Superman
Superman is an action adventure game for the Atari 2600. It was one of the first single-player games for the system and one of the earliest licensed video games. Superman is one of the first to utilize…
Superman is an arcade developed by Atari, released 31 December 1979 on Atari 2600.
What Superman is
Superman is an arcade game developed by Atari and released in 1979. It is available on Atari 2600 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You are Superman. Receiving a tip on a bomb scare, you rush to the Metropolis waterfront. Dropping into a nearby phone booth, you change into Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for the Daily Planet, and continue toward the Metropolis Memorial Bridge. As you approach the Bridge, it explodes! Lex Luthor, arch enemy of SUPERMAN, is seen leaving in a heli-pack. Some of Luthor's henchmen rush from the scene. A helicopter flies by carrying Lois Lane. Is she in trouble, or has she hired the helicopter to scoop the story? This is a job for Superman! You rush back to the phone booth and emerge as the Man of Steel. “Up, up and away” you fly to capture Lex Luthor and his gang. But beware! Lex Luthor…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Superman series
Superman is the first of 28 entries we hold in the Superman series. The next entry was Superman: The Game in 1986.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
Superman — frequently asked questions
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