Ranking every Batman: The Animated Series Game (SNES, Game Boy, Genesis, GG, Sega CD) | Retro Review
45The 90’s cartoon “Batman: The Animated Series” is often regarded as one of the best adaptations of the caped crusader of all time. Thanks to its striking art, surprisingly adult themes for a show primarily marketed to children, and an all-star cast that included Mark Hamill as the Joker and the late/great Kevin Conroy as Batman, many consider it the peak of DC’s track record with animation. And naturally, with the great success of the show (and later the DC Animated Universe as a whole), it was only a matter of time before Gotham’s greatest detective got some video games based on the series. Which he did. Repeatedly. So much so that this video technically only covers half of them, with the other half being specifically related to Batman: The Animated Series’ pseudo-sequel shows The New Adventures of Batman/Batman Beyond.
The five games I’ll be taking a look at today are for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the Game Boy, the Sega Genesis, Game Gear and Sega CD respectively and all bare the title of “The Adventures of Batman and Robin,” with the only exception to that rule being the Konami produced Game Boy release. These games run the full gamut of what you’d expect from a Batman game too, with Konami’s SNES game playing a bit like a beat em up with puzzles thrown into the mix, their Game Boy game being an action platformer, the Ecco the Dolphin developer-made Game Gear game playing like a platformer with shooter elements, the Genesis game being a high-octane sidescrolling shooter and the Sega CD game being a super scaler with original animation that feels like a lost episode of Batman: TAS.
But… do they hold up?
Timecodes:
00:00 - Cold Open (Skippable)
01:04 - Intro
08:02 - Question of the Day
08:46 - SNES
22:35 - Game Boy
28:24 - Genesis
38:45 - Game Gear
43:52 - Sega CD
51:50 - Conclusion
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