Forgotten DC and Batman Video Games

[@MarioUcomics]

Fun fact. It was the Green lantern movie game that eventually lead to Microsoft to hire the developers to help them make the 2013 Killer Instinct game since they liked the combat.

[@bobafett4265]

Oh yeah I forgot both devs shared the same name, I never played the 2013 Killer Instinct game myself but heard a lot of good things about it and it being developed by the team that worked on that badass Green Lantern game which I played to death, I Platinumed it for pete's sake cause that combat is fire, makes me happy to know that people like myself would love it.

[@someonewhocommentsonyoutub3779]

How the hell can someone look at the Green Lantern game and think "wow that combat is impressive, let's get those guys for our fighting game reboot?"

[@jameslawrenson1208]

And it worked out, surprisingly.

[@Mr.Foxhat]

This is not completely true. Iron Galaxy was a referral from another developer, which led to Microsoft hiring them.

[@MarioUcomics]

Iron galaxy came in later after double Helix left season 1. Iron Galaxy worked on season 2 and 3 @@Mr.Foxhat

[@bmkdude67]

As a huge hockey fan hearing Austin whiff on pronouncing Lemieux gave me a good laugh 😅

[@Knux84]

The Brave And The Bold was a cartoon *also* after my time but it's 100% worth a watch, especially if you're a big fan of those "wait, who the hell is THIS guy" moments that lead you down wikipedia rabbit holes. Extremely minor and weird characters pop up all the time and they're always funny.

[@serPomiz]

also, the music meister episode. the one musical episode that both make sense and it doesn't overstay his turn

[@liesureleeminis8268]

Easily top 5 super hero shows ever.

[@pcachu]

the Dick Sprang design style is magnificent. the matching Silver Age attitude makes it even better.

[@tessfabled4115]

That is my fiance's favourite Batman-related piece of media ever haha. @@serPomiz

[@flashergoldpower15]

Easy top 10 for me! Man I'm so glad I got to watch that show mostly on cartoon network

[@crashbandicoot5636]

Dang, Austin really hustlin' with this many vids.

[@juststatedtheobvious9633]

And that's why he thinks Batman Returns on Sega CD is only the Genesis game with better music.

[@vaanitus887]

You might say it's an explosion of Austin videos. Or perhaps An Austin Eruption

[@dddaaa6965]

@@vaanitus887 no he just need money for house

[@marcellosilva9286]

He should change his channel name to Hustler One!

[@VerdantRange]

Fun fact about John Constantine: None of the adaptations get his name right. For real, there's a comic panel that explicitly points out that the last part of his name "rhymes with wine".

[@marts4169]

Great selection of games. Just surprised there was no mention of the Batman Begins game as I think that also fits the bill of a forgotten DC and Batman video game and is surprisingly good.

[@StriderStryker]

Unlike other KZbinrs, Austin digs for something special for us that we haven’t seen before. *Good thing I subbed this channel*

[@bes03c]

I throw him a couple bucks on patreon ;)

[@arthurfleck629]

@@bes03cNot all heroes wear capes🫡 Or wield tridents, lassos, and lantern power rings

[@Hasselhoff9K]

The Mummy Demastered is a great metroidvania made to promote Tom Cruise's movie, a film that I actively warned my parents to not watch it when it went to stream, they ignored me and apologize for not listening to me every time they remember it exists.

[@EggFighterXB-]

Double Dragon the movie game is also better than the movie

[@VSDeluxe]

FunFact: Titus bought Infograms in 99. After Titus went bankrupt Infograms bought all Titus assets. So Infograms = Titus. Also would not surprise me if they used part of Superman 64s code for their superman game

[@Gatorade69]

That was a fun fact. Kind of like how Acclaim is just LJN v2.0

[@VSDeluxe]

@@Gatorade69 since when Acclaim still exist?

[@kentuckycryptid]

Titus also owned a part of Interplay, which screwed over the latter when Titus went under. Interplay had to sell Fallout to Bethesda just to try and stay afloat. In other words, Fallout 76 is a distant result of Superman 64.

