Debunking the Difficulty - Batman (NES)

[@asymptoticspatula]

I forgot how graphically impressive this game is. One of the best-looking NES games for sure.

[@redcrimson1028]

I Never forgot how good this game looks. I still play it from time to time. It's especially fun with the more energy from hearts cheats as well as the more ammo from pick ups.

[@frcShoryuken]

The graphcis and soundtrack are easily some of the best from the NES. I still listen to this soundtrack pretty frequently after all these years

[@dreamlandnightmare]

Good graphics, but the environments tend to look generic and repetitive as the game goes on.

[@zacknicley8150]

From now on I’m not good-looking, I’m “graphically-impressive.” Thank you.

[@bryanverano9526]

@@frcShoryuken 9óooooo9

[@Ultimathy]

I remember playing this as a kid. It’s nice to finally see the ending of this game🤣

[@anarchynate151]

Lol

[@pamellwood7621]

You stole my comment! 😂

[@bulasturubula3660]

I rarely made it past level 2 lol

[@LapsedComicFan]

I only beat it with save states. Lol. I’m no good at these games but I love em. Seeing guys do this and barely get hit makes me rethink my gaming lol

[@quiltface83]

Its kind of nice if you die at the joker and have to do that stage all over again you dont have to fight that first boss again. That stage leading to him though is frustrating.

[@Sicktoid]

Just wanna leave a quick comment to let you know that I'm loving the series and your channel in general. You are a very entertaining and chill personality and you explain stuff very well even while playing these games with absolutely monstrous difficulty. Keep it up, man! All the best!

[@chubzero7342]

Stage 3-4 boss, at the start of the fight, wall jump left and up on the first ledge, take a split second to select the gun, then as the boss is leaping to the left side of the screen, you jump to the right ledge and then drop down on the right side of the screen. If done correctly, boss stays facing the left while you shoot from the right side of the screen. As long as you time your shots correctly the boss will stay stunlocked / attacking / jumping /facing the wall until death. If you don't time your shots right the boss will correct and continue the fight. You need to be almost full on ammo going in.

[@adamw9764]

This game has one of the best soundtracks of all time and brings back so many great memories. I never beat the game as a kid, but later in life I was finally able to beat it after many hours of trial and error (Joker is a rough boss fight)

[@MrMendeezy]

I had this video paused and I was bored standing in line at the bank and when I unlocked my phone, it auto-resumed and said "JUST PUNCH THE SHIT OUT OF EVERYBODY". It was embarassing but it also felt like the evil conscience on my shoulder speaking out loud, so it was kinda funny too. Anyway, love the series!

[@jimmylarson7856]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that’s hilarious

[@williaml.6922]

@Alan Mendez, at least it was at that point in the video and not 8:11 💀

[@MrMendeezy]

@@williaml.6922lol yeah...bad prank idea "how to rob a bank tutorial" inside a bank.

[@autobotstarscream765]

I want that as my notification ringtone.

[@metadotjpg]

@1:20 - It was called a "Dirk," as I recall, but it's way different than the medieval weapon it was named for. Thank you for attending my TED talk.

[@rachel_against]

I love "debunking the difficulty" so much!! It's amazing that you explain all the strats!

[@BmanHall1]

Yes, dude! So glad you're playing through this game. 9:03 - Man, those big jumping guys are the worst. These levels were run killers for me and I was never able to beat the game as a kid. Unfortunately, I didn't learn about shooting them at the edge of the screen until much later.

[@darkwatershadow]

Definitely walled me and my brother for a long time too. The first time we got to the sewers they destroyed us.

[@DamienCooley]

I remember being an 11 year old staying home from church to play this game, and getting so frustrated I was screaming at the TV and my Nintendo Power because I JUST KEPT DYING at the same point. I've since made this game my bitch, but man it was beyond me back then.

[@jebenp]

Nintendo > church

[@Iohannis42]

That's an addiction!

[@Iohannis42]

I remember getting every part of the game down perfectly, until the last boss. I always went in with full health. I thought of the boomerang trick to cause extra damage, but couldn't get the placement quite right to defeat the Joker...

