Dave and Grant's AMAZINGLY THOROUGH Batman: The Video Game Walkthrough
Version 1.00.06 (2/2/2000)

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Contents
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-What's New?

-Basic Strategies

-Enemies

-THE WALKTHROUGH

-Final Comments

-Frequently Asked Questions

-Copyright notice


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WHAT'S NEW?
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Nothing is new.  This is our very first version of the Walkthrough.  If 
we revise this in the future, rest assured that we will fill this 
section with what is new.  Until then, move on to the next section.


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BASIC STRATEGIES
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Batman: The Video Game can be a tough game. Actually, unless you know 
what you are doing, you probably aren't going to get very far.  
However, there are a few ways that you can make yourself a more 
complete Batman: The Video Game player.  First of all, read this 
wlakthrough.  Second of all, practice makes perfect.  Finally, check 
out the following survival tips.  So anyway, here are a few tips for 
survival.

TIP 1, FRANTIC PUNCHING:  You don't need to use weapons too much in 
this game, because punching is really usefull.  When you punch enemies, 
press the B button as fast as you can so as to avoid the inconvenience 
of having to time your attacks.

TIP 2, WALL JUMPING:  Learn this and perfect it.  Get really good at 
wall jumping.  Learn the intricacies of jumping in this game.  
Especially wall jumping.  Did we mention wall jumping is important?

TIP 3, FLASHING ENEMIES:  When enemies are flashing from your attack, 
they can't normally hit you.  Use this to your advantage, especially on 
some of the bosses, as you will see in the walkthrough.

TIP 4, WEAPON USE:  You don't really need to use weapons too often.  
Yeah, there are some places where using weapons are advantageous, but 
you should really not waste them.  See, there are a few places where 
you NEED weapons (especially bosses)so don't waste them.  Also, 
pressing start to switch weapons is just annoying.

TIP 5, JUMP, PUNCH, LAND COMBO:  There are many places with enemies on 
small ledges that you must land on.  You might think that it is a good 
idea to use a weapon to kill the enemy and proceed with jumping.  That 
is an OK idea sometimes, but there are many situations (see level 5) 
where you can't kill an enemy before coming to the ledge.  So what do 
you do?  Simple.  OK, not simple.  Anyway, you jump toward the ledge in 
question, aiming your jump so that you land close to the edge.  As you 
land, frantically punch.  The combination of the frantic punching and 
flashing enemy should make your landing soft and comfortable.

TIP 6, ITEM FARMS: There are enemies in this game that reside on the 
cieling and drop walking mines.  These may appear to be dangerous and 
can be.  In reality, these enemies are GREAT.  The mines they drop can 
be frantically punched and give you all kinds of goodies (well, only 
three different things...more on that later)

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ENEMIES
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Running grunts: The run at you, sometimes commiting suicide by falling 
into gears, spikes, etc.

Spike cars:  They look like little remote control cars with moving 
spikes.  They speed up when you are at their precise altitude.

Fire guys:  They crouch and shoot flames at you in a predictable 
manner.

Shooting guys:  Shoot.  Pause.  Repeat.  That's about all they do. 
Bullets can be jumped over OR ducked uner.

Mines:  They move towards you and explode when under/on you.

Flying jetpack guys:  There are only two of these guys, found in 1-2.  
It's all about using the triple shot and ducking to kill them.

The Ninja: There is only one of them, found in level 1-2.  He may or 
may not actually attack you, we don't know because we have always gone 
up to him and punched him, ADD style, until he was dead.  If left to 
his own devices, he may try to do crazy things like jump and swing a 
sword at you.  Just kill him quickly.

Claw Guys:  They walk really slowly, sort of resemble the Predator, and 
swing a claw at you.  Just punch them as fast as you can.  Not to be 
confused with Super Claw Guys, found in level 4-3.

Claw/Arm Machine:  These little machines extend their claw/arms in a 
predictable pattern.  1:2:1:2...

Item Farms:  Explained in Basic Strategies section.

Crazy Jumping Guys:  First found in level 3-1.  EXTREMELY difficult to 
kill, they jump around and pummle you.  There is a trick to killing 
them.  If you inch forward so that they barely appear on the screen, 
you can attck them before they can move.  Cheap, but you have to do 
this.

Huge Tanks of Doom:  These big metallic monstrosities shoot at you and 
move back and forth.  See the walkthrough section for specific tips on 
how to kill them.

