I mean is it that hard to make a competent Superman game. I wish Sunsoft could've made their Superman game as I know it would've been much better than this schlock. After all their Batman game was top notch.
@@mattfahringer148 @Albert Ramos But not really as it never actually came out. Unlike the time that Sunsoft made a Terminator game and we got Journey to Silius instead. Again another case that Sunsoft should've got the license for a game rather than the company that did. In that case it was Minescape makers of the equally abysmal Mad Mad NES abomination.
I actually enjoyed this game as a kid. I seriously played it every day after school for months, and loved it. I always look back on this game with fondness, in spite of it’s MANY flaws.
Same! This was a childhood favourite of mine. I don't even like the comics or anything, but I really loved this game's non-linear-but-actually-linear structure.
True, it's an okay game once you figure out what you need to do and where to go, despite having some wierd controls (up being the jump button and down to enter buildings and any place Clark can change into Superman and vice versa). But this is still a better game than Superman 64.
Based on the back of the Famicom box: www.mobygames.com/images/covers/l/199496-superman-nes-back-cover.jpg and the character pictures from page 15 of the instruction manual: www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Nintendo_NES//Manual/formated/Superman_-_1988_-_Kotobuki_System.pdf , I believe the Japanese version was intended to have a humorous tone/feel. Game still stinks, tho. EDIT: You gotta love how the manual was translated by someone who didn't see Superman II and ended up calling Zod and his gang "The *Zoddo* Trio".
@@ElZorroHonestoTo be completely fair, you _would_ write and say it as “Zoddo” in Japanese-although come to think of it, wouldn’t it actually be “Zaddo”? Curious…
I remember playing this game a lot in my youth. Not knowing what to do, I would spend countless hours going around in circles punching out an army of gun-firing Jack Nicholsons and other weird enemies. Well, I will say that I've always liked the Clark Kent and Superman themes, at least, and would love for either you or some other RUclips video game music remixers to make remixes/covers of them in the near future. Well, great playthrough of it, at least. It's still a better Supes game than Supes N64, though, although that's not saying much. Also, congratulations on reaching 500 videos! By the way, am I the only one that is thinking of crystal meth when I look at those power-up and power-down crystals that the enemies drop and magically come out of nowhere!?
They could have at least explained that Lex hit him with kryptonite and he needed to spend time rebuilding his powers or something. No, he's just vulnerable to bullets and mortal punches now.
And to make matters worst, when his Super Power drops down to a certain point, Superman changes back into Clark Kent, which basically exposes his secret identity to his attackers.
Wait... I am sure in the Japanese version, they used the official Superman theme by John Williams, especially when Clark change into Supes this theme turns up.
It's a bit of an odd situation, because they basically reused some of the music in the Western version from an older Japan-exclusive NES RPG of theirs, The Light of Indra. I guess they thought no one would notice, but now that everyone has the internet access the jig is up. ;)
There are a lot of games I look at and think "this would have been better with smaller character sprites." This is the ONLY one I look at and think they should have been bigger.
This game is way ahead of this, you can actually say its the very first open world Superman game, but is limited to the technology of that time period, I did have this game, but the Japanese version so I dunno where the heck should I go too. However I found this game really great with all its mechanics.
I remembered this game today after 20 years lol. Used to play this for hours and could never get past the first level! Still loved playing as Superman and thought it was SO cool I could change to Clark
Ah... This glorious masterpiece. This is truly at the pinnacle of the NES. The sound, graphics, gameplay, this is truly a perfect Superman simulator. LOL. God, I remember renting this as a kid for a weekend, what a sad weekend it was... Well, let's see how my prescience is today. Up next, Sonic 3?
An underrated gem. I was given this used back in the day and thought it was awful. Wandering around, not knowing what to do, the game seemed totally pointless and poorly made. Watching it now, it was surprisingly well done for what it was attempting and looked cute doing it. I wonder if I would have the same appreciation had I played it as an adult originally instead of as a child.
This game was a throwback in the sense that it wasn't very "rentable", as you really needed the instruction manual to figure out what to do. (Not as impenetrable as, say, the Atari 2600 "Raiders of the Lost Ark," but hardly straight-forward.) And once you did, there was no replay value, as the difficulty was non-existent. (This was the only game that my little sister could actually play independently.) I will say that the first time I encountered the Phantom Zone villains ("Zod Gang") it was a lot of fun jumping around and blasting them with my heat vision. I enjoyed the often humorous comments by the small percentage of Metropolis citizens who weren't gun-toting gangsters.
I used to have this as a kid. I didn’t know how to play it. I think I was too little. I didn’t understand the different icons or the map or different powers for different bad guys. I didn’t understand that the things npcs say are clues and guides as to what to do or where to go. By instinct I thought that ALL objects had to be gotten so I just kept getting the red kryptonite. And then because of that I assumed that your life naturally depleted bc it was all timed and you had to do everything in a certain amount of time 😂😂 man I was special. But I was like 6.
