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[Rhindle The Red]

To celebrate the release on DVD of the best Superman movie of 2006, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut*, which do you think is the best video game based on the Man of Steel?

The list is taken from the Wikipedia article "Superman in popular culture" (an article to which I have contributed heavily).  I have deliberately not included the various "Justice League" titles.

If you know of any other Superman games I missed, please list them so I can get them in there.

* Purely subjective opinion.  You're Mileage may vary.

[PressureCooker2600]

Death and Return of Superman....definatly. one of the best brawlers made

also liked the superman arcade game.....spent many a quarter playing that one.

[Lemmi]

wow what a list

but i had to vote for the only one ive ever played which is the 2600 title

[MaDDuck]

Voted for the one I worked on.......

Oh, the shame!

[Godzilla]

did u work on the suck ass n64 version? (many consider it to be one of the worst video games ever made...)

[madhatter667]

I voted for the arcade game... it is by far the one that I have played the most of. Although I distinctly recall playing one for the Atari computer (800XL, or the 1300... I think that was the XE) , but I don't remember which one.

[Shawn Sr.]

I voted for the TV games unit!! My nephew got it and I've played it quite a bit with him and it's alot more fun than you would expect.

[jaybird3rd]

The 2600 version for me.  It's still one of the few "superhero" games which used the alter-ego aspect of the main character.  There are things you have to do as Clark Kent and as Superman in order to win, which isn't the case with lesser games where you have to play as Superman all the time.

[NE146]

jaybird3rd, on Thu Nov 30, 2006 1:27 PM, said:

The 2600 version for me.  It's still one of the few "superhero" games which used the alter-ego aspect of the main character.  There are things you have to do as Clark Kent and as Superman in order to win, which isn't the case with lesser games where you have to play as Superman all the time.

Not to mention, I think it's the only Superman game where he can't die. He's invulnerable as he should be

[PressureCooker2600]

NE146 has a point.....i never thought about that

[PressureCooker2600]

plus you know ALMOST everyone is going to vote for the 2600 one....this IS AtariAge.....but I still prefer the good ole Genesis 'Death and Return of Superman'.....beat 'em ups kick ass (pun intended)

[Dan Iacovelli]

when I had a TI-99/4a Imade game based on superman 2 where you have ctach either all three villians or Zod before the atomic sun explodes

[doctorclu]

MaDDuck, on Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:36 PM, said:

Voted for the one I worked on.......

Oh, the shame!

What game was that?  Which version?

[Cousin Vinnie]

was there really any good Superman game????

[Gregory DG]

I vote the arcade game. The 2600 version would be #1 except I could never find the Daily Planet at the end...

[PressureCooker2600]

Cousin Vinnie, on Fri Dec 1, 2006 9:49 AM, said:

was there really any good Superman game????

umm like i said b4.....'Death and Return of Superman'

and yes there are some really good ones.....they're just out-weighed by the really bad ones

[PressureCooker2600]

Gregory DG, on Fri Dec 1, 2006 9:58 AM, said:

I vote the arcade game. The 2600 version would be #1 except I could never find the Daily Planet at the end...

i think some dude here on AA or somewhere has it all mapped out......back in the day, i only found the Daily Planet by luck

[Lemmi]

PressureCooker2600, on Fri Dec 1, 2006 11:51 AM, said:

Gregory DG, on Fri Dec 1, 2006 9:58 AM, said:

I vote the arcade game. The 2600 version would be #1 except I could never find the Daily Planet at the end...

i think some dude here on AA or somewhere has it all mapped out......back in the day, i only found the Daily Planet by luck

http://www.atariage....l?SystemID=2600

[Gregory DG]

Maybe someone could hack Superman 2600 to make more sense... Maybe fix the colors so they were all the same for a row of screens or something. Then I'd probably play it more often.

[NE146]

Superman 2600 makes fine sense. Get lost? Just go in one direction (i.e. "up") and use your x-ray vision to look left/right on each screen or something. A quick glance is all you need.

[Rogmeister]

Hey, I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who liked The Death and Return of Superman.  I need to play that again...but as I recall, you can't save during the game, can you?  You have to beat the game in one sitting as I recall.  I had the SNES version.  

Was their really a Superman game for the Playstation?  I see it was made by Titus.  Was it basically a PS1 version of the N64 game?  I got Hardcore Gamer Magazine in the mail today and they reviewed Superman Returns and they gave it a 3.75 score out of a possible 5.  They said that, despite the game's problems, they still liked it since it actually had that special "Superman" feel to it...

[ZIMM]

Voted for SNES.  I remember playing the hell out of it in the dorm room at college (same with Street Fighter 2 Turbo and Final Fantasy 3).  2600 would be 2nd.

[Rogmeister]

I can't believe Superman 64 got 3 votes.  Many people consider that among the worst games ever made...certainly the worst N64 ever made.  I don't have it myself.  As much as I like Superman, I never had the guts to get it...

[PressureCooker2600]

i'd get it if i found it for a dolla or two

[Gregory DG]

Just played Death & Return of Superman for SNES... What's this? Superman can be hurt by bullets & electricity? Grrr....