Such a good surprise in the mall arcade room. Timing was so fresh. Good childhood memories.

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, this game reminds me so vividly of my younger years...Superman used to be what we played when we lost on street fighter before the next turn. Thanks for sharing!

@jonathansantos2271

Жыл бұрын

yeah the mall had the cookie corner shop next or very near the arcade. which really caused our running around to really take it further. we might of evolved around lesser, becareful out there. I guess love could be late.

@maximusdraxkratos6315

Жыл бұрын

This is an awesome game,wow !

@jonathansantos2271

Жыл бұрын

Yes there was that vertical lateral penefits. Such a childhood dream long before times, and finally in our lives at the time.

@jonathansantos2271

Жыл бұрын

I like how one kind of style villain option expressed an emotional reaction to the confronted danger or pain that superman felt useful of?

Im actually impressed by the graphics of this back in 1988. Thats great.

@drew2fast489

Жыл бұрын

Everything was better in 1988

@remnantoftheeye5580

Жыл бұрын

@@drew2fast489 Not the Presidency.

@kevinsyma4681

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 That's a good one! Biden's the GOAT!

@EdsterIII

Жыл бұрын

@@drew2fast489 Well said, EVERYTHING WAS BETTER. Especially the music, movies, games, food, and life in general.

@alkenstein

Жыл бұрын

It's was incredible visually in 1988

It's crazy that Taito was somehow able to get permission to use the Superman theme music as well.

@whatwhy447

Жыл бұрын

That's what licensing is all about. Take the game Vanguard, they used music from the Flash Gordon movie.

@tehf00n

Жыл бұрын

licensing movie stuff back then was cheaper in comparison because they wanted in on the industry. Ironically these days it's way more expensive and the games industry makes Hollywood look small in comparison.

@ChristIsLord229

Жыл бұрын

Its a license you pay for.

I remember playing this game at the arcades at 6 years old! This game still rocks and is still probably the best Superman game to this day. Too bad it never had a console release, if it does soemhow come out today, I'll definitely get it!!

@LIONTAMER3D

Жыл бұрын

Best Superman game ever & it's 2023

@Freshbrood

Жыл бұрын

mame emulator,?

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

@@Freshbrood yes, this is played on a version of mame called WolfMame, it's an anti-cheat version of mame used for high score websites to verify the legitimacy of a player's gamelay.

@Freshbrood

Жыл бұрын

@@Pete_Hahn Nice. I still can't figure out any Mame roms on my PSClassic. It's all I game on lately. Really wanted arcade Rastan.

@elmono6299

Жыл бұрын

It's probably because of copyright issues from DC Comics and Warner Bros that prevented Taito from releasing this game on home consoles (at the time) and any of their completions such as Taito Legends and Taito Memories.

I remember playing this after church back in the 80's🔥

@thescandinavian2487

Жыл бұрын

Yo wash the bad taste out of your mouth/mind ? Good call.

I played this game at the pizza place beside my house everyday for 6 months. What a throwback 😂

The john Williams score makes the game so much better.....so glad they got to use it.

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

For sure! Even though it's not fully instrumental in the game, the music is so recognizable.

Y'all remember getting excited about the Nintendo 64 Superman game and then you get it so excited you turn it on and play and then you played it and then it was like a kick in the nuts

I remember the corner store near my home had this arcade cabinet for several months and I was obsessed with it. Every quarter I got my hands on I'd stowe away for the week so I could take it to the store to play this. they also rented NES games at that store at the time, and recall thinking the NES game was going to be a port so went ahead and rented it one weekend. Man was I disappointed lol.

Played this quite a bit back in my time. Never made it far but come on, it was a Superman game, I just had to play it!

@anonimothy5979

Жыл бұрын

Had to

@rhuttrho88

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! Think I made 5 dollars last for four hrs. And got fries from the food court for $1.75.😁

Seems like a nice mix of beat 'em up and shoot 'em up elements.

@Pete_Hahn

5 жыл бұрын

yeah, a nice little mix of gameplay types.

What a nostalgic trip. Used to play this in the arcade , never could finish it. The Simpson, SF 2 and MK eat up all my coins😄. Thanks for the video Pete.