Sideways Moving, Rail Riding, Wheelie Things of Pain:  Don't ask me, 
you find them in 4-3.  Just read the walkthrough with the specifics on 
these things.

Super Claw Guys:  Not to be confused with claw guys.  Very similar to 
their namesakes, but take approximately 14 hours to kill.  Found at the 
end of 4-3.


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WALKTHROUGH
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LEVEL 1
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-Level 1-1

Pretty straightforward.  Just punch the running grunts and the little 
spike cars.  The fire guys shoot in a predictable pattern. Run in and 
punch them after they shoot.  The moving mines are easy, just get them 
to come at you and jump straight up when they get close.

-Level 1-2

When you arrive at the part with the vertical tunnel and the fire guys, 
wall jump up the hole (the fire guys are just annoying). At the top, 
duck next to one of the pillars and use the triple shot to kill the 
flying guys.  Fall down the hole and run up to the ninja and punch him 
to death before he moves.

-Level 1 boss

Stand at the first line on the left and equip the batarang.  Wait, move 
slightly to avoid his shots, and use the batarang when he swoops down.  
Don't move too far from your original position.  It is a safe spot.

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LEVEL 2
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-Level 2-1

The claw guys are easy and slow, just punch them like the running guys.  
Watch out for falling acid.  It hurts you and slows you down a little 
bit.  At the second pool of acid, you can skip some of the level.  
Stand on the first platform and wall jump off of a platform to the 
right.  Now there is a tricky claw guy on a small platform...use the 
batarang on him.  More fire guys...easy.

Soon, you get an acid pit with two platforms on the left and a long 
jump over acid.  You can actually jump over this acid.  Fall off the 
side of the top platform and wall jump off of the right side of the 
platforms.  Kill the next fire guy with a batarang.  Watch out for the 
mine that is right before the exit.

-Level 2-2

After running all the way to the right, move up to the next level.  You 
can wall jump up through the first opening to skip some of the level.  
The next platform to the right has a moving mine on it.  Wall jump off 
of the platform to get the mine moving, wall jump back on to the 
platform; this should keep you from hitting the mine.

Use the batarang on the claw machine, then jump onto the platform with 
the spike car and punch it.  

The next section is a series of platforms up a vertical shaft.  Wall 
jump up the left side to start.  Don't touch any of the electricity and 
be careful punching the claw guys.

At the top of the shaft, there is a tricky jump to get over some 
electricity.  Fall off the platform and wall jump off the bottom of the 
platform.  Jump lightly or you will hit the electricity above you.

There is a similar jump next, but you can catch the platform low and do 
a full jump.

Finally, there is a third jump like the previous two.  Treat this jump 
the same as the last one, but wait for the running guy to fall into the 
electricity before going on, or you will get hit.

-Level 2-3

Go down the vertical shaft.  Here, you will see the first of what we 
affectionately call item farms.  It looks like a machine that drops 
explosive mines, but don't worry.  The mines come down in groups of 
three.  Punch them and grab your bountiful booty.  Watch out for the 
moving mines here.  Also, the gun guys can be tricky if you are an 
idiot.  Duck under their bullets and punch them.

When you fall onto the conveyor belt, immediately run to the right.  
You can't go through the gears if you were thinking that.  You will 
die.  Trust us, just go to the right.

You meet up with the notorious gray fire guy next.  He is just like the 
rest, only gray.  beware of his fire of doom.

Another item farm followed by a gray fire guy.  Make sure you time the 
jump with the fire guy well, or you will be in some trouble.  Jump high 
and angle yourself so that you can fall between the gears.  Next, you 
come to a fork in the road.  Take the low road.  It's easier and brings 
you to a favorable side of an item farm where you can restock yourself.  
In fact, make sure you are full on EVERYTHING here...you need a LOT of 
stuff for the boss.  (Sidenote:  Did we mention those gears hurt you?)  
After the item farm, walk off to the left.  Keep walking until you fall 
off and angle yourself so that you fall without hitting gears.

Next, another tricky jump.  There are two conveyor belts over a row of 
gears.  Fall off of the right side of the first conveyor belt and wall 
jump off of the right side, over to the second conveyor belt.  Hey, 
it's a tough jump.  Don't ask us how you can wall jump off a moving 
conveyor belt, just do it.

