Difference between revisions of "Batman"

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Batman

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sunsoft (Japan, US), Sega (Europe)

Developer: Sunsoft

Distributor: Ecofilmes (PT), Hent Gruppen (SE rental)

Licensor: DC Comics

Sound driver: Sunsoft sound driver

Genre: Action^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1990-07-27^[2]	¥6,5006,500	T-15043
US	1991-06^[3]^[4]	$49.9949.99^[5]	15016
EU	1992-07^[6]		1044-50
PT	199x
UK	1992-07^[6]	£39.9939.99^[7]^[8]	1044-50
SE (Rental)	199x
AU	199x

Batman (バットマン), known in the United States as Batman: The Video Game, is a Sega Mega Drive action platform game developed by Sunsoft. Based on the titular 1989 film Batman, the game was first released in Japan, the United States, and Europe in July 1990, and was published by Sunsoft in all regions except Europe (where it was instead published by Sega).

Sunsoft released identically named Batman games for the NES, Game Boy and PC Engine that were also based on the 1989 film, but these games had different gameplay design.

Story

After witnessing his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of evildoers. While stopping a raid at the Axis Chemical Factory, Batman knocks the gangster Jack Napier into a vat of chemicals. Napier is driven insane by his new deformed appearance and, calling himself "The Joker," seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.

Gameplay

The game is an action platformer played as the caped crusader Batman, who must battle the Joker's henchmen in each level and eventually put a stop to the Joker himself. Batman moves with and and crouches with . He jumps with . He cannot change direction while in midair. He can somersault by pressing again while holding or . He attacks enemies by punching them in close range with or kicking them with +. He can also punch in midair after jumping. Batman holds his arm up in a defensive posture if the player continues to hold after attacking (while either standing or crouching), which deflects enemy attacks without harming him. Batman is also equipped with Batarangs, which he throws with . He can throw Batarangs in the air or from a crouched position. Batarangs are ranged attacks that travel to the end of the screen and do more damage than punches and kicks, but they are limited in quantity.

Batman has a grappling hook, which can pull him up to certain platforms. He shoots the hook by pressing +. While continuing to hold , he jumps onto the platform after hooking by pressing . He can jump back down from a platform with +. If there is an enemy where Batman lands after jumping up or down a platform, the enemy is hit without damaging Batman.

There are also autoscrolling shooting segments played as Batman in the Batmobile or the Batwing. The Batmobile driving level is played on a pseudo-3D plane that allows some vertical movement. In these levels, the D-Pad moves the vehicle in any direction, fires the primary guns and fires the missiles, which automatically seek out enemies. Batman's Batarangs are exchanged for an equivalent number of missiles in these levels.

Batman's life is given by a bar in the status area at the bottom of the screen. He loses life as he takes damage from enemies. If he loses a life, he is revived in place with a brief period of invulnerability. He starts over with 5 Batarangs regardless of how many he held before. Batman's health and Batarang count are carried over from level to level. If the player runs out of lives, the game ends, but it can be continued from the start of the level. Each level ends with a boss encounter, during which the life of the enemy is shown by another bar above Batman's life bar.

Items

Items are found throughout the levels. Items repopulate after moving off screen and returning to their location, which can be exploited.

	Heart
	Fully replenishes Batman's life.
	Weapon
	Gives Batman five more Batarangs or (in the shooting segments) missiles.
	1-Up
	Gives the player an extra life.

Levels

	Gotham City Streets

	Axis Chemical Factory

	Flugelheim Museum

	Gotham City Streets 1

	Gotham City Streets 2

	In the Sky Over Gotham City

	Gotham Cathedral 1
	This level repeats most of the previous boss fights of the game.
	Gotham Cathedral 2

Production credits

Main Program: Yoshitaka Kawabe
Sub Program: Hiroaki Atsumi
Background Design: Yoshiaki Iwata, Kazutomo Mori
Character Design: Masayuki Aikawa, Yabu Chan
Sub Design: Rieko Sakai, Akira
Music: Naoki Kotaka
Sound Program: Shinichi Seya
Special Thanks: Hiroaki Higashiya, Kazuaki Okumura, A.T, Kazuyuki Sugiura, Masato Kawai, Kazumoto Kozawa, Hideo Yamamoto, Masaru Aoyanagi, Yumi Kurahashi, Noriko Ichikawa, Mihoko Okazaki, Hatsue Andoh, Yoshinori Homma, Kohichi Kitazumi, Jay Moon, Tomio Uchida
Producer: Kiharu Yoshida

