Batman Arkham Asylum kicked off one of the greatest trilogies in gaming history, but does Rocksteady's 2009 classic still hold up in 2026? In this episode, Lennon and David kick off their Batman Arkham series with Arkham Asylum to find out if the game that defined the superhero genre still delivers. They cover the claustrophobic island setting, the free-flowing combat system and why almost no game has matched it since, the predator stealth sections, and why the Scarecrow sequences are still some of the most unsettling moments in gaming. They also get into Mark Hamill's Joker, Kevin Conroy's final legacy as Batman, Killer Croc's genuinely terrifying design, the Riddler trophies, Batman's questionable commitment to his no-killing rule, and the hidden Arkham City concept art Easter egg that the developers had to point players towards themselves.