[@devill2312]

omg well you was so stupid kid bc here we dont care a lot for the church to go we go super small times for that we just dont care about church but in the game if you die on the same point you are verry stupid bc this first is old game and sec thing is this game is not online to make changes she is just you playing vs like pc machine something like that for that you just need to learn in your head how the levels works in the game and to just not do the same mistake how you was that stupid noob

[@JohnSmith-tk7nt]

I just found your channel because of this series and I've actually been waiting for the next installment. Good stuff dude keep it coming

[@TammyBlackMedia]

Woohoo!! Welcome! :)

[@ceno10101]

This channel is great, but I like the way Ryu talks, I can't put my finger on it, but the cadence is just very mellow.

[@Kara99tg]

It's been a long time since I played this great game, but I remember for the stage 3 boss you could wall jump up to the ledge and then stay on the edge closest to the wall and then just keep punching while crouched. You'll hit the boss whenever he jumps from one side to the other but will be just outside his hitbox so you never take any damage.

[@cobraviper11]

The graphics of the game are amazing! I'm amazed of how beautiful the backgrounds are.

[@TheTrophySlayerB]

Awesome video! This is one of my favorite NES games of all-time. So happy that you played this as part of your "Debunking the Difficulty" series. I recommend you play Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse next. I would love to see how you break that game down. :)

[@burgerlord92]

As a kid I only ever got to the sewer level. It's cool to see what the rest of the game looked like.

[@geogking]

Magician Lord for the NeoGeo. Would love to see it on this series.

[@georgeelliott6877]

It sounds like a Castlevania 3 remix of that stage after you beat Draculas son. The one with the sword wielding skeleton and the dinosaur skulls.

[@mattb6522]

That was an amazing playthrough! This game is an absolute gem! Too bad the sequels on the NES are nowhere near as good. As a kid, I only ever made it to the second stage, but I didn't realize this game was so short! Man, I hope Ryu eventually tries out _Shatterhand_ on the NES! It is very similar to this game in that it starts decently challenging, but gets extra tough by the final stage.

[@royster8426]

Yay! Shatterhand! I remember playing a japanese version of it and never knew its name. After about loong time after I found out it is called Tokkyuu Shirei - Solbrain

[@ButteredToast32]

The NES sequels were still pretty good, to be fair. I would say Batman Returns is the weakest one.

[@ApologiaNick]

On the third boss, stand on the left edge of the upper left platform and just keep punching at him when he jumps. The guy can't even touch you.

[@IvoryTowerCollections]

This was the same tactic I used when the game first game out to beating him. I will also state, that is it made much easier if you use a controller with turbo functions.

[@64Bits]

Definitely one of the best looking NES games and with a lot of good gameplay! Never got to the end, but up to half way it's super fun

[@XtianBretz]

Love this series! Fun to watch you go through these difficult old games

[@simoudd516]

As a kid i used to play this game at my friends grandma. Usually the old TV didnt work, so we used to hit on top of it. Once we got really scared when the batman jumped on the screen when it started working :D thanks Ryu for the trip to memory lane!

[@nugboy420]

13:53 and the next thirty seconds are prolly the best gameplay ever recorded. I could even just say the start of this level until cutting to a new scene after trying like 9474997292 times to get full health. It had me dying.

[@AnthonyJayCee]

You were wondering about the colors of those enemies on the ceiling you farm drops from. The NES can only display 16 colors on the screen at once, so they have to palette swap bad guys sometimes so that they'll use some of the same colors from the backgrounds and/or other sprites in any given level. No surprise if they need most of the colors already for the beautiful backgrounds in this game!

[@Daddy-Hexphia]

Here’s an idea for Debunking the difficulty: Daffy Duck The Marvin missions for SNES :) I remember it being a nightmare for me at least, but I loved it at the same time

[@OhMySquash]

i love ryu's debunking the difficulty videos

[@AugieMcCloud]

Same here he made me beat mega-man 1 lol

[@patricklikesmusic1]

It's crazy. When the music started it took me back to Christmas morning as a kid. Triggered a memory I didn't know I had. Forgot how much I loved/hated this game. Sitting here watching it on my TV and my old systems are stored below the TV. I so badly want to hook up my old NES and try this game again. I could never beat joker though. He always managed to destroy me and my confidence lol. I really enjoy these videos

[@OniCamoGaming]

@13:05 There's a trick to that boss. You wanna immediately wall jump from the left vert to the first platform on the left. You can pick em off when he jumps! Works every time.