7:42 - "Is there a green fence by the computer center"? At first, I thought that this was just a meaningless message (like most of the other ones from the people out on the street), but I'm wondering if it has something to do with that one area that is one screen to the right from the first room of the computer center (seen in this video @47:13), since the background is green and it looks like it could be a fence - but it looked more like a room to me. Anyway, it could be a clue for people stumped as to how you destroy the giant computer, since one of the enemies in the room tells you how to do it when you defeat him.
So Superman is walking through town, beating up crooks without his super powers? And is incredibly weak? Is this is a video game version of Batman Vs Superman?
This game, to quote AVGN, is like one of those "where the fuck do i go games. Yeah... one of those". Seriously, if not for the manual, i would not have even know what to do with this game.
I always missed the "bonus icon" on top of Government Tower (3:08) until about a year after I got the game and flew to the top of that building. I believe there is only one other building of which you can fly to the top - might be Mercantile Bank in either CBD or Staunton. There's not much you can do up there, though - fight a few enemies and that's about it. No bonus icon up there.
Same music appeared in Indra no Hikari, which is a Japan-only RPG (I believe Kemco was involved in production there). This is an interesting choice for your 500th NES playthrough, hahah. Just about 1000 games left or so though, so I bet the next one will be less of a PITA! Also, why are so many Superman games crap compared to Batman-based titles? :?
The Nerd: So let's move on to the NES. A Superman game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, how could ya go wrong? The Nerd: Well, first of all, you get this lousy music which isn't even the Superman theme. Then the Statue of Liberty starts talkin' to you. Can somebody explain this to me? Is there any reason why the Statue of Liberty has to talk to Superman?! "I'll watch over you"? Is it a guardian angel or somethin'? Is there somethin' I don't know? Like, what kind of drugs were they takin' when they came up with this shit?! The Nerd: So, again, ya start off as Clark Kent and you're at the Daily Planet talkin' to people. "Hi, Clark! Your favorite Cub reporter Jimmy here. Say cheese. ..........click." Okay, what was the point of that? You know, it's really annoying that there isn't any way to cancel these dialog boxes or speed them up. The Nerd: And why is everyone wearing green? Is it St. Patrick's Day or somethin'? Why are the telephones as big as the desks? Or, hell, why are they half as big as the people? Or no, if they're in the background, that makes 'em even bigger. What a strange looking office, and who wants to play as Clark Kent, anyway? The Nerd: The first real problem is tryin' to get used to the controls; it's another one of those games where Up is jump. And why do ya jump so high? I mean, look at this! If somebody actually jumped like that, it would be, like, 20 feet in the air. I know he's Superman, but if he's tryin' to be Clark Kent, he can at least act like it. But anyway, the B button does nothing and the A button just fidgets around. What's wrong with 'im? If you do it in the air, he, like, floats. (Clark Kent twitches about in a weird fashion) Oh my God! Somebody call an exorcist! The Nerd: So your main objective at this point is just get outta this room. You go out the door, right? Well, of course it seems pretty obvious but, take a guess how to open the door. Seriously, take a wild guess. B? No. A? No. Start? No. Select? No. Up? No. Up only jumps, so ya have to hit Down. I never heard of a game where Down goes through the door. The Nerd: Alright, well now we're really startin' to suck some shitballs. Right away, there's people outside tryin' to kill you. I don't know what kind of grudge anyone would have against Clark Kent. But anyway, you go into this phone booth and turn into Superman. What is this?! This is the most pathetic excuse for Superman I've ever seen! On the title screen he looks okay, but why in the game does he look like THIS? The Nerd: Your basic attack is some kinda weird close-range fireball, I dunno; I think he's s'posed to be punching people, but it's just weird. Then ya have a menu with special super powers, each with their own energy bar, much like in Mega Man. Most of these special attacks don't seem to do anything. I assume that there's specific parts in the game where they all come in handy, but for now, I really don't know what to do with any of 'em. The Nerd: If you use Super Flight, all it does is make Superman fly up into the air. You watch that for a little bit and then he comes back down. So, okay, what was that all about? I found certain spots where if I use it there, then he'll fly over the city and end up at another part of the game. Now I'm sure that that's what you're supposed to do, but I'm still not sure why sometimes he just goes up and comes back down, so I haven't really figured that out, and honestly, I don't care. The Nerd: Ya have a map screen which seems like it should be self-explanatory enough, but there's times when ya have to use a subway train. "Oops! You can't ride the subway with no pass!" What - are you kidding me? He's Superman! He needs to buy a fuckin' ticket?! It's like, "Yeah, we know you're tryin' to save the city, but you still need to pay for your ride." Why does he even need to use the subway? Can't he just fly?! Why go underground? That's the complete opposite of flying! That's like if Spider-Man wanted to go from building to building, he'd just go down