-Level 2 boss

Jump and duck to dodge the bullets on the bottom.  Duck and shoot your 
rocket gun to take out both cannons at the same time.  Next, do a 
tricky wall jump to get onto the small ledge next to the force field.  
Use your rocket gun to shoot through the falling beams into the blue 
eye thing on the left.  Finally, watch out for the blue eye thing on 
the right and drop down to the conveyor belt.  Immediately after it 
shoots, wall jump up to it and punch it, then drop back down to the 
conveyor belt as FAST AS YOU CAN because you will get shot.  After you 
punch that blue eye to death, you are done.

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LEVEL 3
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-Level 3-1

For this whole level, inch slowly over until you see these crazy 
jumping guys, they won't attack you if they aren't fully on the screen. 
Shoot them with your triple shot.  After you kill the second jumping 
guy, jump into the middle of the mines, then jump up to dodge them.  
The fans will hurt you.  Don't touch them.  Time your jump to land on 
the ledge with the fire guy and punch him to death.  Then use the 
batarang on the next guy.  To get across the fans in the water, jump 
off other right side of the pipe onto the little block.  Make sure 
you're still inching forward looking for the jumping guys.  At the 
final item farm, fall to and jump off the right side to land on the 
little ledge.  Then, just try to get out of the level before you take 
too much damage.

-Level 3-2

Fall to the left at the first hole.  Fall to the right on the second 
drop.  Then fall off the ledge but jump when you land in order to dodge 
the mine.  Hold right on the next drop.  Watch out though, you actually 
have to fight it out with one of the jumping things.  Make sure you're 
still inching forward.  At the next screen up, there is an item farm 
all the way to the left.  Wall jump up the top of the right side.

-Level 3-3

Drop down next to the ledge with the two mines, then jump back up to 
avoid them.  For the next part, just run ADD style until you get inside 
the tank, then just punch it 'til it's dead.  You should only lose one 
or two bars of energy.  Don't try to fight it with weapons or 
something, because it WILL shoot you in the face.  Then, on the next 
level of ledges, inch forward until you see the tank.  Then go back to 
the right a little.  You may have to experiment with the distances a 
little, but you should be able to get it to magically disappear.   But 
if for some reason this doesn't work, we recomend running ADD style up 
to the tank, getting inside of it and punching 'til it dies.  Use the 
batarang to kill the fire guy and spike car on the ledge to the left.  
Continue up.  Kill the fire guy on the ledge with your gun.  Then shoot 
the mine after it with the gun.  Fill up your weapons and/or health as 
necessary at the item farm.  Wall jump up the right side.  When you get 
to the fire guy, stand on the ledge below him and wall jump off the 
left wall and land on his ledge, then of course punch the hell out of 
him.  As with anything that moves in this game, the fans in the wall 
WILL hurt you and you WILL fall down.  Use the doubling back technique 
to get it to disappear.  Or resort to the ADD punching.

-Level 3 Boss

This boss can be tricky if you don't know what you're doing or if you 
try to use weapons.   Immediately wall jump up to the left platform.  
When he jumps at you, jump to the left wall and wall jump back onto the 
platform.  DO NOT under any circumstances leave the platform, other 
than to wall jump.  If he lands under you and is facing the wall he 
will jump up after shooting.  This is your chance, you can stand in the 
middle of the ledge and punch him once or twice while he is in the air.  
Then, when he faces to the right, he will jump to the right.  You must 
jump to the wall to avoid him hitting you.  Then, he will be on the 
other side.  Wait for him to face you.  He will shoot, then jump at you 
again.  Dodge him with the wall jump and continue punching him.  Don't 
use weapons, you'll probably just die.

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LEVEL 4
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-Level 4-1

Yay, more crazy jumping guys.  Because of this, proceed with caution so 
you can catch them with the triple shot.  When you come to the first 
item farm after a mine, you may have to dodge the item farm bombs while 
killing the first jumping guy with your triple shot.  Use the item farm 
to refill yourself then proceed.

You immediately come to another item farm.  Don't try to use it, just 
jump down into the little pit with the spike cars before you get 
killed.  Kill the spike cars, then think about using the item farm if 
you have fast thumbs.  Move to the right, kile green fire guys and move 
past item farm three.  More running guys, some spiked cars.  When you 
get to the next fire guy, inch slowly ahead and kill the jumping guy.  
Make sure you inch forward because there is another one before you 
leave the board.

