcade game was going to have Admiral Oink as the boss of Stage 2, and Karnath as the boss of Stage 4.

* DevelopmentGag: In the arcade game, Admiral Oink was meant to be the Stage 2 boss. A portrait of Admiral Oink is visible in Stage 5.

** A planned spin-off game series called War Hogs about a Pigs biker gang led by Captain Pork battling evil in a Mad Max-esk style world, but nothing came from the idea.

** A planned spin-off game called War Hogs about a Pigs biker gang led by Captain Pork battling evil in a Mad Max-esk style world but nothing came from the idea.

** Bayliss originally designed Battletoads as a Disney-themed video game, however as the game gradually became more graphic, Bayliss took extra liberties to "tone down" violence and restrict all usage of weapons in the game, whilst creating a sense of uniqueness for the characters.

*** As well as a planned sequel/remake for the Game Boy Advance but was canceled to focus on the [[Donkey Kong Country]] Trilogy GBA Ports.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Bayliss originally designed Battletoads as a Disney-themed video game, however as the game gradually became more graphic, Bayliss took extra liberties to "tone down" violence and restrict all usage of weapons in the game, whilst creating a sense of uniqueness for the characters.

* StillbornFranchise: The animated series never got past the pilot, no plans for additional animated adaptations despite the cult status of the original game. A good example of how attempts to leverage popularity in one genre to another can go awry.

* BadExportForYou: The legendary pause music is not included in the Japanese version.