![]() ![]() I have no clue who this is supposed to be, but whoever it is, Batman looks damn near repulsed. The colors are nice and bright, and Batman and his enemies are easy to distinguish from the background. Having seen no screenshots whatsoever of this game prior to playing, I really had no clue what to expect. Starting with level 1-1, I was pleasantly surprised to discover this game didn't look terrible. Let's see if Ringler Studios can deliver on this Batman game. ClayFighter did relatively well on the SNES console market, and the SEGA port was hailed as almost identical to the SNES version. I remember playing the SNES version at a friends' house or two - this was always a 'weekend rental', I don't remember anyone ever having purchased this game for their own private collection. ![]() ClayFighter was promoted as a 'kid-friendly' game that still delivered intense action without the bloodshed and gore. Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat, Fatal Fury, etc) was at an all-time high. ClayFighter was released in 1993 for the SNES (and one year later for the SEGA Genesis) when interest in console fighting games (i.e. I wasn't much into sports games, but ClayFighter I *do* remember. A quick internet search tells me that they've developed Mario Lemieux Hockey (SEGA), ESPN Sunday Night NFL (SEGA, SEGA CD, SNES), Super Slap Shot (SNES) and ClayFighter (SEGA). ![]() Prior to this game review, I've never heard of Ringler Studios. One of my favorite complaints from the early 90s NES and SEGA era is "The art on the case of the game led me to believe that the in-game graphics would be much better than they actually turned out to be." I'd say that complaint is justified when you boot up the game: Otherwise jump to the overall review of this SEGA game. If you want to read the play-by-play and my experiences playing the game, keep reading. Image source: This image was inspired by the Kenner Super Powers Collection action figure toyline (notice Joker's mallet has his face on it? Exactly like the toy!) and was most likely illustrated by José Luis García-López (since I *believe* he was illustrating all of the official artwork for the Super Power Collection merchandising). ![]() A very popular lunch box around this era had a very similar design: The Joker fighting Batman while wielding a giant mallet was not an uncommon sight to Canadian kids growing up in the 80s. I've been known to be terrible at identifying comic book art - so don't take my word on it. Instinctively, I want to say Norm Breyfogle, since he was the MAIN Batman comic book artist around this time period, however. Who illustrated the cover and back cover? I wish I knew. The back cover of the case gives us another view of the Joker and Batman going at it. it really doesn't give you any new info we didn't learn from the ad - except that it's meant for 1 player. The protective case for the game itself is pretty ubiquitous. All we can presume is that at some point in the game we will be fighting Joker and, since this game is on a 16-bit system, it will feature better graphics than an 8-bit console game (i.e. Note how the ad doesn't have any screenshots of the game or tell you what type of game it is (ex: fighting game, shoot-em up, strategy, platform, etc). If you were old enough to remember 1989's Batmania, then you're probably going to remember seeing this ad in select video game magazines sometime around 1992:Īt a glance, the art in this ad tells me that this game is based on the comic book - Batman is wearing his blue & grey costume (whereas if this had been a game based on the movie, he would've been wearing an all-black costume). two different games: ' Return of.' and ' Revenge of.'. Batman: Revenge of the Joker, which is what we'll be reviewing in this article, is the 1992 SEGA Genesis remake of the Batman: Return of the Joker console game for the NES. It would be pretty rad if he does.īatman: Return of the Joker is the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) successor to Sunsoft's Batman: The Video Game NES console game released in 1990. My main drive for this review is to determine if Killer Moth actually does show up in this game. Similar to my last video game review, I'll be reviewing this more as a DC comics fan first, and an aficionado of retro video games second. I just HAD to track this game down, having completely missed it the first time around. Shaun grew up a SEGA kid (as opposed to a NINTENDO kid, which is a story in itself). I had no clue which game he was talking about and, using our collective retro-nostalgia skills, determined he was referring to the Batman: Revenge of the Joker SEGA Genesis game released by Sunsoft in 1992. This article was primarily inspired by my buddy Shaun Robinson, who had fond memories of playing an 8-bit console game in which the Batman battled Killer Moth. ![]()
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