Source:

In-game credits^[9]

Magazine articles

Main article: Batman/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

FI advert (1992)

Print advert in (US) #4: "April/May 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:

(US) #5: "Summer 1991" (1991-xx-xx)^[10]
(US) #4: "May/June 1991" (1991-0x-xx)^[11]

Print advert in (US) #6: "Fall 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:

(US) #27: "October 1991" (1991-xx-xx)^[12]

Print advert in (SE) #1992-02: "2/92" (1992-11-19)
also published in:

(SE) #1993-01: "1/93" (1993-01-14)^[13]

Print advert in (GR) #96: "Fevrouários 1993" (1993-0x-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(RU)

80

^[14]

(UK)

78

^[15]

(BR)

92

^[16]

(UK)

93

^[17]

(UK)

83

^[18]

(UK)

83

^[19]

(UK)

NTSC-J

82

^[20]

(RU)

60

^[21]

(US)

NTSC-U

80

^[3]

(UK)

70

^[22]

(JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[23]

(US)

NTSC-U

96

^[24]

(UK)

88

^[25]

(JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[26]

(ES)

92

^[27]

(FR)

PAL

87

^[28]

(FR)

87

^[29]

(UK)

PAL

59

^[30]

(JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[31]

(UK)

83

^[32]

(US)

NTSC-U

78

^[33]

(UK)

83

^[34]

(UK)

PAL

77

^[8]

(UK)

83

^[35]

(FR)

90

^[36]

(DE)

73

^[37]

(UK)

79

^[38]

(UK)

NTSC

50

^[39]

(UK)

PAL

80

^[40]

(UK)

PAL

85

^[41]

(UK)

PAL

82

^[42]

(SE)

75

^[43]

(UK)

PAL

86

^[44]

(JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[45]

(FR)

86

^[46]

(RU)

62

^[47]

(DE)

71

^[48]

(UK)

81

^[49]

	78
Based on 38 reviews

Batman

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual PCB

Mega Drive, US (Alt Cover)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, PT
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, SE rental (HENT Black)
Cover

Mega Drive, AU

Technical information

Main article: Batman/Technical information.

References

↑ File:Batman MD JP Box.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 20
↑ GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 38
↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 48
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Sega Pro, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-16), page 7
↑ Sega Force, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-xx), page 47
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 MegaTech, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-20), page 54
↑ File:Batman MD credits.pdf
↑ Sega Visions, "Summer 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 42
↑ Mega Play, "May/June 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 24
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 75
↑ Sega Force, "1/93" (SE; 1993-01-14), page 2
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 26
↑ ACE, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 88
↑ Ação Games, "Agosto 1991" (BR; 1991-08-xx), page 30
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume III" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 100
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 27
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 45
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 127
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 35
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 24
↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GamePro, "July 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 78
↑ Games-X, "14th-20th June 1991" (UK; 1991-06-14), page 34
↑ Famicom Hisshoubon, "1990-15 (1990-08-03)" (JP; 1990-07-20), page 15
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 30
↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 158
↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 86
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79
↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
↑ Mega Play, "July/August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 63
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 76
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
↑ Player One, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-09-10), page 60
↑ Power Play, "10/90" (DE; 1990-09-14), page 136
↑ Raze, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-09-27), page 41
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52
↑ Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 39
↑ Sega Pro, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-16), page 64
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
↑ Sega Force, "1/92" (SE; 1992-xx-xx), page 16
↑ Sega Force, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-xx), page 46
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 9
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 20
↑ Video Games, "8/92" (DE; 1992-07-22), page 93
↑ Zero, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-1x-xx), page 95

Batman
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Maps \| Magazine articles \| Reception \| Region coding \| Technical information \| Bootlegs No results

