game
| title | Superman |
| set name | superman |
| manufacturer | Taito Corporation |
| year | 1988 |
| genre | Fighter (hof) |
| category | Fighter / 2D (hof) |
| driver status | good |
| driver source | taito_x.c |
| snapshots | PS: in game
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| gameover
/ MW: in game
/ CT: in game
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| artwork
/ Mr. Do: artwork
/ Dany69: artwork
/ EJ: in game
/ artwork: cabinet
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| rating |   64.6% after 93 votes |
| clones | Superman (Japan) |
display
| colour emulation | good |
| palette | 2048 |
| display type | raster |
| orientation | horizontal |
| resolution | 384x240 |
| frequency | 57.430000Hz |
sound
| sound emulation | good |
| channels | stereo |
controls
| players | 2 |
| nplayers | 2P sim |
| controls | 8 way joystick |
| buttons | 2 |
| coin slots | 2 |
hardware
data
| version added | .034b06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| last change(s) | none since version .53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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additional information
| info | 0.34b6 [Howie Cohen, Brad Oliver] Artwork available WIP:
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Genre: Comic, Sci-fi Year: GB 1978 Director: Richard Donner Studio: Warner Bros. Cast: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Susannah York , Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Valerie Perrine Recommended Games (Super Heroes): Superman Cyber-Lip Captain America and The Avengers Captain Commando Eight Man Robo Army Spider-Man: The Videogame Spider-Man vs The Kingpin (Mega-Tech) X-Men X-Men: Children of the Atom X-Men Vs. Street Fighter Avengers In Galactic Storm Marvel Super Heroes Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter Marvel Vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Osman Battle Circuit Recommended Games (Jetman): Sky Lancer Vastar Argus (Gottlieb) Equites Formation Z Freeze SWAT 4-D Warriors Alien Sector Bakutotsu Kijuutei Finalizer - Super Transformation Lizard Wizard Metal Clash Scooter Shooter Section Z Space Harrier Space Harrier II (Mega-Tech) Side Arms - Hyper Dyne Transformer Exzisus Space Ranger (Arcadia) Star Guards Forgotten Worlds Forgotten Worlds (Mega-Tech) Superman Insector X Solar Jetman (PlayChoice-10) Rohga Armor Force Povar / Sobrat' Buran / Agroprom (Jetpac) Cybattler Mazinger Z ESP Ra.De. Shikigami no Shiro Shikigami No Shiro II Crazy War Romset: 3136 kb / 10 files / 1.14 zip |
| history | Superman (c) 1988 Taito Corp. Superman is a horizontal video game and may be played by one or two players interactively. The second player controlling a red Superman character, teams up with the first player in this battle against the evil Alien Powers. Each players uses a joystick to move his Superman character while walking or in flight. Two buttons aside each joystick are used to throw punches, kick or emit Superman's Heat Vision, a high-intensity laser which destroys all in its path. As Suprman picks up various colored crystals, he is awarded with addtitional energy and weapons including a Super Blast Punch and Mass Terminator. Items such as cars, gasoline cans, etc. can also be picked up and hurled at approaching enemies. The many stages in the game are located in different cities of the U.S. and provide the player with real variety: 1st round: New York 2nd round: San Francisco 3rd round: Las Vegas 4th round: Washington 5th round: Alien Space Ship - TECHNICAL - Taito X System hardware Board Number : K1100390A Prom Stickers : B61 Main CPU : 68000 (@ 8 Mhz), Z80 (@ 4 Mhz) Sound Chips : YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz) Screen orientation : Horizontal Video resolution : 384 x 240 pixels Screen refresh : 57.43 Hz Palette colors : 2048 Players : 2 Control : 8-way joystick Buttons : 2 [1] PUNCH, [2] KICK - TRIVIA - The game begins with the brilliant musical score composed by John Williams for 'Superman... The Movie'. - STAFF -
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