
The game starts out in Metropolis before going to San Francisco, Las Vegas and Washington, D.C. The red Superman's presence is never explained in the game. The first player takes control of the traditional blue Superman, while the second player takes control of a red Superman with a Captain Marvel-styled white cape. In this game, Superman fights against the evil Emperor Zaas through five levels. In the 1988 Taito arcade game, Superman faces a boss during the vertically scrolling part of the first level.Ī Superman arcade game was released by Taito Corporation in 1988.

Template:Mainarticle File:Superman taito.png Occasionally a "Help!" signal would appear on the map, to which Superman could fly to that area immediately and aid the person in need.Īt the end of each city level, the player a different boss and gives each end of chapter victory an animated front page of a Daily Planet newspaper displaying their success. However, taking sufficient damage from enemies would cause Superman to become Clark Kent. Players start out the game as Clark Kent but can change into Superman (provided that they have enough Super Power) by entering into one of the phone booths that are scattered throughout the city. Superman has an energy ( Super Power) bar and he can collect various icons in the game to use a limited supply of one of his item powers. It featured an overhead map of various locations the player can travel to, but then switched to a more traditional side-scrolling adventure game. In it, the player controls Superman to save Metropolis from Lex Luthor and a gang of criminals that were exiled from the planet Krypton. It is a combination of side-scrolling action mixed in with some puzzles. In 1988, an NES Superman video game was released.

The main strategy element is interspersed with a number of 'combat zone' mini-games in a variety of styles. The object of the game is to save citizens of Metropolis (playing as Superman) or lure them to your underground lair (playing as Darkseid). The game is for 2 players (or 1 vs the computer) and pits Superman against the character Darkseid. It was originally for the Commodore 64 but was also ported to the Atari 400/800 and many other systems in Europe. Superman: The Game is a home computer game released in 1985 by First Star Software. Superman in the 'Kryptonite' combat zone in the 1985 First Star game. Superman: The Game (1985, home computer game) File:Superman First Star Game.png Only three of Superman's powers are used in this game: strength, X-ray vision, and flight. To regain them, he must find and kiss Lois Lane. If hit by Kryptonite, Superman loses his abilities to capture criminals and fly. To slow Superman's progress, Kryptonite has been released by Luthor. The player(s) takes control of the Superman, who must repair the bridge destroyed by Lex Luthor, capture Luthor and his criminals underlings, enter a phonebooth to turn back into Clark Kent, then return to the Daily Planet in the shortest amount of time. The game was released after Warren Robinett's Adventure, and used the same system of cutting screen to screen. Superman is an Atari 2600 game designed by John Dunn and published by Atari, Inc in 1979.

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