Batman Forever The Game Commercial

[@louisehenrys9939]

I had Batman Forever on VHS as a child and this advert used to play before the movie started.. I loved it so much!

[@rockys201]

Same here, that's exactly where I saw this advert as well

[@jodybriggs1075]

I was trying to remember how I would have seen this as a kid and that's exactly it! It was before the VHS.

[@RiderRated18]

Same experience as well

[@RHGarciaApr85]

I have an original VHS of Batman Forever, I'm watching it right now. All that was in front of it was trailers for Free Willy 2, Amazing Panda Adventure, and the Batman Forever soundtrack.

[@1873cb]

@@RHGarciaApr85 haha oh my god yes! The Little Princess, The Pebble and The Penguin and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls as well. Took me right back to Saturday mornings as a 9 year old.

[@RekAnthony]

Thanks to everyone for your kind comments. When I was singing the commercials, it just made sense to me to say "Bat-tles" rather than pronouncing it "Baddles" like the producers wanted. It took a while for it to sink in, but I am happy Acclaim went with it, and I think it helped the commercial. Best, Rek Anthony

[@primal8724]

To anyone thinking this guy bullshitting no he really did sing the theme to Batman forever video game commercial #RealDeal

[@InuYugiHakusho]

Hey, Rek, is there an extended version of the song used in this commercial?

[@primal8724]

I try looking but as far as i know and what i look up there's not but i could be wrong

[@Rozilla]

I have wanted a full version since I first got my VHS copy of Batman Forever!

[@Reverbx1]

The song used was never an official song and was only made for the trailer

[@bread8391]

This song would play in my head as I remember seeing this commercial as a little boy. It was so long ago that seeing this now is like a confirmation that era was real and not just a dream. The 90s were great. We had an excellent childhood.

[@laurawilliams8822]

I definitely remember this commercial I use to sing the song the 90's were the best.

[@iamthejavafox]

Totally remember this commercial and the song in it. Man, I miss the 90's.

[@Deader87]

Same here bro. Such optimism and color to it!

[@RekAnthony]

Thanks for the complement! I sang the vocals for all of the commercials. It was a lot of fun, regardless of how the game turned out. Thanks, Rek Anthony

[@SSjJesus]

very neat short song.

[@highintensitypt]

Can you post a link to the full length version please

[@masseysmoviemadness1411]

You rule, Anthony

[@gallagher6904]

This is the first ever advert/commercial that I ever saw at the age of 3 in 1995. Still awesome as ever.

[@acewolf1]

Nice. Born 99

[@acon2253]

I saw this advert at the age of three years also, however that was in 1999. And I agree, it still holds up to this day.

[@samchamberlain7525]

Just took me nearly 20 minutes to find this purely for the music as this advert would come on before the actual movie back in the vhs days

[@MK-oz2lf]

same

[@crazycomicguy5063]

I wonder what's the name of the song

[@acewolf1]

@@crazycomicguy5063 I wonder too

[@pokehybridtrainer]

Ah man, this took me back to a simpler time. Thanks for the memories.

[@bigbrotherkev]

I love the theme song.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

Me too. The commercial was on my old Batman Forever VHS.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

The theme song would had made an epic Wrestling entrance theme.

[@jswatch9270]

tell me the song called

[@crazycomicguy5063]

@@jswatch9270 I want to know the name of the song too

[@jswatch9270]

@@danielwilliamson6180 I know right

[@Ryanizer1000]

30 freakkin years later and I just had it flash to mind, great game, but one of the best, short-yet-sweet-est commercials and songs ever, wish whatever band did this did a full song version

[@PolarisCastillo]

Whoa, were those live action shots outtakes from Batman Forever? It looks like Val Kilmer in the suit. And those are great shots of Batman jumping off the roof.

[@Xehanort10]

***** That clip at the end was Batman Forever's original ending. They did it to pay homage to the ending of the original 1989 film.

