[1] Licensed game based on the DC Comics and all-time bestselling superhero comic book character Superman (aka Kal-El), first published in 1938 and created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster.
[2] Published initially by Tynesoft in Europe (incl. the UK) under license from First Star Software in early 1989, the European release was also distributed in Australia by Questor and sold across Australasia.
Game was marketed/distributed in North America by First Star/Capstone about a year later in 1990, with the North American release also being sold in Australia alongside Tynesoft's Euro release.
[3] The European release of SUPERMAN included a free t-shirt offer that was available for the cost of p&p to UK customers only (see HERE).
[4] Distributed in Germany by Ariolasoft.
Simultaneously released on Atari ST, C64/128 and/or Amiga.
PC versions: CGA
N.B. The console versions of the same name are different games.
High Score Table
Comic strip sequence introducing the first mission
Superman does his best impersonation of Space Harrier when he battles the advance guard of supervillain Darkseid's invading Parademon army.
Comic strip sequence portraying the second mission
Superman does battle with terrorists galore in an effort to save his beloved Lois Lane and Governor Lee, who are being held hostage aboard The Atlantis, anchored in Metropolis Harbour.
Superman uses his heat vision in combat with the latest in a long line of foes aboard The Atlantis.
Comic strip sequence describing the third mission
Superman must escort the space shuttle carrying Professor Gorwin to the STAR Labs satellite through an asteroid storm containing strength-sapping green Kryptonite.
Comic strip sequence detailing the fourth mission
Superman enters the satellite's airlock and proceeds down the corridors towards the control room.
The system's defence robots have gone haywire and have wrongly identified Superman as an illegal intruder. The robots first shots aren't fatal, but rather trap him in a bubble from which he must punch his way free or face a hail of more deadly fire.
Comic strip sequence depicting the fifth mission
Déjà vu! Superman must navigate another asteroid storm riddled with green Kryptonite, but this time to escort the STAR Labs satellite to safety instead of the space shuttle.
Comic strip sequence laying out the sixth mission
Comic strip sequence designating the seventh mission
The alien satellite is protected by a huge forcefield belonging to arch-nemesis Lex Luthor. Heatseeking missiles await Superman on penetration, after which he must use his telescopic vision to one-by-one seek & destroy the space station's vital sectors.
Comic strip sequence spelling out Superman's eighth and final mission to save the world
Double diabolical déjà vu Batman! Superman is returned to the scene of the crime that is mission 4. Standing between you and world salvation....the demise of Lex Luthor's mercenaries along a scrolling corridor, in the inglorious final confrontation.
Superman contemplates his success (or failure in the game, as the case may be) in the icy, serene citadel that is the Fortress of Solitude.
European/Australasian Release (front)
European/Australasian Release (back)
North American/Australian Release (front)
North American/Australian Release (back)
European/Australasian Release
T-Shirt Offer (UK residents only) [European/Australasian Release]
UK Advert [Source: Atari Mania]
German Advert (PowerPlay 2/1989, Page 19)
U.S. Advert (CGW 76 11/1990, Page 66)
Manual (English)
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