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"Why should I let myself be used for the profits of others?"
—Booster Gold, Booster Gold #16, 1987
The chronological adventures of Booster Gold have been depicted exclusively in comic book form, however the character has escaped the 4-color pages of comic books to appear in a variety of other media. Surely this would make Booster quite proud.
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Mayfair Games published the DC Heroes Role Playing Game in the 1980s and 1990s. Many of DC Comics' characters were adapted for use within the rules of the Mayfair Exponential Game System (MEGS) of the role-playing game. A character card for Booster Gold was included in the 1989 second edition release of the game.
Booster Gold was featured in the 32-page 1987 All That Glitters gaming module (ISBN 978-0-912771-64-9, Mayfair 207, cover art by Dan Jurgens, Ty Templeton, and bob LeRose) created by Greg Gorden for Mayfair Games. The module contained counters for Booster Gold, Skeets, and others, as well as a Booster Gold Board Game (playable in your web browser as a Flash application here). Booster was also included as a character in the crossover Justice League International-themed module, When a Stranger Calls (1987, ISBN 978-0-912771-62-5, Mayfair 220) by Ray Winninger.
The original 25th-century weapons and equipment of Booster Gold, including his power suit, goggles, and wrist blasters, are detailed in the DC Technical Manual (1993, ISBN 0-923763-82-1) by Jerry A. Novick.
Statistics for Booster Gold were included in the 1990 Justice League Sourcebook (ISBN 0-912771-94-1). An edited version of these character stats have been documented online in the DC Heroes Collection at siskoid.com.
The OverPower card game was played between two or more opponents with multiple decks of collectable cards representing super heroes from multiple comic book publishers. The 6 cards featuring Booster Gold included in the 1997 JLA expansion set are "Booster Gold", "Energy Absorption Field", "Gauntlet Energy Blast", "Midas Mode", "Quarterback Sneak", and "Skeets."
Booster Gold is seen in his Mark XI power-suit among the assembled heroes of the DC Universe in this puzzle. The 1000 piece Heroes of the DC Universe puzzle was sold in Warner Brothers stores in 1999 for $12. The art for this puzzle was provided by Jerry Ordway. (Thanks to Shawn Baston and the Irredeemable Shag.)
Heroclix is best described as a collectible miniatures game played with maps, cards, and dice. WizKids has released miniature figures of characters from multiple comic book publishers, including DC Comics. Booster Gold has been released in multiple sets.
Hypertime (2002) is Booster Gold's classic costume for figures #58, 59, 60, 140.
Origin (2007) is the Booster Gold Volume 2 costume with Skeets for figures #43, 44, 45, 202.
Brave and the Bold (2010) is a dual figure including Blue Beetle for figure #52.
Crisis (2008) is Micheal Jon Carter as Supernova as figure #12.
Batman (2012) has the New 52 version of Booster Gold for figure #52.
World's Finest (2016) uses a new sculpt based on the Booster Gold Volume 2 costume for figure #8.
Booster Golden Organized Play (2017) reuses the World's Finest Booster Gold sculpt with a new dial (#D17-004) and introduces the first Skeets standalone figure (#D17-006).
Justice League Unlimited (2020) figure #53 is based on the distinctive Booster Gold and Skeets from the Warner Bros animated cartoon.
Masters of Time (2024) figure #8 is a new sculpt of Booster Gold with a dial representing his role as a secret Time Master.
Like OverPower before it, this card game was played between two or more opponents with decks of collectable cards representing super heroes from the DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Hellboy (Dark Horse Comics) universes. A card featuring Booster Gold was included in the Justice League of America expansion set released by Upper Deck Entertainment in November 2005.
Booster Gold never actually appears in this video game,designed by Snowblind Studios and released by Eidos Interactive for XBox, PS2, and PSP, but he is referenced during levels taking place in the Justice League Watchtower. In his first 20 years of publication, this was the closest that Booster had ever come to appearing in a video game at the time.