[@JStarke2490]

much better ending than the final version. stupid WB, dont they know how to make a badass batman film? apparently not,

[@solar-monk]

Holy God...I always remember watching this commercial as a kid on VHS before the film started thinking I love those live action shots if BATMAN...good production value for a commercial..i wonder who was in the suit and who directed this....and now i hear this was ACTUALLY the original unused ending of the FILM?!?!?? Why in God's name did they not use this?!?! It looks EPIC! True Batman style.

[@johngibbs2185]

@@solar-monk completely agree, these few scenes felt more like batman than the film did

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

@@Xehanort10 Are you serious?

[@BonecrusherT800]

Fond memories of seeing this airing on TV all the time back in the 90s, especially on Nickelodeon. I sure miss the 90s.

[@Rimpala]

I fell for this ad and rented the game back in the day... That song is still awesome!

[@03blaird]

Love the vocals for this commercial. For some weird reason I could never forget this commercial from my childhood!

[@InuYugiHakusho]

The commercial for this game was better than the game.

[@dcspidey1218]

More like better then the game and the movie!!!

[@antoniogirgenti9738]

Yeah, and good song

[@aSome1]

that's kind of the reason publicity exists...to make something bad great looking

[@Xehanort10]

And the film itself.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

And the music video was better than the movie.

[@Crazybones66]

I freaking loved this commercial! I even loved listening to the song all the time!

[@jswatch9270]

I want to know what is the song called

[@thetoad7367]

I remember this advert as a kid in the 90's and i so wanted it for my Sega megadrive! What an advert!

[@RekAnthony]

I remember having a conversation with the producers about how to sing the word "Battle". I decided to sing it with the emphasis on the word "Bat", as a reference to Bat Man. Initially, they wanted me to pronounce it like "baddle". I am happy they agreed with me. Thanks, Rek Anthony

[@solar-monk]

Holy God...I always remember watching this commercial as a kid on VHS before the film started thinking I love those live action shots if BATMAN...good production value for a commercial..i wonder who was in the suit and who directed this....and now i hear this was ACTUALLY the original unused ending of the FILM?!?!?? Why in God's name did they not use this?!?! It looks EPIC! True Batman style.

23 years old, damn time flies

[@recieve.believe3344]

This commecial song is a hit! Why didn't it release a single?

[@nathanblevins9870]

Wow this commercial look better then the game. Now I want a mortal kombat Batman game.

[@TheWandererTravelVlogs]

It's truly a crime that a full version of this was never made. I can't remember how many times I hit rewrind on the VHS before getting to the movie.

[@euphan123]

“125 AWESOME ATTACKS”. That should have been a RED FLAG…

[@djohnson504x3]

Man, that commercial was so awesome....unfortunately the game wasn't...smh

[@TheBiiohazardFiles]

I never got to see this when it was shown, but my brother did. He got the movie on its original VHS and this was one of the trailers for it. I heard it when I was 5 and remembered it ever since, every time it reminds me of the 90's. So nostalgic.

[@HipsterBlackMetalOfficial]

I remember this shit. So much hype for this game and movie. The game's graphics used to impress me back then.

[@YoungAF1]

How the hell do I remember these lyrics?

[@jblasutavario9549]

Repeat repeat repeat. After 8 years, do you remember?

[@mikeybabe861]

Completed this game . Was bloody hard

[@jjbiggs21]

I remember this commercial from when i was a kid and looked for it. Lol. I like youtube

[@TragickHipHop]

I had this game.. I dont think I ever got passed the 3rd level.. LOL.

[@AtariDad]

I'm surprised you even got that far. Like two minutes into the game you can only progress by standing in a certain spot and pressing a very specific button combination in order to use the grappling hook, a button combination that you could only find out about by reading the instruction manual. Meaning that if you were like me and rented a game, you gave up and went back to playin Donkey Kong Country or whatever.

[@JonnySuite13]

I came here for the memory, and that's what I got. I still love this commercial.

[@RandomoVideos]

I remember this advert! :P It's on the VHS tape of Batman Forever :D

[@Ernesto87]

Really? I have that movie on vhs, and I don't remember this.

