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Battletoads & Double Dragon

Battletoads/Double Dragon is a 1993 beat 'em up developed by Rare and published by Tradewest. It was originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System and later ported to the Mega Drive/Genesis, Super NES, and Game Boy. The SNES version was released on the Nintendo Classics service in September 2024; it was the game's first re-release as it was not released on the Rare Replay collection.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.

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Released
1993
Developer
Rare Ltd.
Platforms
1 systems
Critics
Not scored
Steam Deck
Unknown
Download
Not stated
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The record

Catalogue facts
First released1 January 1993
DeveloperRare Ltd.
PublisherTradewest
PlatformsGame Boy
Genresplatformer, crossover fiction

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2532676, seeded 30 August 2026.

How long is Battletoads & Double Dragon? How long to beat it

Total play time for Battletoads & Double Dragon is about 3.7 hours to do everything, and around 1.6 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.

Battletoads & Double Dragon length by how much you play
How you playHoursPlayers logged
Just the main story: straight through the critical path1.6h61
Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do3.8h4
Completionist: everything: 100% the game3.7h12

Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.

Where Battletoads & Double Dragon sits on the grid

The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Battletoads & Double Dragon lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.

The whole catalogueLargely forgotten
Year
48ahead of 6% of the catalogue
Reach
16ahead of 65% of the catalogue

Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.

What readers say about Battletoads & Double Dragon

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Common questions about Battletoads & Double Dragon

What platforms is Battletoads & Double Dragon on?

Battletoads & Double Dragon is available on Game Boy. It first released in 1993.

Who made Battletoads & Double Dragon?

Battletoads & Double Dragon was developed by Rare Ltd. and published by Tradewest.

How long does it take to beat Battletoads & Double Dragon?

about 1.6 hours for the main story, 3.8 hours with the main extras, 3.7 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.