Batman games for Sega systems / published by Sega
	Batman (1990) \| Batman: Revenge of The Joker (1992) \| Batman Returns (1992) \| The Adventures of Batman & Robin (1995) \| Justice League Task Force (1995) \| Batman Forever (1995)
	Batman Returns (1992) \| The Adventures of Batman & Robin (1995) \| Batman Forever (1995)
	Batman Returns (1993)
	Batman Returns (1993) \| The Adventures of Batman & Robin (1995)
	Batman (1991) \| Batman Forever (1995)
	Batman Forever (1996) \| Batman & Robin (unreleased)
	Gotham Knights (2022) \| Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (2024)

[:File:Batman_MD_JP_Box.jpg_p-1] File:Batman MD JP Box.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200702232146.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fmegadrive.2Fsoftware_l.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)

[:File:EGM_US_023.pdf_p20-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:GamePro_US_023.pdf_p38-4] GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:VG.26CE_US_31.pdf_p48-5] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 48

[:File:SegaPro_UK_10.pdf_p7-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Sega Pro, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-16), page 7

[:File:SegaForce_UK_07.pdf_p47-7] Sega Force, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-xx), page 47

[:File:MegaTech_UK_07.pdf_p54-8] 8.0 ^8.1 MegaTech, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-20), page 54

[:File:Batman_MD_credits.pdf_p-9] File:Batman MD credits.pdf

[:File:SegaVisions_US_05.pdf_p42-10] Sega Visions, "Summer 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 42

[:File:MegaPlay_US_04.pdf_p24-11] Mega Play, "May/June 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 24

[:File:EGM_US_027.pdf_p75-12] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 75

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1993_01.pdf_p2-13] Sega Force, "1/93" (SE; 1993-01-14), page 2

[14] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:ACE_UK_37.pdf_p88-15] ACE, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 88

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_004.pdf_p30-16] Ação Games, "Agosto 1991" (BR; 1991-08-xx), page 30

[:File:CGtC_UK_03.pdf_p100-17] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume III" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 100

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p27-18] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 27

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p45-19] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 45

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p127-20] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 127

[21] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 35

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p24-22] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 24

[23] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePro_US_024.pdf_p78-24] GamePro, "July 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 78

[:File:GamesX_UK_08.pdf_p34-25] Games-X, "14th-20th June 1991" (UK; 1991-06-14), page 34

[26] Famicom Hisshoubon, "1990-15 (1990-08-03)" (JP; 1990-07-20), page 15

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_011.pdf_p30-27] Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 30

[:File:Joypad_FR_012.pdf_p158-28] Joypad, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 158

[:File:Joystick_FR_008.pdf_p86-29] Joystick, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 86

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p90-30] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1990-10.pdf_p79-31] Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79

[:File:MegaAction_UK_01.pdf_p65-32] Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65

[:File:MegaPlay_US_05.pdf_p63-33] Mega Play, "July/August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 63

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p76-34] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 76

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p137-35] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_023.pdf_p60-36] Player One, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-09-10), page 60

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-10.pdf_p136-37] Power Play, "10/90" (DE; 1990-09-14), page 136

[:File:Raze_UK_01.pdf_p41-38] Raze, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-09-27), page 41

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p52-39] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52

[:File:SegaPro_UK_01.pdf_p39-40] Sega Pro, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-xx-xx), page 39

[:File:SegaPro_UK_10.pdf_p64-41] Sega Pro, "August 1992" (UK; 1992-07-16), page 64

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p64-42] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1992_01.pdf_p16-43] Sega Force, "1/92" (SE; 1992-xx-xx), page 16

[:File:SegaForce_UK_07.pdf_p46-44] Sega Force, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-xx), page 46

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-45] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[:File:Supersonic_FR_03.pdf_p9-46] Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 9

[47] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 20

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1992-08.pdf_p93-48] Video Games, "8/92" (DE; 1992-07-22), page 93

[49] Zero, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-1x-xx), page 95

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Batman games for Sega systems / published by Sega
	Batman (1990) \| Batman: Revenge of The Joker (1992) \| Batman Returns (1992) \| The Adventures of Batman & Robin (1995) \| Justice League Task Force (1995) \| Batman Forever (1995)
	Batman Returns (1992) \| The Adventures of Batman & Robin (1995) \| Batman Forever (1995)
	Batman Returns (1993)
	Batman Returns (1993) \| The Adventures of Batman & Robin (1995)
	Batman (1991) \| Batman Forever (1995)
	Batman Forever (1996) \| Batman & Robin (unreleased)
	Gotham Knights (2022) \| Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (2024)