[@mr3urious]

The Superman Returns game had an interesting solution to the whole "Superman is OP, plz nerf" thing: they made Metropolis itself vulnerable rather than Supes. If Rocksteady Games wants to make a Superman equivalent to the Arkham games, perhaps they should turn to that for ideas.

[@ratchetpokemaster123]

Yes, I watched Blue Beetle. It genuinely deserved better than being the latest punchline for DC movies. Maybe if people who joked about no one watching it actually did go check it out. Jokes aside, a Blue Beetle game could be pretty neat. Shame it's likely not gonna happen any time soon.

[@amirgarcia547]

Agreed, while it isn’t really saying much when its competition is Shazam 2 and The Flash, it’s by far the best DC movie we’ve gotten this year so far

[@michaellogaaan6633]

way better than expected! I feel for the director/crew

[@flashergoldpower15]

Yeah I finally got around to eatch the movie last year on Max, easily one of the most fun ass movie I've seen in a good while

[@robsabey6379]

Static shock

[@dovakiin6904]

I feel like a dmc or bayonetta style combat would suit him well

[@aweiz6265]

The Justice League and Justice Society are totally separate teams

[@caelinnis]

They arent *totally* seperate at all

[@pun_dimen]

Same spirit though

[@koolaid33]

Man I remember getting that Green Lantern game you ended off the video with & I'm so glad my dad returned it after a week or so, it was a janky mess (from memory) & none of us wanted to play it at all.

[@curiositykilledthecat5118]

"Gopher mote? You could have turned into a dinosaur and you could have turned into lava but your solution to rescue my son was a ****ing GOPHER MOTE?!" - Adult swim's parody of the wonder twins was amazing.

[@russbatman3]

the way you pronounced mario lemieux name...lmao

[@scottgardner2950]

Batman Forever the Arcade Game is a perfect game and one who never performs an item crash as Batman is one who never knows wholeness

[@austineruption]

Use my code [AUSTINERUPTION] to get $5 off your delicious, high protein Magic Spoon cereal by clicking this link: sponsr.is/magicspoon_austineruption If the audio sounds off in this one, it's because I caught a gnarly Sinus Infection in the last week and it's been not fun getting over. So apologies on that one, I KNOW I JUMBLE SOME WORDS. OTHER THAN THAT, what's your favorite DC Superhero? It's hard not to say Batman for me, but for real Kyle Rayner is dope.

[@spectrumbots4268]

Wonder Woman.

[@TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA]

Love It AustinEruption Bro.

[@gracekim1998]

Mmmm maybe Batman? I haven’t fully made up my mind yet 😅

[@Gojiro7]

Thank you Austin for actually doing your homework and not spreading the rumor the P2 of the superman arcade game being Captain Marvel (I refuse to say Shazam) like Matt McMuscles did back in the Spiderman Arcade game video that you were in with him and Liam ( this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZu7noiVbsuUeLc )

[@nicolasjaime5095]

Nice video! I really enjoyed it. I really hope you get well soon.

[@greglane334]

How are you able to put out such interesting, high-quality videos so often?? It's honestly baffling, Damn, I forgot how hard the soundtracks for the early Batman games go.

[@TheBargainBinLLc]

I like how in the mud DC as a brand is, even in the title of the video he had to put in Batman just so people would be interested

[@austineruption]

sad

[@TheBargainBinLLc]

@@austineruptionagreed. Loved the video by the way! Also I really love how you put wrestling terminology in all of your videos for the most part. As fellow wrestling fan that puts a smile on my face.

[@ravencorb1354]

Another fantastic video. I love how you show games from so many different generations. Makes for great content of someone my age (37) lol keep up the good work 👍🏻

[@brianjmz]

I want Jon Moxley to come out to the Swamp Thing theme song.

[@austineruption]

ME TOO

[@medes5597]

I now regret signing that petition that was sent to Tony asking for him to come out to Sweet Caroline.

[@nshadex72]

It's about time you did DC games 😁😁

[@TG-ge1oh]

Love that you referenced the crossover and the call to Lambaste! First time I've seen anyone mention it.

