Batman: Revenge of The Joker

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Batman: Revenge of The Joker

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sunsoft

Developer: Ringler Studios

Sound driver: GEMS

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1992-11^[1]	$49.9549.95^[2]	T-15046

Batman: Revenge of The Joker is a Batman game developed by Ringler Studios and published by Sunsoft for the Sega Mega Drive. It was released on the NES and Game Boy as Batman: Return of The Joker. Despite being published by Sunsoft, it is not a sequel to their earlier Mega Drive game Batman, but is instead an entirely new game based on the comic books.

This version of Revenge of The Joker was only released in the US.

History

Versions

While from a gameplay standpoint, all versions of Batman: Revenge of The Joker (or Return of the Joker) are broadly the same, few of the art assets were shared between ports, meaning the Mega Drive Revenge of The Joker has an aesthetic unique to the system.

Backgrounds are generally darker than their counterparts on the Super NES, but colours are more vibrant. Level layouts are structured similarly, but the precise positioning of platforms again differs between the two versions, sometimes to the benefit of the Mega Drive game, and other times to the Super NES. The Mega Drive version usually has more detailed backgrounds, but the SNES has a more explanatory HUD.

Against Batman: Return of The Joker, the Mega Drive version is the more accurate of the two 16-bit ports, however the brighter and more colourful aesthetic creates a very different tone from the 8-bit version.

Production credits

Produced by: Ed Ringler
Programming: Chris Oke
Graphics: Lance Hutto, Karen Ffinch, Klee Miller, Chris Oke, Simon Ffinch, Ed Ringler
Sound FX: T. Tallarico
Music Score: Sunsoft
Genesis Music: T. Tallarico

Magazine articles

Main article: Batman: Revenge of The Joker/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #39: "October 1992" (1992-xx-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #41: "December 1992" (1992-xx-xx)^[3]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #43: "February 1993" (199x-xx-xx)^[4]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[11]

Cool Gamer (RU)

40

^[12]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

NTSC-U

59

^[5]

Computer + Video Giochi (IT)

88

^[6]

Digitiser (UK)

50

^[13]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)

80

^[14]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4 (RU)

50

^[15]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

68

^[7]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[2]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

68

^[8]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

NTSC-U

78

^[16]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

67

^[17]

Mega Action (UK)

NTSC-U

68

^[18]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-U

75

^[19]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-U

68

^[9]

Power Unlimited (NL)

NTSC-U

79

^[20]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

51

^[21]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

84

^[22]

Sega Zone (UK)

NTSC-U

81

^[23]

Sega Force (UK)

NTSC

60

^[10]

Supergame (BR)

NTSC-U

70

^[24]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

72

^[25]

Video Games (DE)

38

^[26]

	65
Based on 23 reviews

Batman: Revenge of The Joker

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	caa044a1
MD5	6c31495e2f75c4643837558488b03947
SHA-1	e780c949571e427cf1444e1e35efe33fc9500c81

1MB

1992-12

Cartridge (US)

References

↑ File:GamePro US 038.pdf, page 28
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:GamePro US 046.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 046.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 150
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 226
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:CVG UK 137.pdf, page 40 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 137.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:CVG IT 25.pdf, page 98 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG IT 25.pdf_p98" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 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
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:GamesMaster UK 004.pdf, page 42 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamesMaster UK 004.pdf_p42" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:MeanMachinesSega07UK.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega07UK.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:SegaForce UK 17.pdf, page 82 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 17.pdf_p82" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 29
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 28
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-03-10)
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 293
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 51
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 26
↑ Mega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 46
↑ Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 32
↑ MegaTech, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-20), page 58
↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 1, Juli 1993" (NL; 1993-0x-xx), page 34
↑ Sega Power, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-01), page 50
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 50
↑ Sega Zone, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 42
↑ Supergame, "Maio 1993" (BR; 1993-05-xx), page 14
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 22
↑ Video Games, "7/93" (DE; 1993-06-30), page 83

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:GamePro_US_038.pdf_p28-1] File:GamePro US 038.pdf, page 28

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[:File:EGM_US_041.pdf_p150-3] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 150

[:File:EGM_US_043.pdf_p226-4] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 226

[:File:CVG_UK_137.pdf_p40-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:CVG UK 137.pdf, page 40 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 137.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content

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[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p24-7] 7.0 ^7.1 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

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[11] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 29

[12] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 28

[digitiser1993-03-10-13] Digitiser (UK) (1993-03-10)

[14] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 293

[15] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 4, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 51

[:File:MDAG_UK_09.pdf_p26-16] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:Mega_UK_07.pdf_p46-17] Mega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-18), page 46

[:File:MegaAction_UK_01.pdf_p32-18] Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 32

[:File:MegaTech_UK_16.pdf_p58-19] MegaTech, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-20), page 58

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_001_199307.pdf_p34-20] Power Unlimited, "Nummer 1, Juli 1993" (NL; 1993-0x-xx), page 34

[:File:SegaPower_UK_42.pdf_p50-21] Sega Power, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-01), page 50

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p50-22] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 50

[:File:SegaZone_UK_07.pdf_p42-23] Sega Zone, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 42

[:File:Supergame_BR_22.pdf_p14-24] Supergame, "Maio 1993" (BR; 1993-05-xx), page 14

[25] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 22

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1993-07.pdf_p83-26] Video Games, "7/93" (DE; 1993-06-30), page 83

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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)

Batman: Revenge of The Joker

From Sega Retro

Contents

History

Versions

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References