to ground level and then just walk. That's the stupidest idea I ever heard! And when ya eventually get a ticket and ride the subway, why is Superman so small compared to everyone else? Is he a 5-year-old kid? It's kinda creepy; these tall guys in shadow - it's like, "Watch out, or they might be kidnappers!" Why are they dark, anyway? They don't look like anyone else in the game! The Nerd: Speakin' of which, none of the people in this game have anything interesting to say. Here's just one random spot, so let's take a look and just see what people have to say here. "Got any news?" Okay, well, that was real informative. Let's see what he has to say. "I know nothing at all." (Chuckles) Well, that sums it all up! Alright, well let's just talk to one more guy. Oh, get the Roman number II, whatever that does. "Hey! What are you doin'?" (chuckles) Ya see? I rest my case. There's no reason to talk to anybody. The Nerd: It's like in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest. The whole game is full of people who tell ya things that don't make any sense or have any relevance with the game. For example, this old woman tells ya "not to look into the Death Star, or you'll die". Well, the Death Star is nowhere in the game. Both of these games were released in 1988. Now that must've been the year of people talkin' and not makin' sense in video games. The Nerd: "Haven't you seen the movie, Superman?" Yeah, I did actually, and it's nothing like this garbage! So, I'm just runnin' around without much of a clue where I'm s'posed to go. I'm killin' these weird green-headed alien sort of things, I dunno. (Groans) Ugh, and that music. (the Nerd imitates the annoying music) The Nerd: Then I finally come to some kinda boss character. A woman I guess, with a whip and a deformed head. So I'm tryin' my best, but the control is so awkward and I just keep getting hit. And if your super power meter gets low enough, you turn back into Clark Kent, which is annoying, but at least you can still fight. So I stay back and I keep usin' that punch attack, and finally she dies and we get the newspaper headline saying "Superman defeats Zod Gang". Uh... wait a minute. The "Zod Gang"? If you've seen the movie Superman II you probably know who General Zod is. That's not Zod. You mean her? Zod Gang? Where's the rest of 'em? I don't know! But anyway - (reads the text) The Nerd: Wh-what? "Daily Planets"? Isn't it just the "Daily Planet"? I don't know, I've had enough with this! Wait a minute. "Stock market panic! Stock prices fall!"? What - are we talkin' about stocks now?! "Find out why stock prices have fallen." "You'll learn about stocks at the stock market." Okay, that's the goal here? To go to the stock market? Oh my God. Do you remember bein' a kid? You remember playing Nintendo? What kind of things were ya interested in? Comic books, video games, uh... the stock market? Yeah, do you think any kid playing this game gives a shit about the fuckin' stock market?! Just... just... w-w-why? W-w-why make a game that has anythin' to do with stocks or taxes or politics?! You just don't do that! It's like, "What were they thinking?!" Stocks?! I just can't, I-I just.... I...bah! (blows raspberry) Ugh, God! I just... what a shitload of fuck... The Nerd: That's enough for me. This game is just so awful that it can't be explained! I can review it for another hour and it won't make a difference. It's an unreviewable game. Cannot be done justice! If you wanna play it and see for yourself, I dare you. But just one warning, you will not be happy. Oh wait, this guy here just gave me a password? What's that for? Like, if I wanna continue here where I left off? Well, that's completely useless; there's no way I would ever need this password, and you wanna know why? Because I'm never fuckin' playin' this game again IN MY LIFE! (the Nerd chucks the game out the window and it lands in a tree) The Nerd: That's it, Superman is doomed! What is it about Superman that just spells "SHIT"? It's like they couldn't make a good Superman game. But there's one in particular that everybody wants me to review. The Nerd: So, here's a typical MySpace message. "and that game is... -drum roll- -dramatic silence- superman 64" "you should do a review on e.t. or superman64" "I have a special demand no, a BIG DEMAND. Do you think you can play more than four minutes of one of the worst N64 games ever? calling: SUPERMAN!" "I'd love to see you review "Superman" on the N64." "Could you review Superman for the Nintendo 64?" "dude u should comment on superman 64" "Ever heard of Superman 64..." "you should review...(gulps)..Superman 64" "I really think you should consider either ET for the Atari or superman 64..." "play or make a video of Superman 64" "Can u do a review of Superman 64 on AVGN? So plz do a review of superman 64." "That's Right; SUPERMAN 64." "Do you need a copy of Superman 64?" "I'll donate Superman 64" "I think he should do Superman 64." "wanted to know if you ever played superman 64" "Superman for the N64" "superman on the N64." "Superman 64," "superman 64," "Superman 64," "Superman 64," "SUPERMAN64," "Superman 64," "Superman 64" "superman 64." "superman64" "superman 64"! (the Nerd is shocked) The Nerd: Well... damn! Well, you want it? You got it! Next review is gonna be: Superman 64. (closes with cheering and applause)
Superman: Shadow of Apokolips (Gamecube/PlayStation 2), while quite flawed and no masterwork, is pretty much the best Superman game ever. It's based on The Animated Series, but it makes a better use of that license than Superman 64 did. You have a health bar and a super powers bar that can both run out, but both refill automatically and regular enemies don't do much damage to you.