[@JollyGiant64]

35:21 Green Lanturn: Rise of the Manhunturns (Jokes aside, good video! Always look forward to a release from you!)

[@Naedlus]

I was just shocked that they made a "good enough" Batman Forever game. I still have nightmares of the five minutes I played of the platformer almost 30 years back.

[@DeathMetalDerf]

My favorite comics involving John Constantine are actually The Sandman by Neil Gaiman. Absolutely fantastic stuff all around, and you get some backstory on him, his mother, and how he got to be who/what he was.

[@medes5597]

My favourite Constantine fact is that multiple writers claim to have seen John Constantine in real life. Alan Moore even says he spoke to him. I can't think of any other character that has that kind of weirdness behind them.

[@GINTegg]

Funny that this came out the same day they announced that Gotham Knights is coming to game pass, a game I had no intent to play until I watched your video about it which made me somewhat interested. DCUO is also getting a next gen release which means that it'll likely continue to somehow be better than the majority of modern live services.

[@Gojiro7]

35:43 "when was the last time you saw a Tie in Video Game being better then the movie" Easy, the Mummy Demastered, that games a Metroid-vania, its music is fire, it was by Wayforward, and its only crime was being loosely attached to the movie that killed the Dark Universe before it even began

[@AC-hj9tv]

Dude we need more Swamp Thing everything

[@toganium4175]

Clearly none of them will ever compare to the masterpiece that is Superman 64. Though to get serious, one of the most elusive DC Comics based games is a GameBoy Color game based on a lesser known DC Character named Sgt. Rock. The game was called Sgt. Rock on the Frontline, and it’s so odd that this lesser-known character got a video game.

[@Invidente7]

Because it's a Game Boy color remake of an old Taito game known as Front Line and they just decided to put Sgt Rock on it.

[@jakethehuman23]

I can't believe Gotham City Imposters didn't make the list! My brother and I bought a second PS3 just so we could play this game together! We were obsessed and nobody I know has even heard of it

[@serPomiz]

GCI had absolutelly no advertising of any kind hell, I discover it years after due to it being suggested in the similar games when you bought the batman arkham collection on steam!

[@ludaelectric7444]

Don't worry brother im there with you. Only real ones know GCI existed

[@rezanox6699]

Honestly I'd love to hear a Champions of Norrath and Champions Return to Arms review. Those were some of my favorite games growing up and I feel like they aren't talked about enough

[@MegaProto]

OKAY SOMEONE ELSE WHO WAS WEIRDLY SPOOKED BY "THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN" FINALLY NOW I CAN LIVE AT PEACE KNOWING THERE'S ANOTHER

[@austineruption]

THERE ARE TWO OF US

[@SonEntry]

one of your best videos, i love your channel! it’s really hard for me to click on new videos and learn something about video games and get new information, but you always hook us up

[@FishcalledPhil]

ill never understand how Austin is able to pump out so much content with such high quality

[@backspacer92]

Thanks for putting out a video despite being sick. Hope you get better soon!

[@fusionspace175]

While the combat in Death of Superman is pretty basic, there is a counter to punches not hitting multiple foes. You always have four throw moves in every direction available, and those do hit multiple opponents. It's about as good as Maximum Carnage.

[@Gatorade69]

You are correct but I think Maximum Carnage is just a tiny tiny bit better thanks to the music and the presentation (Comic panel cutscenes straight outta the comics).

[@fusionspace175]

@@Gatorade69 True, it has the better presentation of its story, but Superman has the far better story. Even in that reduced capacity, I think it has power. Plus you have double the characters to play as. I just meant to give people a mark of equivalent quality, in any case.

[@Gatorade69]

@@fusionspace175 I wasn't trying to argue. I agree. I hear a lot of people call it bad but it's definitely passable.

[@fusionspace175]

@@Gatorade69 Also on that list, I'd include Xbox Man of Steel as almost as playable as Shadow of Apokolips, and with a ton of great stuff for comics fans, such as a story written by the comics writers and a free roam mode to find landmarks and references in the maps (though with no other life present), and ten costumes to unlock dating back to the 1930's. The mechanics aren't great but they are functional, and it's not boring like Aquaman. I'd gladly play it again if I could emulate the system.

