Batman Returns SNES - Why It Was So Good

[@jobgonzalez4449]

One of the greatest 90s games ever. I still play it and it’s 2024 !!!!

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@jobgonzalez4449 completely agree! Konami was on fire when they made this one

[@Slowgroovin]

Basically Final Fight with a Batman twist. Great game.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

Yep! :)

[@modollaz8116]

This is now coming to the MD/Genesis courtesy of Pyron.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

Awesome!

[@mikeg2491]

Saw this and he is making use of all the advances learned since then to implement things like 2 player coop and 9 enemies on screen af once. Imagine if the SNES dev kit had been leaked out like the Sega one what we’d have now.

[@jcollins1305]

One word: Konami

[@retrogamingmaniac]

Exactly! Konami knew how to make some great games

[@stevenrobinson9856]

You forgot to drop the mic.

[@Parzival555]

​@stevenrobinson9856 along with the code

[@antjones2281]

Konami's soundtracks were so spectacular. I still listen to the soundtracks for Ni ja Turtles and the SNES version of Batman the Animated Series to this day.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@antjones2281 i do the same thing lol

[@davec.3129]

This game is high on my list. Used to rent it often and have it now. It’s nice to see someone not bashing this game for a change. Those who do seem to have the flimsiest reasons they hate it

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@davec.3129 it's a fantastic game. Would have been cool to have a coop mode

[@MaximumRD]

I rented it from a nearby video store back in the day and was not disappointed!

[@The_RadicalOne]

Josh! Your putting in work! And yes, the micheal Kenton Batman is the best.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

Heck yeah! Keaton batman is awesome

[@scottcharney1091]

*you're

[@WhoCaresAnymoreTho]

Keaton 100%

[@retrogamingmaniac]

Agreed!

[@beezy22]

Batman Returns (SNES):first rented it from video store, loved the game and wasn’t disappointed…….then got Batman Returns (SNES) as a christmas gift in 1993……best christmas gift ever……

[@collectingonthecheap56353]

Have always felt Batman Returns was a spectacular movie and of course I just had to play the game. I owned the NES version, as the SNES version always eluded me. I did eventually get to rent the SNES version, and felt that it truly was spectacular.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@collectingonthecheap56353 yeah it was such a great game when it came out and still holds up

[@wes5619]

Because classic beat'em ups are always a win. Playing as Batman was just gravy.

[@opaljk4835]

There are plenty of horrible to middling beat ‘em ups of that era. This one did a lot right mechanically, and it also a very good representation of the film as well as an impressive showing with sound and graphics.

[@rwlwrestlingleague2975]

Probably the best side scrolling walkie sockie I ever played. Batman's arsenal was stacked for a 16 bit cart.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

I agree! I like how brutal he fights too. Smashing people though windows lol

[@rwlwrestlingleague2975]

@retrogamingmaniac slamming em into the backgrounds was a blast.

[@sethious1]

The Sega Genesis version was a pain in the ass to beat

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@sethious1 big time!

[@nighthunterelite8336]

Good stuff! 9:20 I like the idea of a coop mode with Commissioner Gordan. It would be kinda like how in Samurai Western the second player controls Ralph. Wouldve been neat 😮

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@nighthunterelite8336 yeah would have actually been fun lol

[@mattlockwood6089]

1)Batman return of the joker NES 2)Batman returns SNES 3)Batman NES 4)Batman returns NES

[@evad999]

I have never been the biggest fan of side-scrolling beat-em-ups, but this one, and Turtles in Time broke through my defenses and are very enjoyable. Both do a relatively good job of breaking up the monotony that plagues the genre so much... also, both being IPs I have been passionate for years and years, didn't hurt, either LOL

[@retrogamingmaniac]

Turtles is such a great game as well. The music is super catchy

[@TexasHollowEarth]

I highly recommend The Combatribes and Two Crude (Crude Buster). Both are very unique and technically solid beatemups with a good amount of depth in the gameplay 👍👍

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@ I’ve never heard of those, I’ll have to check them out! :)

[@davidaitken8503]

​@@retrogamingmaniacThis is my first time on your channel so I don't know what you have and haven't't covered. I would highly recommend Ninja Warriors and Iron Commando.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@ welcome to the channel! Those are great suggestions. I was actually looking at doing mystical ninja as well :)

[@larryconnerjr1835]

Batman Returns was one of the best beat em ups on SNES land in my opinion the best Batman game on any console

[@retrogamingmaniac]

It’s fantastic!

