【Batman: The Video Game】 Blind NES Reviews | Squiggy Seven: First Impressions (Episode #015/884)

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Published on October 27, 2016 4:09:41 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUCGvMVA2mU

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Batman (1990)

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Review

Duration: 12:42

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This game is pretty flippin' awesome.

Do you like Batman? Do you like classic NES sidescrollers? Do you like Megaman-level production in your music? Do you enjoy sleek controls, sharp graphics and a steady challenge? Well you will not believe what I have in store for you, I believe it is to your exact specifications.

I really loved this one. I'm a sucker for a good platformer, I think it's one of the genres the NES did best. I'd even go so far as to say it was the golden age of 2D platforming in console history - the SNES era was good as well, but this is where it was born. And Batman delivers on that premise, and then some.

To top it all off, this game is not very expensive. I'm not gonna spoil the ending for you, but it's cheap enough for me. Good stuff friends!

Also, who the hell puts "The Video Game" in their title? Did they think people would bring this home, stick the cart in their VCRs and be confused that the movie wasn't playing?


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Gameplay:
The game has a feature that was unusual to side-scrolling platform games at the time, largely to the NES itself. Unlike Sunsoft's Batman for the Mega Drive/Genesis, Batman has the ability to wall jump, which is reminiscent of Ryu Hayabusa's wall scaling in Ninja Gaiden. He is also able to use three projectile weapons: the batarang, dirk, and bat speargun, which are powered by pellet cartridges. A number of DC Comics villains appear as enemies in the game including Deadshot, KGBeast, Maxie Zeus, Heat Wave, Shakedown, and Nightslayer. The bosses in the game are Killer Moth, a device known as the Machine Intelligence System, the Electrocutioner, a machine known as the Dual-Container Alarm, Firebug, and the Joker.

Development:
While Batman and Batman: The Caped Crusader were not based on a movie, this game was. The prototype version of the game had some significant differences, such as a 1UP icon and entirely different cut-scenes. The game's last boss was Firebug and there was no Joker boss. Instead, Batman defeats the Joker in the ending cut-scene. The art and dialogue were changed from the prototype to the final version to better reflect the look and events from the movie.


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Squiggy Seven: First Impressions is a series where I blind review random NES games in an effort to learn more about the hidden classics on the system. I have gotten into retro collecting for the NES and I am on the hunt for those games I've never played that I'm missing out on.


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