Batman Returns (SNES)

Batman Returns
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Platform: SNES Released in JP: February 26, 1993 Released in US: April 1993 Released in EU: May 1993 This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences. This game has a prototype article This game has a prerelease article

To do: More regional differences?

A Batman side-scrolling beat-'em-up by Konami.

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Prototype Info

Prerelease Info

Stage Select

Starting at SNES address $808613 is programming for a Stage Select menu. These game enhancer codes are needed to access it:

Game Genie	Pro Action Replay (PAR)
C16B-14AF C96D-CFAF CEC8-376F C2E8-1078	80859BA6 808607A5 80A7BEAF 9EFDB0AD

After entering one of the above code sets, begin a new game. When the cutscene of the night sky appears, press Start.

In the Stage Select menu, press Up or Right to activate the Stage Select text and increase the Stage and Area values. A, B, X, and Y can also be used to increase and decrease the values. Press Start when finished, then turn the codes off.

(Source: gedowski, JLukas)

Regional Differences

To do: There may be more changes, especially in the cutscenes.

Both the Japanese and western versions of the game are presented in English, but some text was touched up between releases.

Japanese	English
Tall Crown	Tall Clown
B. Test Tube	Test Tube

Additionally, screens were added after the credits in the western versions telling the player to try a higher difficulty, with a special 'You are the True Dark Knight' message for completing the game on Mania. The Japanese version freezes at the end of the credits with no such screens.

Catwoman

During the first battle against Catwoman there are two different scenes between the Japanese and western versions after defeating her. While the western version shows the 'Scene Clear' tittle first with the later transition of Catwoman getting up and deliberately jumping off the building; in the Japanese version, this transition is backwards. An intriguing melody that would be used after her second battle's defeat is used here first with an animation of a weakened Catwoman getting up until she falls off the building with the 'Score Clear' tittle appearing later on.

After this, it follows the cutscenes where she's 'saved by kitty-litter' in the same for both versions.