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Batman Forever

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment

Developer: Probe Entertainment

Peripherals supported: Six Button Control Pad

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1995-10-27	¥8,8008,800	T-81223
US	1995-09-07^[2]	$74.9574.95^[3]	T-81336
EU	1995-10^[1]		T-81336-50
PT	1995		#80019/MD81336
AU	199x
BR	199x		047150

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Batman Forever (バットマンフォーエヴァー) is a Batman game developed by Probe and published by Acclaim for the Sega Mega Drive. It is based on the 1995 movie of the same name. It should not be confused with the Game Gear version, which is entirely different, nor Batman Forever: The Arcade Game which is also based on this movie.

Unlike previous entries in the series, Batman Forever uses digitised 3D graphics, similar to Mortal Kombat.

History

Development

The video game adaption of Batman Forever was created simultaneously with the movie, likely as the film was going through its post-production phase. Acclaim's development team in the US were given access to the movie's 70 sets, and would both record footage and take notes of the design before sending it off to the UK-based Probe Entertainment to be implemented in-game^[4].

Probe would then attempt to convert what assets they were given into backdrops, initially by scanning the footage into an SGI workstation and then by drawing rough guidelines, placing computer generated light sources and attempting to turn the results into 2D backdrops^[5].

The characters in-game were motion captured using the film's stuntmen against green screen, which again would be sent to Probe in video form^[6]. No members of the film's main cast reprise their roles for the video game, though their likenesses are used in promotional material.

Release

A limited edition release of Batman Forever was sold exclusively in branches of Woolworths in the United Kingdom. In addition to a boxed version of the game, the package includes a VHS cassette documenting how the game was made, a Batman Forever-themed notepad and stickers. The package is thought to have sold poorly, and has subsequently become a rare collectors' item, with second-hand copies reportedly selling as high as £10,000 online. Both Mega Drive and Super NES versions were available.

Magazine articles

Main article: Batman Forever (Mega Drive)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

US TV Advert

US print advert 2

Print advert in VideoGames (US) #78: "July 1995" (1995-0x-xx)

Print advert in VideoGames (US) #80: "September 1995" (1995-08-22)
also published in:

EGM² (US) #15: "September 1995" (1995-0x-xx)^[7]

Print advert in VideoGames (US) #81: "October 1995" (1995-09-19)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #75: "October 1995" (1995-xx-xx)^[8]

Print advert in Top Consoles (FR) #5: "Septembre 1995" (1995-0x-xx)

Print advert in GamePro (DE) #1995-11: "November 1995" (1995-10-04)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

80

^[10]

Cool Gamer (RU)

80

^[11]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

81

^[1]

Digitiser (UK)

77

^[12]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

80

^[13]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

53

^[14]

Freak (IL)

90

^[15]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[3]

GamePro (UK)

75

^[16]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

72

^[17]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

PAL

83

^[18]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

65

^[19]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

84

^[20]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

80

^[21]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

90

^[9]

Player One (FR)

70

^[22]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

47

^[23]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

83

^[24]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

91

^[25]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

80

^[26]

Svet Kompjutera (YU)

86

^[27]

Sega Megazone (AU)

65

^[28]

Todo Sega (ES)

84

^[29]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

80

^[30]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

70

^[31]

	76
Based on 25 reviews

Batman Forever (Mega Drive)

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, UK (Woolworths)

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Mega Drive, AU (bundle)

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, SE (rental)

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	8b723d01
MD5	b04c06df1009c60182df902a4ec7c959
SHA-1	6e6776b2c9d0f74e8497287b946ead7f630a35ce

3MB

1995-07

Cartridge (US/EU/JP)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 File:CVG UK 167.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 167.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:BatmanForever MD-GG US PrintAdvert.jpg
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 File:GamePro US 077.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 077.pdf_p92" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf, page 19
↑ File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf, page 18
↑ File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf, page 35
↑ EGM², "September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 132
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 67
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:MeanMachinesSega36UK.pdf, page 70 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega36UK.pdf_p70" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 27
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 26
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-09-13)
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 292
↑ Famitsu, "1995-11-03" (JP; 1995-10-20), page 32
↑ Freak, "10/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GamePro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-xx), page 38
↑ Game Informer, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 26
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 78
↑ MAN!AC, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 77
↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 48
↑ Mega Fun, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-20), page 61
↑ Player One, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 129
↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 12-22" (JP; 1995-12-08), page 86
↑ Sega Magazine, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-12), page 86
↑ Sega Power, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-17), page 50
↑ Sega Pro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-05), page 52
↑ Svet Kompjutera, "April 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 79
↑ Sega Megazone, "Summer '95/'96" (AU; 1995-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Todo Sega, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 40
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 20
↑ Video Games, "9/95" (DE; 1995-08-30), page 106

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)

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[:File:BatmanForever_MD-GG_US_PrintAdvert.jpg_p-2] File:BatmanForever MD-GG US PrintAdvert.jpg

[:File:GamePro_US_077.pdf_p92-3] 3.0 ^3.1 File:GamePro US 077.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 077.pdf_p92" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf_p19-4] File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf, page 19

[:File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf_p18-5] File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf, page 18

[:File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf_p35-6] File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf, page 35

[:File:EGM2_US_15.pdf_p132-7] EGM², "September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 132

[:File:EGM_US_075.pdf_p67-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 67

[:File:MeanMachinesSega36UK.pdf_p70-9] 9.0 ^9.1 File:MeanMachinesSega36UK.pdf, page 70 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega36UK.pdf_p70" defined multiple times with different content

[10] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 27

[11] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 26

[digitiser1995-09-13-12] Digitiser (UK) (1995-09-13)

[13] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 292

[14] Famitsu, "1995-11-03" (JP; 1995-10-20), page 32

[15] Freak, "10/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePro_UK_03.pdf_p38-16] GamePro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-xx), page 38

[:File:GameInformer_US_030.pdf_p26-17] Game Informer, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_049.pdf_p78-18] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 78

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1995-11.pdf_p77-19] MAN!AC, "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 77

[:File:MegaForce_FR_43.pdf_p48-20] Mega Force, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 48

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1995-10.pdf_p61-21] Mega Fun, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-20), page 61

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_057.pdf_p129-22] Player One, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 129

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1995-13_19951222.pdf_p86-23] Saturn Fan, "1995 12-22" (JP; 1995-12-08), page 86

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_22.pdf_p86-24] Sega Magazine, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-12), page 86

[:File:SegaPower_UK_71.pdf_p50-25] Sega Power, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-17), page 50

[:File:SegaPro_UK_51.pdf_p52-26] Sega Pro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-05), page 52

[:File:SvetKompjutera_YU_139.pdf_p79-27] Svet Kompjutera, "April 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 79

[:File:Megazone_AU_56.pdf_p30-28] Sega Megazone, "Summer '95/'96" (AU; 1995-xx-xx), page 30

[:File:TodoSega_ES_31.pdf_p40-29] Todo Sega, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 40

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

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1995-09.pdf_p106-31] Video Games, "9/95" (DE; 1995-08-30), page 106

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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)