[@iTiZaQUeStiOnMaRk]

This was my favorite. Wish they'd re-release it on the Switch, I'd pay $10 for it

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@iTiZaQUeStiOnMaRk oh a remaster with coop would be fun

[@SECONDQUEST]

Just found this channel. It's nice. Reminds me of SNES DRUNK. Just a chill dude, talking about games. Wonderful channel.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

I’m glad you are here! Thank you for watching!

[@alistairrobinson3865]

Wow gif I remember this so well, read all about it in the magazines and then rented it as soon as it gane out, was really impressive back then! Loved your review, am tempted to get a copy now!!

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@alistairrobinson3865 i'm glad you enjoyed it, and thank you so much for watching! Yeah, it's a fantastic beat him up for sure

[@JPIbanez84]

I have to say I am impressed by the amount of beating whoever is playing on the video (you?) took during the second level (the one with the different gameplay style). It's really not that hard. I agree with you though. This game is really awesome. I played it my fair amount of times back in the day.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

Never underestimate how bad I can be at a game 😂

[@miamimagicians]

This is the definition of Blockbuster rental

[@retrogamingmaniac]

A rental to rent over and over it lol

[@jcbjcb2042]

I rented this game so much I could have just bought the damn game 5 times over.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@jcbjcb2042 lol 🤣

[@curtisscism1522]

Side scrolling beat em up. Such a classic and great game format.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@curtisscism1522 agreed!

[@Escaped-FromHellview]

I play this game with a trainer so the grapnel gun or any other of my own attacks don’t have any negative effects

[@cliffdodson1592]

Oh dang, I remember this game!! Heck yeah man!!! 🙏🏽🤘🏽💯🦇

[@retrogamingmaniac]

Yeah!

[@veghesther3204]

Same here but some of the other versions were pure crap like the Sega Genesis version.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

Yeah the sega version was way different and definitely not as good unfortunately

[@NightmareEcoF-150]

Loved this game too. It’s why I have it on my emulator too.

[@jeffbanfieldsflwr3537]

The Animated series circa late 90's .... the absolute best!

[@popasmurf78]

Super Nintendo had great audio quality for the time. Love the music and sound effects in this game.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@popasmurf78 yeah the 16 bit music is so awesome. Sometimes I just listen to 16 but music on KZbin

[@scottcharney1091]

I played this a lot. I should note, however, that there is no mention of the Poodle Lady!

[@retrogamingmaniac]

Lol

[@mr.tie-rex9577]

I have to say this and the Sega Master System game are my favorite ones centered around Batman Returns.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@mr.tie-rex9577 I haven’t played the master system version yet. :)

[@focusedonfuture3255]

I didnt mind it but would have preferred to also have the Genesis version ported over with upgrades colors and sound. By the time it came out I was pretty over the "Beat em up" games, there were so many and the ones we wanted werent on the home systems. X-men and Simpsons.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@focusedonfuture3255 yeah I need to try the genesis port and see how bad it is

[@timcase2494]

T'was a good one for sure

[@retrogamingmaniac]

Definitely

[@marioyungblood]

This game is a classic. Over the years, I seen hack games with widescreen, in a strange way I wouldn't mind this game hacked and made "Widescreen." Some Hack Games don't stray to far from the original and those I can play. Because some folks are different with change & I respect that👊 Every Original game that gets release is The Real Way to play, "good or bad." Though some hacks fix games....??

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@marioyungblood oh yeah, a widescreen hack would be fantastic and allow for much more of a viewing distance. I would finally be able to see those biker clowns coming lol

[@majicweather4890]

They need to rerelease this on modern consoles. Give it an hd remaster

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@majicweather4890 much needed!

[@jedirun]

classic :)

[@NateTheGnat]

It would have been cool if you could play as a second Batman in 2Player mode. Just palette swap him to be more blue. It doesn't have to make sense, just would be good for co-op.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@NateTheGnat there needs to be a hack for that! :)

[@stevenrobinson9856]

Or you can just throw in Robin?

