History YMMV / Battletoads

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: It may just be a kick and a snare, but when we say that, we are by no means implying that it's bad... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhl9pJB-2Ak the pause music]].
** From the Genesis version, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZBro85wj9Q Ragnarok's Canyon]].
** Also from the Genesis version, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neeXgrVRhn8=related Surf City]].
** For such a notorious level, the Turbo Tunnel has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kt0PJzUYqY a pretty dang catchy theme]].
** Pretty much all of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0wre2-ohvo&list=PLE998E1DB4B7AAADC the arcade game's soundtrack.]]
** From the arcade OST: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY3tzPFRer4 Dark Queen's Battleship.]] Not up to the Megadrive standard but an ear worm nonetheless.
** Every single track in ''Battletoads in Battlemaniacs''. [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CBB97CD301E4B31 Playlist.]]

* PolishedPort: The Genesis version. Among the improvements: The graphics are more colorful, the music is better (sounding more rock-inspired than the NES), there are some bug fixes, and most importantly, the game is more forgiving than the NES version, particularly in the levels "Turbo Tunnel" and "Volkmire's Inferno".

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The new trailer released on Jul 31st warmed a lot of fans up to the reboot thanks to the gameplay looking better and varied, as well as the art style looking much more polished with better animation. Notably the likes for the new trailer's Youtube video far outnumber the dislikes, in contrast to the original release trailer where the dislikes far outnumbered the likes.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeAnimation: One thing agreed that the animation for the characters does look pretty gorgeous and fluid.
* EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame: Despite some awkward attempts at humor, many did praised the animated cutscenes, citing it feels like a genuine (and legit) cartoon show which gives the toads much more personality then the previous games. The gameplay however is hit or miss, some like the beat-em-up and turbo bike sections, but find the other various mini-games divisive.
* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments:
** Rash arguing that the Toads are not puppets, only for him to have a toy of himself shout "Buy our video game!!". [[spoiler: In the actual game, this is switched out with an extended bit where the puppet spouts Topian propaganda.]]
** After Rash announces over a hi-jacked Topian ship that the Toads are coming to take the new villains out, we get a glimpse of one Topian expressing his concern about the Toads' attack, but another says "Who'd wanna destroy you?! You've got the most amazing shape!".
** The Dark Queen getting more and more aggravated as she keep losing at [[RockPaperScissors Toadshambo]].
** [[ItMakesSenseInContext Zitz now summons a cybernetic frog head that burps.]]
** The whole [[ButtMonkey Jeff]] arc, where the 'Toads accidentally knock him out while arguing over whether they should let him talk to the only person in their group that he knows, [[OfCorpseHesAlive carry on his diplomatic mission]], and, after failing that, use him as a sled to escape back to the ship, where Dark Queen sides with the 'Toads and they toss Jeff into space.
** The Dark Queen's tangent after being left behind
-->BEEP! BEEP! GARBAGE BUTT BACKING UP!
* ReplacementScrappy: The Topians, who replace the Dark Queen as the BigBad
* SelfFanservice: The Dark Queen's redesign has been criticized for making her [[YouDontLookLikeYou completely unrecognizable from before]], prompting several artists to attempt their own take on her in the game's new cartoonish style. These range from depicting her in her original outfit, depicting her in her new design but closer to the original art style, or giving her an outfit that resembles the original and completely covers her up to show that it was possible to tone down her sexiness while retaining her villainous and feminine traits. Of course, she's also gained some new fanart in her new outfit but with feminine curves and more skin showing.
* SequelDifficultyDrop: The 2020 reboot offers selectable difficulty settings, with the first two allowing invincibility after dying enough times in one section.
* SoBadItWasBetter: One source of criticism the reboot has faced is that it's [[DenserAndWackier more irreverent and self-aware tone]] sucks out some of the fun. The argument being that a big part of what made the original game entertaining is how it takes itself weirdly seriously despite the bizarre premise and goofy characters, so going the SelfParody route feels like its [[DontExplainTheJoke just explaining the joke]].
* TaintedByThePreview: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyJI_uFRZSY E3 2019]] trailer for the reboot was heavily criticized for its hand-drawn art direction and odd character designs, which many feel doesn't capture the look, the 90s attitude or the grittiness of the previous games (among other changes listed in TheyChangedItNowItSucks below). The video has more than twice as many dislikes than likes on the official Xbox Youtube channel. Reception of the Gamescom 2019 demo has not fared any better, receiving similar like/dislike ratios, with many viewers criticizing the slow-paced gameplay and the animations.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks:
** The new reboot of the series showed a glimpse of the main villain, the Dark Queen, in their E3 2019 reveal trailer. Many, many fans of the Dark Queen's original design were beyond furious when her reboot design was shown off, mainly due to her AdaptationalModesty[[note]]the Dark Queen's new appearance completely removes any signs of her skin showing, and is not nearly as curvaceous as the original (save for her HartmanHips)[[/note]]. Even disregarding that, the design by itself is regarded simply as being too plain and uninteresting compared to the original design and people who were still looking forward to the game weren't impressed by the art direction to the point of saying it looks like a cheap Flash game.
** Most fans didn't cotton to the new character designs in general since the toads just look a bit off. Likely because of the new cartoony style.

* ReplacementScrappy: The Topians, who replace the Dark Queen as the BigBad

* SequelDifficultyDrop: The 2020 reboot offers selectable difficulty settings, with the first two allowing invincibility after dying enough times in one section.

