Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Data East made a couple of really good RoboCop arcade games to go along with the films back in the day. RoboCop 2 in particular is a hybrid between a shooter and a beat em' up, which to this day, still makes it pretty unique. And it's a really good game, too! I don't really have anything to complain about with this game, pretty much everything about it is really well done. It's pretty easy for an arcade game too, so I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to any fan of the series. I think anyone can pick it up and enjoy it. Unfortunately it's probably stuck in licensing hell forever, so just play it on MAME.
FYI: I'm playing the Japanese version of the game, but I edited the video to include the story scenes from the English version instead. There are actually a few noteworthy differences between the Japanese and western versions as well. For starters, the entire prologue with RoboCop going up the elevator and fighting ED-209 doesn't exist in the western versions. You just start right in sector 1. The Japanese version is also a little bit harder. In the western versions, you get a full health refill in stage 4, right before you fight the hopping mech boss. That can actually be really helpful if you screwed up the previous section and took a bunch of damage from the robots and midboss. The car pushing sequence in sector 1 was also shortened a little in the Japanese release. But other than that, I didn't notice anything else from what little I played. Ultimately the Japanese version seemed like the complete one, so that's just what I stuck with.
0:00 Intro
2:21 Sector 1
5:26 Sector 2
8:32 Bonus Stage
9:39 Sector 3
13:04 Sector 4
17:11 Bonus Stage
18:25 Sector 5
22:38 Ending & Credits
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Beat 'em Ups (e.g. Final Fight): youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfI6IYca_kvMhpG1GR9sk8OYiWQMZZTgl
2D Action (e.g. Metal Slug): youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfI6IYca_kvNFjpnJ59Th6N0IU1PSpD3d
STG/Shmups (e.g. Dodonpachi): youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFE6B3779BE759F71
Data East made a couple of really good RoboCop arcade games to go along with the films back in the day. RoboCop 2 in particular is a hybrid between a shooter and a beat em' up, which to this day, still makes it pretty unique. And it's a really good game, too! I don't really have anything to complain about with this game, pretty much everything about it is really well done. It's pretty easy for an arcade game too, so I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to any fan of the series. I think anyone can pick it up and enjoy it. Unfortunately it's probably stuck in licensing hell forever, so just play it on MAME.
FYI: I'm playing the Japanese version of the game, but I edited the video to include the story scenes from the English version instead. There are actually a few noteworthy differences between the Japanese and western versions as well. For starters, the entire prologue with RoboCop going up the elevator and fighting ED-209 doesn't exist in the western versions. You just start right in sector 1. The Japanese version is also a little bit harder. In the western versions, you get a full health refill in stage 4, right before you fight the hopping mech boss. That can actually be really helpful if you screwed up the previous section and took a bunch of damage from the robots and midboss. The car pushing sequence in sector 1 was also shortened a little in the Japanese release. But other than that, I didn't notice anything else from what little I played. Ultimately the Japanese version seemed like the complete one, so that's just what I stuck with.
0:00 Intro
2:21 Sector 1
5:26 Sector 2
8:32 Bonus Stage
9:39 Sector 3
13:04 Sector 4
17:11 Bonus Stage
18:25 Sector 5
22:38 Ending & Credits
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Beat 'em Ups (e.g. Final Fight): youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfI6IYca_kvMhpG1GR9sk8OYiWQMZZTgl
2D Action (e.g. Metal Slug): youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfI6IYca_kvNFjpnJ59Th6N0IU1PSpD3d
STG/Shmups (e.g. Dodonpachi): youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFE6B3779BE759F71
![[SNES] Batman Returns - No Death Clear (Mania Difficulty)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tUfAvh_HVWE/mqdefault.jpg "[SNES] Batman Returns - No Death Clear (Mania Difficulty)
Batman Returns is a beat em up that Konami developed for the SNES back in 1992. It follows the events of the movie, although they take some creative liberties with the characters and progression in order to make a fun game out of it. And they did an excellent job! This is one of the best games on the SNES, one of the best console beat em ups, and probably the best Batman game ever made (I need to play the NES ones again). Theres really not much to criticize about it - they did a great job in every single area, from gameplay, to graphics, music, enemy design, pacing, difficulty - you name it. Im not really sure if this game is widely seen as a classic, but I feel like its underrated by every possible audience for it. Its absolutely great.
This is a no death clear on the highest difficulty, Mania. In this mode, Konami does the typical console game thing of giving you tons of lives, and leaving very few healing items throughout the stages (there are more on lower difficulties). I really dislike this design because it makes just clearing the game easy and unsatisfying, so you have to go all in and go for a deathless run in order to get a fun challenge out of it. And at least in Mania mode, most of the enemies do a lot of damage if they land a hit on you. Some bosses can even do 50-75% of your HP in one shot. So you really need to put in some work and memorize the hard parts, figure out good strategies for the bosses (the first Catwoman, and especially the Penguin fight is very tricky on Mania difficulty), and play carefully when you need to. Its fun, but Id have liked it balanced a little differently. But regardless, its a great game that every fan of beat em ups, or Batman in general should try out.
0:00 Intro
4:35 Scene 1 — Ambush in Gotham Plaza
9:40 Scene 2 — Battle in the Streets of Gotham City
17:07 Scene 3 — On the Prowl
21:20 Scene 4 — The Penguins Trap
26:03 Scene 5 — To the Batmobile!
29:37 Scene 6 — Circus Train
34:34 Scene 7 — The Penguins Lair
41:35 Ending & Credits
I played this on the BSNES emulator, but watching the replay back, it looks a little choppy at points. Maybe this emulator doesnt play nice with OBS? Im kinda annoyed about that to be honest. I own the game on the SNES, but playing on my PC is a lot more convenient for a bunch of reasons... Maybe Ill try a different emulator next time. Oh well.
Beat em Ups (e.g. Final Fight): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfI6IYca_kvMhpG1GR9sk8OYiWQMZZTgl
2D Action (e.g. Metal Slug): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfI6IYca_kvNFjpnJ59Th6N0IU1PSpD3d
STG/Shmups (e.g. Dodonpachi): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFE6B3779BE759F71")