Booster Gold and Skeets play a minor part as non-playable assisting characters in the Batman: the Brave and the Bold - The Videogame video game by Warner Brother Interactive and WayForward Technologies. The game is based on the television series of a similar name on the Cartoon Network. Tom Everett Scott and Billy West reprise their roles as Booster and Skeets respectively from the television show.
Sony Online Entertainment released the massively multi-player online role-playing game (mmorpg) DC Universe Online in February 2011, allowing players who pay a monthly subscription fee to interact with the characters of the DC Universe in a real-time 3d environment. Booster Gold plays a significant role in the game as the in-game tour guide, giving facts and exploration quests in the virtual Gotham and Metropolis cities. Booster is given voice in the game by Tracy W. Bush; Skeets is credited to Shanon Weaver.
After a prolonged absence, DC returned to role-playing games with the release of DC Adventures in 2010. The new RPG was created by Green Ronin Publishing and based on their Mutants & Masterminds system. DC Adventures introduced Booster Gold in its first expansion, DC Adventures Heroes & Villains: Vol. 1, a 320-page handbook of biographical data for DC characters with names beginning with the letters A through K. Booster Gold is on page 81 with data for Skeets and Rip Hunter on the following page. The book was released on July 21, 2011. ISBN 1-934547-38-7
Booster Gold is not a playable character in the iPad/iPhone game released by South Korean media producer CJ E&M Corp., but he and Skeets do appear as one of 30 support cards tha can be unlocked through game play. The five playable heroes in Justice League: Earth's Final Defense all wear their New 52 costumes, but Booster Gold is notably wearing his classic, collared power-suit. Kim In Tae receives in-game credit for the game's 2D art.
Booster Gold is just one of thousands of characters available in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure. Booster's costume can be used to customize the game's protagonist, essentially allowing the player to become Booster Gold! The game is the fifth in the Scribblenauts franchise developed by 5th Cell. The game was released for the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo WiiU, and Microsoft Windows platforms.
Players can assume the role of Booster Gold, the Hero of the Future, in the "Heroes Unite" stand-alone expansion to the DC Comics Deck-Building Game published by Cryptozoic Entertainment. Booster is featured on the box (in artwork by RB Silva) and on several cards in the set (by various artists taken directly from comic books published by DC Comics). Skeets makes a special appearance as one of the game's "equipment" cards.
Booster Gold is one of more than 150 DC Comics characters players can unlock in the LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham a video game released in November 2014. The Booster Gold minifig is even accompanied by a tiny Skeets! Travis Willingham provides Booster's voice.
In April 2015, WizKids Games expanded their Dice Masters dice build game line of licensed products by introduced the DC Comics Dice Masters: Justice League set. The game requires character cards and corresponding dice featuring the logos and icons of the related character. There are three versions of Booster Gold in the set: no. 41 "Booster Gold: Michael Jon Carter" (common), no. 80 "Booster Gold: Glory-Seeking Showboat" (uncommon), and no. 109 "Booster Gold: High Publicity Hijinks". All cards feature the artwork of Aaron Lopresti as originally seen on the cover of Justice League International #1.
Booster Gold returns to the LEGO DC Universe as one of more than 160 DC Comics characters players can unlock in the LEGO DC Super Heroes a video game released in October 2018. Once again, the Booster Gold minifig is accompanied by Skeets! Travis Willingham returns to voice Booster Gold, and Roger Craig Smith voices Skeets.
Booster Gold is referenced by an Easter egg in the Gotham Knights video game by Warner Bros Entertainment. On top of the refrigerator in the Belfry headquarters are boxes of Flakies cereal prominently featuring Skeets. The cereal has the slogan "They're Boosterrific!!!" (Flakies cereal first appeared in Booster Gold #2, 1985.)
Cryptozoic Entertainment and Yuke's partnered with DC Comics to create the digital trading card game DC Dual Force (dualforce.com). Both Booster Gold and Skeets are available as playable cards. (Noted by Morgenstern.)
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