I kinda like this game actually. Yeah, it's ridiculous and it's portrayal of Superman is WTFish, but it has a certain charm to it. And the music isn't too bad.
Hum...that’s....surprising. My god, Superman’s face on the main screen.I know it’s NES design but still... This is more unsettling than Mario’s head in Mario Teaches Typing 2. I didn’t know the Statue of Liberty can talk. However, she walked in Ghostsbusters 2 so.... Yes, let’s remember Superman 64 : Lord of the Rings. I like the flying sequences. Reminds me the time i played the first GTA. That’s all i can say. PS : kudos for your 500th NES gameplay😊😊👏👏👍👍.
Yeah, I certainly hear you. The NES can go "quaint" or "charming" with its graphics when characters don't have black holes for faces, but this... lol. And thank you! :)
If Sunsoft didn't have lose the DC license and decided to change Superman with Sunman, we could have a cooler NES Superman game than this. Meanwhile, just grab a Sunman rom and patch it with the Superman 2 - Lex Luthor edition hack created by the glorious pacnsacdave. You won't be sorry. Also make sure to switch to Dendy mode in order to correct the in-game pitch without speeding up the game.
The only time you really HAVE to is when you go to Freedom Island at the end of the game. This walkthrough shows where all the flight upgrades are to get a full flight meter. If you're in a hurry and you have enough energy, use Super Flight. Otherwise, you can walk and/or take the subway.
@@MinscFromBaldursGate92 Correct!! There are actually thee final bosses: Ursa is the woman, Norg is the Frankenstein looking thing and Zod is the final one.
Most people are commenting on here that they liked this game. I’m sorry but this game is awful. It’s awful because I can’t even tell it’s a Superman game. The main character looks nothing like him. He doesn’t fly. He needs power-ups to use his superpowers? C’mon!
Poor Superman... his own video games are far more effective villains than his enemies could ever hope to be.
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Ever played Superman: the man of steel for the XBOX?
Especially superman 64
I mean is it that hard to make a competent Superman game. I wish Sunsoft could've made their Superman game as I know it would've been much better than this schlock. After all their Batman game was top notch.
@@larrylaffer3246 i know right🤔
@@mattfahringer148 @Albert Ramos But not really as it never actually came out. Unlike the time that Sunsoft made a Terminator game and we got Journey to Silius instead. Again another case that Sunsoft should've got the license for a game rather than the company that did. In that case it was Minescape makers of the equally abysmal Mad Mad NES abomination.
I actually enjoyed this game as a kid. I seriously played it every day after school for months, and loved it. I always look back on this game with fondness, in spite of it’s MANY flaws.
Same! This was a childhood favourite of mine. I don't even like the comics or anything, but I really loved this game's non-linear-but-actually-linear structure.
Same, but I couldn't get past the whip lady boss. I also liked Terminator 2 for NES a lot.
True, it's an okay game once you figure out what you need to do and where to go, despite having some wierd controls (up being the jump button and down to enter buildings and any place Clark can change into Superman and vice versa).
But this is still a better game than Superman 64.
Same! 👍🏻
Same here. I just liked how weird and different it felt. Visually it looks cool and the music is awesome
That bit with the Statue of Liberty is just... so unbelievably charming
It was the statue of Freedom in metropolis
"Haven't you seen the movie, Superman?"
"Yeah, I did, actually! It's nothing like this garbage!"
I used to enjoy playing this game. It brought back some fond memories.
Man he couldn't even fly 😂 this game was crap
The last line in the game, spoken by the Statue, seems more haunting than intended.
I loved this as a kid. The music is great.
That's about the only good thing about the video game. Otherwise, it sucked!!
@@jtroll0724 😂
I so miss this game. Brings me back great memories as a kid in the early 90s
I loved this game so much as a kid.
Why is every character in this game a cute chibi?
Easier to animate i think
Because Japanese
Based on the back of the Famicom box: www.mobygames.com/images/covers/l/199496-superman-nes-back-cover.jpg and the character pictures from page 15 of the instruction manual: www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Nintendo_NES//Manual/formated/Superman_-_1988_-_Kotobuki_System.pdf , I believe the Japanese version was intended to have a humorous tone/feel.
Game still stinks, tho.
EDIT: You gotta love how the manual was translated by someone who didn't see Superman II and ended up calling Zod and his gang "The *Zoddo* Trio".
@@ElZorroHonestoTo be completely fair, you _would_ write and say it as “Zoddo” in Japanese-although come to think of it, wouldn’t it actually be “Zaddo”? Curious…
I still remember the feeling of happiness after finishing this game❤
Superman looks so angry to be taking the subway. Understandable,
Superman NES is a side-scrolling 2D platformer.
8-year-old me: But I just want to fly?!