-Level 4-2

There are some really tough jumps here.  Basically, PERFECT the 
technique of wall jumping and punching in the air while you land next 
to an enemy.  If you are quick, you can kill the enemy as you land.  Do 
some falling wall jumps to get over the moving gears...remember, just 
fall off of the right side of the ledge and wall jump as you are 
falling.  It can be done easily with some practice.  There are fire 
guys all over the place, just punch right as you are landing to kill 
them.  THE MOVING GEARS HURT YOU.

After a bunch of flame guys and moving gears, you come to an item farm 
dropping its bombs onto a platform of moving gears.  This is one of the 
few instances of an item farm that DOES NOT help you.  Just jump by it.  
Take the hit if you have to and can afford it.  If you catch the bottom 
of the ledge to the left and use the right amount of power as you wall 
jump, you can actually get by without getting hit.

-Level 4-3

This level is cute, because you flagrantly see the exit as you 
start...but no, you will not be exiting any time soon.  When you fall 
through the first hole, you come to a ledge with some crazy thing 
flying back and forth.  Stand you ground and punch frantically.  
Somehow, you won't get hit.  Continue on down and try not to get hit by 
the electric beams.  Don't worry about timing, the beams are random as 
far as we can tell.  Just take the hit and use the item farm to fill 
up.  Personally, I just move as fast as I can through this section, all 
the way to the bottom.  You will only get hit twice, and you can use 
the item farm to refill yourself at the bottom.  Fun stuff.

After the second item farm, jump onto the first ledge and jump straight 
up to avoid the mine.  The fire is MOVING, so it will hurt you.  Don't 
fall in the fire, m'kay?  Use weapons as needed to kill enemies on the 
small platforms.

Next, you get to some really small conveyor belt ledges and a bunch of 
large platforms that shoot electric beams.  Carefully wall jump up the 
left side and get on top of the platform on the far left to start.  
While squatting on the second platform, use your triple shot to kill 
the spike car up ahead.  Fall straight off the second platform, land on 
the small conveyor belt ledge, jump over to the second conveyor belt 
and wall jump on top of the next large platform (NOTE:  these jumps 
must be done quickly, so that you do not fall off of the conveyor 
belts).  You can go over the fifth platform.  Repeat the quick jumping 
procedure to get on to solid ground.

As you move up the steps, there are fire guys, spike cars, and the big 
annoying tanks.  Duck on the second step and use triple shot to kill 
the tanks as needed.  At the very top, there is an item farm off to the 
left.  Get on the platform with the item farm and inch over to the 
left.  As soon as you see the claw guy, start shooting your rocket gun.  
he takes a lot of hits.  Use your batarang on the second claw guy and 
take advantage of the final item farm to totally fill up before the 
boss.

-Level 4 Boss

Run, jump up the middle, and stand on the middle platform.  Duck and 
punch as the blocks move up...the blocks will pass harmlessly through 
you as long as you are punching them.  When you get a chance, jump back 
down to the floor as they move to the side to avoid their shots, then 
as they come towards you, get back up onto the middle platform and 
commence with ducking and punching.  Repeat this procedure until one of 
them dies.  The other one goes spastic, but this is where it gets easy.  
Fall down, run all the way to the left and stand on the tiny ledge.  
You are invincible on the little ledge.  Drop down and shoot the block 
when it is away from you, then retreat back onto the safe spot on the 
ledge.  Repeat until it is dead.

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LEVEL 5
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-Level 5-1

As previously stated, anything moving kills you...the gears WILL hurt 
you.  Avoid them.

This board is really hard.  Time your wall jumps beautifully to get by 
the gears.  Always remember to punch as you land to kill the flame 
guys.  Don't be afraid to use your batarang to kill out of reach flame 
guys.

You get a a part where you have to wall jump up a small shaft and kill 
two flame guys that are standing on their own small platforms.  Wall 
jump and punch to kill the first flame guy, then use your batarang on 
the second one.  Drop off and wall jump off the ledge you were standing 
on to make it to the ledge with the first item farm.  Restock yourself.

