Battletoads in Battlemaniacs was developed by the British studio Rare and released for the SNES in North America in June 1993 by Tradewest. It was the fourth Battletoads game and came out alongside the NES title Battletoads & Double Dragon. Europe got it in October 1993, and in Japan Masaya released it on January 7, 1994.
In the story, Rash and Pimple enter the Gamescape, a virtual world created by Silas Volkmire, to rescue Zitz and Michiko Tashoku from the Dark Queen. The game has six stages, including the on-rails race Tracktors, plus two bonus stages for extra lives. There are two endings, depending on whether the player shoots three missiles at Volkmire's teleporter in the final segment. The music was composed by David Wise.
In 1996 Tec Toy released a Master System port in Brazil. Battlemaniacs was left out of the Xbox One collection Rare Replay, so its first official re-release came on Nintendo Switch Online on February 21, 2024.12
Names and releases
| Region | Title on the box | Platform | Date | Publisher | Src |
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| NA | Battletoads in Battlemaniacs | SNES | June 1993 | Tradewest | 1 |
| EU | Battletoads in BattlemaniacsWikipedia names Nintendo as European publisher, TCRF names Tradewest | SNES | October 1993 | — | 1 |
| AU | Battletoads in BattlemaniacsPublisher per TCRF | SNES | 1993 | Nintendo | 1 |
| JP | バトルトード イン バトルマニアック | SNES | Jan 7, 1994 | Masaya (Messiah) | 1 |
| BR | Battletoads in BattlemaniacsPort by Syrox Developments; a European release by Virgin Interactive was cancelled at the last moment | Master System | 1996 | Tec Toy | 1 |
| WW | Battletoads in BattlemaniacsNintendo Switch Online (SNES library); first official re-release | Switch | Feb 21, 2024 | Xbox Game Studios | 3 |
Also known as: バトルトード イン バトルマニアック JP4Battlemaniacs WW1
Box art by region
NA Battletoads in Battlemaniacs 
EU Battletoads in Battlemaniacs 
JP バトルトード イン バトルマニアック
Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: libretro-thumbnails.
Version differences
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ContentMaster System (BR)
The Master System port by Syrox Developments, released only in Brazil, is rough: some stages have no music, scrolling in the bonus stages is choppy and the turbo tunnel has invisible obstacles.1
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ContentSNES
Two stages, Speeder Bikes and Karnath's Revenge, are remixes of stages from the original NES Battletoads with updated graphics.1
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ContentSNES
The manual lists an enemy called Nestz that never appears in the game, and a prototype contains a hidden credit, '* RARE93 *', in a different form from the final version.2
Translations
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English Official
Rare1993SNES · originalReleased · complete
The game was developed in English by Rare, a British studio.1
Where to play legally today
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Nintendo Switch Online Subscription
Reception
The SNES version scored 78% on GameRankings, with EGM reviewers giving it 8, 8, 8 and 9 and GameFan 97%. The Brazilian Master System port was rated much lower, with 54% from Mean Machines Sega. GamesRadar ranked it the 30th best SNES game.1
Sources
Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13
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