[@hammeredbro95]

This game was so freakin hard, I remember when I was like 5 or 6 playing this game and I couldnt even make it past the second level, ah the old SNES days

[@Terryfan]

Batman Forever this ad was better then the movie

[@thewildcard83]

Still wonder about a full version of this song lol.

[@18Mi78]

Wow! can't believe I remember this! was only 4 at the time haha.

[@NinjaGuy9000]

Childhood Memories. I know the Movie wasn't amazing but when your a kid you don't realise how bad films etc but seeing this advertise with the song on the VHS just Nostalgic to me

[@comicbookreviewer4856]

NinjaGuy9000 back when I was in school one of my teacher gave her a box full of VHS tapes one of theme was batman forever and watch the game clip with the amazing song

[@tomaszzaglewski]

Hello, My name is Tomasz Żaglewski. I'm a professor of Cultural/Cinema Studies at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland). Right now I am finalizing an academic book about Joel Schumacher's Batman duology. I would like to kindly ask for your permission to use/quote your post above to be re-published in my book in the specific chapter dedicated for the modern reception and appreciation of Schumacher's work. The book is a scholarly/educational one. Please note that any images/captions will be omitted, so I am only seeking permission in relation to the textual content. Thank you for your reply and I'll appreciate your permission. Best regards! Tomasz

[@NinjaGuy9000]

@@tomaszzaglewski I wrote that comment randomly 7 Years ago. Carry on you have my permission

[@YoungAF1]

Yupp.Can't believe I remember this song after all these years.

[@SeasideDetective2]

One of the last games Sega Genesis ever released, as well as one of the first games Sony Playstation released; I have never played this game, but I've played on and enjoyed both those systems. I remember this commercial more than anything for that great theme song "The Real Game Begins," which was inspired by a line from the movie itself. Why couldn't THAT have been on an already awesome soundtrack?

[@trevormarshall8553]

Well I wouldn't say last Sega Genesis games, Genesis did have a life cycle until 1998, and unfortunately this wasn't on the PS1 unless you're thinking about The Batman Forever Arcade game which came out in late '96.

[@TienMysterio]

OMG I Thought This Video Didn't Exist! I Still Remember The Song! WE NEED FULL VERSION!

[@eldiablov2]

Sadly I don't think there is one. Pretty sure that it was made just for the trailer.

[@primal8724]

The dude who sings this Rek Anthony

[@jswatch9270]

tell me the song called

[@thetoad7367]

J's Watch the real game begins - batman forever

[@KnightZ1987]

Every now and then this song just pops in my head. Out of absolutely nowhere. I haven't owned the VHS tape since the early 2000s. I bought the 4k box set a little while back and I'm up to Batman Forever. Will have to fire this video up before I press play movie! 😅

[@TheFluffenhammer]

god damn, i'd love a full clean version of the music

[@Jay_Baumans_Stuntdouble]

You can run, there's no escape. You can hide, that's his fate. He can fight with all his might and never win. When good battle's evil, the real game begins.

[@marcushill5060]

Wouldn't it be messed up if Batman just straight fall, just imagine he grabs his cap and glides of that roof and starts to fall like "oh shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttt" lol

[@Zabs_Mcgee]

oohhhh....

[@LawrenceOlaf]

0:18 He looks like either the Mad Hatter or the Ventriloquist

[@vickissv3]

i remember this commercial , mostly because of the song

[@DaisyTheSadboi]

i love how the commercial is darker than the movie

[@Zyugo]

The commercial for Batman Forever the game, it rocked back then and it rocks forever.

[@MarkTheGreat555]

This song is so catchy and I remember it all these years 15 years ago. They should have had this song on the OST of the Dark Knight and I wish it was longer.

[@Terryfan]

This 30 second commercial is Better than the entire 2 hour long movie

[@Johnlindsey289]

You glad Nolan rebooted the franchise?

[@Terryfan]

+Johnlindsey289 well it did both good and bad for Batman

[@Johnlindsey289]

Terryfan what do you mean?

