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Shack Reels: Batman's Weird History in Gaming

Newer gamers are used to Batman's high-quality Arkham series. But Batman's gaming history has been somewhat checkered. Check out some of the Dark Knight's strangest forays into video games.

Shack Staff

March 25, 2015 2:00 PM

The last ten years have marked something of a renaissance for Batman in video games. Just as Christopher Nolan's trilogy restored the Dark Knight's name in movies, the Arkham series (along with a leading role in Netherrealm's Injustice: Gods Among Us) has thrust the Batman near the top of the video game mountain. Of course, Batman has had something of a checkered past prior to setting foot in Arkham Asylum.

Today's Shack Reels takes a look at a history of Batman in games. But our own Andrew Zucosky isn't so much focusing on the cult classic NES-era beat-em-ups, as he is some of the Caped Crusader's… stranger outings.

Check out Batman's weirder gaming moments in the video below. And for more, be sure to subscribe to Shacknews on YouTube.

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March 25, 2015 2:00 PM

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- [deleted] 342619818
  
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  March 25, 2015 2:33 PM
  
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  - ThomW
    
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    March 25, 2015 8:16 PM
    
    Wow. That looks terrible. lol
  - thecray
    
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    March 25, 2015 8:47 PM
    
    Dat draw distance
- Sideways Bob
  
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  March 25, 2015 3:41 PM
  
  The descriptor you were looking for with Batman Forever was Beat 'em up or Brawler.
- ThomW
  
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  March 25, 2015 8:20 PM
  
  I always thought the Sega CD Batman game was super weird.
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMc0IDbkzCs
  
  They took the Genesis version of whatever Batman game was out at the time, and tacked on driving missions between the cartridge levels that used the amazing power *cough* of the Sega CD hardware.
  
  It wasn't a good game. haha
- Waverider
  
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  March 25, 2015 8:44 PM
  
  I have loved Batman games for years. You missed out two decent ones:
  
  Batman (NES) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Video_Game)
  Batman: Return of the Joker (NES) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_Return_of_the_Joker)
  
  I rented Batman for the NES so many times...so difficult a game for the time for an eleven-year-old.
  
  Batman: Return of the Joker was an out-of-nowhere game I had no idea existed until it showed up as a Christmas gift. Twelve-year-old Waverider was blown away by the graphics and the music; played through that game so many times.