I remember playing this game a lot in my youth. Not knowing what to do, I would spend countless hours going around in circles punching out an army of gun-firing Jack Nicholsons and other weird enemies. Well, I will say that I've always liked the Clark Kent and Superman themes, at least, and would love for either you or some other RUclips video game music remixers to make remixes/covers of them in the near future. Well, great playthrough of it, at least. It's still a better Supes game than Supes N64, though, although that's not saying much. Also, congratulations on reaching 500 videos! By the way, am I the only one that is thinking of crystal meth when I look at those power-up and power-down crystals that the enemies drop and magically come out of nowhere!?
They could have at least explained that Lex hit him with kryptonite and he needed to spend time rebuilding his powers or something. No, he's just vulnerable to bullets and mortal punches now.
And to make matters worst, when his Super Power drops down to a certain point, Superman changes back into Clark Kent, which basically exposes his secret identity to his attackers.
That was a really fun playthrough. Thank you for this video helping me out in certain places!
love this game
it's from better days
sun was shining and life was simple
Wait... I am sure in the Japanese version, they used the official Superman theme by John Williams, especially when Clark change into Supes this theme turns up.
It's a bit of an odd situation, because they basically reused some of the music in the Western version from an older Japan-exclusive NES RPG of theirs, The Light of Indra. I guess they thought no one would notice, but now that everyone has the internet access the jig is up. ;)
There are a lot of games I look at and think "this would have been better with smaller character sprites." This is the ONLY one I look at and think they should have been bigger.
This game is way ahead of this, you can actually say its the very first open world Superman game, but is limited to the technology of that time period, I did have this game, but the Japanese version so I dunno where the heck should I go too. However I found this game really great with all its mechanics.
I love the music that plays for Superman. This was a lot of fun.
I remembered this game today after 20 years lol. Used to play this for hours and could never get past the first level! Still loved playing as Superman and thought it was SO cool I could change to Clark
Ah... This glorious masterpiece. This is truly at the pinnacle of the NES. The sound, graphics, gameplay, this is truly a perfect Superman simulator. LOL. God, I remember renting this as a kid for a weekend, what a sad weekend it was... Well, let's see how my prescience is today. Up next, Sonic 3?
Hahaha sorry. I have that one done, but it's awhile before it's that one's turn in the queue
An underrated gem. I was given this used back in the day and thought it was awful. Wandering around, not knowing what to do, the game seemed totally pointless and poorly made. Watching it now, it was surprisingly well done for what it was attempting and looked cute doing it. I wonder if I would have the same appreciation had I played it as an adult originally instead of as a child.
I remember all the weird dialogue. “Ouch you’ve hurt me. I’ll tell my boss”. Just a weird game.
Lady Liberty looks cute
“Somewhat better than average man”
I am convinced this was once another game and then reworked as a Superman title
I'm convinced this was Super Mario Brothers with a cape but without the mustache, the hate, and the overalls.
Best Superman game created....... although, that's not saying much.
I don't think this game is THAT bad TBH.
The statue of liberty talking to superman lol
You should try the unlicensed sunsoft version of Superman! This one is better than kemco’s.
I'll probably get both this and the Japanese version. The Japanese version actually has the John Williams title march and a save function.
Tacky but a fun gem indeed.
The only problems with this game was that no one understood what they were doing or why.
Imagine having a cape and ability to fly, but walking around like a bird sometimes do.
This game was a throwback in the sense that it wasn't very "rentable", as you really needed the instruction manual to figure out what to do. (Not as impenetrable as, say, the Atari 2600 "Raiders of the Lost Ark," but hardly straight-forward.) And once you did, there was no replay value, as the difficulty was non-existent. (This was the only game that my little sister could actually play independently.) I will say that the first time I encountered the Phantom Zone villains ("Zod Gang") it was a lot of fun jumping around and blasting them with my heat vision. I enjoyed the often humorous comments by the small percentage of Metropolis citizens who weren't gun-toting gangsters.
I Love Superman video games!
I used to have this as a kid. I didn’t know how to play it. I think I was too little. I didn’t understand the different icons or the map or different powers for different bad guys. I didn’t understand that the things npcs say are clues and guides as to what to do or where to go. By instinct I thought that ALL objects had to be gotten so I just kept getting the red kryptonite. And then because of that I assumed that your life naturally depleted bc it was all timed and you had to do everything in a certain amount of time 😂😂 man I was special. But I was like 6.
Title screen was cool,cryptic to figure out,eventually did
Everyone is bigger than Superman
7:42 - "Is there a green fence by the computer center"? At first, I thought that this was just a meaningless message (like most of the other ones from the people out on the street), but I'm wondering if it has something to do with that one area that is one screen to the right from the first room of the computer center (seen in this video @47:13), since the background is green and it looks like it could be a fence - but it looked more like a room to me. Anyway, it could be a clue for people stumped as to how you destroy the giant computer, since one of the enemies in the room tells you how to do it when you defeat him.