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

you're welcome! This game also used to steal all my tokens, so beating it when I'm older is sweet revenge for me... 😄

Nostalgia. And we used to call the Player 2 "Superboy", even if we didn't know he already was a thing.

Very underrated game...used to play it all the time @ the Rickel near my house, as a kid.

I loved this as a kid

Damn, I never knew Chael Sonnen was the Man of Steel! It all makes perfect sense now!

Now this should have been the Superman game we should have gotten for NES in 1988

As a kid, I always thought this was the game they used for the computer battle sequence in “Superman III”. But that film dates to 1983 & this game was 5 years later 😂

0:09 This is how Clark Kent walks when he has to take a Super Dump

Love Superman, awesome choice you made my friend. Thanks for sharing. Big like

@Pete_Hahn

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@crueltygaming

5 жыл бұрын

@@Pete_Hahn no prob

I loved this game so much when I was a kid 😊

I use to play this at the arcade in the Bally's Grand Casino in Atlantic City everytime we visited the area when I was a kid.

I played this game when it came out in the arcades. It's STILL the best Superman game made!

@thegame6141

Жыл бұрын

No, the best Superman Game is The Death and Resurrection of Superman for Sega Megadrive

@PANTYEATR1

Жыл бұрын

@@thegame6141 no way! You're the only person i ever heard saying that. Now i have to look for game play footage...

@Neville60001

Жыл бұрын

@The Game, don't you mean the Sega Genesis?😉

Superman was well-known for kicking people in the shins!

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

lol, he needs to do some stretches before he starts fighting!

This is still the best Superman game. I realize that's not saying alot but it's true

loved this games way back, best superman game up to date, sad with todays tech they still didnt make a descent superman game. thanx for the nostalgic, God bless

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

Definitely the best game for superman, his console games were pretty...below average. thank YOU for stopping by and watching, I appreciate it! 👍

I didn't know you could see Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota from Washington D.C. 😁 Thanks for posting this game play.

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

Sure, glad you enjoyed!

I lost sooo many quarters playing this game!! That gray enemy always took me out!! Loved this game!!!!

@anonimothy5979

Жыл бұрын

I always said that if I got rich, I'd have this and that 6 player X-Men arcade machine in my rec room. Lol

@TruthSeeker23099

Жыл бұрын

@@anonimothy5979 definitely that x-men game…never made it to the end 😔

@anonimothy5979

Жыл бұрын

@@TruthSeeker23099 Me neither, tbh lol

@TruthSeeker23099

Жыл бұрын

@@anonimothy5979 lol damn we gonna make it to the end one day

@anonimothy5979

Жыл бұрын

@@TruthSeeker23099 Yes, my friend. One of these days 😄

Wow, this game at the year I was born. Cool stuff

I tear up a bit when I hear that old skool soundtrack.. takes me back to a special place while also tarnished by the curse of Christopher Reeve.

I haven't Seen this since the 80's! Never forgot about it! 2players, 2 Superman, the other on a Silver and Red costume, looked Cool.

@scienz

Жыл бұрын

yeah looking like shazam and ish

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

@@scienz yes, player 2 definitely was inspired (if not directly modeled) from Shazam

Omg! I remember playing this game when I was a kid. How I loved this game. Such a great blast from the past.

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

glad I could remind you of it, thanks for watching!

Remember playing this game way back in 1989 when i was on holiday in Puerto Rico Gran Canaria, just loved the graphics and the legendary theme from John Williams just makes this game an awesome classic. No wonder i ran out of pocket money cause it was very addictive.

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

yeah, this game definitely had the "one more try" factor that caused me to put in more quarters every time I played it.

As a kid. I remember seeing this game..wasn't in putt putt or arcades..I saw this game mostly in corner stores..like 7-11, or something similar to 7-11....right by the middle school....which made lots of money

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

Yep, 7-11 is where I played this most as a kid

I remember playing this on my first mame cab in '09. I saw a picture of the original cab on Klov and it's really nice.

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

Definitely, I've had the pleasure of playing on one at a local arcade (Galloping Ghost Arcade).

I remember this being next to Saint Dragon. The one game i would go first every weekend back when it cost 10-30p a play.

Didnt know this exists. Cool game.

