Battle Arena Toshinden

The MS-DOS version is the one this page covers: the information, review and main screenshots are from this platform.

Battle Arena Toshinden for Game Boy adapts the duels to fighters drawn in two dimensions. This 1996 American edition is in English. The cartridge from the collection is used, and the player shows the monochrome Game Boy picture.

Starting and controlling the fight

Enter is equivalent to Start. The arrow keys move the fighter and up makes him jump. X corresponds to the B button, which throws punches; Z corresponds to the A button, which kicks. On the character select screen, Z confirms and X can go back. Wait for the round announcement to finish before attacking. Enter pauses the fight and lets you resume it.

Testing with this copy covered movement, punches, kicks, jumping and damage to the opponent, as well as the pause. The DOS controls shown in the general guides do not apply to this version.

Cartridge and download

The download keeps the American file unchanged. Although it was stored in the collection's Super Game Boy folder, it contains a Game Boy cartridge. The game on this site uses the Game Boy core and does not show Super Game Boy borders or colors. To use the download outside this site you need a Game Boy-compatible emulator.

Battle Arena Toshinden for PlayStation is the original 1995 edition. This American copy is in English and keeps the polygonal duels, the open platforms and the eight starting fighters. The file is used without modifying its contents.

Starting a game

Wait for the intro to finish and press Enter to open the menu. Choose 1P Game with the arrow keys and confirm. On Player Select, X confirms the fighter. The game loads the stage and the opponent before the round starts. VS Computer lets you choose your opponent; the tests of this copy included a fight between Eiji and Rungo.

PlayStation controls on the keyboard

The arrow keys move the character and up makes him jump. In the manual's A1 configuration, Z is equivalent to Circle and uses the light weapon attack; A is equivalent to Triangle and performs the heavy weapon attack. X corresponds to Cross and gives the light kick; S corresponds to Square and gives the heavy kick. Enter is equivalent to Start and opens or closes the pause. The keys are different from those for DOS and Game Boy.

Movement, attacks and the pause were checked with the copy of this edition. The player's toolbar lets you mute, enlarge the screen, restart and quit.

Download and manual

The download keeps the American disc image in the collection's CHD format. To use it outside this site you need an emulator compatible with PlayStation and CHD, plus your own BIOS. The online game already has loading set up.

The original PlayStation manual preserved at OldGames explains the game's modes and moves. The cover art and the video come from the collection; the screenshot of Eiji against Rungo was taken while testing this same copy.

Battle Arena Toshinden Remix for Sega Saturn is the American adaptation of the first Toshinden offered on this game page. The title keeps the 1995 Takara copyright and adds Reprogrammed © Sega 1996. This copy is in English and keeps the duels on open polygonal stages.

Choosing the game mode

Enter is equivalent to Start. The menu offers Story Mode, 1P Game, VS Human, VS Computer and Options. Story Mode includes character introductions with English text; Eiji's tells of his search for his brother. Wait for the loading to finish before giving the first commands. The test of this copy included a fight between Eiji and Mondo.

Controls in the browser

The arrow keys move the fighter. X, Z, S, A, Q and E correspond to the action buttons of the emulated controller. You can see their mapping under Controls. An action button confirms the game's selection; Enter opens and closes the pause. Use these indications for Saturn: the DOS, Game Boy and PlayStation controls are different.

Startup, the introductions, the three-dimensional combat, movement and the controller's actions were checked. Start opens the pause menu.

Disc image and provenance

The download keeps the American CHD image unchanged. To use it outside this site you need an emulator compatible with Sega Saturn and CHD, plus your own BIOS. The player on this page already has loading set up. The cover art and the video come from the collection; the screenshot of the fight was taken while testing this same edition.

Satakore gathers the editions and scans of Remix. That reference corresponds to the European box; the copy on this page is the American one. Remix and Toshinden URA are different titles.