What was up with that ripoff Battletoads???(& other ripo - Page 3

beaker · 01-16-2003, 09:56 PM

I remember in the late 80's reading those funny TMNT parody comics like radioactive mutant hampsters, Miami Mice(ok, not a parody of TMNT but it was from that great mid 80's indie comic era, and eastman/laird were involved with a few issues) etc.

I also remember coming up with some joke ideas of 'samurai frogs'.

Then came the horrific early 90's...and lo and behold...WTF?!?!?

Battletoads? And this was even taken legitimately, with a cartoon and ill fated arcade and NES series. Man, I can imagine how Eastman and Laird felt. It woul dbe one thing if this was a funny ha ha sendoff meant as a parody, but they tried to establish it as some legitamate property. Heck they even got Technos/Tradewest to do a Double Dragon crossover. sad.
Then again I didnt care at all for Bucky O Hare or Cows of Moo Mesa...more TMNT wanna crap IMHO.

Anyone else think the Battletoads and other non parody ripoffs were
a sheer abomination?

01-16-2003, 09:56 PM	#1
beaker Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 483	What was up with that ripoff Battletoads???(& other ripo I remember in the late 80's reading those funny TMNT parody comics like radioactive mutant hampsters, Miami Mice(ok, not a parody of TMNT but it was from that great mid 80's indie comic era, and eastman/laird were involved with a few issues) etc. I also remember coming up with some joke ideas of 'samurai frogs'. Then came the horrific early 90's...and lo and behold...WTF?!?!? Battletoads? And this was even taken legitimately, with a cartoon and ill fated arcade and NES series. Man, I can imagine how Eastman and Laird felt. It woul dbe one thing if this was a funny ha ha sendoff meant as a parody, but they tried to establish it as some legitamate property. Heck they even got Technos/Tradewest to do a Double Dragon crossover. sad. Then again I didnt care at all for Bucky O Hare or Cows of Moo Mesa...more TMNT wanna crap IMHO. Anyone else think the Battletoads and other non parody ripoffs were a sheer abomination? __________________ .:\\.:beaker:.//:. let the 80's entropy begin!