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[[File:Tabrsegacd.jpg|200px|thumb|Instruction booklet for the Sega CD game]]
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{{Videogame
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| title= The Adventures of Batman & Robin
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| image= [[File:Video_game_AoBaR_Nintendo.jpg|250px]]
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| based on= {{btas}}
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| developer= Konami (SNES version); Clockwork Tortoise (Genesis and Sega CD versions);
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Novotrade (Game Gear version)
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| publisher= Konami (Nintendo version), Sega (Sega versions)
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| released= 1994
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| genre= Action
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| platforms= Super NES, Genesis/Mega Drive, Sega CD, Game Gear
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| media=16-megabit Cartridge
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There are several releases of the video game '''''The Adventures of Batman and Robin''''' for some of the different consoles in the market. The Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Gear, and Sega Mega CD versions were published by Sega while the Super NES one was published by Konami. All of these games are based on popular DC Comics characters Batman and [[Nightwing|Robin]] and specifically the hit animated series ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' (which had been renamed ''The Adventures of Batman and Robin'' at the time of the game's production).
There are several releases of the video game '''''The Adventures of Batman and Robin''''' for some of the different consoles in the market. The Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Game Gear, and Sega Mega CD versions were published by Sega while the Super NES one was published by Konami. All of these games are based on popular DC Comics characters Batman and [[Nightwing|Robin]] and specifically the hit animated series ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' (which had been renamed ''The Adventures of Batman and Robin'' at the time of the game's production).
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Level 4: Tale of the Cat
Level 4: Tale of the Cat
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* Again, like the previous level, there is no real standout part of this level. However, chasing Catwoman (which is the main point of this level) was primarily the main focus of the first episode of the two parter ''[[The Cat and the Claw]]''.
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* Again, like the previous level, there is no real standout part of this level. However, chasing Catwoman (which is the main point of this level) was primarily the main focus of the first episode of the two-parter ''[[The Cat and the Claw]]''.
Level 5: Trouble in Transit
Level 5: Trouble in Transit
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== Mega Drive/Genesis version ==
== Mega Drive/Genesis version ==
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[[File:Video_game_AoBaR_Genesis.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sega Genesis version]]
The Genesis version, published by Sega, is a run 'n' gun where both Batman and Robin must stop [[Mr. Freeze]], who plans to freeze [[Gotham City]]. In order to keep the duo busy, he also frees The Joker, [[Mad Hatter]] and Two-Face, each one with their own agenda.
The Genesis version, published by Sega, is a run 'n' gun where both Batman and Robin must stop [[Mr. Freeze]], who plans to freeze [[Gotham City]]. In order to keep the duo busy, he also frees The Joker, [[Mad Hatter]] and Two-Face, each one with their own agenda.
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The game can be played by two players simultaneouslty, one player with Batman and the other one with Robin. Both characters are identical in terms of playability, and both uses batarangs in long-range attacks, while they use melee attacks in short range.
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The game can be played by two players simultaneously, one player with Batman and the other one with Robin. Both characters are identical in terms of playability, and both uses batarangs in long-range attacks, while they use melee attacks in short range.
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There are four levels, each one consisting of a straight left-to-right transverse to the end where the boss awaits. In some levels the game switches to a Side-scrolling video game shoot 'em up, in which the players must control Batwings.
There are four levels, each one consisting of a straight left-to-right transverse to the end where the boss awaits. In some levels the game switches to a Side-scrolling video game shoot 'em up, in which the players must control Batwings.
The game is regarded as being extremely difficult to complete, and also known for pushing the Genesis to its limits in special effects.
The game is regarded as being extremely difficult to complete, and also known for pushing the Genesis to its limits in special effects.
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[[File:Video_game_AoBaR_Megadrive.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Mega Drive version]]
Bosses
Bosses
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== Sega Mega CD version ==
== Sega Mega CD version ==
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[[File:Tabrsegacd.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Instruction booklet for the Sega CD game]]
The Sega CD version consists of Batmobile chase screens. Between levels, the story advances through animated scenes that were created specifically for the game. The animated segments were developed by [[TMS Entertainment, Ltd.|Tokyo Movie Shinsha]], which also did some of the episodes of the original cartoon. [[Kevin Conroy]] (Batman), [[Loren Lester]] (Robin), Robert Hastings ([[James Gordon]]), Robert Costanzo ([[Harvey Bullock]]), Diane Pershing ([[Poison Ivy]]), [[John Glover]] ([[Riddler]]), Arleen Sorkin ([[Harley Quinn]]), [[Mark Hamill]] (The Joker), [[John Vernon]] ([[Rupert Thorne]]) and [[Ron Perlman]] ([[Clayface]]) all reprised their roles from the animated series.
The Sega CD version consists of Batmobile chase screens. Between levels, the story advances through animated scenes that were created specifically for the game. The animated segments were developed by [[TMS Entertainment, Ltd.|Tokyo Movie Shinsha]], which also did some of the episodes of the original cartoon. [[Kevin Conroy]] (Batman), [[Loren Lester]] (Robin), Robert Hastings ([[James Gordon]]), Robert Costanzo ([[Harvey Bullock]]), Diane Pershing ([[Poison Ivy]]), [[John Glover]] ([[Riddler]]), Arleen Sorkin ([[Harley Quinn]]), [[Mark Hamill]] (The Joker), [[John Vernon]] ([[Rupert Thorne]]) and [[Ron Perlman]] ([[Clayface]]) all reprised their roles from the animated series.
=== Lost episode ===
=== Lost episode ===
The animated segments in the video game for the Sega CD are sometimes referred to as a "lost episode" of the series.<ref>[http://www.toonamiarsenal.com/features/lostbatman/ Batman: The Lost "Episode"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> These segments are meant to be interspersed between gameplay elements of an early-1990s video game and as such, the sound, color and story are not of the same quality of the actual television program.
The animated segments in the video game for the Sega CD are sometimes referred to as a "lost episode" of the series.<ref>[http://www.toonamiarsenal.com/features/lostbatman/ Batman: The Lost "Episode"<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> These segments are meant to be interspersed between gameplay elements of an early-1990s video game and as such, the sound, color and story are not of the same quality of the actual television program.
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== Game Gear version ==
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[[File:Video_game_AoBaR_Gamegear.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Game Gear version]]
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The Game Gear version was developed by Novotrade and published by Sega. The Joker has assembled a gang of old Batman foes and kidnapped Robin, and the Batman has to go save him. There are four different levels, each with 2 or 3 stages, where Batman runs around beating up thugs and jumping between platforms before taking on a boss. Each stage ends with a boss encounter - some generic machine or thug in the early stages, and a classic Batman villain at the final stage of the level. The four levels takes Batman through a theater where he takes on the Mad Hatter, a frozen office building where he takes on Mr. Freeze, a graveyard where he takes on the Scarecrow, and finally an amusement park where he takes on Harley and the Joker.
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Batman typically fights with projectile attacks - he has an unlimited supply of batarangs, but can pick up other weapons with limited ammunition in small item boxes along the way. They're all more powerful than the batarangs. Once Batman gets close to an enemy, he will switch to melee attacks, which deal more damage than the projectiles. Batman can make several types of jumps, both upwards and sideways. Pressing the jump button twice does a double jump. Batman starts out with 9 extra lives, and instantly respawns where he died after losing one, with a full health bar, all ammunition intact, and all inflicted damage and defeated enemies accounted for. There are also multiple extra lives and life bar refill items spread around on the stages. The game has infinite continues and a password system, allowing the player to start over from any previously reached stage.
== References ==
== References ==