History of Batman Games (1986 - 2023) | Documentary
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- A full history of the Batman game franchise. From Ocean Software's original Batman game in 1986, to his upcoming appearance in Rocksteady's highly anticipated "Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League."
Celebrate 37+ years of one of the most iconic heroes in all of video gaming. Batman has evolved significantly in gaming form, starting off as a series of movie tie-in platformers and beat-em-ups, into the massively popular Batman Arkham series by Rocksteady. This documentary will cover it all, including: Batman the Movie, Batman Returns, Batman Begins, every mainline Arkham game, and everything in-between!
(The following were excluded either because they weren't relevant to the discussion, or because I plan to feature them in a separate video: Batman: Brave and the Bold on Wii, Lego Batman 1-3, Justice League games, and the Injustice series.)
Join me as I detail each and every game, breaking down their development history, storyline, gameplay features, visuals, and their critical reception, all backed with each game's original soundtrack.
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This video was an immense undertaking, more so than any other video I've ever worked on. I initially planned to only cover the Arkham games, but decided that you all likely expected to see more - so I went out and purchased dozens of classic Batman games, read through hundreds of comics, watched EVERY batman film, EVERY television show, and poured countless hours in to make sure things were accurate. But even so, there are bound to be errors as I'm doing all of this work solo. Please feel free to let me know in the comments if you spot one! Now sit back, grab a drink and enjoy the ENTIRE History of BATMAN!
This one's for you Kevin Conroy.
Table of Contents
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00:00 Intro
01:17 Summary
02:46 Batman in Comics
05:48 Batman in Television
06:40 Batman in Film
07:41 Bat-Man (1986)
08:48 Batman the Caped Crusader (1986)
09:17 Batman: The Movie Videogame (1989-1990)
12:17 Batman: Return/Revenge of the Joker (1991-1992)
15:20 Batman Returns (1992-1993)
17:01 Batman the Animated Series (1993-1994)
19:56 Batman Forever (1995-1996)
22:01 Batman & Robin (1998)
23:59 Batman PS2 Games (2000-2005)
24:53 Batman Vengeance (2001)
26:00 Batman Rise of Sin Tsu (2003)
26:47 Batman Dark Tomorrow (2003)
31:30 Batman Begins (2005)
36:55 Rocksteady's Origin
39:31 Batman: Arkham Asylum Development
46:38 Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009)
01:01:26 Batman: Arkham City Development
01:04:43 Batman: Arkham City (2011)
01:20:18 Batman: Arkham Origins Development
01:24:27 Batman: Arkham Origins (2013)
01:36:55 Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (2013)
01:43:30 Batman: Arkham Knight Development
01:46:41 Batman: Arkham Knight (2015)
02:04:31 Batman: Arkham VR (2016)
02:09:40 Batman: The Telltale Series (2016)
02:13:12 Batman: The Enemy Within (2018)
02:15:49 Gotham Knights Development
02:17:44 Gotham Knights (2022)
02:25:50 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (2023)
02:27:31 Conclusion
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Special thanks to:
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Digital Foundry's John Linneman - we discussed putting in a cool Scarecrow sequence, but I came down with an illness in the last week and had to shelf the idea.
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Corrections/Notes:
-copyright claim has forced me to mute a small 2min section of the arkham city section. Cool Warner. Real cool..
-LEGO Batman, Injustice, and Batman: Brave and the Bold are not included either because I plan on covering these in separate documentaries, or because they weren't relevant to the evolution of Batman in gaming.
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*sad lego noises*
Another more overlooked Batman game is the Dark Knight Rises mobile game. It's nothing super special but it's an Arkham-like game that even has an open world, considering how low powered most phones were back then, it's impressive that a full open Gotham was in it and a watered down combat system that was still pretty fun (at least for 13 year old me when I found it on the app store) and with similar grappling and cape gliding mechanics to the Arkham games it was a damn good time, even if the story was a poorly realised version of the worst movie in the Dark Knight trilogy.
It's the only portable Batman game (not counting the PC ports on the steam deck and other handheld PC's) that really adheres to the 3D console Arkham experience, and I wish the PS Vita got a better game than Arkham Origins Blackgate (which is still good but obviously not the same kinda experience as the mainline console counterpart)
@@Limes_not_Lemons very interesting. I avoid mobile games on this channel mainly because a lot of older ones are no longer available. But that title is ambitious for its time and target platform
Always nice to see another documentary from you keep up the good work
LJN batman is a miss
Nothing makes me happier than seeing a new 2 hour + video from you, Nick. Absolutely love these retrospectives and documentaries, thank you so much for the work you put into them!
