Lego Batman: The Videogame

Lego Batman: The Videogame

Developers
	Traveller's Tales
macOS (OS X)	Robosoft Technologies
Publishers
	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
OS X	Feral Interactive
Retail (Russia)	Noviy Disk
Engines
	Nu2
Release dates
Windows	September 23, 2008
macOS (OS X)	April 9, 2009
Reception
Metacritic	80
IGDB	76
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Cinematic camera
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure
Vehicles	Automobile, Naval/watercraft, Flight
Themes	Contemporary, Sci-fi
Series	Lego Batman

Lego Batman
Subseries of Batman
Subseries of Lego
Lego Batman: The Videogame	2008
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes	2012
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham	2014
Lego DC Super-Villains	2018

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Lego Batman: The Videogame (sometimes abbreviated as "Lego Batman 1" or "LB1") is a Lego-styled action-adventure game loosely inspired by Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher's Batman movies and the 1992 animated TV series, with music from the 1989 Batman. The game is split into three independent stories, or chapters, with each chapter having 5 levels told from Batman and Robin's perspective and 5 levels from the villain's perspective.

The game was originally under development simultaneously with Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, but development was postponed to work on a Lego Indiana Jones game to tie into the then upcoming movie Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Lego Batman would ultimately be released under four months later on 23 September 2008, running under the same version of TT Games's "nu2" engine as the original Lego Indiana Jones.

On PC, there is an active small but growing modding community for all of Traveler's Tales' Lego video games, based primarily around a Discord server. While The Complete Saga is the most popular Lego video game to mod, the original Lego Batman is considered to be a part of the unofficial "Holy Trinity of Lego Games" by modders (alongside The Complete Saga and the original Lego Indiana Jones), due to sharing similar versions of an engine that are easy to mod. As such, there are a small number of mods that add characters or fix developer oversights, most being published to the aforementioned server.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM v7.37.0014 DRM or SecuROM v7.38.0006 DRM
Retail
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched directly from executable.
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
GamersGate (unavailable)
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)
Mac App Store (unavailable)
Origin (unavailable)

The Mac OS X version is no longer sold digitally.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain microtransactions.

Essential improvements

Render new game cutscene in real time

By default, the cutscene that plays upon starting a new game uses a pre-rendered FMV. It is possible to render the cutscene in realtime instead by deleting the FMV video file.

Delete or rename <path-to-game>\MOVIES\MAININTRO.BIK
Note: May result in audio desynchronization on slow or fragmented drives.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment\LEGO Batman
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Preferences/Feral Interactive/Lego Batman/
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21000/pfx/

Mappings.dat stores Keyboard and Controller mappings.

pcconfig.txt stores all general settings.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment\LEGO Batman\Saved Games
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Preferences/Feral Interactive/Lego Batman/Saved Games/
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/21000/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings

Effects settings when Enhanced Graphics is disabled

Effects settings when Enhanced Graphics is enabled

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen			Set aspect ratio to From screen res. Pre-rendered cutscenes are stretched.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Uses fixed perspectives.
Windowed		Use the -windowed parameter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Unknown fixed amount.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Selective blurring "Edge AA" with Enhanced Graphics enabled. Up to 16x FSAA with Enhanced Graphics disabled. For MSAA or SGSSAA with Enhanced Graphics enabled, see Anti-aliasing.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		See Run the game at screen refresh rate. Note that running the game above 60 FPS can make certain sections impossible.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		Certain puzzles require distinction between Red, Green, Yellow, and Blue.

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  Example of a puzzle that requires distinction between colors

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Force MSAA or SGSSAA (Nvidia only)

Download and run Nvidia Profile Inspector. Open the LEGO: Batman game profile. Set Antialiasing Compatibility to 0x004010C1. Set Antialiasing - Behavior Flags to None Set Antialiasing - Mode to Override any application setting. Set Antialiasing - Setting to 2x, 4x, or 8xQ. If SGSSAA is desired instead of MSAA, set Antialiasing - Transparency Supersampling to the same level of Sparse Grid Supersampling as the Antialiasing Setting. Apply changes. Notes Depth of Field does not work properly when the compatibility bit is set. LOD adjustment is not necessary for this game.

