Batman The Video Game - Sega Genesis 

The game and movie did it for me as well.

🧂🧂🧂🧂🧂 🍋🍋 The guy above me is salty and sour.

Yes that movie of the decade" as it was called ( at time) was UNFORGETTABLE

@@alfredosmith180 still holds up pretty well nowdays. Few moves have such dedication to scenary such as Batman 1989

bruh, I know.

Sorry man. I work mainly at night so it’s gotta be that way.

@@SegaLordX Haha not an actual complaint. Cheers for all your hard work, man.

Epic for sure.

@@SegaLordX the sega genesis was pure unadulterated trash.The sound on the genesis terrible.Something wrong with you sega genesis fanboys ears.

@@jabarijones9588 That's not quite true. Yes it was limited in some ways and a lot of games didn't take advantage of what it could do. But games like Thunder Force 3 and 4 have really good tracks as does Herzog, Phantasy Star 4 and Streets Of Rage and Revenge Of Shinobi. There's good and bad on all systems as there always is.

Jabari Jones Nintendo Fanboy...Alert!!

@@Toyaddict81 no I'm not a Nintendo fanboy.I had both and the genesis isn't that great like you sega fuckboys claim.I stick to what I said!

It's truly mind-blowing knowing what they were able to fit on carts that were practically nothing by today's standards. The NES, Master system, SNES, mega drive / Genesis we're truly magic for what they were able to achieve.

@@JohnDoe-wq5eu You look at how ridiculously large the file size is for lots of these 8-bit retro style indie games, and you just have to wonder how much technical know how and programming skill has been lost over the years?

@@davidaitken8503 I think there is some truth to that but on the other hand we're talking about much more advanced systems than what were around two and a half to three and a half decades ago. I will say I felt like the Vita and the 3DS was the last time files seemed truly reasonable. Though I have to say what Nintendo themselves have been able to do with games on the switch is damn impressive, for what the games are the file sizes are incredibly small.

@Benjamin Owuye Jagun The digital sorcery they did back in the day is truly mind-boggling. The way they worked around all the shortcomings and limitations of both the systems and cartridge sizes always amazes me.

@Benjamin Owuye Jagun I don't think it is that out of the ordinary for a 4-meg game. The tile sets are repetitive and there isn't much in the way of audio samples. The animation is fairly stiff. The driving and flying sequences certainly took up some space though, as different types of gameplay within a single game often do.

It's such a shame the Genesis /mega drive got far and away the worst version of Batman returns.

@@JohnDoe-wq5eu My ears begin to bleed just thinking about that game.

@@davidaitken8503 I would still totally take that game over that absolutely atrocious digitized one. I mean basically the only two good games that were Batman related on Genesis as far as I can remember was the one based on the animated series and this one.

I’ve had to work on smaller videos so the frequency may improve some.

@@SegaLordX Any Sega is GOOD Sega.

Let's all smile back and hope we get so lucky more often!!!

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Sega Lord X • It can be hard to capture, voiceover, and edit a video quickly, props to you if you’ve figured out how to do more than one in a day without feeling exhausted after the first 😄

It definitely was a jaw dropper in its day.

The comment I was looking for, I had no clue either! :D

I can't unsee that now. Thanks Joe.

Gamesack and Sega Lord X!? Worlds colliding in the best way possible. Like pizza bagels.

@@Tony_Iscariot It's like Batman meets Greendog.

I wish they would've kep him purple like the NES game. But I guess they were going for the more realistic fo the movie's sake

@@Shinobi33 he was purple so the character sprite would stand out on mostly black backgrounds.

Haha, that’s part of the reason I did this review. People always ask about the music.

OH YES !!! I just made a comment about that and i noticed your comment as well !! The Adventures Of Batman and Robin *on Genesis* ( *not* the SNES version which is different and inferior ) *is a MASTERPIECE* !! WHAT A GAME !!!

MIDI sequencing is what the SNES sound hardware is based around, compared to the earlier concept of FM synthesis used in the Genesis hardware. Totally agree about the highs and lows. SNES allowed relatively inexperienced sound guys to put together a decent arrangement with real instrument sounds AND abuse the hell out of effects such as reverb. :) FM synthesis required actually skills to get the most out of it and the turn-key drivers like the GENS produced very questionable results. There were quite a few of FM virtuosos in Japan, because their home PCs mostly had FM based sound and so did most 80s Japanese arcade games. FM synthesis was relatively unknown in the West through, which is why so many early to mid-period Western Genesis games have that awful driver-based sound. There's no question that the SNES could do the real instrument sounds better, allowing for some excellent, "epic" sounding symphonic RPG soundtracks. The best the Genesis could with the "epic" sound, which is arguably represented in the Gauntlet IV soundtrack, is still very synthetic sounding. I love how Genesis sounded in the right hands though, with its more crunchy and bassy output, compared to the typically more subdued SNES output, which commonly sounded like something recorded in a cave.

