One of the most difficult, but fun games I've played. Joker is actually a giant compared to Batman in the final boss battle lol.
I need to play this again.
I need to play this again.
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Batman: The Video Game (NES)
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I've always wanted to play this as it seems like a decent 2d paltformer/side scroller.
however I'm not very good at nes games I find them hard and I never owned a nes. Stuff like megaman on nes is not fun if you've never played it is this better? Do you at least get unlimited continues or a password system?
Are there any other games held in high regard from that era like this too? (Not megaman please I really don't like that series due to its difficulty)
however I'm not very good at nes games I find them hard and I never owned a nes. Stuff like megaman on nes is not fun if you've never played it is this better? Do you at least get unlimited continues or a password system?
Are there any other games held in high regard from that era like this too? (Not megaman please I really don't like that series due to its difficulty)
luv Batman. And i had this game as a kid. But never liked it much. It was too much like Ninja gaiden. and i wasn't a fan of that either
Mega Man is middle-tier in terms of NES difficulty. I think most of the best beloved games of the era hover around that difficulty of not being a bit harder.
8-bit games that are praised but are easier or have a save function? There aren't a ton as most are just as difficult as Batman or the Mega Man games. Bionic Commando has infinite continues, Duck Tales and Chip 'n Dale's Rescue Rangers aren't too hard, Wurm's overlooked and has password save, and there's Sega Master System classics like Wonder Boy III and Alex Kidd in Shinobi World.
To this day, I can barely get to the Joker and the two or three times I did, I never beat him. Still one of my absolute favorites of all time. I wish it would get ported to the eShop or something.
It was a great game to play on my NES and it's still fairly cheap to grab a cart for ten bucks.
The music is so good.
The music is so good.
My second favorite NES game. It's absolutely phenomenal, and for me is still a blast to play today. The level of detail in the cape animation blew my mind back then.
Génesis version has a better soundtrack.
Actually the Genesis versión has the best soundtrack of any Batman related media ever.
boy did I love this game. I played the hell out of it as a kid. I think it's better than Batman and Robin on SNES.
Sunsoft was something else back in the NES days----This game, Master Blaster, Mr. Gimmick. They were just incredible at squeezing every last drop of processing power out of that system
my man. the pc-engine game has an awesome soundtrack too.
the Genesis game is just about as good as the NES game imho, if only it didn't have the vehicle stages.
I love this game, one of my favorites on NES. The soundtrack is amazing.
I will never forget the night my mom surprised me with the game when she came home from work.
I will never forget the night my mom surprised me with the game when she came home from work.
Loved this fucking game. Loved the music, the action, the graphics, everything about it. I remember been proud as hell when I finally finished it.
This was absolutely amazing. Coolest thing I've seen in a while. Thank you for finding and posting this 👍😁
This was absolutely amazing. Coolest thing I've seen in a while. Thank you for finding and posting this 👍😁
I think you're under selling the game's difficulty. Maybe average difficulty for a Sunsoft game (Batman, Blaster Master and Fester's Quest formed a Trinity of hard games with unlimited continues), but Batman had a reputation of being pretty nasty, especially in the final levels.
That said, God I loved it. Great action, and a top tier 8 bit soundtrack. I never quite beat it. The final boss before the Joker, (I think his name was Firebug?) always got the better of me and even Nintendo Power couldn't guide me through it.
That said, God I loved it. Great action, and a top tier 8 bit soundtrack. I never quite beat it. The final boss before the Joker, (I think his name was Firebug?) always got the better of me and even Nintendo Power couldn't guide me through it.
Since we're posting best covers this is by far the best one and they got pretty much every major theme.
Batman & Robin has perhaps the best graphics of any Genesis game. Just amazing looking.I love the game OP and it trumps the SNES games too(I love those too)..... However it can't hold a candle to the adventures of Batman and Robin for the Sega Genesis. I have a softer spot for TAS and that game just oozes style. When you see it in motion on a CRT it's just mind blowing that a Sega Genesis was capable of that. Really nifty programming
I think the gameplay and difficulty curve in Batman: The Animated Series on SNES is better, though.
I remember the Genesis game being super unfair (though it has been many years since I played it last) but it gave us this absolute banger of a track
Can you elaborate on this? Just curious, and google isn't helping...
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Yes, can you give us details about it ?
That's awesome ! Thanks for this.
Nice story. I think this woud be a great idea !
Batman is more fun and easier (IMO) than Mega man (best and more accessible Mega man is Mega man 2). You have illimited continues for each levels (but not for the sub-levels, which can be a problem with the last level and its 2 bosses). But that last level is so good and satisfying.
Best mom ever !
I kinda want this.Love this game. I have the soundtrack on vinyl.
Maybe I am. I'd say the game is not that hard until the last level and bosses. But I don't want to discourage people who want to try this game :P. For the last 2 bosses, I think there are plenty of videos how to do it, but yes, those 2 are quite hard.
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It's been two decades at least since I played that far in the game but this guy has a similar skip glitch. My version involved the last jump before entering the boss fight iirc will try and boot up my cart this weekend and have a play
Neat. Never knew you could do that.
I have mixed feelings on the NES Batman game; preferred Return of the Joker instead. But the one thing I'll always remember about that is that the Genesis version has the NES screenshots on its box despite being a completely different game.
Weird, huh?
I have mixed feelings on the NES Batman game; preferred Return of the Joker instead. But the one thing I'll always remember about that is that the Genesis version has the NES screenshots on its box despite being a completely different game.
Weird, huh?
There is a nice "Easy" romhack that simplifies just some section of the game without making it "2020 easy". I've finished the game in that way on the original hardware.
I like the simplicity of this age and 16bit and also 32bit even.
these days there's a lot a game gets bogged down by. Loading, lots of controls, open world bloat, logging into stuff. I miss that raw simplicity of just picking up a game and playing immedately and not having to remember 60 different commands. Older games you get used to controls and feel within 5 minutes.
these days there's a lot a game gets bogged down by. Loading, lots of controls, open world bloat, logging into stuff. I miss that raw simplicity of just picking up a game and playing immedately and not having to remember 60 different commands. Older games you get used to controls and feel within 5 minutes.
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Oh yes ! This is very important indeed ! There is also very low input lag that helps with controls and immersion. Which is why those games are usually better on their original hardware combined with a CRT monitor. Usually because some old games are pretty well emulated on recent hardware with minimum input lag, but none of the recent classic boxes have a sufficiently low input lag for me.
maybe you should look into the indie scene, many titles out there that have that simplicity.