Superman is an Atari 2600 game designed by John Dunn and published by Atari, Inc in 1978.
The game was released in 1979, not 1978; it came out after Warren Robinett's Adventure (1979) and copied its use of multiple screens that cut from one to the next. The player(s) takes control of the DC Comics character Superman, who must repair the bridge destroyed by Lex Luthor, capture Luthor and his criminals underlings, enter a phonebooth to turn back in...
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Superman is an Atari 2600 game designed by John Dunn and published by Atari, Inc in 1978.
The game was released in 1979, not 1978; it came out after Warren Robinett's Adventure (1979) and copied its use of multiple screens that cut from one to the next. The player(s) takes control of the DC Comics character 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. To slow Superman's progress, Kryptonite has been released by Luthor. If hit by Kryptonite, Superman loses his abilities to capture criminals and fly. To regain them, he must find and kiss Lois Lane.
Only three of Superman's powers are used in this game: strength, X-ray vision, and flight.
The game can be played with two players. The player using the left joystick controller will have priority over the left and right movement of Superman, while the player using the...
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