[@biggjoshhardcore]

I remember renting Batman returns on the SNES it was pretty dope i don’t know why i didn’t just buy it lol

[@retrogamingmaniac]

Lol I would also rent the same games over and over

[@shanetyler9391]

I have this game one of the best side scrolling Batman games ever made.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@shanetyler9391 totally agree!

[@Parzival555]

Jack Nicholson was the best joker. Played both sides.... gangster, and psychotic villain with a humorous side.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@Parzival555 totally agree. He was my favorite

[@KionKamon]

There’s only one good alive action Batman that kills villains, and that’s Michael Keaton. My favorite non killing Batman is the DCAU aka Kevin Conroy.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@KionKamon couldn't agree more!

[@MrJohnlennon007]

Batman who actually kills is more better imo. The no-kill versions are literally just getting more innocent people killed when the villain escapes again.

[@davidreeves4556]

Was this game not popular? For some reason people seemed to sleep on it in the UK. I had it and it was indeed excellent surpassed expectations and was very well polished.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@davidreeves4556 yeah it was very popular in the states, not sure about the UK though. I would be interested to see some UK reviews on it

[@davidreeves4556]

@@retrogamingmaniac I wonder if it got a limited or late release? The one I had was American come to think of it but I had an "adapter".

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@ interesting Now im curious

[@hunteremison524]

I always had to use my test tubes just to beat the first Catwoman

[@retrogamingmaniac]

Lol no shame in that

[@Rayterni]

9:11 It's nice that you mentioned that it would be cool to have co-op mode for this game, because some folks are about to release on Christmas a port of this game for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive which does have co-op - it will be possible to play with 2 Batmen: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqKThGitd7WefJI It looks really cool, and there a few more additions as well (more enemies on screen, etc.).

[@retrogamingmaniac]

Wow that's awesome!

[@RetroGamerLofi]

The Penguin was so hard to beat (even with cheat codes) lol

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@RetroGamerLofi lol I didn’t even make it to penguin 😂

[@RetroGamerLofi]

@ 😂😂😂💀

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@RetroGamerLofi this was me☠️☠️☠️☠️

[@stevenrobinson9856]

As I watch and reading rhe comments im sitting in a dark room like Bruce Wayne was in the beginning of the movie.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@stevenrobinson9856 lol that’s the best way to watch!

[@MrJohnlennon007]

I suck at this game but it’s a great experience. :)

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@MrJohnlennon007 so do I lol

[@JLE8811]

3:02 Danny elfman at his best.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@JLE8811 his music is always fire

[@geoffreyfrey8644]

I could’ve sworn Capcom made this game. It must be a Mandela Effect for me. It is even being compared to “Final Fight” which was made by Capcom. The gameplay and style were so similar it seems wild to me that it isn’t Capcom. Konami makes awesome games, so it makes more sense than if it was now being spread that JLN made it. In that case, I’d have to call BS. I’ll assume that I must have remembered it wrong, especially when being presented with the facts. However, I would be curious how many other people remember it being a Capcom game instead of a Konami game. 🤔

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@geoffreyfrey8644 it’s definitely very similar to final fight so I could understand thinking it was a capcom game :)

[@stevedave8891]

I've never been able to get past Catwoman 😢

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@stevedave8891 lol no shame it that

[@bizzzz]

Keaton batman best. Bale 2nd. I liked the story in the ben affleck one... Something a little different

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@bizzzz I agree with that order. Keaton is the best for me but bale also pulled a strong performance. Val Kilmer I think was good and deserves a little more recognition

[@bizzzz]

@retrogamingmaniac True, I'm generally a fan of his work👍

[@cliffdodson1592]

Wasn’t there a Gameboy version?

