Secondly, there’s the Legacy Cartridge Collection – physical editions of the original game, newly amped up with deluxe packaging and two ’Toad-themed color variants. Firstly, there’s the Smash Hits vinyl soundtrack, comprising two LPs featuring music from the 8-bit original as well as the latest instalment in the series.

We teased another upcoming collaboration with iam8bit last week, and today’s the day we pull back the curtain on two new premium Battletoads items. All three issues will be made available to read for free over at comiXology – so make sure you’re following Rare on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram so you don’t miss out when the first instalment lands! To answer that, we’ve teamed up with our friends at Titan Comics to create a three-part comic series that chronicles a ‘lost adventure’, helping to bridge the gap between our heroes’ last starring role in Battletoads Arcade and the present day. Speaking of stories, we know Battletoads fans will have been wondering what the iconic trio have been up to between games. Not only is there an official Battletoads Xbox One controller design incoming from Xbox Design Lab, we’re happy to unveil a whole new range of Battletoads merchandise over at the official Rare store, with new product types featuring the redesigned logo, the cast of wild new characters that the ’Toads will be butting heads with during the game’s cartoon-style story, and much more.

Now that the game’s available to play, it doesn’t mean we’re out of surprises.

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