Batman Arcade Game (1990) Is This Rare?

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I have recently learned that there was a Batman Arcade game released by Atari in 1990. It is the first I've heard of this game even though I'm a big 1989 Batman fan.

How is the game? Does anyone own it?
 
If you're a Batman fan and have never heard of it, I think you have your answer. Even the big movie tie in couldn't save it... but let's be honest, arcades heydeys were over by 1990.
 
I think they are probably pretty rare because you would have to be crazy to not convert it to something else. Terrible game. One came up locally here a while back; I am really glad I played it on my MAME cab before I wasted the money on it.
 
Well darn. I was hoping it was a half way good game given it's Batman namesake. Guess I shouldn't be surprised. Games based on movies are usually bad.

(And movies based on games are equally as bad, with the exception of Clue.)
 
Beat em up stages are like Superman. Blah. Almost comaprable to the SNES version of Batman returns, but the latter is much more enjoyable. I would like to own one just for the arts and sounds, but I'd never pay more than $150.
 
I used to play it at the movie theater . I don't remember it being anything special .
 
If you're a Batman fan and have never heard of it, I think you have your answer. Even the big movie tie in couldn't save it... but let's be honest, arcades heydeys were over by 1990.

I'm sick of reading this !!!!!!!!! ARCADES Where not dead in 1990 Hell they where making a comeback with games like Street Fighter, NBA Jam, MK, Simpsons,X-Men, The list goes on.
Hell Pinball machines where the 1 price maker in arcades with my top Pins from this time frame.

Just becouse you did'nt goto them back then does'nt mean they where DEAD back then.

I say Arcades did'nt run into trouble intell the late 90's early 2000's.
 
I'm sick of reading this !!!!!!!!! ARCADES Where not dead in 1990 Hell they where making a comeback with games like Street Fighter, NBA Jam, MK, Simpsons,X-Men, The list goes on.
Hell Pinball machines where the 1 price maker in arcades with my top Pins from this time frame.

Just becouse you did'nt goto them back then does'nt mean they where DEAD back then.

I say Arcades did'nt run into trouble intell the late 90's early 2000's.

Id agree with that. I dont know where anyone thinks arcades were "dead" then. What you listed are essentially a listing of "new classics".
 
I have recently learned that there was a Batman Arcade game released by Atari in 1990. It is the first I've heard of this game even though I'm a big 1989 Batman fan.

How is the game? Does anyone own it?

Huge Batman/Burton fan myself!

Seen one in the early 90's. It was a kit only game. To sum it up the game is terrible. It's just another clone of Rolling Thunder. I think it tried to make up for gameplay with digitized graphics and speech.One of the programmers said basically said that was rushed out to location....

It is a rare kit... I've seen the board a couple of times for sale but you never see the bezel or sideart.
 
I'm sick of reading this !!!!!!!!! ARCADES Where not dead in 1990 Hell they where making a comeback with games like Street Fighter, NBA Jam, MK, Simpsons,X-Men, The list goes on.
Hell Pinball machines where the 1 price maker in arcades with my top Pins from this time frame.

Just becouse you did'nt goto them back then does'nt mean they where DEAD back then.

I say Arcades did'nt run into trouble intell the late 90's early 2000's.

Yeah when Street Fighter 2 came out Arcades were very popular again . I'd go with my friends to play SF2 and there would be huge lines to play it . Even at the 711 there would be a bunch of people playing it and you'd have to wait . I remember playing Batman because it was next to SF2 at a movie theater .
 
Lol

heres my favorite batman conversion..


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I am a HUGE batman fan. Going back to the days of Adam West, and then the Saturday morning Superfriends cartoon. The Arcade game however SUCKS. Pretty too look at, but game is awful. I would get it and make a BatCade out of it. :)
 
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