Developer: Sunsoft
This is a good game. I feel strange saying this, as it is not a good Batman game. Unless Batman fights with a gun attached to his wrist, I don't think this game really gets what it's like to be Batman. While the game looks nice, plays well, and has decent music, it never really felt like it should have had anything to do with Batman. In fact, the first boss seems to be Mr.-Generic-techno-soldier-man (he was in a lot of 90s games), rather than any one of the great Batman villains they could have chosen.
After Batman - Return of the Joker, I played Batman (yeah, should have played that one first, but it was listed after Return of the Joker for some reason). Interestingly enough, I actually thought the original game nailed the feeling of Batman better: scaling walls, beating guys up with your fists, and using different gadgets.
Well at least we have Arkham Asylum and Arkham City!
I did play the NES Batman (89), and enjoyed the pixelated images and techno music from the Tim Burton film, but man that game was way too hard! I can't get past the third level! However, I do remember playing the arcade version (which must have been released some time later) and was blown away by it! (As a kid). The graphics were significantly better, and it was not the same game. Wish i could find a mod of that one... the first actually decent Batman game by all accounts was Arkham Asylum :)
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