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

Dang, Austin. You've been on a roll for the past months, each vid a banger! And man, didn't know there were 7 DIFFERENT Batman Returns games.

[@WhiteLantern.]

You should’ve talked about the young justice video game

[@Funkyent]

Thanks for pumpin this out while sick boy!

[@SourRobo8364]

The old DC logo. That takes me back. To better days.

[@starpencil]

It's amazing how you're able to put out content this good this consistency.

[@stevenkilboy1319]

I’m so appreciative when a new Austin video comes out, love it man!

[@Hi_Just_Fred]

The Co-Op Superman being red is probably a reference to an old Superman comic that had him split into Red and Blue versions. Not the 90s one, a much older one.

[@blankomega6487]

Thanks Austin, get well soon. Always enjoy your videos, truly unlocks memories more than my phycologist ever could

[@curiositykilledthecat5118]

"Le Mew" - That pronunciation made my 41 year old ass die inside a little, lol.

[@beefythiefy6588]

Last october I played Blade, Hellboy, and Constantine games and Constantine impressed me the most in terms of level design and keeping a creepy atmosphere

[@ant-fan]

I’ve been waiting for so long for you to talk about Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters. You’ve mentioned it a couple of times, but never in depth, and it’s one of my favorite games.

[@yuzef_jayden]

The Constantine game was pretty cool. It freaked me out when I was a kid with its atmosphere and chants.

[@jasone3962]

Being able to hear people beg Superman for help is probably the one real thing they actually put in that game. Can you imagine beans ham and hearing people for miles and miles and miles away dying and crying and asking for help? That it would suck

[@joym3357]

4:59 I love the chibbi statue of liberty lol

[@ringofgaea2617]

hearing the kyle rayner shoutout at the beginning made me shout YEAYUUUUUGHHHH at the screen. hell yeah bro

[@DRCEQ]

Justice League Task Force was my first introduction to Green Arrow. I was early-90's X-Men craze helped get me into comics, but I was a Marvel fan because of it, and exposure to the DC was just Batman, Superman, Flash, Green Lantern, and Aquaman. Green Arrow was a complete unknown to me.

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

I just platinumed Justice League Cosmic Chaos this week and it was a TON of fun. Especially for a kids game, it had a hood amount of depth, difficulty and LORE. It is STEEPED in DC continuity.

[@Ryanmiller70]

Thank you for talking abou Shadow of Apokolips. I swear I was going crazy thinking I was the only one to actually play that game cause the most I ever see it get brought up is just when it's lumped in with every other Superman game and never anything specific about it. I could never get past the dam level as a kid cause the part where you're supposed to push the part back in just didn't work for me no matter how hard I button mashed.

[@MageBeLike]

Lol my random licensed game obsession recently ended with me having most of the games in this video already. Even got green lantern all achievements (even though that’s quite easy).

[@CastlesOfTheLion]

Love your videos, Austin! I always wondered what that Green Lantern video game was like... If you do that Batman video you mentioned, I hope you discuss Batman and Robin on PS1 and Batman VR. Oh and if you need another video idea, I would recommend finding games that are based on Mecha. Whether its anime centered or western designed, I think with the small resurgence of mecha coming to video games and TV, it would be a cool video to watch!

[@drewdman10]

I've been playing the green lantern game this year and I'm really surprised at how well it actually plays. The combat is interesting and the gameplay is fast and varied. I think a major reason the game was panned at the time was because the movie was awful and the game being called a god of war clone at a time when everyone was sick of god of war clones. It's a solid 7 out of 10 game for me, not great not bad but good enough to play if it interests you in literally any way.

[@pjlusk7774]

One game that you missed in the Superman section: the PS2 era Superman Returns tie-in game. It’s not good, exactly, but it does have one pretty interesting idea that could be implemented in future Superman games. Namely, the player’s health bar *isn’t* Superman’s, it’s Metropolis’s. Superman can be knocked back or knocked down, but can’t be meaningfully harmed, but the squishy civilians trapped in burning buildings or in the middle of a Metallo rampage sure can be.