Taito was THE 80's powerhouse game maker, the 90's belonged to Capcom

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

True! Darius Gaiden is one of my favorite games of Taito so I also think 90's for them, but Capcom definitely more hits during that era.

@LIONTAMER3D

Жыл бұрын

@@Pete_Hahn Taito cut Arnold out of the moolah with Rastan: best...barbarian game...ever!

This arcade game is the greatest game of all time Superman arcade games for the ages he can kick your butt 😪😴😏😌☺️😊🥲🙂🙃

What's odd is I was a big arcade nut back in the mid to late 80's. I never saw this one. We had a fairly big arcade called Aladdin's 🏰Castle🏰 and it had a boatload of games. Kinda bums me out since this really looks good. Really good content, I have become a huge retro gaming fan. So I had to subscribe to check out more.

@scienz

Жыл бұрын

this was at Grand Prix Race O' Rama in South FL. And they had multiple machines of it side by side 😍

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for checking my channel out, I really appreciate you subscribing.

@lelandgaunt9985

Жыл бұрын

Space Port had it

@ralphyetmore

Жыл бұрын

I remember that the Aladin's Castle in San Jose, CA had one.

This was in a laundry mat in my neighborhood. (Seattle Central District) It was next to Ninja Gaiden and Operation Wolf.

I use to play this arcade game in a pizzaria place back then it's AWESOME I mis the 80's

mom.. why is superman walking down the street destroying garbage cans

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

hehe, yeah he's setting a bad example

Loved kicking ass to the iconic theme!

Not the biggest Super fan but this game is probably the best one with the S branded on it. I remember seeing this at the arcade in the early 90's and kids would always be swarming around the cabinet.

Reminds me of Superman 3 movie when they play the Superman game

I made a Superman game for my Sinclair Spectrum 48k when I was a kid. Half written from code in one game, half from what I learned. It was super basic with a crap blocky sprite, the background was just a line mapped to the sine of a sinewave with a next nearest check to keep it drawing a stepped value and not a curve (for mountains) and some awful bleeps. But just over 40 years later I'm a game developer so every journey begins with small steps :)

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

That's very cool! 👍

Superman throws a mean kick to the shins.

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

😁 hehe, yeah his kick is pretty weak looking if you think about it. Him being Superman, it's probably all he needs to do to stop anything most of the, though.

Aw man, I used to play this game everyday after school. I always liked the alternate colored superman.

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

me too, the red /silver color scheme was cool!

This game is a little janky but still pretty fun. Love the peppy versions of songs from the movie. I remember streaming this a while back somehow managing to soft-lock it.

@Pete_Hahn

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, definitely rough in some areas but still pretty enjoyable, I agree. I saw you had 1cc'd the game, as well - nice! I think the emulation isn't perfect for this game, I also soft locked it in MAME in the part of the last level where those white beams come from above..weird.

Wow this is actually good

This is a cool game! I don't understand why someone couldn't have ported this to some console back in the day!🤷

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

for sure! At the time I think the Genesis / Mega Drive could have done a good job of porting it. It's a shame...

@LIONTAMER3D

Жыл бұрын

Taito fared poorly in the console conversion context, Capcom excelled.

@ozwizardof5235

Жыл бұрын

It is ported to the MISTer fpga

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

@@ozwizardof5235 I had no idea, that's great! MiSTer's awesome community is always adding more things to the platform.

@ChristIsLord229

Жыл бұрын

Nes couldnt handle This. Super nintendo yes.

I remember this. I loved this game growing up

I remember this vividly, I hate how everyone brings up the 64 version and forgets this

I vaguely recall playing this game as a kid when it came out, I was about 9 or 10. I think only one arcade by me had it, and they didn't have it for very long. I probably played this game 3 or 4 times.

Such a great Superman arcade game! I like it. 😅

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤗

Reminds me of the Death and Return of Superman and Maximum Carnage on SNES. I guess this is where it started.

This was a lot of fun. Thank you for sharing Please note DC Comics. The spit-curl, yellow S on the back of the cape, and trunks is the real Superman. Thank you.

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This was my favorite for a long time.

Played this tons, best supperman game I know btw

I like the little solar charged fist....no stranger than blasting star rays out of his eyes I guess.

Graphics look great for today!

