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'''''Batman''''' (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]]. 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]].
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'''''Batman''''' (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]]. 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]].
  
 
==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==

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Batman
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sunsoft, Sega (EU)
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥6,5006,500 T-15043
Sega Mega Drive
US
$49.9949.99[3] 15016
Sega Mega Drive
EU
1044-50
Sega Mega Drive
AU

Batman (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. 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 the 1989 film of the same name.

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

Magazine articles

Main article: Batman/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #4: "April/May 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #6: "Fall 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
78 №37, p88[9]
92 №4, p30[10]
93 №3, p100-101
83 №4, p27[11]
70 №1, p24[12]
96 №24, p42-43[13]
88 №8
92 №11, p30-33[14]
87 №12, p158[15]
87 №8, p86
59 №5, p90
83 №1, p65
83 №1, p76[16]
77 №7, p54-56
90 №23, p60-61[17]
79 №1, p41[18]
60 №23, p52
80 №1, p39[19]
85 №10, p64-65[20]
82 №18, p64
75 №1/92, p16[21]
86 №7, p44-45[22]
81 №13, p95
Sega Mega Drive
82
Based on
23 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
80
[23]
ACE (UK)
78
[9]
Ação Games (BR)
92
[10]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
93
[24]
Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)
83
[11]
The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)
83
[25]
Console XS (UK) NTSC-J
82
[26]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[27]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
80
[1]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
70
[12]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[28]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
96
[13]
Games-X (UK)
88
[29]
Famicom Hisshoubon (JP) NTSC-J
60
[30]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
92
[14]
Joypad (FR) PAL
87
[15]
Joystick (FR)
87
[31]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
59
[32]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
70
[33]
Mega Action (UK)
83
[34]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
78
[35]
MegaTech (UK)
83
[16]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
77
[36]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
83
[37]
Player One (FR)
90
[17]
Power Play (DE)
73
[38]
Raze (UK)
79
[18]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC
50
[39]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
80
[19]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
85
[20]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
82
[40]
Sega Force (SE)
75
[21]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
86
[22]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[41]
Supersonic (FR)
86
[42]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
62
[43]
Video Games (DE)
71
[44]
Zero (UK)
81
[45]
Sega Mega Drive
78
Based on
38 reviews

Batman

Mega Drive, US
Batman MD US Box.jpg
Cover
Batman md us cart.jpg
Cart
Batman md us manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
Batman MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
Batman MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
Batman MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
Batman MD JP CartTop.jpg
Batman MD JP Cart Back.jpgBatman MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Batman MD JP Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, SE (rental)

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 017410ae
MD5 5ae78355da64cf17755175e9cfe48405
SHA-1 ffa7ddd8ecf436daecf3628d52dfae6b522ed829
512kB 1991-05 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32 61c60c35
MD5 c4bc694fcc7ee608bd4b857a5ad49f86
SHA-1 c7279c6d45e6533f9de14f65098c289b7534beb3
512kB 1992-01 Cartridge (EU)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 d7b4febf
MD5 b5b72e1157ace90aa9d0623a5687ecbc
SHA-1 7f96c72cc7bbdb4a7847d1058f5a751b2dc00ab5
512kB 1990-07 Cartridge (JP)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 File:EGM US 023.pdf, page 20 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:EGM US 023.pdf_p20" defined multiple times with different content
  2. File:GamePro US 023.pdf, page 38
  3. File:VG&CE US 31.pdf, page 48
  4. File:SegaPro UK 10.pdf, page 7
  5. File:SegaForce UK 07.pdf, page 47
  6. Sega Visions, "Summer 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 42
  7. Mega Play, "May/June 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 24
  8. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 75
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:ACE UK 37.pdf, page 88 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 37.pdf_p88" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:AcaoGames BR 004.pdf, page 30 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:AcaoGames BR 004.pdf_p30" defined multiple times with different content
  11. 11.0 11.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 27 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p27" defined multiple times with different content
  12. 12.0 12.1 Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, Virgin Books, page 24 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide Book UK.pdf_p24" defined multiple times with different content
  13. 13.0 13.1 File:GamePro US 024.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 024.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  14. 14.0 14.1 File:HobbyConsolas ES 011.pdf, page 30 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:HobbyConsolas ES 011.pdf_p30" defined multiple times with different content
  15. 15.0 15.1 File:Joypad FR 012.pdf, page 158 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 012.pdf_p158" defined multiple times with different content
  16. 16.0 16.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 76 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p76" defined multiple times with different content
  17. 17.0 17.1 File:PlayerOne FR 023.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 023.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  18. 18.0 18.1 File:Raze UK 01.pdf, page 41 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 01.pdf_p41" defined multiple times with different content
  19. 19.0 19.1 File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf, page 39 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 01.pdf_p39" defined multiple times with different content
  20. 20.0 20.1 File:SegaPro UK 10.pdf, page 64 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 10.pdf_p64" defined multiple times with different content
  21. 21.0 21.1 File:SegaForce SE 1992 01.pdf, page 16 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce SE 1992 01.pdf_p16" defined multiple times with different content
  22. 22.0 22.1 File:SegaForce UK 07.pdf, page 46 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 07.pdf_p46" defined multiple times with different content
  23. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 26
  24. Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume III" (UK; 1990-08-xx), page 100
  25. The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 45
  26. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 127
  27. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 35
  28. Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-xx-xx), page 1
  29. Games-X, "14th-20th June 1991" (UK; 1991-06-14), page 34
  30. Famicom Hisshoubon, "1990-15 (1990-08-03)" (JP; 1990-07-20), page 15
  31. Joystick, "Septembre 1990" (FR; 1990-0x-xx), page 86
  32. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
  33. Mega Drive Fan, "October 1990" (JP; 1990-09-08), page 79
  34. Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65
  35. Mega Play, "July/August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 63
  36. MegaTech, "July 1992" (UK; 1992-06-20), page 54
  37. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 137
  38. Power Play, "10/90" (DE; 1990-09-14), page 136
  39. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 52
  40. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 64
  41. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
  42. Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 9
  43. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 20
  44. Video Games, "8/92" (DE; 1992-07-22), page 93
  45. Zero, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-1x-xx), page 95



Batman games for Sega systems / published by Sega
Sega Mega Drive
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)
Sega Game Gear
Batman Returns (1992) | The Adventures of Batman & Robin (1995) | Batman Forever (1995)
Sega Master System
Batman Returns (1993)
Sega Mega-CD
Batman Returns (1993) | The Adventures of Batman & Robin (1995)
Pinball
Batman (1991) | Batman Forever (1995)
Arcade
Sega Saturn
Batman Forever (1996) | Batman & Robin (unreleased)
PlayStation 5
Gotham Knights (2022) | Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (2024)