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For other games with the same name, see Batman Forever.

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Batman Forever

System(s): Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment (US, EU)

Acclaim Japan (JP)

Developer: Probe Entertainment, Black Team

Licensor: DC Comics

Peripherals supported: Gear-to-Gear Cable

Genre: Action^[1]^[2]^[3]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1995-10-27^[3]	¥4,8004,800	T-81187
US	1995-09-07^[4]	$44.9544.95^[5]	T-81268
EU	1995		T-81268-50

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Batman Forever (バットマンフォーエヴァー) is a Sega Game Gear beat-'em-up game developed by Probe Entertainment and Black Team. Based on the titular June 1995 film Batman Forever, the game was first published in the United States by Acclaim Entertainment in September 1995, was later published in Europe by the same publisher in October 1995, and was eventually localized and published in Japan by Acclaim Japan also that October.

Legacy

In November 2019, SMS Power! user BcnAbel76 released a Sega Game Gear to Sega Master System conversion hack for the game.^[6]

Magazine articles

Main article: Batman Forever (Game Gear)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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

Digitiser (UK)

79

^[9]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

63

^[10]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

45

^[11]

Freak (IL)

68

^[12]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

58

^[5]

Gamers (DE)

73

^[13]

Mega Force (FR)

80

^[14]

Super Juegos (ES)

82

^[15]

	68
Based on 8 reviews

Batman Forever (Game Gear)

Game Gear, JP
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	618b19e2
MD5	6e8f14a7ab173cac90317d390ff8d63b
SHA-1	775ecf7ba87345c2f89f0e9d6e55544db8878786

512kB

Cartridge

External links

Batman Forever GG2SMS conversion hack by BcnAbel76 at SMS Power!

References

↑ File:BatmanForever GG JP Box Front.jpg
↑ File:BatmanForever GG EU Box Back.jpg
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-01-01 20:24)
↑ File:BatmanForever MD-GG US PrintAdvert.jpg
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 GamePro, "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 146
↑ https://www.smspower.org/Hacks/BatmanForever-GG-GG2SMS
↑ EGM², "September 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 132
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 67
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-09-19)
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 52
↑ Famitsu, "1995-11-03" (JP; 1995-10-20), page 36
↑ Freak, "2/96" (IL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Gamers, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 56
↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 100
↑ Super Juegos, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 137

Batman Forever (Game Gear)
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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 Forever (1995)
	Batman Forever (1996) \| Batman & Robin (unreleased)
	Gotham Knights (2022) \| Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (2024)

[:File:BatmanForever_GG_JP_Box_Front.jpg_p-1] File:BatmanForever GG JP Box Front.jpg

[:File:BatmanForever_GG_EU_Box_Back.jpg_p-2] File:BatmanForever GG EU Box Back.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20130101202427.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Fsegahard.2Fgg.2Fsoft_licensee.html-3] 3.0 ^3.1 http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-01-01 20:24)

[:File:BatmanForever_MD-GG_US_PrintAdvert.jpg_p-4] File:BatmanForever MD-GG US PrintAdvert.jpg

[:File:GamePro_US_077.pdf_p146-5] 5.0 ^5.1 GamePro, "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 146

[https:.2F.2Fwww.smspower.org.2FHacks.2FBatmanForever-GG-GG2SMS-6] ttps://www.smspower.org/Hacks/BatmanForever-GG-GG2SMS

[: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

[digitiser1995-09-19-9] Digitiser (UK) (1995-09-19)

[:File:EGM_US_076.pdf_p52-10] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 52

[11] Famitsu, "1995-11-03" (JP; 1995-10-20), page 36

[12] Freak, "2/96" (IL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:Gamers_DE_1995-11.pdf_p56-13] Gamers, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 56

[:File:MegaForce_FR_43.pdf_p100-14] Mega Force, "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 100

[:File:SuperJuegos_ES_042.pdf_p137-15] Super Juegos, "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 137

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+| publisher={{company|[[Acclaim Entertainment]]|region=US, EU}}
+{{company|[[Acclaim Japan]]|region=JP}}
 | developer=[[Probe Entertainment]], [[Black Team]]
 | licensor=[[DC Comics]]
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-{{sub-stub}}'''''Batman Forever''''' (バットマンフォーエヴァー) is an action game for the [[Sega Game Gear]].
+{{sub-stub}}'''''Batman Forever''''' (バットマンフォーエヴァー) is a [[Sega Game Gear]] beat-'em-up game developed by [[Probe Entertainment]] and [[Black Team]]. Based on the titular June 1995 film ''[[wikipedia:Batman Forever|Batman Forever]]'', the game was first published in the United States by [[Acclaim Entertainment]] in September 1995, was later published in Europe by the same publisher in October 1995, and was eventually localized and published in Japan by [[Acclaim Japan]] also that October.
-[https://www.smspower.org/Hacks/BatmanForever-GG-GG2SMS A Sega Master System GG2SMS hack was released in November 2019.]
+==Legacy==
+In November 2019, [[SMS Power!]] user BcnAbel76 released a [[Sega Game Gear]] to [[Sega Master System]] conversion hack for the game.{{ref|https://www.smspower.org/Hacks/BatmanForever-GG-GG2SMS}}
 ==Magazine articles==
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 {{rom|GG|sha1=775ECF7BA87345C2F89F0E9D6E55544DB8878786|md5=6E8F14A7AB173CAC90317D390FF8D63B|crc32=618B19E2|size=512kB|date= |source=Cartridge|comments=|quality=|prototype=}}
 }}
+==External links==
+*''[https://www.smspower.org/Hacks/BatmanForever-GG-GG2SMS Batman Forever GG2SMS]'' conversion hack by BcnAbel76 at [[SMS Power!]]
 ==References==

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 Forever (1995)
	Batman Forever (1996) \| Batman & Robin (unreleased)
	Gotham Knights (2022) \| Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (2024)