[@chinpokoman007]

there was also a way to glitch him so that he would get stuck facing one wall and you could just walk up behind him and punch him until he died

[@OniCamoGaming]

@@chinpokoman007 oh I haven't seen that before. Cool!

[@nathanscott4784]

Shit im going to play this tonight just to beat it for the first time. Thanks Ryu your the best

[@rschmidt9495]

What I like about these debunking videos is that you’re not even that good at them (no offense), not some sort of game wizard beating them, but you’re just an average gamer like me but you’re really good at breaking down games to make them extremely beatable. I love it.

[@Garthantula]

This is such a good game that being a licensed title actually held it back. If you had the same gameplay but skinned as generic punching ninja dude it would have launched a new franchise.

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

It's a comfort to know that the point I could never get past is pretty much where every good player got stuck. That last stage felt impossible back in the day. It's odd that they changed the ending from the movie to Batman overtly committing murder.

[@_Lojik_]

How about The Guardian Legend? Game is amazing, great sound track, difficulty level spikes pretty hard. Seems like it'd be good for this series.

[@Rystefn]

That game was so much fun, and I died so many times... I don't even know if I ever got anywhere meaningful lol

[@carlosquiroz4068]

Omg you actually did a video of it! that is so awesome, thanks Ryu!

[@HotBizkit]

Man your channel is becoming one of my favorite. Awesome videos

[@maxpower5936]

still remember Batman for Gameboy, that game traumatized me as a child..

[@HappyHistorianGaming]

Love the series…even though it makes my rage quitting as a child seem pointless; if only I had stayed calm, cool, & under control.

[@JjrShabadoo]

This series is great. We all have memories of these difficult levels. The tight platforming of the later levels sticks in my memory on this one. Also the classic soundtrack.

[@LordJerambo]

i remember having this game. The best Batman game on the NES. I just recently found a copy to replace my missing one from childhood. I played this game all the time back in the day. Never beat it. Gonna have to give it another try now. thanks.

[@Ahrpigi]

Some of the best bangers in the NES music library

[@brownranger1797]

Just started watching this series, great to see these old titles still being enjoyed. Definitely getting the itch to try playing these again.

[@paularized1]

2:48 if only they dropped cooler stuff…like points. No one remembers the guy that beats Double Dragon the fastest. But the guy that gets 50,000 points… that dude gets all the chicks.

[@R3N3GADEMUFFIN]

Always had a hard time with this game. Your video might help me to do better. Thanks Ryu! Keep em coming dude!

[@KiddDaPhoenix]

So far this is the only game I haven't beat of the ones where you've debunked the difficulty. I've enjoyed watching the previous videos in the series for nostalgia and learning things I didn't know, but I think now it's time to get revenge on the Joker. Jump over the shot, duck near him, pray lightning spacing was correct. Let's go!

[@KiddDaPhoenix]

And Batman (or should I say Joker) down! Finally! =D Thank you for this guide! This feels so great ^^ To finally beat this after all these years!

[@nateman79]

This game IS a gem…. I remember it being difficult, but it doesn’t come close to touching Battletoads or bayou Billy.

[@joshs2734]

I'm almost positive that the ceiling enemies drop more health the lower on health you are, and drop less the more health you have. It's been a fairly common technique in gaming for decades. It helps keep things a bit more fair in a really clever and hidden way. Obviously I don't know for sure that's what's happening here, but I'd bet on it. I'm playing this right now and damn, it is so good. The movement, controls and physics are absolutely mind blowing for an NES game. You have a very high level of control over your movement, which is not common in this era of gaming. So impressive. Looking forward to trying Return of the Joker next.

[@blakecurry3880]

lol the end is just Batman throws Joker off a skyscraper. That's awesome.

[@Nintendan84]

I love debunking the difficulty. Keep it up!

[@markaitkenguitar]

These debunking the difficultly are my fav content of yours. Crushing smb never gets old, but these are inspiring!

[@CrazyInsaneBiscuit]

Dude. Holy shit. I forgot this game. It was my first ever video game.

[@skipatrolslayer]

I haven’t played this game in probably close to 25 years and hearing this music immediately takes me back. God this music is so good.

[@billybadass7718]

Love this debunking the difficulty series l! Ghost and Goblins NES next?

[@DanielSchmidt94521]

I love my nes never played this game. Great channel. Seeing the entire game played plus the music is a lot of fun. I’m enjoying your channel.

