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| − | '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (バットマン), known in the United States as '''''Batman: The Video Game''''', is a [[Sega Mega Drive]] action | + | '''''{{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]]). |
Sunsoft released identically named Batman games for the [[NES]] and [[Game Boy]] that were also based on the 1989 film, but these games had different gameplay design. | Sunsoft released identically named Batman games for the [[NES]] and [[Game Boy]] that were also based on the 1989 film, but these games had different gameplay design. | ||
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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
| − | The game is | + | The game is an action platformer. Enemies continually pour in, and Batman must battle them as he makes his way to the end of the level. Batman moves with {{left}} and {{right}} and crouches with {{down}}. He jumps with {{C}}. He cannot change direction while in mid-air. He can perform a somersault by pressing {{C}} again while holding {{left}} or {{right}}. He defeats enemies by punching them at close range with {{B}} or kicking them with {{down}}+{{B}}. He can also punch in mid-air after jumping. 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 also 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. | Batman also 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. | ||
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: Sunsoft (Japan, US), Sega (Europe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Developer: Sunsoft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Licensor: DC Comics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sound driver: Sunsoft sound driver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre: Action[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 and Game Boy that were also based on the 1989 film, but these games had different gameplay design.
Contents
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. Enemies continually pour in, and Batman must battle them as he makes his way to the end of the level. Batman moves with 
and 
and crouches with 
. He jumps with 
. He cannot change direction while in mid-air. He can perform a somersault by pressing again while holding or . He defeats enemies by punching them at close range with 
or kicking them with +. He can also punch in mid-air after jumping. 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 also 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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
Magazine articles
- Main article: Batman/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Sega Visions (US) #5: "Summer 1991" (1991-xx-xx)[10]
- Mega Play (US) #4: "May/June 1991" (1991-0x-xx)[11]
also published in:
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #27: "October 1991" (1991-xx-xx)[12]
also published in:
- Sega Force (SE) #1993-01: "1/93" (1993-01-14)[13]
Physical scans
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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512kB | 1991-05 | Cartridge (US) | ||||||||||
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512kB | 1992-01 | Cartridge (EU) | ||||||||||
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512kB | 1990-07 | Cartridge (JP) |
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
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