The (New) Joy of Gaming Podcast - Episode Eight

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 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)

• TelltaleGames

• Batman: The Telltale Series (2016)

• NetherRealm Games

• Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (2008)

• Batman Arkham Series

• Arkham Asylum (2009)

• The Current Era

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

1:19:26 Closing Thoughts