[@Terryfan]

+Johnlindsey289 I meant that Nolan did a good job restoring credit to Batman in the movies

[@Mike-t5r9q]

@@Johnlindsey289 Not really because i rather of had more of Tim Burton's Batman movies then Nolan's trilogy. Nolan's dark knight trilogy was boring and overrated as hell

[@KRS2000]

Ah man. I remember this commercial. I miss my childhood of the 90s.

[@ShiningEternity]

Wow I am surprised someone put this up. The jingle has echoed in my mind until I loaded this commercial.

[@03blaird]

Why do I still remember this add years later? still cant get it out of my head!

[@Theshark15z]

I'm glad I rented the game before I decided to buy it instead. Thankgod I didn't buy it. At least the Sega Saturn version was a classic style beat em' up game. This one just reeked.

[@jrptap]

The ending where he jumps of the building thats how the movie was gonna end but they cut it

[@andojo4747]

I had this movie on VHS, this commercial would come on before the movie played, I remember being mesmerised and wanting the game so much, never thought I would see this commercial again but KZbin is an amazing thing! I will say though, the urge I once had to buy and play this game isn't quite as, shall we say, strong as it once was 😂

[@danielwilliamson6180]

Awesome commercial and awesome lyrics.

[@jswatch9270]

I agree

[@Dragonrider1227]

The song was better than the game XD

[@Bends95]

Used to play this on the genesis when I was young,never got past the first level but enjoyed the hell out of it!

[@masseysmoviemadness1411]

'He can fight with all his might and never win.' They got that right

[@ArtQuakedoom95x2]

@gedaman it's just a image it's used to show you when the game will return to be able to play, you can see this by using the zsnes emulator and pressing the "console" button. this image passes very fast if was a loading time the emulator would stop working some seconds, like happen in Street fighter alpha 2

[@DamarisJohnsonnakomiah]

Too bad the game was horrible, but this commercial is boss

[@Johnlindsey289]

Agree this game is garbage and the movie sucked too

[@Rashid_Emperor]

Ebony Skeptic The game wasn't that bad😏...I actually finished it.

[@DamarisJohnsonnakomiah]

R a s h i d A1 I watched my brothers defeat it but everything about the game reminded me of the Resident Evil franchise movies.....horribly put together

[@Rashid_Emperor]

Ebony Skeptic the game itself had tuff stagez. But Resident Evil 2 on playstation waz real good.

[@Rashid_Emperor]

Ebony Skeptic the game itself had tuff stagez. But Resident Evil 2 on playstation waz real good.

[@gedaman]

@ArtQuakedoom95x2 HOLD ON is a waiting screen/loading screen. How else would you describe it?

[@treygreene4298]

liked how the commercial song matched the game music

[@exodia9817]

If that was Riddler in the commercial, than I've got something to say to him. You can run, there's no escape. You can hide, that's just fate. You can fight with all your might and never win. When good battles evil, the real game begins. For Batman and Robin, always remember; Courage now, Truth always.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

The lyrics were awesome.

[@exodia9817]

+Daniel Williamson I agree. If that was the last tune or jingle at the end of the Batman Forever movie, then that would have been fine by me.

[@danielwilliamson6180]

I love the film. A shame they didn't use or feature it for the end credits.

[@exodia9817]

Holy two alike minds Batman! You're right.

[@jswatch9270]

I agree

[@Deader87]

I love 90s like no other! Which is why I love this commercial to a T.

[@MikeMJPMUNCH]

my god this brings back some memories.

[@TheDarkKnight1983]

Basic rule of thumb.....anytime you see a shot of Batman and Robin that isn't a direct closeup.......odds are......it's a stunt double. So no......I can assure you that wasn't Val Kilmer and Chris O'Donnell. However, I am willing to bet that this was shot on the set while they were filming the movie.

[@threescarfmetal]

This commercial absolutely nailed it. And that shot at 21 seconds in is more iconic than anything that actually ended up in the movie!

[@live4marilyn]

The combat moves are identical to the ones in Mortal Kombat. Both games are made by the same company Acclaim! "This game is Tricerytops Testicles!" LOL!!!