Have you tried sex?
JK. Love his videos!
Yesssss! These are so well done and soothing to watch.
You be soft not ubi
Same here
Same man
I appreciate the Kevin Conroy dedication. Still pretty hard to accept he's gone with how massively he shaped my childhood.
Well said. I was really put off by Smith’s performance in Origins-and Troy Baker is so overused, I really wish studios would stop hiring him solely for name recognition and choose actors who are right for the job. Without Conroy, (and someday without Hamill), I worry that this will be a recurring trend for Batman, and that he will never feel the same in any animated or game-based medium.
Yup...very sad
@Pete Don Lopez Jr. no. He's voiced batman through most of his animated and video game appearances since the early 90's
@@petedonlopezjr.7201 No. Adam West & Michael Keaton were Batman before Kevin Conroy voiced him in B:TAS (and nearly everything that followed featuring the animated Batman).
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RIP Kevin conroy 2:27:32
Another fun fact about Arkham Origins: it does feature one of the original voice actors from the animated series and that's Robert Costanzo as Harvey Bullock!
Quality content! Great job and RIP Kevin! ❤️
Rest in peace Kevin Conroy you were the vengeance you were the knight you are Batman
The tribute to Kevin Conroy brought a tear to my eye. That was absolutely beautiful! He gave me, and a lot of people so many amazing, and unforgettable memories over the years. R.I.P. Kevin Conroy. God rest his soul. He was an amazing, humble, and talented human being with a big heart. Truth, vengeance, and justice. He was the definitive Batman. Out of the shadows, and into our hearts. He was a living legend until his last breath. I can't believe that he passed away. My mind still can't process the fact that he's gone. I never met him but, I feel like I lost a great friend. He was kind, talented, and an absolute gem of a human being, and a diamond in the rough. I miss you so much! Thanks for the wonderful memories! Thanks, once again Nick for another stellar video! It was awesome from beginning to end. I'm sure that it took you a long time to make it, but it was well worth the time, and effort. I'm currently playing a few games (A Plague Tale Requiem, Spider-Man, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and Mad Max). I'm going to start playing Batman: Return to Arkham as soon as I'm finished with those 4 titles. Having said that, Thanks, once again Nick for everything that you do, and for the continued hard work! It really means a lot! God bless and stay safe!
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@Daryal 💀what
I've watched 10 minute videos that feel like 30 and 4 hour videos that feel like 3 but I've never experienced watching a 2 and a half hour long video in what felt like 20 minutes, this video is probably your best work yet!
It was concise and straight to the point while at the same time delving into important and interesting details, the research needed to create something like this is out of this world. Well done Nick!
Mark Hamill said he's not voicing the joker anymore without having Kevin Conroy there to perform lines with. He said they were a team like laurel & Hardy.
RIP Mr Conroy
rest in peace Batman, we know, no matter how far you are, you're always here when the night falls, Kevin, Adam. there will never be any other actors that did the job of batman so well it arguably helped form who the character is today more than any other pieces of non-paper media. God Bless, Rest. From all of us who feel hope, and have our hair raise when see a bat signal, we love you both so much. rest in peace, our batmen.
I still remember watching the animated series with my sis. It not only introduced us to Batman but super heroes as a whole. RIP Kevin. You'll always be Batman to me.
My god i love the Arkham trilogy. I wasn't a Batman fan at any level but Arkham asylum changed that. I love these games to death. I complete at least one of them every year.
It pains me to think i will never get a new Batman arkham game.
R.I.P. Kevin. You were and will always be the Batman.
Immediately want to say thank you for this work Nick. One of my all time favorite series and I've been so excited for this video
This is the most in depth documentary for batman games. Seems like near end of 2d batman games Era were masterpieces but that transition from 2d to 3d batman games was rough. My favorite batman games was batman nes, arkham city and arkham knight.
I always have huge respect for creators who put so much effort into creating these documentary style videos. Especially when it comes to superhero media like Batman 😁 thank you for making this.
I love items like “shock gloves” in video games! It’s a fantasy so it’s fun when you’re given freedom.
Oh my goodness, Nick930 is back! And with an intro dedicated to the one true Batman, im all in.
Batman Returns for the SNES was a classic. I loved that game sooooooo much. LEGO Batman was surprisingly good. Loved that game too.