* SequelDifficultyDrop: Offers selectable difficulty settings, with the first two allowing invincibility after dying enough times in one section.

** Rash arguing that the Toads are not puppets, only for him to have a toy of himself shout "Buy our video game!!".

** The whole [[ButtMonkey Jeff]] arc, where the 'Toads knock him out while arguing over whether they should let him talk to the only person in their group that he knows, [[OfCorpseHesAlive carry on his diplomatic mission]], and, after failing that, use him as a sled to escape back to the ship, where Dark Queen sides with the 'Toads and they toss Jeff into space.

** The Dark Queen getting more and more aggravated as she keep losing at Toadshambo.

** Level 10, Rat Race. The first two aren't that bad by Battletoads standards, but the third race is an extreme endurance test. You race a rat named Scuzz, whose pattern is running straight until he hits a wall, and then turning around. The problem with the third race is that most of it consists of beams whose openings are at the other end, then falling down to another beam with its opening at the opposite end. Since Scuzz runs faster and falls faster than you, your only bet is to headbutt him on every beam so you can push him up a little and prevent him from falling. The problem is, this requires consistent timing, and you're expected to do this nearly 10 times in a row! There are only two sections of this race where it's a zigzag of falling, giving you a chance to catch up. And even then, the second one is very short. The only way to avoid this is to exploit a GoodBadBug mentioned above. Worse still, you have to fight General Slaughter at the end of the whole mess, and he means buisness, to say the least.
** Level 11, Clinger Winger. It qualifies for two reasons: First, due to a bug, it is ''impossible'' to win when playing two players in the NTSC NES release (it was fixed in the PAL NES release as well as in the Genesis remake), meaning it is impossible to win the game unless you're playing solo (or wait for the other player to lose all their lives so you can continue on by yourself). The other reason is that it's essentially the aforementioned Turbo Tunnel (there is very little room for error), only made ''even harder'', with absolutely no check points to boot. Again, arguably even tougher in the Genesis version, since the shape of the controller's D-pad makes it much easier to hit a diagonal and completely botch a turn. Oh, and you have to fight the Hypno Orb that chases you at the end. Fortunately, they don't make you go all the way back to the beginning if you die to the Orb. If it helps any -- by [[PauseScumming pausing the game the moment you come to any turn]], you can then make a near-perfect turn every time, making this level a breeze. All bets are off with a second player.

** After Rash announces over a hi-jacked Topian ship that the Toads are coming to take the new villains out, we get a glimpse of one Topian expressing his concern about the Toads' attack, but another says "Who'd wanna destroy you?! You've got the best shape!".

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Rash arguing that the Toads are not puppets, only for him to have a toy of himself shout "Buy our video game!!".

* SugarWiki/AwesomeAnimation: One thing agreed that the animation for the characters does look pretty gorgeous and fluid.
* SelfFanservice: The Dark Queen's redesign has been criticized by fans to the point where many consider her to be almost completely unrecognizable from before, resulting in several artists attempting their own take on her in the game's new cartoonish style. These range from giving her back her original outfit, slightly altering her current design so she resembles her old self a little more, or giving her an outfit that covers her up but is much more faithful to her original appearance than her official one.

* EvilIsSexy: The Dark Queen. It's easy to forget after all these years, but as one of the earliest examples of a sexy villain in a video game, one of the reasons many young players fought so hard to reach the end of the first game was so they could finally see her in action. She's received a lot of fan art over the years and is often seen as an icon for her sex appeal. You could imagine the disappointment when she wasn't fought in the arcade version, and even fans of the reboot aren't fond of her new design where her sex appeal is completely nonexistent.

* SelfFanservice: The Dark Queen's redesign has been criticized by fans to the point where many consider her to be almost completely unrecognizable, resulting in several artists attempting their own take on her in the game's new cartoonish style. These range from giving her back her original outfit, slightly altering her current design so she resembles her old self a little more, or giving her an outfit that covers her up but is still faithful to her original appearance.

%%* EvilIsSexy: The Dark Queen.

* TaintedByThePreview: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyJI_uFRZSY E3 2019]] trailer for the reboot was heavily criticized for its hand-drawn art direction and odd character designs, which many feel doesn't capture the look, the 90s attitude or the grittiness of the previous games (among other changes listed in TheyChangedItNowItSucks below). The video has more than twice as many dislikes than likes on the official Xbox Youtube channel. Reception of the Gamescom 2019 demo has not fared any better, receiving similar like/dislike ratios, with many viewers criticizing the slow-paced gameplay and the animations.

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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The new reboot of the series showed a glimpse of the main villain, the Dark Queen, in their E3 2019 reveal trailer. Many, many fans of the Dark Queen's original design were beyond furious when her reboot design was shown off, mainly due to her AdaptationalModesty[[note]]the Dark Queen's new appearance completely removes any signs of her skin showing, and is not nearly as curvaceous as the original (save for her HartmanHips)[[/note]]. Even disregarding that, the design by itself is regarded simply as being too plain and uninteresting compared to the original design and people who were still looking forward to the game weren't impressed by the art direction to the point of saying it looks like a cheap Flash game.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The cartoon is quite similar to the [[AllThereInTheManual manual description of the plot]], as the toads are actually three humans who got turned into the characters by some otherworldly occurrence. While it wouldn't have been ''good'' necessarily, it definitely had potential.