This game had something very wired that kept me going for more suffering. What it was, i dont know...
good move superman de tokio
So Superman is walking through town, beating up crooks without his super powers? And is incredibly weak? Is this is a video game version of Batman Vs Superman?
1:12:00 Did you do this on purpose? If so, that’s a nice nod to Superman fams. :)
I did, I'm glad someone noticed :)
I don't get it...
I've heard about this in an avgn video.
0:10 the statue of liberty starts talking to you 😅
I rented this one as a kid and couldn't figure it out at all. Probably didn't do much for my opinion of Superman either, even if I am a fan now!
Oh God, seriously this would've made for a terrible rental. I never figured much out until I got my hands on a manual
This game, to quote AVGN, is like one of those "where the fuck do i go games. Yeah... one of those". Seriously, if not for the manual, i would not have even know what to do with this game.
Best rendition of not the Superman theme song ever!!
‘According to the FBI zombie can be frozen with super breath II’. How would they know? Why are they the experts on super powers?
I always missed the "bonus icon" on top of Government Tower (3:08) until about a year after I got the game and flew to the top of that building. I believe there is only one other building of which you can fly to the top - might be Mercantile Bank in either CBD or Staunton. There's not much you can do up there, though - fight a few enemies and that's about it. No bonus icon up there.
Same music appeared in Indra no Hikari, which is a Japan-only RPG (I believe Kemco was involved in production there). This is an interesting choice for your 500th NES playthrough, hahah. Just about 1000 games left or so though, so I bet the next one will be less of a PITA! Also, why are so many Superman games crap compared to Batman-based titles? :?
This game is okay in japan, but here? We could've got Sunsoft to make a superman game...
The Nerd: So let's move on to the NES. A Superman game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, how could ya go wrong?
The Nerd: Well, first of all, you get this lousy music which isn't even the Superman theme. Then the Statue of Liberty starts talkin' to you. Can somebody explain this to me? Is there any reason why the Statue of Liberty has to talk to Superman?! "I'll watch over you"? Is it a guardian angel or somethin'? Is there somethin' I don't know? Like, what kind of drugs were they takin' when they came up with this shit?!
The Nerd: So, again, ya start off as Clark Kent and you're at the Daily Planet talkin' to people. "Hi, Clark! Your favorite Cub reporter Jimmy here. Say cheese. ..........click." Okay, what was the point of that? You know, it's really annoying that there isn't any way to cancel these dialog boxes or speed them up.
The Nerd: And why is everyone wearing green? Is it St. Patrick's Day or somethin'? Why are the telephones as big as the desks? Or, hell, why are they half as big as the people? Or no, if they're in the background, that makes 'em even bigger. What a strange looking office, and who wants to play as Clark Kent, anyway?
The Nerd: The first real problem is tryin' to get used to the controls; it's another one of those games where Up is jump. And why do ya jump so high? I mean, look at this! If somebody actually jumped like that, it would be, like, 20 feet in the air. I know he's Superman, but if he's tryin' to be Clark Kent, he can at least act like it. But anyway, the B button does nothing and the A button just fidgets around. What's wrong with 'im? If you do it in the air, he, like, floats. (Clark Kent twitches about in a weird fashion) Oh my God! Somebody call an exorcist!
The Nerd: So your main objective at this point is just get outta this room. You go out the door, right? Well, of course it seems pretty obvious but, take a guess how to open the door. Seriously, take a wild guess. B? No. A? No. Start? No. Select? No. Up? No. Up only jumps, so ya have to hit Down. I never heard of a game where Down goes through the door.
The Nerd: Alright, well now we're really startin' to suck some shitballs. Right away, there's people outside tryin' to kill you. I don't know what kind of grudge anyone would have against Clark Kent. But anyway, you go into this phone booth and turn into Superman. What is this?! This is the most pathetic excuse for Superman I've ever seen! On the title screen he looks okay, but why in the game does he look like THIS?
The Nerd: Your basic attack is some kinda weird close-range fireball, I dunno; I think he's s'posed to be punching people, but it's just weird. Then ya have a menu with special super powers, each with their own energy bar, much like in Mega Man. Most of these special attacks don't seem to do anything. I assume that there's specific parts in the game where they all come in handy, but for now, I really don't know what to do with any of 'em.
The Nerd: If you use Super Flight, all it does is make Superman fly up into the air. You watch that for a little bit and then he comes back down. So, okay, what was that all about? I found certain spots where if I use it there, then he'll fly over the city and end up at another part of the game. Now I'm sure that that's what you're supposed to do, but I'm still not sure why sometimes he just goes up and comes back down, so I haven't really figured that out, and honestly, I don't care.