[@Deexeh]

Fun fact, Condor and Blizzard made both games without knowing about eachother until at an expo. Then they realized how similar their games were and decided to become blizzard. Condor went on to make Diablo as Blizzard North.

[@andrewollmann304]

Whoo-hoo! Austin’s getting into Green Lantern!

[@austineruption]

Sometimes I just need someone to point me in a direction

[@toganium4175]

@@austineruption Which Green Lantern series got you into Green Lantern?

[@Invidente7]

​@@austineruption Siniestro Wars, one of the greatest Green Lantern epics ever made.

[@andrewollmann304]

@@austineruptionI’m not super into it myself…but the 2016 stuff by Geoff Johns (I think) was a good time.

[@douglasbriel6103]

I spent hours on the Atari game as a kid, and a lot on Chibi Superman on the NES. The arcade game was one of the few I didn't die in two seconds on. I haven't gotten past level one in Superman Returns.

[@frienderoo]

This sounds kinda weird but when he says "If you arent atleast 33 years old you probably have no idea what i just said." I though it was kinda weird how specific that number was...until i remembered how he said he was a 90's kid, Which might mean he was born in 1990, Which would make him now...33 years old. So what I'm saying is that he might've quite literally just said that if you are younger than him, You have no idea what he's talking about. 😂

[@gracekim1998]

Yep😅 that’s quite true because I’m a LATE 90’s kid

[@lookboiii2183]

As a Scottish person, hearing “The Jobbiest of Jobbers” said out loud made me laugh way too hard

[@joeslickback]

Batman, Batman, you want to play a really shitty Nintendo game, Batman? How about Return of the Joker on NES.

[@TheBandoBandito]

Really appreciate the output lately.

[@austineruption]

Thanks for watching and keeping up!

[@DeadCellOne]

That Swamp Thing song is one of the most insane things I've ever heard. I can't believe that got made at all. Also that they didn't get sued. Absolutely hilarious.

[@zombielynx21]

Lemieux is a French name, pronounced like Le-Mew.

[@davidt3563]

God what an awesome video! First off Austin, I'm supposed to be playing Starfield NOT remembering that I still need to play Champions Of Norath & BG Dark Alliance! And now like 30 other games I have never even seen before. I've never watched a video that had so many games I missed in their generation(s). I've got a busy couple days ahead of me!

[@videnez]

17:22 the change in accent got me lol

[@RaphaelRemington6969]

Damn Austin these videos are so good good job! Lookin sharp in that cowboy hat too

[@huzi990]

The PS3 version of Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters deserved more love for how fun its coop is!

[@MateusDrake]

Man, I actually love Justice League Heroes. I like that Ultimate Alliance and X-Men Legends allow you to make your own team, but them you have characters with vastly different powers interacting with the same places. In JLH, you have Superman and Wonder Woman in Space handling stuff Batman, Flash or Zatanna aren't suited for. This also allows for the dialogue to reflect the specific hero duo, location and bad guys you're facing. The build system was very interesting to me, I experimented with it a lot and got very satisfied when things worked just right. My only problem was when I checked online for guides and got to min-max everything. I think the story is pretty decent, but mostly the interactions and dynamic between the heroes. It kinda feels like a JL/JLU episode. And I actually love how that game initially kicked my ass. Lots of games like that are just a walk in the park or filled with damage sponges that just couldn't ever kill you. JLH really had me to change how I acted based on the character I was playing. Most of all, I played that game mostly using co-op, but I also had fun with single player because I had unlocked other characters and built them up at least a bit.

[@NoahEurich]

The mobile game for “The Dark Knight Rises” will always be goated. Absolutely loved that game. Replayed it constantly.

[@pharossymphony]

another Austin Eruption video. always a treat

[@Tetriser]

I actually remember playing Batman Forever: The Arcade Game on an old PS1 when I was still in primary school It has been years since I played the game that I forgot about it until 2020

[@NenadZdralic]

Lmfao, "Sorry y'all, I'm a 90s kid" I'm using that whenever I get into any situation.

