Episode Eight - Batman in Video Games Retrospective (Batman: The Video Game - Gotham Knights)

The Joy of Gaming Podcast

The (New) Joy of Gaming Podcast - Episode Eight
Batman in Video Games Retrospective (Batman: The Video Game - Gotham Knights)

On this episode of the (New) Joy of Gaming Podcast, we look back at Batman’s history in video games, from the original NES game Batman: The Video Game (1989), up through the release of Gotham Knights this past month. To do this, we follow the dark knight through a wide array of gaming adventures, including some super-high highs and some crushingly-low lows, but most notably, we discuss the Rocksteady Games (Arkham Asylum, Arkham City and Arkham Knights), the LEGO Batman games, the NetherRealm games (like Injustice: Gods Among Us and MK vs. DC Universe), and Batman: The Telltale Series, to name a few.

Run of Show:
00:10 - Introduction

013:52 - Batman in Video Games Retrospective

• Sunsoft Games

• • • Batman: The Video Game (NES, Sunsoft, 1990)
    • Batman: Return of the Joker (NES, Sunsoft, 1991)

• Batman the Animated Series

• • • The Adventures of Batman & Robin (SNES, 1994/Genesis, 1995)

• Licensed Games (Comics, Animated Series & Movies)

• LEGO Batman

• • • Lego Batman: The Video Game (2008)
    • Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (2012)
    • Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (2014)
    • Lego Dimensions (2015)
    • Lego DC Supervillains (2018)

• TelltaleGames

• • • Batman: The Telltale Series (2016)
    • Batman: The Enemy Within (2017-2018)

• NetherRealm Games

• • • Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (2008)
    • Injustice: Gods Among Us (2013) / Injustice 2 (2017)

• Batman Arkham Series

• • • Arkham Asylum (2009)
    • Arkham City (2011) + Armored Edition (WiiU, 2012)
    • Arkham Origins (2013)
    • Arkham Origins: Blackgate (2013)
    • Arkham Knight (2015)
    • Batman: Arkham VR (2016)
    • Batman: Return to Arkham (2016)

• The Current Era

• • Gotham Knights (2022) & Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (2023)
    

1:19:26 Closing Thoughts