The Nerd: Ya have a map screen which seems like it should be self-explanatory enough, but there's times when ya have to use a subway train. "Oops! You can't ride the subway with no pass!" What - are you kidding me? He's Superman! He needs to buy a fuckin' ticket?! It's like, "Yeah, we know you're tryin' to save the city, but you still need to pay for your ride." Why does he even need to use the subway? Can't he just fly?! Why go underground? That's the complete opposite of flying! That's like if Spider-Man wanted to go from building to building, he'd just go down to ground level and then just walk. That's the stupidest idea I ever heard! And when ya eventually get a ticket and ride the subway, why is Superman so small compared to everyone else? Is he a 5-year-old kid? It's kinda creepy; these tall guys in shadow - it's like, "Watch out, or they might be kidnappers!" Why are they dark, anyway? They don't look like anyone else in the game!
The Nerd: Speakin' of which, none of the people in this game have anything interesting to say. Here's just one random spot, so let's take a look and just see what people have to say here. "Got any news?" Okay, well, that was real informative. Let's see what he has to say. "I know nothing at all." (Chuckles) Well, that sums it all up! Alright, well let's just talk to one more guy. Oh, get the Roman number II, whatever that does. "Hey! What are you doin'?" (chuckles) Ya see? I rest my case. There's no reason to talk to anybody.
The Nerd: It's like in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest. The whole game is full of people who tell ya things that don't make any sense or have any relevance with the game. For example, this old woman tells ya "not to look into the Death Star, or you'll die". Well, the Death Star is nowhere in the game. Both of these games were released in 1988. Now that must've been the year of people talkin' and not makin' sense in video games.
The Nerd: "Haven't you seen the movie, Superman?" Yeah, I did actually, and it's nothing like this garbage! So, I'm just runnin' around without much of a clue where I'm s'posed to go. I'm killin' these weird green-headed alien sort of things, I dunno. (Groans) Ugh, and that music. (the Nerd imitates the annoying music)
The Nerd: Then I finally come to some kinda boss character. A woman I guess, with a whip and a deformed head. So I'm tryin' my best, but the control is so awkward and I just keep getting hit. And if your super power meter gets low enough, you turn back into Clark Kent, which is annoying, but at least you can still fight. So I stay back and I keep usin' that punch attack, and finally she dies and we get the newspaper headline saying "Superman defeats Zod Gang". Uh... wait a minute. The "Zod Gang"? If you've seen the movie Superman II you probably know who General Zod is. That's not Zod. You mean her? Zod Gang? Where's the rest of 'em? I don't know! But anyway - (reads the text)
The Nerd: Wh-what? "Daily Planets"? Isn't it just the "Daily Planet"? I don't know, I've had enough with this! Wait a minute. "Stock market panic! Stock prices fall!"? What - are we talkin' about stocks now?! "Find out why stock prices have fallen." "You'll learn about stocks at the stock market." Okay, that's the goal here? To go to the stock market? Oh my God. Do you remember bein' a kid? You remember playing Nintendo? What kind of things were ya interested in? Comic books, video games, uh... the stock market? Yeah, do you think any kid playing this game gives a shit about the fuckin' stock market?! Just... just... w-w-why? W-w-why make a game that has anythin' to do with stocks or taxes or politics?! You just don't do that! It's like, "What were they thinking?!" Stocks?! I just can't, I-I just.... I...bah! (blows raspberry) Ugh, God! I just... what a shitload of fuck...
The Nerd: That's enough for me. This game is just so awful that it can't be explained! I can review it for another hour and it won't make a difference. It's an unreviewable game. Cannot be done justice! If you wanna play it and see for yourself, I dare you. But just one warning, you will not be happy. Oh wait, this guy here just gave me a password? What's that for? Like, if I wanna continue here where I left off? Well, that's completely useless; there's no way I would ever need this password, and you wanna know why? Because I'm never fuckin' playin' this game again IN MY LIFE! (the Nerd chucks the game out the window and it lands in a tree)
The Nerd: That's it, Superman is doomed! What is it about Superman that just spells "SHIT"? It's like they couldn't make a good Superman game. But there's one in particular that everybody wants me to review.
The Nerd: So, here's a typical MySpace message. "and that game is... -drum roll- -dramatic silence- superman 64" "you should do a review on e.t. or superman64" "I have a special demand no, a BIG DEMAND. Do you think you can play more than four minutes of one of the worst N64 games ever? calling: SUPERMAN!" "I'd love to see you review "Superman" on the N64." "Could you review Superman for the Nintendo 64?" "dude u should comment on superman 64" "Ever heard of Superman 64..." "you should review...(gulps)..Superman 64" "I really think you should consider either ET for the Atari or superman 64..." "play or make a video of Superman 64" "Can u do a review of Superman 64 on AVGN? So plz do a review of superman 64." "That's Right; SUPERMAN 64." "Do you need a copy of Superman 64?" "I'll donate Superman 64" "I think he should do Superman 64." "wanted to know if you ever played superman 64" "Superman for the N64" "superman on the N64." "Superman 64," "superman 64," "Superman 64," "Superman 64," "SUPERMAN64," "Superman 64," "Superman 64" "superman 64." "superman64" "superman 64"!