Fun fact: This game has _never_ been ported in the history of video gaming, ever. Nobody ever bothered including this even in some sort of "Collection" or "Arcade Hits" that were very common in the 90s especially starting on the PS1. An Arcade-accurate port could even have been possible on the SNES or maybe the Genesis; heck even the TurboGraphx-16 might have been enough. The only two ways to play this game today is to: 1) Own the actual arcade cabinet, or 2) Emulate it. This is in my opinion truly a game that would have been effectively forgotten had it not been for Emulation and social media or KZread. The closest thing to this game we ever had was Sunman on NES.

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

yeah, it's a real shame. I'm assuming the license (along with the John Williams soundtrack) costs too much for a publisher to get so they can't afford to release a port of this game now.

I remember playing this game in the arcade when I was a child, I was able to finish the game without dying once!

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

wow, that's very impressive!

I remember we all wanted to be player 2 bc he was 'Shazam'

I remember playing this a lot when I was 7 years old. Never was really great at it.

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

Give it a shot now on mame!

Pete Hahn! #1 Game player and Video recorder.

I loved playing this

I've never seen Superman kick anything until watching this game play.

@HaloInverse

Жыл бұрын

It's as if Taito licensed Superman's _name and likeness,_ but no (canon) details about Superman as a _character._ He seems to get injured fairly easy without any obvious kryptonite involvement, for example.

Always played at the roller skating rink and the other town's bowling alley 20 minutes away. My pops probably forked over $500 worth of quarters in the span of 7-8 years.

Best graphics than today

Gotta love the football kicks.

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

Supes needs to do some stretches for those high kicks, I guess!

Fun Mountain back in the day. Good times

Best Superman game ever!

Nice job!

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

I wonder if they re-used the engine from this for "Thunder Fox" a few years later, I'm noticing some similar gameplay and sound effects.

@Pete_Hahn

5 ай бұрын

I haven't really played much of Thunder Fox but I can see there's some definite similarities. I might check out Thunder Fox soon as a game to potentially 1CC, it looks fun!

This looks like fun never saw or got to play this. It looks like an actual fun and decent game.

what a beautiful game

This game bring back memories.

Hilarious to know that from time to time it benefits Superman to low kick boxes and trash cans. 😆😆

This game got my bike took from me! I was so press to play it. Left it outside. Came back. No more bike! LOL

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

Oh crap! Something like that happened to me, but it was for Mortal Kombat when I beat a neighborhood punk.

Superman destroying all that property ... Why would he need to mess up those people's nice trash cans?

Deu até vontade de jogar aqui.

Still one of my favorite games

@Pete Hahn, how does one gate MAME for an Xbox One?

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

I am not very sure how emulation works on XBox One, I think Series X / S can do it more easily by putting your system into "dev mode". See here: arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/11/how-to-turn-your-xbox-series-x-s-into-an-emulation-powerhouse/ I just use my regular PC to play emulators, unless the game I want to play is available on the MiSTer FPGA I'll use that.

There’s statue of liberty in Metropolis? Whoa!

I used to play this in a pizza place back in Puerto Rico with my cousin

Look...! At the Sky...! Is a bird....! Is a plane...! No! Is Superman!

Wow what a game!!

I forgot about this! Arcade days! 88! 14 years old!🤷🏿‍♂️✊🏿👌🏿🤙🏿💪🏿👍🏿🫡✌🏿

The shin kick of death!

Why wasn’t this game ported to a home console is beyond me, but I hope it gets ported soon!

Good memories. Tough game!

Kung Fu NES energy coming from this game.

Why is his charge attack thru his hands and not his eyes?

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

good question, should be able to beam from his eyes

I remember playing this at the skating ring. 2nd player was Shazam i think

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

Yes, he wore a red suit and looked awesome! 🦸

Taito 1988 - Superman. Excellent game. Taito 1991 - PuLiRuLa. What is ThIs ThInG?

This was one smashing game I can. only make it upto san francisco. 😂

amazing game play

@Pete_Hahn

Жыл бұрын

thank you very much!

@thomasanderson3892

Жыл бұрын

@@Pete_Hahn You are welcome, it was like... this is too awesome and the game itself is a classic.

Man, I would like to play this.