Difference between revisions of "Batman"

From Sega Retro

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Contents

Story

Gameplay

Items

Levels

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References

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+| licensor=[[DC Comics]]
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+| md_date_uk=1992-07{{magref|segapro|10|7}}
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+| md_code_uk=1044-50
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-{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (バットマン), sometimes known as '''''Batman: The Video Game''''' is a sidescrolling action game for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] developed by [[Sunsoft]].
+'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (バットマン), known in the United States as '''''Batman: The Video Game''''', is a [[Sega Mega Drive]] action platform game developed by [[Sunsoft]]. Based on the titular 1989 film ''[[wikipedia:Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'', the game was first released in Japan, the United States, and Europe in July 1990, and was published by [[Sunsoft]] in all regions except Europe (where it was instead published by [[Sega]]).
-This version is unique to the Mega Drive, and is entirely different to the other ''Batman'' games made by Sunsoft for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Game Boy]] and TurboGrafx-16. All four games are based on [[wikipedia:Batman (1989 film)|the 1989 film of the same name]].
+Sunsoft released identically named ''Batman'' games for the [[NES]], [[Game Boy]] and [[PC Engine]] that were also based on the 1989 film, but these games had different gameplay design.
+==Story==
+After witnessing his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of evildoers. While stopping a raid at the Axis Chemical Factory, Batman knocks the gangster Jack Napier into a vat of chemicals. Napier is driven insane by his new deformed appearance and, calling himself "The Joker," seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.
 ==Gameplay==
+The game is an action platformer played as the caped crusader Batman, who must battle the Joker's henchmen in each level and eventually put a stop to the Joker himself. Batman moves with {{left}} and {{right}} and crouches with {{down}}. He jumps with {{C}}. He cannot change direction while in midair. He can somersault by pressing {{C}} again while holding {{left}} or {{right}}. He attacks enemies by punching them in close range with {{B}} or kicking them with {{down}}+{{B}}. He can also punch in midair after jumping. Batman holds his arm up in a defensive posture if the player continues to hold {{B}} after attacking (while either standing or crouching), which deflects enemy attacks without harming him. Batman is also equipped with Batarangs, which he throws with {{A}}. He can throw Batarangs in the air or from a crouched position. Batarangs are ranged attacks that travel to the end of the screen and do more damage than punches and kicks, but they are limited in quantity.
+Batman has a grappling hook, which can pull him up to certain platforms. He shoots the hook by pressing {{up}}+{{C}}. While continuing to hold {{up}}, he jumps onto the platform after hooking by pressing {{C}}. He can jump back down from a platform with {{down}}+{{C}}. If there is an enemy where Batman lands after jumping up or down a platform, the enemy is hit without damaging Batman.
+There are also autoscrolling shooting segments played as Batman in the Batmobile or the Batwing. The Batmobile driving level is played on a pseudo-3D plane that allows some vertical movement. In these levels, the D-Pad moves the vehicle in any direction, {{B}} fires the primary guns and {{A}} fires the missiles, which automatically seek out enemies. Batman's Batarangs are exchanged for an equivalent number of missiles in these levels.
