Batman Returns (SNES)

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:

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.

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.

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. The western version shows the "Scene Clear" title 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" title appearing later on.

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