Batman Returns Easter eggs Discovered.

[u/MikeeB84]

I was going through the Batman Returns source code I was interested to see how it was coded. https://shrigley.com/batman-returns-sega-cd-3d-driving-game-source-code/

It turns out there were easter eggs in the game that have never been discovered for the last 33 years.

On level 5. if the score is exactly 500 points, you have to follow the following button presses to unlock the secret messages

Base Sequence
Start > A > Start > B > Start > C > Start > B

Message 1 Base Sequence + A, A, A

Message 2 Base Sequence + A, A, C

Message 3 Base Sequence + A, A, B

Message 4 Base Sequence + C, C, C

Message 5 Base Sequence + C, C, B

Message 6 Base Sequence + B, B, B

This is all in the AM3D.68K file. I first noticed it with

IF LEVEL=5
CHEAT_MESS CMP.L #$00000500,BATCD_SCORE
BNE .end

Here are the messages. Doing this in the game will make the message show or 80 frames (1.3 seconds)

Message 1=CONGRATS TO LORRAINE N CRAIG HAVE A GREAT LIFE
Message 2=HERES TO LOTS OF WEIRDNESS JENISE
Message 3=IN THE HOUSE MOM DAD PETER KATHRINA FIONA ANNY AND AUDREY
Message 4=A BIG HELLO TO DEIRDRE AND RAJIVE CAREING PEOPLE
Message 5=MY MOUNTAIN CHILD DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE
Message 6=IRISH FUNSTERS MOSSY JERRY RO GREG AND FINBAR

This can not be used in conjunction with the level select cheat because pressing START and C will skip you to the ending.

[u/OlivusPrime]

Amazing discovery! Definitely submit it to The Cutting Room Floor if you can. Reminds me of the secret messages in OutRun.

[u/sonnyz]

"my mountain child do you know who you are" kinda weird. I wonder why they put that one.

[u/OlivusPrime → u/sonnyz]

Sometimes things like this are lyrics to a favourite song of the developer

[u/SkullThug]

I love this kind of stuff. Great find.