+Batman's life is given by a bar in the status area at the bottom of the screen. He loses life as he takes damage from enemies. If he loses a life, he is revived in place with a brief period of invulnerability. He starts over with 5 Batarangs regardless of how many he held before. Batman's health and Batarang count are carried over from level to level. If the player runs out of lives, the game ends, but it can be continued from the start of the level. Each level ends with a boss encounter, during which the life of the enemy is shown by another bar above Batman's life bar.
+===Items===
+Items are found throughout the levels. Items repopulate after moving off screen and returning to their location, which can be exploited.
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Heart
+| sprite={{sprite | Batman, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=15 | crop_height=15 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Fully replenishes Batman's life.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Weapon
+| sprite={{sprite | Batman, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=15 | crop_height=15 | crop_x=15 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Gives Batman five more Batarangs or (in the shooting segments) missiles.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=1-Up
+| sprite={{sprite | Batman, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=15 | crop_height=15 | crop_x=30 | crop_y=0}}
+| desc=Gives the player an extra life.
+}}
+}}
 ===Levels===
-{{InfoTable|imagewidths=200|
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
 {{InfoRow
 | title=Gotham City Streets
 | screenshot=Batman MD GothamCityStreet.png
+| screenshot2=Batman, Stage 1 Boss.png
+| tabs=yes
 | desc=
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=Axis Chemical Factory
-| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
+| screenshot=Batman, Stage 2.png
+| screenshot2=Batman, Stage 2 Boss.png
+| tabs=yes
 | desc=
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=Flugelheim Museum
-| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
+| screenshot=Batman, Stage 3.png
+| screenshot2=Batman, Stage 3 Boss 1.png
+| screenshot3=Batman, Stage 3 Boss 2.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Gotham City Streets 1
+| screenshot=Batman, Stage 4.png
+| screenshot2=Batman, Stage 4 Boss.png
+| tabs=yes
 | desc=
 }}
 {{InfoRow
-| title=Gotham City Streets
+| title=Gotham City Streets 2
-| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
+| screenshot=Batman, Stage 5.png
+| screenshot2=Batman, Stage 5 Boss.png
+| tabs=yes
 | desc=
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=In the Sky Over Gotham City
-| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
+| screenshot=Batman, Stage 6.png
+| screenshot2=Batman, Stage 6 Boss.png
+| tabs=yes
 | desc=
 }}
 {{InfoRow
-| title=Gotham Cathedral
+| title=Gotham Cathedral 1
-| screenshot=Notavailable.svg
+| screenshot=Batman, Stage 7.png
+| screenshot2=Batman, Stage 7 Boss 1.png
+| screenshot3=Batman, Stage 7 Boss 2.png
+| screenshot4=Batman, Stage 7 Boss 3.png
+| screenshot5=Batman, Stage 7 Boss 4.png
+| tabs=yes
+| desc=This level repeats most of the previous boss fights of the game.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Gotham Cathedral 2
+| screenshot=Batman, Stage 8.png
+| screenshot2=Batman, Stage 8 Boss.png
+| tabs=yes
 | desc=
 }}
@@ Line 73: / Line 145: @@
 *'''Producer:''' Kiharu Yoshida
 | source=In-game credits
+| pdf=Batman MD credits.pdf
 | console=MD
 }}
@@ Line 82: / Line 155: @@
 ==Promotional material==
 {{gallery
+|{{gitem|Suuri lelukirja FI 1992 Sega.jpg|FI advert (1992)}}
 |{{GalleryPrintAd
-|SegaVisions US 04.pdf|sv|4|2-3
+|sv|4|2-3
-|SegaVisions US 05.pdf|sv|5|42
+|sv|5|42
-|MegaPlay US 04.pdf|megaplay|4|24
+|megaplay|4|24
 }}
 |{{GalleryPrintAd
-|SegaVisions US 06.pdf|sv|6|11
+|sv|6|11
-|EGM US 027.pdf|egm|27|75
+|egm|27|75
 }}
 |{{galleryPrintAd
-|Pixel_GR_096.pdf|pixel|96|2-3|