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@cliffdodson1592 probably was, I think possibly even an Atari lynx version too lol

[@cliffdodson1592]

@ the only reason I ask is because back in ‘95 a cousin gave me a Batman Gameboy game for my birthday. I can’t remember if it was the legitimate “Batman Returns”. I dig the sarcasm tho 🦇😎

[@fantasticdavidson1179]

Could of made this game for sega I don’t know why they didn’t 😢

[@retrogamingmaniac]

Yeah the sega version is ok but not like this one at all unfortunately

[@johnmurdoch8534]

Goood game except the circus train bug youd get stuck half of screeen..and its like the second to last level.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@johnmurdoch8534 never knew about that, that’s interesting

[@johnmurdoch8534]

@retrogamingmaniac yeah i dont know what triggered it but you were unable to move back to the train platform and your top half was the only thing visible (if i recall). But remember..no ingame saves and nothing could hurt you so all you could do was reset. That was the only location i ever got stuck with that bug .

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@ this is we’re playing on a retron five might come in handy where you could just create a save point maybe at the level before. That might be the way I go in case I run into that issue.

[@Parzival555]

Ben Afleck was THE WORST

[@retrogamingmaniac]

Him or George Clooney. I think Clooney probably would have been OK but was subject to bad writing

[@darkpitch1]

It was a great game but it wasn’t hard enough. I beat it in 1-2 days after having paid $60 for it. It was modeled after “Final Fight” but not too hard.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@darkpitch1 that's understandable. I was never good enough to have that problem though lol

[@joshuawesteros5345]

I played this game beyond a healthy amount. Lol

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@joshuawesteros5345 lol I can understand why.

[@joshuawesteros5345]

I’m trying to figure out which stage I made it to as a kid. Maybe the furthest I made it was the rooftop scene. I never thought of this as a final fight/streets of rage game, I should have; streets of rage 2 on genesis was my dope as a kid. Lol

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@ lol yeah streets of rage was a ton of fun. I also played a ton of the punisher of sega genesis. It was amazing

[@joshuawesteros5345]

I never played punisher, always wanted to. Ya know what you reminded me of though? Terminator 2 arcade, using the menacer light gun. Wow good times. Loved that one too. 😀

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@ that was a great game but man was it difficult lol. I remember one level the truck is being chased and I could never pass it

[@CyberFoxy87]

I like the characters in this one ... But when they changed the look of everything to looking more like a modern city, I was not impressed

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@CyberFoxy87 yeah it definitely had a different feel and look to it than the first one. I still love them both though! :)

[@antjones2281]

You really want to feel like you're really batman..play Arkham Shadow.

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@antjones2281 lol good point

[@RightNowMan]

This game fucked so much ass! A real classic.

[@SECONDQUEST]

Can we just point out that the Cobblepots are terrible parents. Penguin has goofy hands, and is short and fat. Hardly a reason to throw out a kid lmao

[@retrogamingmaniac]

They were horrible parents lol

[@Mikewee777]

The actor who played as the dad of penguin was caught with gay child pornography.

[@ViceGhost]

The sega version was superior

[@retrogamingmaniac]

Definitely a different style than the snes version but good in it's own right

[@ViceGhost]

@retrogamingmaniac to me the snes version was just copy paste streets of rage. Yes this game was insanely difficult but I actually like the color scheme and design of it. It was very Batman

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@ViceGhost I can see that. I think I'll make an episode on the Sega version! :)

[@ViceGhost]

@retrogamingmaniac that'd be dope...the deep purples brought out the gloom and purple suit batman gave this product a neo millenia techy vibe....hard to explain....the master system soundtrack for me was like a batman microcosm in the sega universe haha

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@ViceGhost yeah I do have this one it's pretty cool I think they got the colors down and kind of resembled that of the NES version as well

[@Nobunaga1983]

Batman returns was good for its time, but the beat em style is super monotonous. You play the game for 10 seconds and you’ve played all the recycled gameplay the game has to offer

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@Nobunaga1983 that is true but the gameplay while simple can definitely be addictive lol

[@Nobunaga1983]

@ yeah it’s fun. But I always think about how they could make beat em relevant today. Make create your own level/character modes, a new physics engine, like where ever you punch your enemies they will fall a different way depending where you hit them so every fight looks different.etc

[@retrogamingmaniac]

@@Nobunaga1983 that would be epic like mario maker, but a beat him up instead

[@Nobunaga1983]

@ check this Batman returns on genesis coming and 2 players kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqKThGitd7WefJIsi=r5GiBv7fXPdoMwsW

[@Nobunaga1983]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqKThGitd7WefJIsi=SKQ6TfNV4FcJ8_cQ Batman returns for Genesis