The Ballad of Tobio: Knockout Collection

The Ballad of Tobio: Knockout Collection is a compilation video game developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Sega. It features four video games based on Osamu Tezuka's iconic manga series The Ballad of Tobio, which ran in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1965 to 1969. The compilation includes the 1984 arcade game (released outside of Japan as Hot Streets), The Ballad of Tobio: Hot Blooded for the Famicom Disk System, Super Ballad of Tobio for the Super Famicom and Hot Blooded Street Story: Toby's Journey for PS2 and GameCube. It was released on November 15, 2022 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S.
== Gameplay ==
All four games are primarily Boxing and beat-em up games. The games retain their original style and gameplay , but the compilation also includes the ability to rewind game time to correct mistakes, and time attack and boss rush modes, in which players are able to compete in online leaderboards. Additionally, the compilation includes concept art, music, and additional assets created for the original games. In addition to this, the games can be played in both their original Japanese and English modified versions (such as Hot Streets), with new translations for The Ballad of Tobio: Hot Blooded and Super Ballad of Tobio.
=== Included games ===
* The Ballad of Tobio (1984) Arcade, released in the US as Hot Streets
* The Ballad of Tobio: Hot Blooded (1987) Famicom Disk System
* Super Ballad of Tobio (1991) Super Famicom
* Hot Blooded Street Story: Toby's Journey (2002) PS2, GameCube
== Development ==
TBA
Category:2022 video games
Category:Sega video game compilations
Category:Digital Eclipse games
Category:The Ballad of Tobio
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Nintendo Switch games
Category:PlayStation 5 games
Category:Xbox Series X and Series S games
Category:Windows games
Category:Video games developed in the United States