History VideoGame / TheAdventuresOfBatmanAndRobin

''The Adventures of Batman and Robin'' is a 1995 LicensedGame for the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis based on ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', developed by British studio Clockwork Tortoise. It is a run-and-gun in the vein of ''VideoGame/GunstarHeroes'', but instead of guns, Batman has an unlimited supply of Batarangs. The game also contains an extended ShootEmUp level in the Batplane, and two shorter such levels where Franchise/{{Batman}} wears a jetpack. The game is best-known for its [[NintendoHard extreme difficulty]] and its complex acid house-inspired industrial soundtrack from Music/JesperKyd.

Not to be confused for the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendo game of the same name, developed by Creator/{{Konami}}, which while being based on the same medium, is a completely different game.

Also not to be confused with the UsefulNotes/SegaCD game of the same name, which despite being developed by the same company as the Genesis version, was built to be an entirely new game that takes advantage of the Sega CD hardware rather than an enhanced port.

* BossBonanza: In the Batplane section.

* CheshireCatGrin: Guess who.

* CoresAndTurretsBoss: Two-Face, and the airship during the Batplane section.
* CowardlyBoss: Harley Quinn and Two-Face.

* {{Demoscene}}: Many of the hardware tricks used in this game recall the techniques of 90s UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} demos.

* EjectionSeat: Harley Quinn escapes her tank in one of these, and later fights Batman while riding on it.
* ElevatorActionSequence: The first section of stage 2, including the boss battle against Two-Face.

* EyeBeams: One of Cheshire Cat's main attacks.

* HitlerCam: Mr. Freeze in the ContinueCountdown.

* KidSidekick: You can choose to play as Robin.

* MarathonBoss: The airship in the Batplane section.

* MiniBoss: Several of them in the Batplane section.

* ObstructiveForeground: During the jetpack section of stage 4.

* ScoringPoints: That do absolutely nothing.

* TechDemoGame: Almost every level and boss battle is based around some kind of technical wizardry with the Genesis hardware. The game, as a whole, feels adjacent to the UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}} demoscene.

* TookALevelInBadass: The player, once they fully upgrade their weapon.

* WraparoundBackground: Every level in the game consists of these, most of them with a faux-3D effect.

* CatastrophicCountdown: Overlaps with ContinueCountdown, as the continue screen features Mr. Freeze staring menacingly ahead as a clock counts down to Gotham's wintry doom.

* ContinueCountdown: See the CatastrophicCountdown entry above.

* CatastrophicCountdown: The continue screen features Mr. Freeze staring menacingly ahead as a clock counts down to Gotham's wintry doom.

* HitlerCam: Mr. Freeze on the continue screen.

* TraintopBattle: Not quite a train, but Btman fights Joker's balloon on the back of a semitruck.

* OffModel: In the intro, the artwork of Batman and Robin standing atop a skyscraper looks a bit dodgy. This is odd, considering that the rest of the game's art is very nice.

* WraparoundBackground: Every level in the game consists of these, most of them with a faux-3D effect.

* ExcitedShowTitle: The titles for the levels "Happy Birthday to Me!" and "Tea Time!" end in exclamation marks.

* NiceHat: During his boss fight, Mad Hatter floats around in a giant upside-down top hat.

The game is divided into four levels, each one centering around a member of Batman's rouges gallery: The Joker, Two-Face, the Mad Hatter, and Mr. Freeze. You must help Batman get through these levels and capture all four of the criminals.

* BigBad: Mr. Freeze.

* CatsAreMean: Cheshire Cat.

* CoOpMultiplayer: One of the few mitigating factors for this obscenely hard game is that a second player can help you out as Robin.

* TheDragon: Mad Hatter.

* KidSidekick: Player 2 plays as Robin.

* MegaNeko: Cheshire Cat.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: Mr. Freeze on the continue screen.

* SharkTunnel: Stage 4.

* SlasherSmile: Cheshire Cat.

** Cheshire Cat.

* CutAndPasteEnvironments: Genesis version suffers badly from this which became obvious on the very first level of the game where you have run on the "streets" of Gotham City that literally composed out of the same exact building repeated many, many times. Unfortunately, this blatant assets re-usage situation never gets any better later aside from those times when you will fight a boss on a single static, but completely unique looking backgrounds.

* FollowTheLeader: The game wears its ''VideoGame/GunstarHeroes'' influence on its sleeve, with its mixture of run-and-gun and beat-'em-up gameplay, aversion of OneHitPointWonder, liberal use of UnexpectedShmupLevel, and long, multi-phase boss battles.

* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The game was well-received, especially regarding its visuals and music.

* UnwinnableByMistake: If you're killed on your last life by the KaizoTrap of Cheshire Cat's head falling off, the game will not go to the continue screen, nor even the title screen, but will instead hang forever in the boss room. The only solution to this bug is to reset the console and start the whole game over. You may want to use the level-skip CheatCode in case this happens.

Also not to be confused with the Sega CD game of the same name, which despite being developed by the same company as the Genesis version, was built to be an entirely new game that takes advantage of the Sega CD hardware rather than an enhanced port.