Wow, what an absolutely legendary documentary! I remember playing the Acclaim video game based on the first Joel Schumacher film, I was never able to finish it, there was a level where you go to the circus and I could never get past that level. I also remember playing the semi-open world game based on the second film where you get to drive the batmobile, the one that was pre-GTA, I never finished that either as it was a pain to play. Of course I've also played the Arkham series and I've completed Arkham Knight 100% 3 times, once on Xbox and twice on Playstation, I've also completed the two telltale games thanks to them being on Xbox Live Gold. This documentary really brings it all home, what a long history Batman has had. This documentary should be on more than just youtube, it could be on television, it's just so outstanding. Thank you for making this as well as all your other documentaries, the passion you put into making these really makes gaming worth it.
Arkham Knight will always be my favourite. Thank you Kevin Conroy for being the best Batman ever.❤🦇
I suggest Arkham City if you're craving for more Arkham games !
Best way to experience is via the GOTY edition on PC ( Steam ) , or the original on PS3 / Xbox360 if you don't mind the worse framerate and resolution.
Remastered on PS4/5/XB1/Series doesn't run that good and has below-average redone assets by another dev.
@@quantizedanson i have the XB1 version and i enjoyed it
@@quantizedanson I love how you assumed that he hasn't played it, just because you prefer that game more than Arkham Knight. Some people really don't realize how they come off to others. Jesus Christ
Appreciate the massive lengths you've gone to (as you never fail to)in covering such a legacy and all the stops along the way.
Many thanks 👍🍻🇨🇦
Thanks!
Really dig your style of history telling its smooth and professional, and in depth with all the background and origins. It all flows well into the game itself.
An INSANE amount of work went into this video, just wanted to say I really appreciate your work! Really enjoyed it! 🤘
Another banger. The fact that you don't have AT LEAST 1 million subs is actually criminal. Your Docs are simply fantastic man. In my opinion, you and Gvmers are the best of the best when it comes to these kinds of videos. Can't wait to see what you have in store next.
I love the Batman games from the NES 89 Batman game, Batman Returns SNES, Batman Begins on the PS2, the Batman Arkham Games and the Sega Genesis Batman game from the 89 movie. I'm a huge Batman fan and still am to this day.
Good choices. Those are some of my favorites too!
congratulation 500k ❤ road to 1 million subscribers 🌹
The Adventures of Batman and Robin on the Genesis looks fantastic visually!
Love Kevin Conroy so much he was my whole childhood and my adulthood thanks for all of the memories Mr. Conroy RIP🥹
Watching your videos makes me revisit my old library of games. It's been just long enough to come back with fresh eyes to enjoy again.
i dont believe i sat here and watch all of this... good job. I started with the NES Batman when i was little...
Two and a half hours of Nick930 doc content? Can't wait!
This was dope! Sub’d
No way! Flossy watches Nick930? Thats dope haha
Thanks, im glad you enjoyed it!
Nick930 has some other great videos like this one floss! His channel is dope fr🔥
It’s Floss!!! ✊🏽🔥
It’s fire!
I never really understood the criticism on Arkham Origins. It also was a very enjoyable videogame and a worthy entry in this great videogame series.
On another note: again an excellent high quality documentary, Nick930!
Your documentaries by far most straightforward, objective and detailed ones out there
Thank you for taking the time to create this lovely documentary and provide a detailed history of Batman in general. I have not played the Batman Arkham or Injustice series yet, but have got the chance to play Batman on SNES as a child.
Batman Returns 1993 was the first video game I played on the super Nintendo, Catwoman was hard to fight I was born 8/30/1989 I was 4.
What a documentary my favorite part was the arkham series and the concept art for it is awesome. I've always found joy in these types of videos.
Rocksteady truly redefined the superhero gaming genre with the arkham series and it bleeds with passion. I love this series.
RIP Mr Conroy.
Nick, you spoil us with these documentaries. Your documentaries have become a staple for my son and I. Thank you for all of your hard work!
Fantastic long summary of the Batman games. Although not *directly* a batman game, there's also Gotham City Imposters that came out on all platforms in 2012 which was pretty well rated and fun to play.
Well, that's my Monday sorted 🤔
No joke I was never a Batman fan but Batman Arkham asylum got me into the Batman mythology and since then I'm a die-hard fan
I got around to watching this and enjoyed it more than I expected. I mean your work is always good but this was a long video and a real showcase for you. To a degree, you followed a single evolutionary path, ignoring the radically divergent series. Showing the evolution of the technology behind the game. Really really good.
You are phenomenal!! Thank you for another wonderful video! Kevin would be happy about this video!
I've put almost 1000 hours into Arkham Knight over multiple playthroughs, by far my favorite
40:05 The moment I was waiting for, one of the best video games series I've played & certainly the best Superhero Game Series ever.