[@celioprado9710]

Man...these debunking videos are awesome! Congrats, dude!

[@ElHombre52]

I was gonna ask for this since I just found your page! Loving this series!

[@stevenna12]

I'd love to see Snake Rattle 'n' Roll. Especially towards the end that game has some insane platforming and the isometric view was pretty unique on the NES.

[@HiroPlaysGames]

Ooh, that was a favorite in our house back in the day... although nobody ever managed to get past stage 6 because we didn't know what the fish tail powerup did!

[@NeonZeonis]

Great series man. Helping me recontextualize my childhood while helping me destroy these games. Keep em coming!

[@JohnDaleski]

Please keep doing this serie, so much fun! Love it! I would love to watch "Debunking Sunset Riders"! for SNES

[@tropuni7088]

Dude these videos are the best I’m so glad you worked into these. I think joe and Mac might be good for this because it’s not very forgiving and took me a long time to beat even though it’s a short game

[@josephguidry4919]

My favorite game on the nes next to Mario 3 I wish I had these debunking videos when I was a kid keep ‘‘em coming man love the videos

[@iamryan9234]

You know a game is being unreasonable when Ryu compares it to Ninja Gaiden

[@ruminator3570]

this game deserves an indie follow-up. Inticreates should get a hold of it. the current mechanics are fine so there's no need to alter them. so add new features like flying in the bat wing, driving in the batmobile, use smoke bombs, use the grappling hook or various other gadgets. lastly have Batman fight more of his foes from the rogues gallery.

[@KevinVideo]

Great timing on this video. The Batman movie just celebrated it's 33 anniversary this week. Hopefully that benefits the algorithm and gets even more views on this video. As for a request, I'd like to see you beat Castlevania Adventure for the Gameboy (played on an emulator or Super Gameboy).

[@42k78]

Love what you do man! All channels with retro gaming are sick. Haven't watched this one. Can't wait to see how you're gonna beat this.

[@chubzero7342]

11:44 mark, you can despawn the upcoming tank by wall jumping and sort of bonking batmans head against the pipe. It doesn't always work but if the tank is there just go back and try again. To this day I usually wall jump there about 3 times before moving on just to make sure i got it and I almost never fight the tank unless I want it for ammo.

[@haloimplant7678]

These videos are awesome! KZbin likes them too I also found the channel because one of these being suggested. I know you just did Megaman but Megaman 2 would be cool to see someday. Another fun game I had that seemed really hard was The Simpsons: Bart vs the Space Mutants.

[@HiroPlaysGames]

I like to think of what happens to the enemies in this game when they get hit as "impotence frames" since they can't move or damage you, but they can still take damage. I love the music in this game (and a lot of the later Sunsoft NES titles)!

[@nathansmccarthy]

Yes! I’ve been waiting for this game since you started this series!

[@marioreds7826]

as a child, the final boss (of course the Joker) looked hard as hell to me. many years later, knowing the right strategy, it looks very different. but i did love the challenge, i absolutely loved it. overall good game and i especially liked the OST.

[@ixnine]

The Adventures of Bayou Billy! Make it happen! Also, Batman was my jam back in the day!

[@2ndBreakfassst]

Very much enjoyed this playthrough. Great game. I would love for you to debunk Street Fighter 2010. It still haunts me to this day.

[@NESADDICT]

There is actually a way to beat fire bug without taking much damage you have to jump as soon as he throws the fire ball and hold him back with boomerangs

[@sgt_goodnug]

Yessss dude awesome video! Blaster Master is another pretty hard Sunsoft game on Nes, it used to kick my butt as a kid 🤣

[@MikeySaxMusic]

I feel like the “hidden moves” like the point blank wall jumps and the hit-box invincibility when attacking enemy’s so quickly represents what Batman is all about. Ninja like hidden moves used perfectly w the restrictions of the NES. Freakin’ genius.

[@vincentiannelli229]

cant believe the rich color in this game.....dark city's ...caves....water rooms....a very unique style for my days in the 80's....they did awesome with this one

[@RavenheartIndustries]

gosh this takes me back, my brother and I used to play the crap outta this game when I was 8 and he was 20. Mom and Dad noticed how competitive we were getting and started placing bets on who would beat the game first. Day before he shipped off to boot for the air force, I beat the game. 3 hours later he beat it. Mom won the bet but damn, 34 years later he has yet to let it go...