Input

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		No mouse support
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Scroll wheel and LMB/RMB can be used to browse menu.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Game is designed for a controller.[citation needed] A player using the keyboard cannot tilt the camera, nor walk slower than full run speed.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers		DirectInput and XInput devices supported
Button prompts		XInput only. For DualShock prompts use the PlayStation Button Prompts mod. For Nintendo button prompts use the Wii U Button Prompts mod.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		Must go to control configuration to switch input methods in-game.
Haptic feedback		Console versions only.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		For separate players

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
Danish
English				Both British and American.
French
German
Italian				Follow this guide for the Steam version.
Japanese				Retail only.
Polish				Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Russian				Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Spanish				The Epic Games version sets the language depending on the OS language. To set it to Spanish, in the device language, you have to set it to Spanish for Spain.
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, alpha version.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Co-op
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Vehicles not working

Vehicles (including Robin's RC toys) become unresponsive and won't move or work correctly. This is most noticeable in an early RC car section, where the RC car needs to climb on top of special buttons.

Enable Vsync
Enable Vertical Sync in-game while set to a 60 Hz output.

Cap frame rate at 60 FPS or lower

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz for some resolutions, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.

Set screen refresh rate[citation needed]

Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Manual local installation is recommended. Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created. Open <path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\LEGOBatman.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method used. Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate]. Change TargetFPS=0.0 to TargetFPS=60.0 to enable 60 FPS cap (This fixes issues with vehicles).

Various shadows exhibit prominent color banding

Disable ambient occlusion

Unable to destroy last two electrical pylons/coils with robot in "An Enterprising Theft"

A gray, rectangular bar blocks the robot from reaching the innermost two pylons.

Exit and re-enter the room

Game Randomly Crashes

Some Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 Users had this game randomly crashes at moment.

Change Compability Mode
Changing Compability mode to Windows Vista or Windows 7 will resolve this issue.

Custom characters are all black in "Experiment Room" (Epic Games Store version)

The build of the game on the Epic Games Store has a bugged texture archive that causes the custom characters' textures to appear all black inside the customizer, even if the Silhouettes extra is disabled.

Remove bugged file
Make the game installation mod ready by following this guide. Delete or rename <path-to-game>\CHARS\WEIRDO\ALL_TEXTURES.FPK. This will force the game to load from the standalone files instead. Note This requires extracting the .DAT files, which nearly doubles disk space requirements.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	2, 3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			32-bit only.

Mods

See the beginners setup guide for instructions on how to configure the game for mod support.

Setting up mods requires extracting the game's .DAT files, which noticeably increases file size.

Bug-fixes/Improvements

• Civilian Model Fixes by Bario the Weird - Increases the resolution of businesswoman's face and fixes Factory Worker's and Bio-Hazard Scientist's facial and hand animations.

• HD GUI for Lego Batman 1 by SirYodaJedi - Upscales and cleans up a lot of GUI elements, such as character icon rings, hearts, etc.

• High-res Azrael cape for Weirdo by SirYodaJedi - Increases the resolution of Azrael's cape in the character customizer, reducing the texture alpha aliasing. Place in <path-to-game>\CHARS\WEIRDO\CAPE, replacing the existing file.

• Wide-eyed Civvy fix by SirYodaJedi - Shifts both eyes inwards on the female Civvy face texture by 4 pixels, making them more naturally spaced apart.

• Enhanced Graphics On: Bat Fix - Replaces default model of bat with with higher quality equivalent from Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga.

Restored/Expanded content

• The Extended Bat-roster by JustNathan - Adds several characters and vehicles that were either unplayable or missing in the game as well as some fixes. To play this mod without Reloaded-II, extract the files from The_Extended_Bat-roster.rar\legobatman.mod.extendedbatroster\Redirector onto <path-to-game>.

• Beta Batgirl Restoration - Restores the cut feature of changing the color of Batgirl's cape depending on the selected costume.

Audio enhancements

• Shirley Walker and Co. Music Mod by Gabriel Bezerra - Replaces most of the soundtrack with fitting music from Batman: The Animated Series. Place the AUDIO and LEVELS folders in <path-to-game>, replacing files when prompted.

• Vanilla Music fixes by SirYodaJedi - Fixes some minor bugs and oversights with the game's music playback.

Lego Batman: Rescored by SirYodaJedi - Replaces a majority of the soundtrack with fitting music from other Batman media such as Batman Returns and Batman Forever. If you want to play this mod without Reloaded-II, extract the files from lb1_rescored_0_1_1.7z\legobatman.mod.rescored\Redirector onto <path-to-game>.

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz AMD Athlon XP 1500+	Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 4000+
System memory (RAM)	256 MB (XP) 512 MB (Vista)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4.2 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0 support	512 MB of VRAM Shader model 3.0 support

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.5.8	10.7
Processor (CPU)	Intel 1.4 GHz	Intel 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM	256 MB of VRAM