@@Prizrak-hv6qk Alongside Gauntlet, some other orchestral scores on the MDG worthy of mention are Langrisser II, Dragon Slayer 1&2, Master of Monsters Devilish and Shining Force 2 afaik. It always comes down to the talent of the composer(s) as we already know. Alot of quality material on system.

@@Prizrak-hv6qk "MIDI sequencing is what the SNES sound hardware is based around, compared to the earlier concept of FM synthesis used in the Genesis hardware." Sequencing has nothing to do with generating sound. It's just a way of telling something WHEN to trigger a sound, and that sound can be anything from a sample to synthesis. The SNES hardware made use of SAMPLES, much like the Amiga for most of its music. The Genesis could also make use of samples but most of the music was made using FM synthesis. Just two different ways of making sound. Take it from a guy that's been using MIDI since it was introduced in '83.

@@Prizrak-hv6qk Most of the crappy audio on BOTH systems were the result of inept western developers.

Thanks dude. Glad you appreciate the work.

I agree. Genesis Batman Returns is not a favorite of mine.

That's because Genesis does...what Nintendon't!

Ahh I would kill for a review of that game!

@Jay Zappo Ugh, the sub boss and boss music on the joker level!

Batman & Robin kills this game completely.

Seems the Japanese developers had a better idea how to get great sound out of the Genesis far better than western developers. Of course Japanese devs used different soundfonts and custom sound drivers, while western devs tended to use the awful GEMS soundfont, games like Chakan (or X-Men 1, as X-Men 2 sounds far better than the first game) show why perhaps more custom drivers should've been used by western devs as that game has extremely screechy music, even if the compistion itself isn't so bad.

Snes music sounds much more dated to me now, everything sounds like a muted compressed orchestra. Sound effects I generally agree were much better on SNES.

But it goes both ways though. Notice that both of those scores are orchestral? That genre, or anything atmospheric were the best styles the Snes chip lended itself too. However when it comes to metal, rock, techno imo, the Gen/MD has the best soundtracks in those styles. Let's not pretend that Mega Man X isn't more suited to the MDG sound as Savaged Regime displayed. We're comparing apples & oranges, they're both the best in what they do very differently.

@@retrosoul8770 Technically the SNES sound chip was better. The Genesis was great at bass. Games like Herzog and all the ThunderForce games used it well. The Genesis just wasn't capable of doing much so it's a testament to the musicians who managed to get good sound out of it in the first place. Kind of like how they struggled to get decent music out of the NES. I like both systems and have a lot of games for both so I don't really have a bias either way. There were games like Space Megaforce and Axley that had some pretty good rock tunes that held their own against the Genesis so it could be done. At the end of the day there are good and bad soundtracks for both systems. I don't see it as comparing two different things. I just let the music speak for itself. Of course for a lot of Genesis RPGs I just turned the music off and put on something else so there is that lol.

@@caseyhayes4590 It's true but let's face the reality. Nearly everything from that time sounds dated now. It wasn't until the 5th gen that there was actually high quality music in games and even then it wasn't always the best. Maybe 6th gen? My idea of great music is if you play a game soundtrack on cd for someone who never heard it and they can't tell that it's game music then it's great. The best examples would be games like Xenosaga,Panzer Dragoon Saga or Orta,Lost Eden,Diablo 2 and most of Motoi Sakuraba's stuff like Valkyrie Profile ECT. Shenmue is also a good example. Terrible game but the music is great. There are many more I could come up with. I'm sure you could come up with some good examples as well. But then again a lot of people like that retro sound which is why games like Cosmic Star Heroine use that style of music.

The driving and flying stages are very poorly done. D tier shmups. The platformer stages are maybe C- at best.

@@kekeke8988 Its definately not on the level of the NES Batman but I enjoyed playing through it.

I appreciate that. Thank you.

What are you talking about ? He hasn't changed.

The NES game was good too.

Yes i remember the amiga version aswell and as i remember it was a pretty good game too i mostly remember the driving stage though coz it was done outrun style and it was awesome💪

I loved that game too. I wish the Genesis had gotten it.

Not really!

@@joyasmusicales603 what's a better film to game soundtrack

There’s many better RU-vidrs than me, but I do try to put out watchable vids.