#Batman85 Fact #44: On November 11, 1986, Batman’s first video game was released. 38 years ago, the Dark Knight had his first video game release in classic 8-bit form in the European market. Entitled simply "Batman", the puzzle solving arcade adventure game was 3D isometric written by Bernie Drummond and programmed by Jon Ritman, released under the Batman license by Ocean Software. Fitting right into a 1980s Batman comic book, while repairing the Batmobile Robin the Boy Wonder has been kidnapped

“Batman in Video Games: A History” - America's First 'Batman' Game: After Batman’s first 8 bit monochrome video game, exclusive to the European market, from 1986, two years later in 1988, 'Batman: The Caped Crusader' was developed by Jonathan Smith, Charles Davies and Keith Tinman of Special FX Software, the first Batman centric game to hit North America. For the compatibility of ZX Spectrum, Ocean Software released a version for the 8-bit home computers and Data East for Commodore Amiga and App

Batman: The Video Game: 1989's 16-Bit Game of the Year - Once Tim Burton's live action film “Batman” starring Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne / Batman, was released in theaters on June 23, 1989, the blockbuster modern take on the Dark Knight hit video screens as 'Batman: The Movie' by Sunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES, gameplay presented), Game Boy and SEGA Genesis. A loose adaptation of Burton's film, Batman goes through five stages and confronts Jack Napier in Axis Chemicals whe