Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker on?
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker was released on Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Game Boy Color.
- When did Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker release?
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker was first released on November 20, 2000.
About Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (also known as Batman of the Future: Return of the Joker in Europe and Australia) is a 2000 American direct-to-video animated film featuring the comic book superhero Batman and his archenemy, the Joker. It is set in the continuity of the animated series Batman Beyond, in which Bruce Wayne has retired from crime fighting, giving the mantle of Batman to high school student Terry McGinnis, and serves as a sequel to both Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures. As in the TV series, Will Friedle and Kevin Conroy star as Terry McGinnis and Bruce Wayne, respectively. Mark Hamill, who played the Joker opposite Conroy in Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures, reprises his role.
Summary via IGDB.
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker on Wikipedia
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, known as Batman of the Future: Return of the Joker in Europe, is a scrolling beat 'em up video game developed by Kemco and released by Ubi Soft for the Game Boy Color, PlayStation and Nintendo 64 in 2000 and 2001. The game is based on the animated film of the same name, which in turn was based on the TV series Batman Beyond. Players act as the new Batman Terry McGinnis, who takes over the position of the retired Bruce Wayne and fights against the Jokerz gang led by the recently revived Joker. Throughout the game, Batman fights the villain's cronies, who steal tech components from various laboratories and corporations in Gotham City. Joker uses them to take control of a missile-shooting satellite, which he plans to destroy the entire city with.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Platforms
- Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Game Boy Color
- Developer
- Kemco
- Publisher
- Ubi Soft Entertainment
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
- Series
- Batman
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo 64 | 2000 | $43 | $195 | $256 | 11 reviews | Low |
Release timeline
- PlayStationNov 20, 2000
- Game Boy ColorNov 20, 2000
- Nintendo 64Dec 13, 2000
First release on each platform, from IGDB’s records of this game’s ports and editions. Remakes are separate games with their own pages, so they are not listed here.
We haven’t priced or authenticated the versions without a section on this page yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Nintendo 64 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-22
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAL release | $58 | $493 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about 3 times a week
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about 6 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-22.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $7.43 in Jan 2007, $37 five years ago, and $43 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2007 | $7.43 | — |
| Jan 2008 | $5.99 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $9.99 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $9.98 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $8.45 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $4.50 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $6.87 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $10.00 | $34 |
| Jan 2015 | $11.99 | $36 |
| Jan 2016 | $14.99 | $40 |
| Jan 2017 | $16.00 | $42 |
| Jan 2018 | $13.60 | $43 |
| Jan 2019 | $14.57 | $55 |
| Jan 2020 | $21 | $51 |
| Jan 2021 | $29 | $57 |
| Jan 2022 | $40 | $130 |
| Jan 2023 | $42 | $205 |
| Jan 2024 | $38 | $196 |
| Jan 2025 | $36 | $175 |
| Jan 2026 | $42 | $187 |
| Oct 2026 | $43 | $195 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Cartridge serial | Known board |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 13 December 2000 | NUS-NJQE-USA | NUS-01A-03 |
| Europe / PAL | 15 December 2000 | NUS-NJQP-EUR | — |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 2000
- Authenticity
- Low
A scrolling beat-'em-up that reviewers savaged, yet one of the pricier carts of its year.
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker is the Nintendo 64 version of Kemco's side-scrolling brawler based on the animated film, published by Ubi Soft. It reached North America on December 13, 2000, with the PAL release two days later under the title Batman of the Future: Return of the Joker. You play the new Batman, Terry McGinnis, and can switch between four suits, three of them available from the start.
Reviews of the N64 version were overwhelmingly negative, and it can be beaten in a few hours. GameFan's December 2000 review said it looked like a first-generation N64 title, with flat shading and low-polygon models, and that anyone but fans of the show should avoid it.
How it was made
Developed by Kemco and published by Ubi Soft; Kemco first showed the Nintendo 64, PlayStation and Game Boy versions at E3 2000.
What the press said at the time
| AllGame | 2.5/5 | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 1.5/10 | |
| GameFan | 49/10070/10061/10061/100 | |
| GameRevolution | F | |
| IGN | 2/10 | |
| N64 Magazine | 16% | |
| Nintendo Power | 5.6/10 | |
| Official Nintendo Magazine | 66% | |
| 64 | 65% | |
| N64 Gamer | 13% | |
| Video Gamer | 1/10 |
Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Nintendo 64 version.
Also on other platforms
Game Boy Color · PlayStation
- Game Boy Color. The Game Boy Color version has no suit-changing mechanic. Batman has a fixed set of punches, kicks and uppercuts instead.
- PlayStation. The PlayStation version was reported to become excessively difficult by the second stage, and it has no password system.
How the other versions reviewed
| Game Boy Color | AllGame | 2.5/5 |
| PlayStation | AllGame | 2/5 |
| PlayStation | Electronic Gaming Monthly | 3/30 |
| PlayStation | The Electric Playground | 4/10 |
| PlayStation | Game Informer | 0.5/10 |
| Game Boy Color | IGN | 6/10 |
| PlayStation | IGN | 2/10 |
| PlayStation | Next Generation | 1/5 |
| PlayStation | Official PlayStation Magazine | 0.5/5 |
| Game Boy Color | 64 | 45% |
| Game Boy Color | Game Boy Power | 90% |
| Game Boy Color | Total Game Boy | 65% |
These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.
Before you buy
This sits well above the library median for a loose cart, and games released in 2000 generally cost more than earlier ones. Fake risk is low by the research tiers. The PAL release, sold as Batman of the Future, costs more than the US one, loose and especially complete, so the European copy is not the bargain. Complete copies sell for several times the loose price.
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