[@Thatguy55595]

You need to address Dark Tomorrow and Batman and Robin PS1 sir

[@ajoesaint5858]

I actually played the Death and Return of SuperMan growing up! I had no idea what the name was though, I’m glad it showed up

[@swandive46]

I've never seen gameplay of Green Lantern before, but it does look interesting. Might give it a go whenever I get back on my PS3.

[@Bangtavious]

Great vid! I'd love to see you cover Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu. I think it would be right at home here on this channel.

[@shawnheatherly]

The Green Lantern game raises an interesting topic. How many video game adaptations, so often a downgrade, are better than the source material?

[@SakuraAvalon]

First thing that comes to mind is the Ratchet and Klank movie game.

[@Penguindude1]

I've heard good things about the Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever game on GBA.

[@bobafett4265]

X-Men Origins Wolverine is better than the movie it's based on but not the IP as a whole and man it goes hard and wasn't afraid to be as graphic as Logan is known to be, like one of the features is that you heal in real time, so after a big grueling battle and you get into a cutscene, you look like an actual corpse, I have nothing more to add to that.

[@SparrowAaron]

You earned my subscription with the Darkwing Duck reference. 😂

[@jediknightgeo]

Awesome video Austin. I would have put in the Catwoman GBC game in here as well. A lot of people don't even know about that game. Also there's a DS version of Justice League Heroes (developed by Sensory Sweep Studios) that is a prequel to the console game. JLH: The Flash is an😮 "inbetween'quel" as it takes place during the events of the PS2/Xbox game.

[@gracekim1998]

Oooo fun Hope you feel better soon Austin

[@jpnakashima1224]

For anyone interested in fighting games, there's an INCREDIBLE fangame called TMNT x Justice League Turbo that mixes the game mentioned in this video with the TMNT fighting fame of the SNES, adding a bunch of new systems and shiny flair. It is so good. A lovely way to keep the legacy of the game alive

[@thetrueghost]

Hope you feel better, sinus infections are horrible, great video as usual 🎉

[@gantz22ify]

Justice League Task Force for the Genesis had an EPIC intro and soundtrack.

[@ExExister]

Batman Vengeance has different combos. I also thought at first that it didn't but in combat the jump button becomes a kick and Batman also has some special moves that use the meter below your health.

[@sanchit404]

Always a good day when Austin uploads !!!

[@apukami3643]

Batman Vengeace really was something special to me

[@DannyREX2099]

Justice league Heroes was awesome. I played it for dozens and dozens of hours. Unlocking the extra characters gave it so much replayability.

[@pjlusk7774]

Too bad that so many of the characters were Green Lantern palette swaps. That said, I did love that Superman’s block animation was him putting his hands on his hips and sticking his chest out. It was a nice touch.

[@Ocapela215]

Loving your new series of content!

[@SkinnyDoom]

The reason he separated DC and Batman is because Batman is Marvel

[@FlordeFogo]

Next game is the 2015 Infinite Crisis? Oh gawd incredible!

[@d.c.stranded7134]

At this point the reason we don't have a great Superman game, great Aquaman game, great third-person TMNT game, great 3rd person Donkey Kong game besides 64 and etc. is all the same, it's a lack of will, you cannot tell me the talent doesn't exist, you cannot tell me the audience doesn't exist, you cannot tell me the technology doesn't exist, the companies themselves just don't want it enough and until they do you ain't going to see this change.

[@Muffinpurplegurk]

You've been spoiling us for so long. Appreciate you papa eruption ❤

[@Bambo_waffle]

I love you Austin, your vids make my life better 🙏

[@laterferaligatr2947]

Holy frick bruh....I IMMEDIATELY remembered Justice League Heroes yo. I had it! That's CRAZY....wow

[@MathieuLeblanc1991]

Sunsoft basically had a huge deal with Warner Bros until 1995 when the American division went bankrupt, it's why Task Force got published by Akklaim. They also did a majority of all the Looney Tunes games during that time as well, Looney Tunes B-Ball was one of the last ones they did

[@joeabernathy5402]

The Mummy Demastered is better than the movie it's based on as well