Play Battletoads Double Dragon - The Ultimate Team on gb Online

Pick mutant toads or street brawlers, then smash through enemies with ridiculous moves—like turning into a wrecking ball or launching foes sky-high. The Game Boy’s tiny screen somehow fits both goofy mutants and screen-filling monstrosities.

Developer: Rare

Genre: Action

Released: 1993

File size: 177 bytes

Game Overview

Battletoads Double Dragon on Game Boy is one of those weird crossovers that actually works. You pick either the Battletoads (weird frog mutants with attitude) or the Lee brothers from Double Dragon, then punch your way through waves of enemies. The controls feel surprisingly good for a Game Boy brawler—you’ve got your basic combos, but also ridiculous stuff like turning into a wrecking ball or dropkicking someone into the stratosphere.

What’s cool is how it mixes Battletoads’ goofy style with Double Dragon’s street brawling. One minute you’re fighting generic thugs, the next you’re up against some screen-filling monstrosity that makes you question the developers’ sanity. The soundtrack nails that crunchy Game Boy sound, too—you’ll be humming the boss themes for days.

It’s tough but not unfair, and way more fun with a friend if you’ve got a link cable. If you miss when beat-’em-ups were loud, dumb, and full of elbow drops, this is a solid way to kill an afternoon.