Batman Returns (NES)

Batman Returns

Platform: NES Year: 1992 Developer: Konami Co., Ltd. Buy: Amazon

This page is for the NES version of game, for other platforms see Batman Returns.

Batman Returns is a 1992 beat 'em up video game for various platforms based on the film of the same name. The Sega console versions (i.e. Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Master System and Game Gear) were published by Sega while the NES and Super NES versions were developed and published by Konami. The MS-DOS and Amiga versions were also published by Konami, but were developed by Spirit of Discovery and Denton Designs respectively. An Atari ST version by Konami was also advertised, but never released. There is also an Atari Lynx version, published by Atari Corporation.

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Screenshots

The title screen.

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Music

The whole game was composed by Shigemasa Matsuo, in collaboration with Takashi Tateishi, who were sound designers of Konami. He arranged a few pieces of Danny Elfman's soundtrack, and it painstakingly written in assembly.

Recording

There are issues with the timing of this recording.

Tracks 2, 6-8, 10-15 and 17 should be re-recorded with two full loops.

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#	Title	Composer	Length	Listen	Download
01	Title Screen	Shigemasa Matsuo	0:11		Download
02	Prologue Part 1	Shigemasa Matsuo	3:00		Download
03	Prologue Part 2	Shigemasa Matsuo	0:15		Download
04	Intro Part 1	Shigemasa Matsuo	0:22		Download
05	Intro Part 2	Shigemasa Matsuo	3:00		Download
06	Stage 1: Gotham Plaza	Shigemasa Matsuo	3:00		Download
07	Stage 2: Shreck's Department Store	Shigemasa Matsuo	3:00		Download
08	Villian Cutscene 1	Shigemasa Matsuo	3:00		Download
09	Villian Cutscene 2	Shigemasa Matsuo	0:13		Download
10	Stage 3: Ice Princess	Shigemasa Matsuo	3:00		Download
11	Stage 4A: Following the Circus Train	Shigemasa Matsuo	3:00		Download
12	Stage 4B: Rescue the Children	Shigemasa Matsuo	3:00		Download
13	Stage 5: The Penguin Armies	Shigemasa Matsuo	3:00		Download
14	Stage 6: Arctic World	Shigemasa Matsuo	3:00		Download
15	Boss Battle	Shigemasa Matsuo	3:00		Download
16	Boss Clear	Shigemasa Matsuo	0:04		Download
17	Ending	Shigemasa Matsuo	3:00		Download
18	Unknown Theme	Shigemasa Matsuo	0:33		Download
19	Staff Roll	Shigemasa Matsuo	0:50		Download
20	Game Over	Shigemasa Matsuo	0:06		Download

Credits

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• Recorder: Duc4Wikmedia
• Game Credits:
  • Sound Designer: Shigemasa Matsuo credited as Otsumami-Matsuo
  • Sound Designer: Takashi Tateishi credited as G5 Tateishi

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The game's credits are displayed upon completion of the game. As per usual, the staff used aliases per Konami. Both sound designers have identified themselves as working on the game. Otsumami means Snack, and Shigemasa Matsuo used this alias frequently throughout his career. It is unknown what Tateishi's alias refers to, but it could be a type of car or instrument.

According to Tateishi, he only did the game's sound effects.

Game Rip

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Ripping NES music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.

Releases

USA Title: Batman Returns Platform: NES Released: 1992-12-?? Publisher: Konami     EU Title: Batman Returns Platform: NES Released: 1993-??-?? Publisher: Konami