

Like unlocking Kratos in the PS4 version, the Toads require a “double secret” to be completed before they’ll show their faces. It was eventually revealed that gamers on PS4 would get to go toe-to-toe with the God of War himself, Kratos, while Xbox One gamers would face off against the long-missing Battletoads.īut getting to Rash, Zitz, and Pimple is going to take some work. When developer Yacht Club Games announced that Shovel Knight was being ported to Xbox One and Playstation 4, they teased console exclusive bosses that promised to surprise fans. It only took a brutally difficult 8-bit platformer known as Shovel Knight to bring the toads back. The game was a smash hit, leading to several ports, spin-offs, and sequels, but the Battletoads franchise eventually went M.I.A., with the last game in the series being released all the way back in 1994. In the world of video games, a little developer known as Rare released a Turtles-inspired game called Battletoads, which put players in the webbed feet of tubular toads named Rash, Zitz, and Pimple as they fought the insidious Dark Queen. Street Sharks, Cowboys of Moo Mesa, and Extreme Dinosaurs all tried to ride the Turtles' coattails, with middling success. When the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ruled the cartoon world with a slimy green fist, knock-offs of the heroes in a half-shell were springing up overnight.