I loved the Telltale Batman series, as a huge fan of the comics and just Batman/Bruce Wayne in general it was super cool to be in his shoes and able to make choices
Commenting to acknowledge this great piece of work
Love how much research you do nick we love you !
I dont think much people, including myself initially have noticed this on Arkham Knight that after Joker toxin started to effect Batman, all the statue faces from the buildings and everything started to change into Joker faces. Has anyone noticed that?
Yes. Many of the posters and billboards change like this. If you look away and then look back, they appear normal again. Very cool detail Rocksteady snuck in
I don't know much about Batman, but one thing I do like is the grim, almost horror esc take the more modern series has taken, especially with Rocksteady's games. There's something about how Gotham looks and feels, that's truly unique.
i genuinely love how he can cover "the worst (batman or not) video game of all time"
and still find a way to spend like a minute praising some of it's good parts.
Never forget that many kinds of artists worked their asses off to make that game,
and they very likely tried their very very best to make it fun & good.
Agreed. People don’t realize a lot of “bad” things still had people’s blood sweat and tears poured into it
I highly doubt it. With that logic, developers worked their asses off making Superman 64 and that game was total garbage. Even if they did work their asses off, they still made a shit game. Doesn’t matter if they worked their asses off, if it’s a shit game, then they get no praises or sympathy from me.
Yeah, you could tell they had some of the same ambitions Rocksteady did, it's just a lot of things went wrong.
@@theshield3643 cool, well thank God no one asked you Karen, phew!
@@theshield3643 IDK, I don't get the feeling that people put alot of effort into Superman 64 in any fashion, but in that Batman game, you can tell there was some effort put in for the cinematics etc.
Up until about the PS2 era, sometimes a very small team could churn out simple games (like Superman 64) pretty effortlessly. One of the Doom ports was famously literally done by 1 person. Literally a full fledged videogame release for a console, done by 1 person.
One aspect I loved about the Arkham games is there is no weapon limitation. Like, you have infinite batarangs and explosive gel. I remember in the PS1 Spiderman game, you had a web cartridge limitation which makes sense, but still kind of sucked to have to go find more. It makes you think about how to play, but sometimes, it's nice to not have to worry about weapon limits.
Thanks for dedicating this to Kevin Conroy, that man will forever be remembered as the greatest to don the role (animated or live)
Man, the nostalgia hit me SUPER hard during the NES Batman movie game sequence of this video. I could almost smell the Pizza Hut while my brother and I hurled insults at the TV because the game was hard like Ninja Gaiden!
I just finished Gotham Knights yesterday, whilst it doesn't hold a candle to Arkham City or Knights in certain areas, the story is fun, the characters are well written, the detail on the characters and costumes are extremely well made and look better than in Knight. All in all a fun game and can be seen as a companion piece to the Arkham series.
After being disappointed by Suicide Squad's latest trailer, I'm more inclined to check out Gotham Knights.
Just waiting for a sale.
Thanks for doing this Nick. High quality content as always!
you're videos are awesome mate, I'm glad I did subscribe your channel !
I swear the amount of time this man puts into these videos is amazing,I love them I be falling asleep to them its like listening to a bed time story.Nick should do a history on the dark souls series,starting from the original demon souls,to dark souls,then bloodbourn and sekiro and elden ring, all the Fromsoftware games pretty much,not sure if it will be a long video,but regardless I would like to see that one,one day hopefully.
Seeing this video in my recommendation made my day. Really love these documentary type videos. Thanks Nick!
Batman Begins Video Game was my first introduction to the universe. But Arkham Asylum was something I'll never forget. Experiencing these characters for the first time ever, I'm very grateful for the success of this game. It began my deep dive into comics, films and series that soon formed my entire childhood. I believe that franchise is responsible for creating an entire generation of superhero fans that even Marvel couldn't replicate in gaming. The entire Marvel roster has dominated the film industry, but the Batman Franchise has single-handedly carried the gaming superhero genre for almost 15 years. Now that's called impressive world-building.
The only batman games I still have are the NES and SEGA games. Great video I love the long doccies
I am disparate by searching for a unwatched video, but I cant find one.
one of the best channel on UA-cam !!!!!!!
I have loved your documentaries since I discovered your channel, and seeing the Batman one finally come true couldn't bring more joy to me! Thank you, Nick!
Always impressed by the amount of work that’s gone into making these.
Wow Nick, this are the best 2 hours i spend this week. great job what an effort.
R.I.P Kevin Conroy.