+|sfsw|1992-02|32
+|sfsw|1993-01|2
+}}
+|{{galleryPrintAd
+|pixel|96|2-3|
 }}
 }}
 ==Physical scans==
-{{ratings
+{{ratings|MD}}
-| icon=MD
-| ace=78
-| ace_source={{magref|ace|37|88}}
-| ag=92
-| ag_source={{magref|ag|4|30}}
-| bemega_r=63
-| bemega_r_source={{num||page=85|pdf=SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf|pdfpage=87}}
-| cgtc=93
-| cgtc_source={{num|3|page=100-101}}
-| cgtc_1=83
-| cgtc_source_1={{magref|cgtc|4|27}}
-| esg=70
-| esg_source={{magref|esg|1|24}}
-| famitsu=60
-| famitsu_source={{num|106}}, ''[https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=2317]''
-| gamepro=96
-| gamepro_source={{magref|gamepro|24|78|printpage=42-43}}
-| gamesx=88
-| gamesx_source={{num|8}}
-| hippon=60
-| hippon_source={{num|1990-15|page=15|pdf=}}
-| hobbyconsolas=92
-| hobbyconsolas_source={{magref|hobbyconsolas|11|30|printpage=30-33}}
-| joypad=87
-| joypad_source={{magref|joypad|12|158}}
-| joystick=87
-| joystick_source={{num|8|page=86}}
-| mdag=59
-| mdag_source={{num|5|page=90}}
-| megaaction=83
-| megaaction_source={{num|1|page=65}}
-| megatech=83
-| megatech_source={{magref|megatech|1|76}}
-| megatech_1=77
-| megatech_source_1={{num|7|page=54-56}}
-| playerone=90
-| playerone_source={{magref|playerone|23|60|printpage=60-61}}
-| raze=79
-| raze_source={{magref|raze|1|41}}
-| segapower=60
-| segapower_source={{num|23|page=52}}
-| segapro=80
-| segapro_source={{magref|segapro|1|39}}
-| segapro_1=85
-| segapro_source_1={{magref|segapro|10|64|printpage=64-65}}
-| segapro_2=82
-| segapro_source_2={{num|18|page=64}}
-| sfsw=75
-| sfsw_source={{magref|sfsw|1992-01|16}}
-| sfuk=86
-| sfuk_source={{magref|sfuk|7|46|printpage=44-45}}
-| zero=81
-| zero_source={{num|13|page=95}}
-}}
 {{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=JP
+| cover=Batman MD JP Box.jpg
+| cart=Batman MD JP Cart.jpg
+| cartback=Batman MD JP Cart Back.jpg
+| carttop=Batman MD JP CartTop.jpg
+| manual=Batman MD JP Manual.pdf
+}}{{Scanbox
 | console=Mega Drive
 | region=US
 | cover=Batman MD US Box.jpg
+| cart=Batman md us cart.jpg
+| manual=Batman md us manual.pdf
+| item1=Batman MD US pcb.jpg
+| item1name=PCB
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Mega Drive
+| region=US (Alt Cover)
+| front=Batman MD US Alt Box.jpg
+| spinemissing=yes
+| back=Batman MD US Alt Box Back.jpg
 | cart=Batman md us cart.jpg
 | manual=Batman md us manual.pdf
@@ Line 163: / Line 205: @@
 | cover=Batman MD EU Box.jpg
 | cart=Batman MD EU Cart.jpg
+| manual=Batman MD EU Manual.jpg
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Mega Drive
-| region=JP
+| region=PT
-| cover=Batman MD JP Box.jpg
+| cover=Batman MD PT Box.jpg
-| cart=Batman MD JP Cart.jpg
+| cart=Batman MD EU Cart.jpg
-| cartback=Batman MD JP Cart Back.jpg
-| carttop=Batman MD JP CartTop.jpg
-| manual=Batman MD JP Manual.pdf
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Mega Drive
-| region=AU
+| region=SE rental (HENT Black)
-| cover=
+| front=Batman MD SE Rental Box.jpg
+| spine=Batman MD SE Rental Box Spine.jpg
+| back=Batman MD SE Rental Box back.jpg
 | cart=
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Mega Drive
-| region=SE (rental)
+| region=AU
 | cover=
 | cart=
@@ Line 184: / Line 226: @@
 ==Technical information==
-===ROM dump status===
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}}
-{{romtable|
-{{rom|MD|sha1=ffa7ddd8ecf436daecf3628d52dfae6b522ed829|md5=5ae78355da64cf17755175e9cfe48405|crc32=017410ae|size=512kB|date=1991-05|source=Cartridge (US)|comments=|quality=good|prototype=}}
-{{rom|MD|sha1=c7279c6d45e6533f9de14f65098c289b7534beb3|md5=c4bc694fcc7ee608bd4b857a5ad49f86|crc32=61c60c35|size=512kB|date=1992-01|source=Cartridge (EU)|comments=|quality=|prototype=}}
-{{rom|MD|sha1=7f96c72cc7bbdb4a7847d1058f5a751b2dc00ab5|md5=b5b72e1157ace90aa9d0623a5687ecbc|crc32=d7b4febf|size=512kB|date=1990-07|source=Cartridge (JP)|comments=|quality=good|prototype=}}
-}}
 ==References==