After the item farm, you have to make some crazy wall jumps up another 
shaft.  Start off on the right side, as the left side is filled with 
gears.  You have to time your wall jumps to make it past the claw/arm 
machines.  The claw/arm machines move in a predictable pattern.  Their 
arm shoots out once, there is pause, shoots out twice, another 
pause...then back to once, twice, etc.  When you get to a part where 
there are gears hanging above you and gears below you, just drop down 
into the gears, take the hit, then jump out.  You can actually fall off 
of the ledge you are standing on and wall jump to the left to avoid the 
spikes, but it is nearly impossible to do.  Just take the hit, trust 
us.  You can actually make some of these hard jumps depening on where 
the lower gears are situated.  Just use your judgement.  Repeat this 
process all the way to the top, until you get to the spike car.  Kill 
the spike car.  As you are standing on the ledge where the spike car 
was, you can do one of two thing.  Your first option is to simply drop 
down into the gears, take the hit, and wall jump up onto the high 
platform on the left.  Your other, more impossible option, is to try to 
be a ninja and jump directly onto the high platform on the left from 
where you are standing.  That is ideal, but nine times out of ten, you 
will not make it and be hit mulitple times.  Finally, there is a item 
farm at the top.  It is hard to get to, but you need to refill 
COMPLETELY before the boss.

-Level 5 Boss

As you enter the final room, switch to the batarang.  Stay in the far 
left corner.  Attack vigorously to get him to jump away from you.  Then 
he will throw a fireball at you.  Jump over it.  Then he will jump back 
to the far right of the screen to throw another fireball.  Jump over 
it.  Then he will jump within batarang range.  As you land from your 
jump, throw a batarang in his face.  You should hit him multiple times.  
Then he will jump back to the far right and throw another fireball.  
Dodge it and attack him.  If you mess up, he may do the jump to the 
middle of the screen.  But don't worry, you can still jump over the 
fireball if you time it right.  Sometimes he gets really mad and gets 
in your face and pummels you, just keep throwing batarangs to get him 
into the jumping rythm again.  Keep this up 'til he dies.

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JOKER
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Wow.  Get ready to get killed.  As soon as the battle starts, run at 
him and jump if he shoots his gun.  Also remember to switch to the 
batarang.  Stand so that the end of the gun is right at your chest and 
unload on him with batarangs.  If he shoots, it will go through you as 
long as you're close enough.  However, if you get to close, he will hit 
you with his lightning attack.  Mimic his every move to make sure that 
you stay right at the end of his gun.  If you are hitting him enough, 
he'll run right through you without hitting you when he switches sides.  
Make sure you get over there and stay at the end of his gun.  Stay at 
the end of his gun at all times and unload your batarangs and hopefully 
you'll stay alive long enough to kill him.  If you die, don't worry, 
continue (you can continue as much as you want), beat level 5-1 again, 
and this time you won't have to fight that stupid pre-boss again.  So 
keep playing 5-1 and the Joker over and over until you get good enough 
to kill him, or just get lucky. 

But wait, it's all about making sure that you use up the rest of your 
weaponry on the Joker's dead body before you get too close to him and 
beat the game and it cuts into the little movie thing!  Funny stuff.


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FINAL COMMENTS
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Batman: The Video Game is not easy, so don't feel bad if you have a lot 
of trouble with it.  It took us nearly an entire day to beat it, but 
after years of throwing it down in disgust.

Grant initially thought that beating Batman: The Video Game was 
something of a fantasy.  One day, while sitting in his room with him 
and his roommate Kerry (see FAQ) I decided to beat Batman: The Video 
Game. The date was January 22, 2000...nearly 11 years after the release 
date. Of course, it did not take 10 years of playing the game to beat 
it.  It took us 10 years to gain the patience and will power to sit 
through the game and uncover its itricacies.

When all was said and done, we beat the game twice that day.  It was an 
incredible rush.  Now we can beat the game in well under 30 minutes.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS by Kerry Hood and Dave Mellert
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First, a few questions on the more trivial aspects of the game...

Q: Why is Batman purple? He was blue in the old TV show and comic book, 
black and gray in the cartoon, and black as night in the motion picture 
(aside of the hideous Schumacher films). I don't understand and it's    
destroying my unsmirched image of the Caped Crusader.
A: Granted the NES had a wonderously extensive color palatte, rivalling 
that of the Playstation AND the N64, (actually it barely surpasses the 
gameboy color) a black Batman would blend too much into the background 
and thus    confuse the mind of the game player.