[@pamellwood7621]

But seriously Ryu… HAVE YOU ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight!?

[@markg5480]

Great game. My only slight irks are the falling physics, as you mentioned, and that little crouch he does before a jump. But they don't hamper the enjoyment. One of the best platformers of all time

[@DarkReturns1]

Dude the memories with this game! The music and graphics are still great today. And God do I remember that Joker fight lol. Never could beat him, most of the time I'd be on my last life when I got there. I remember this one time I reached the Joker with a handful of lives left. I remember pausing the game as soon as it went to his screen, trying to mentally prepare myself lol. Just to get annihilated. Then my controller somehow exploded. Weird.

[@Mattcruzedc]

I picked up the NECCA figure a few years ago at a comic con. It’s one of my favourite pieces of my Batman collection

[@MarMaxGaming]

What the heck! That’s what I’m working on right now! I really struggled with falling down on level 4… and the bosses are weird bc you need to know where to stand. It’s so important. And then holy hell, joker at the top of the tower

[@kstory5309]

Dude I remember this. And Batman Returns for the snes. This is such a great series you’re doing.

[@OniCamoGaming]

I saw your Ninja Gaiden video too. This is good stuff, mate!

[@embermoon2954]

This one was one of my favorite childhood games and I was actually pretty good at it. But I was not able to beat the Joker no matter how many times I tried. Damn.. But years later I finally beat the game after playing on a NES simulator on my PC in my early 20s. But of course, it would have been a different feeling if I had beaten the Joker as a kid. I really enjoy the series btw. Please keep doing it. Probably a big shot but my suggestion for the next DtD is Adventure Island :)

[@adamdabrowski931]

Amazing channel! I Love watching you play Mario but this channel is just all my childhood!

[@Fleur_de_lis2k]

5:06 The immortal skill flex "Check this out..!" followed by humbly stating "Aww I screwed that up..." 😄

[@GretgorPooper]

Bro, I LOVE this NES game, one of the few good non-Disney licensed games in the 8-bit era.

[@iceman_3825]

Great gameplay Ryu! I'd like to request bionic commando...I know it's not too hard, but I've always liked this game

[@jonasgrumby8228]

The two games I could not beat as a kid were Rygar and Blaster Master on the NES... I loved playing the first two or three sections of blaster master over and over again...

[@DarkPuIse]

I'm proud to have owned this game as a kid. Got up to Joker, but never did beat him. And you're absolutely right - Stage 4's music is the shit. There's some great remixes and covers of it on KZbin!

[@w4rh34d1]

I played this game in 90s famicom japanese where i used a black and white tv, back then in the philippunes where this things are luxury not everyone can afford famicom, so it was a great experience for me to have a fc including batman game best memo of my childhood.

[@nilotech3]

Tough game but fun. Batman is one of those NES games that you keep at it until you beat it. Thanks for the memories!

[@shadowscribe]

6:00 I love finding spots with This Guy in Mega Man

[@NESADDICT]

The joker is literally the hardest part of the game. It’s unlimited continues so there’s no reason everyone can’t beat it. This was the game that got me back into the NES 8/9 years ago. I realized I never beat it as a kid and so my journey as the NES Addict began. 🤣🤣🤣

[@tossingturnips]

Man, not only does the soundtrack slap, but I hadn't realized how many cutscenes and high res images they managed to cram onto this tiny NES cart.

[@paularized1]

For an nes comic book game, this was pretty darn good. It’s like if Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden and Megaman had a 3 some. And you know Megaman’s the one bitin’ the pillow in that mix.

[@mateuszkwietowicz2470]

Could you imagine, that as a kid I played this game for years - and NEVER, ever figured out that you can switch from your fist to a weapon - I was so used to games that had no option - I just punch my way into the first boss and hit a roadblock - I spent weeks and weeks trying to defeat the boss with just my fist - and only managed to time it so that I hit him ONCE - just once I was able to punch the guy... and never again... so I never passed the first boss.... untill youtube that is.... it's sad, because I loved this game so much - the music, the custcenes, BATMAN was a great movie at the time - I loved it so much and never was able to figure out the weapons.....

[@travisf2660]

One of the coolest series on KZbin right now. 🍻

[@wakebreaker]

One of my favorite series ever. Thanks for it m8!