(the Nerd is shocked)
The Nerd: Well... damn! Well, you want it? You got it! Next review is gonna be: Superman 64. (closes with cheering and applause)
I like the graphics and music.
Also congratulations for the 500 NES playthroughs.
There is a decent Superman game out there?
The Taito arcade game was alright, and the Sunsoft Genesis one was okay. The rest of them should be avoided like ebola.
@@NintendoComplete As primitive as the Atari Superman for 2600 was, that at least captured Supes in its own way. At least they had him flying.
Superman: Shadow of Apokolips (Gamecube/PlayStation 2), while quite flawed and no masterwork, is pretty much the best Superman game ever. It's based on The Animated Series, but it makes a better use of that license than Superman 64 did.
You have a health bar and a super powers bar that can both run out, but both refill automatically and regular enemies don't do much damage to you.
Looks cute.
I kinda like this game actually. Yeah, it's ridiculous and it's portrayal of Superman is WTFish, but it has a certain charm to it. And the music isn't too bad.
Thank you very much for playing these godawful games so that we don’t have to.
Congratulations on 500 NES playthroughs! 👏👏👏
Tyvm! Hahaha I've been doing this too long ;)
NintendoComplete You’re welcome! 😊
We so had no clue how crazy this game was. Lol
Too bad the Statue's message at the end isn't a little longer, so the entire National Anthem can play through instead of stopping at "And the..."
How would you rate this game out of 10?
I would probably be generous and give it a 4
Was that red zombie room a glitch or secret. You kept going back in for more zombies. I don't remember that at all.😂
This wouldn’t have taken so long if they hadn’t stopped to get every single power up they don’t need.
"STOCKS!?!?"
Hum...that’s....surprising.
My god, Superman’s face on the main screen.I know it’s NES design but still...
This is more unsettling than Mario’s head in Mario Teaches Typing 2.
I didn’t know the Statue of Liberty can talk. However, she walked in Ghostsbusters 2 so....
Yes, let’s remember Superman 64 : Lord of the Rings.
I like the flying sequences. Reminds me the time i played the first GTA.
That’s all i can say.
PS : kudos for your 500th NES gameplay😊😊👏👏👍👍.
Yeah, I certainly hear you. The NES can go "quaint" or "charming" with its graphics when characters don't have black holes for faces, but this... lol. And thank you! :)
I used to HATE the way this game was set up as a kid. I was SO disappointed.
Supaman Arale ❤
Pure gold
If Sunsoft didn't have lose the DC license and decided to change Superman with Sunman, we could have a cooler NES Superman game than this. Meanwhile, just grab a Sunman rom and patch it with the Superman 2 - Lex Luthor edition hack created by the glorious pacnsacdave. You won't be sorry.
Also make sure to switch to Dendy mode in order to correct the in-game pitch without speeding up the game.
There was a superman Japanese RPG? To ebay I go!!!
I just wanna know who is the all name character from this Superman game
At least this is better than Superman 64.
I feel I missed out on an adventure
How do you know when to use Super Flight?
The only time you really HAVE to is when you go to Freedom Island at the end of the game. This walkthrough shows where all the flight upgrades are to get a full flight meter. If you're in a hurry and you have enough energy, use Super Flight. Otherwise, you can walk and/or take the subway.
I never got anywhere with this game.
Someone needs to make romhack that removes the music that plays every time Superman grabs a power-up.
They should have made this video game a lot better.
This Superman game was basically Super Mario Brothers with a cape. How do you make Superman game where he doesn't fly? 🙄
как играть на компе эту игру?
Who was the final boss supposed to be? I couldn’t tell.
I think it's General Zod.
@@MinscFromBaldursGate92 Correct!! There are actually thee final bosses: Ursa is the woman, Norg is the Frankenstein looking thing and Zod is the final one.
"This game looks ass" avgn
Jeez, it must be frustrating to play if you say it should have tried to be more like Castlevania 2, which is a mess in itself.
The one on sega is miles better
Does anyone know how to download this game now
never understood what to do....
4.7 out of 10.
never understood whats going on
Fly superman super power the man of steel
"i don't understand english"
😂 oh my......
Super Boy
5:10 me irl
This game was horrendous!
ZOMBIE CAN BE FROZEN BY SUPER BREATH-2
The engrish is goofy.
Nice of the FBI to explain to Superman how his powers worked, eh?
Most people are commenting on here that they liked this game. I’m sorry but this game is awful. It’s awful because I can’t even tell it’s a Superman game. The main character looks nothing like him. He doesn’t fly. He needs power-ups to use his superpowers? C’mon!
What a freaking horrendous game ...
Что то кровь из ушей пошла. Кошмарная музыка)
Disclaimer, ear rape music. And if I can have the rom of this poorly made game, I can fix it.
Il était pas ouf ce jeu 🦧
Terrible graphics but at least the gameplay is somewhat forgivable