Q: I always seem to accumulate these small purple boxes with a "B" in 
them. What do these wondrous pick-ups give you?
A: These purple boxes have been thought of as Batman Bonuses, giving 
you more points to your score. What that actually does, no one could 
tell you. You might get more points but that doesn't matter at all 
because I don't think you get any free "Batmen" (or is it Batmans?). I 
personally think the programmers put these things in there to piss you 
off when you are trying to accumulate hearts, weapon power-ups, or a 
combination of the two. If this answer does not satiate your desire for 
the use of the "B's", you can write a letter to the Sunsoft Corporation 
and maybe somebody is still alive to tell you what the hell they are 
there for.

Q: What's the deal with the code on Gamesages website that gives you 
infinite continues? Does that really work???
A: I don't know if it really works or not. The reason I don't know is 
because I've never had to use it due to the fact that the game gives 
you infinite continues anyways. If for some reason you do not have 
infinite continues, you have a corrupt copy of the Batman game and you 
should    purchase a new one. Or you could write a heated letter to the 
Sunsoft Corporation.

Q: Batman's run seems very slow. Is there any way to speed him up or is 
he weighed down by that heavy, heavy suit?
A: Do not be confused game player!!! Batman is not running. He has a 
very triumphant march to him. He does this to intimidate the enemies. 
Since Batman is not stealthy in the game like he is in the comic book 
and cartoon, the programmers decided to make him intimidating in 
another form. That form: the triumphant march. You should be so jealous 
that you cannot carry yourself in a similar manner.

Q: I'm confused by the irregularity of the Joker's appearance. At times 
he appears to have a greenish hue to his skin. I don't remember this 
from the movie at all. What's going on here?
A: Yes, well it appears that you have run into another limitation of 
the NES color pallette. The Joker does in fact have a green tint to his 
skin and at times you can be confused by the contours of the Joker's 
face. I think that the programmers got carried away and thought they 
could replicate the Joker's obscene gestures and facial contortions. 
Apparently they were wrong. The green hue is a direct result of the bad 
color programming. And yes in the segue following the end of the third 
board, it appears the Joker has (gasp!) purple hair!!! If you were 
smart and watched the movie you would know that the purple is the beret 
he wears to the art museum. Rent it!!! (Do I look like I'm joking?) As 
to the succeeding stage not resembling an art museum at all and 
appearing to be a power plant or communications outpost, I suggest 
writing a highly-placed letter to the Sunsoft Corporation.

Q: Where can I get coins in Batman? I've looked everywhere and I can't 
seem to find them. I'm trying to get more free Batmans (or is it 
Batmen)?
A: Are you on crack?!? There aren't any damn coins in Batman. This is 
Batman not Mario. If you want coins, Batman the video game is not for 
you.

Q: I found a free Batman in level 1-2. Are there any more in the game?
A: No you didn't. What you found was a way to piss me off by making 
outlandish claims about a game we feel strongly about. I hereby banish 
you from this site for all eternity.


Now, for the more serious side of the game...


Q: What sort of weapons can I use as the Caped Crusader?
A: There are three weapons you can use, the batarang, rocket gun, and 
triple shot. These are great, but your most valuable weapons are your 
fists. Use them wisely.

Q: Are there any secret areas in Batman: The Video Game?
A: None that we are aware of.

Q: I can't defeat (insert name of boss here). Are there any tricks?
A: We did our best at outlining ways of defeating the bosses in the 
section titled WALKTHROUGH.  If you are still having problems, remember 
the following: all of the bosses have fairly predictable patterns.  
Learn the patterns, and with a little practice, you should see that 
every boss, including the joker, can be beat.

Q: Can you get to the top of the Bell Tower without getting hit?
A: The Bell Tower section of the game is perhaps the hardest section.  
It involves tricky wall jumps, painful gears, and fire guys. For the 
most part, you can avoid the gears, but there are a few spots where you 
need to do something incredible: you have to wall jump off an 
incredibly small wall, staying low enough to avoid hitting the gears on 
top.  Very hard.  We recommend simply trying to have full energy going 
into this section and taking hits in spots that are too hard to pass by 
wall jumping.  After all, there is an item farm right before the boss.

Q: Do I have to kill the boss before the Joker more than once?
A: No. Even if you die at the Joker and have to restart at 5-1, you 
will be able to skip the level 5 boss and go straight to the Joker 
after climbing the Bell Tower.




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