Battletoads Revived Via Legacy Cartridge Collection
In a surprise announcement, iam8bit, Rare Limited, and Xbox Game Studios have announced Battletoads as part of the NES Legacy Cartridge Collection. This Legacy Cartridge release 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.”
On top of that, iam8bit is selling even more Battletoads goodness! They are also offering a Smash Hits 2xLP Vinyl record set and a radical Rash Pin. You can access all of these products via this link if you are interested.
Here is a list of the full details from the site:
Battletoads – Legacy Cartridge Collection
- Limited Edition of 2,000
- Brand-New Playable Cartridge
- Translucent Zitz Green and Ultra Limited Pimple Brown Cartridges**
- 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
- 2xLP on Pimple Pink Vinyl
- iam8bit exclusive: “Kiss My Fist” 3D Pop-Up Gatefold Jacket
- 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
- As a special bonus, 500 randomly selected orders will receive Rash’s Toadally Rad Adventure Cassette!
The pricing for these spectacular products are a bit on the high side, with the Legacy Cartridge being at $99.99 and the Vinyl Records at $42.99, but who can complain about such an awesome offer? You can pre-order them now, and they plan to ship some time at the end of the year or early 2021. Make sure you pre-order now if you are interested!
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