iam8bit, Rare, and Xbox Game Studios are tickled pimple-pink to announce their partnership on two toadally rad collectibles sets to honor Battletoads, the most beloved of ‘90s beat-em-up brawlers: the Battletoads NES Legacy Cartridge Collection and Battletoads: Smash Hits Vinyl Soundtrack. Both of these newfangled-meets-nostalgic creations are now available for pre-order on iam8bit.com. The limited edition NES Legacy Cartridge Collection, priced at $99.99, will ship in late Q3 of 2020, while the 2-disc vinyl soundtrack, priced at $42.99, will follow in Q4, by year’s end.
Battletoads’ long-awaited induction into iam8bit’s estimable Legacy Cartridge Collection goes well beyond the average re-release, a choice most appropriate for the ‘90s classic that hopped, kicked, and jumped past any opponent that attempted to box it in. Each cartridge – either colored Translucent Zitz Green or a rarer Pimple Brown (1-in-8 odds of getting that ultra-limited shade) – comes in a premium fold-out box sporting painstakingly restored full-color archival artwork, and comes with exclusive pack-ins, as well as (in the collector’s tradition) a foil-stamped dust cover.
The time-warping Battletoads: Smash Hits Vinyl Soundtrack, meanwhile, packs in all the legendary David Wise tunes you remember from the ‘Toads’ first rollicking collision-course adventure, before the second disc turns the dial forward to 2020 to afford David Housden’s heavier, metal-drenched score the immaculate pressing it so heartily deserves. Watch out for artist Alex Pardee’s pop-up jacket design, exclusive to iam8bit.com; this 3-D pop-up gatefold does Zitz, Rash and Pimple proud, “Kiss My Fist” style. As a collector’s bonus, 500 randomly selected buyers will be gifted with the surprise of Rash’s Toadally Rad Adventure Cassette in their order. This full-on sonic journey charts the fan-favorite Battletoads’ tumultuous arc throughout the games, incorporating tracks from the original Battletoads, Battletoads in Battlemaniacs, Battletoads Arcade and the newly-launched Battletoads for Xbox One, Windows 10, Xbox Game Pass and Steam.
Limited Edition Battletoads NES Legacy Cartridge Collection
- Limited Edition of 2,000 (iam8bit Exclusive)
- Brand-New Playable Cartridge
- Translucent Zitz Green and Ultra Limited Pimple Brown Cartridges (Randomized)
- Specialty Fold-Out Foil Box with Gloss and Embellishments
- Full-Color, Premium Instruction Booklet w/ Restored Artwork + Foreword by Jirard “The Completionist” Khalil
- Custom Dust Cover
- Retro Pack-In Surprises
- Custom Package Design & Restoration by Jango Snow Art & Design
- Manufactured by Retrotainment Games + Infinite NES Lives
- Battletoads: Smash Hits (2xLP Vinyl Soundtrack)
2xLP on Pimple Pink Vinyl
- “Kiss My Fist” 3D Pop-Up Gatefold Jacket (iam8bit exclusive)
- Disc One feat. music by David Wise (Battletoads, 1991)
- Disc Two feat. music by David Housden (Battletoads, 2020)
- Album Art by Alex Pardee
- Mastered for Vinyl by Townsend Mastering
- Digital Download Included
- As a special bonus, 500 randomly selected orders will receive Rash’s Toadally Rad Adventure Cassette