[@koolandblue]

Howie Mandel makes a cameo appearance at 0:06!

[@SB992REBORN]

That's NOT Howie

[@sonofthunder15]

I loved that commercial and still do

[@supermetroid009]

I knew I wasn’t crazy. I remember this back when I was around seven years old.

[@renehernandezgutierrez5639]

Incredible i like the video and the song super 👍

[@mvpunisher1]

0:22 Only this scene was much better than the entire complete Batman Forever movie LOL

[@JohnnyOTGS]

I always found this commercial to be a small sequel to the movie.

[@madsgaming3070]

This game took ages to complete wen me and my brother was kids but that was one great retro game and now I play the new batman game and the years now have changed I wish we had it one more batman game but that one remake

[@jasonanderson5012]

Loved this game, and movie.

[@guileniam]

better than the movie

[@jswatch9270]

I love the movie

[@downtoearth6252]

Incredible 3D graphics.

[@boxthorncutter2804]

This could be the best song that was never born.

[@SuperJumpReviews]

this is better than the actual movie.

[@MqBuffon]

and the game

[@SuperJumpReviews]

Carlos Meza haha, true!

[@lt7114]

In all seriousness, it's funny just how little effort was put into game advertising back then. I mean, this is just utter shit.

[@jswatch9270]

I love the movie

[@SuperJumpReviews]

My friend and I were talking about this game the other day, he said he hated playing through the circus level. It gave him a headache because of the dark moody color and music, lol

[@AlextheSuperfly]

Awww, I love this advert. The game itself was way too hard (the controls on the SNES version were all messed up) but I remember thinking that the advert was awesome!

[@ArtQuakedoom95x2]

@gedaman Batman do not had loading times, the hold on is only a image that appears.

[@RekAnthony]

Hi, When I sang the vocals for the commercial there were three versions, but there is no full song. The other versions were for radio, and an alternate style, which just had more info about the game. The radio copy had to explain the 3D graphics, levels and other features of the game as there was no video for radio. It is a pretty cool jingle because I had a lot of freedom with the melody. Unfortunately, I don't own any rights to the lyrics or melody, so I can't use them.

[@Prelyood]

I bought this game when I was 5 and when I started it, I was like, "What the hell? This is nothing like the commercials..." I had no idea what the riddles meant, and could never make it past a quarter of the first level as I didn't know how to roundhouse drop. Then my friend got the Saturn version, and comparing the two...LOL!

[@lucastillery]

Loved that game!

[@PinstripeShirt]

That dive though...

[@SEMYAZZA1982]

"If that bat want to play, we sure to play"

[@alexsutton85]

I remember this playing on the VHS before the movie too. It may have been the first time I realised that the Mega Drive was called the Genesis in the USA. The game was good but too hard. I never did manage to use the slippery goo gun, something like LEFT-LEFT-UP-DOWN-LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-DOWN-DOWN-UP-LEFT-RIGHT-RIGHT-A....

[@cyshadowx]

I used to love this game.

[@gedaman]

@vocabularyspills it's games like Batman Forever which eventually lead to Acclaim going out of business in 2004. I remember how bad this game was. I got it for Christmas for Super NES. I remember being surprised at not only how bad the gameplay was, but also because there were loading times! In a cartridge game for chrissakes!!

[@jhackney88]

I Liked playing this for about the first 20mins after owning it, I might have kept playing it if the game had some save points, I got so frustrated trying to go back over what i had just done over and over again.

[@dudster9867]

@Goosterooo same here that damn game was impossible

[@BethLaura123x]

Haha it was on my video tape, and I remember being like 8, and watching it XD

[@eldiablov2]

0:23 this shot was used just to transition to the logo

[@ThunderLizardsRule]

"Batman Forever" could have been better if Tim Burton and Michael Keaton were still involved in the 90s franchise.

[@DuffPaddy1]

Yes! It was on the Batman Forever VHS with the trailers for Black Beauty, that one about the penguin and the stone and other shite that wouldn't appeal to a young boy.