Deeply saddened by the news of the passing of one of the best Batman actors there was. I'll always think of him, in terms of The Bat-Man, alongside Adam West and Michael Keaton, as the animated series wouldn't have been as so successful without him, I wasn't around when Batty '66 was first seen but I caught the repeated viewings and saw Batty '89 at the cinema and saw Batty TAS on Saturday mornings in the early '90's, and was very pleased to finally own each on DVD when I got older, but have since sadly mislaid 'em since I moved home. Very fond memories mixed with the emotion that comes from the loss of a vital part of a piece of my past life.
Never stop doing this,your gaming documentaries are one of the best on UA-cam!
I'm gna sleep good tonight! And then I'm gna be entertained tmrw afternoon! I love these long videos from you nick! They are always the best!
Nick930, I watched every second of this video and only played Batman Origins and the beginning of Batman Asylum. You did a great job of not spoiling the games and introduced me to older games I never played. Thanks again for this awesome high quality video.
Great job Nick! What I would like in the futur for a Batman game is a God of War or Last of Us type of gameplay/storytelling. More like a movie maybe?
The Nintendo Batman from Sunsoft has the most hours of my life on any video game. So many replays. Thanks Nick for the amazing work as always. Still watching, just that the music made me reminiscent.
Took me like 3 seating to finally watch but very well done documentary.
massive video, thank you sir
Awesome video! The Risee of Sin Tsu is one of the only games I ever turned the music off on. It was horrendous😂.
Thank you so much for all this hard work keep it up 👍🏼
And the long wait for the next documentary continues....
Wow this was a feat of a video. Enjoyed it from start to finish.
Finally! And I mean this in the best way possible. Stellar work once again Nick.
im huge batman fan and again you suprised me that you actually did your homework good job dude much love
I watched and read so much Batman content over the past several months. Im glad you feel that way
You missed an important piece of the story. Batman didn't develop in a vacuum, he was heavily based on The Shadow of radio serial and pulp comic fame. From my understanding, he was also based on Zorro. Great video, no insult intended! I'm just a huge fan of The Shadow and have always found it interesting that he is largely forgotten while the character he inspired lives on.
What a fantastic video!! Loved it ♥
RIP Kevin Conroy
Your editing skills have gotten so so good over the years Nick! Real banger 🤙
What am amazing video!! I love Batman and this video brought all the good, the bad and the ugly that came with his video game crusades. Thanks for this one. The Arkham series has to be my favorite. 🦇
You deserve so much views and subscribers for the amount of effort you have put into making this documentary 🔥🔥
I LOVE these long Retrospectives 😊
Keep up the outstanding work Nick‼️😊
I wish some of his videos were Blu-Ray releases. They are really good.
Nah man I've recently found love again in batman, it was a long time since I saw or played one of his games/shows or movies, now I'm replaying every arkham game and rewatching almost every movie.
R. I. P Kevin Conroy, even tho i never really heard your voice and contribution to batman till now (I'm not a native English speaker), I now understand why you'll be missed
So glad you’ve done the world’s greatest detective justice.
Thanks again for the video. It was a great watch :)
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)
This is my weekend watch with popcorn and cola
Nothing compares to arkham asylum. I mean city origins and knights are stellar but there's nothing like the 1st game in the series. I couldn't believe how good it was the 1st few hours I played it. I wish new games were as polished as rocksteadys masterpieces
Heavily enjoy stumbling across hardwork content like this, its what makes UA-cam worth it.
Excellent Documentary. Very informative, and your delivery is just right. Always look forward to your videos. I loved the Animated Series in the 90s, and Arkham City is one of my favorite games. This is encouraging me to check out the other Arkham games.
RIP Kevin Conroy the best Batman voice
appreciate the hours of work you put in to make this video for our entertainment 👏
I probably won't get a chance to watch this till Sunday but just wanted to say I really like your work and have been subscribed for a while. I follow several game reviewers and each of you has a quite distinctive style and focus. This will be interesting because of the number of genres that Batman games have explored as well as the technical advances that these games have witnessed. Looking forward to it and great work.
AWESOME DUDE ! Thanks !! i just started Arkham Knight back up again.
Outstanding job putting this video together, with every post you outdo yourself my friend, this must have been a lot of hard work, recording, editing and producing this long and entertaining video.
PRAISES TO YOU MY FRIEND, BRAVO!
Great documentary overall, I will say though that Assassin's Creed came out two years before the first Arkham game, and AC2 (the game that defined the "old" AC formula) came out just a couple of months after. The two series have a lot of common ideas, but by and large they were two separate approaches to the same core game concept.
This is top tier! Thank you so much for this.
Excellent Video - Thank You.