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Spider-Man: The Video Game
Spider-Man: The Video Game
	Japanese flyer of Spider-Man: The Video Game
Developer(s)	Sega
Publisher(s)	Sega
Designer(s)	Roppyaku Tsurumi
Composer(s)	Kazuhiko Nagai
Platform(s)	Arcade
Release	September 1991
Genre(s)	Beat 'em up
Mode(s)	Up to 4 players simultaneously
Arcade system	Sega System 32

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Spider-Man: The Video Game, also known as Spider-Man,^[a]^[1] is a 1991 arcade video game developed by Sega based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man.

Plot

Spider-Man and his allies must retrieve a mystical artifact first from the Kingpin, then Doctor Doom.

Gameplay

The game was released as a coin-operated arcade title based on the Sega System 32 hardware. The game can be played as a single player game or up to a four players cooperatively. Each character can do a special move related to their super power which reduces their health.

During levels the game changes from a side-scrolling beat 'em up into a platform game as the camera zooms to a far-away view of the characters in miniature. Later it zooms back in for the much larger and more detailed characters to continue the brawling.

The game was divided into four acts, meeting various villains, including Kingpin, Venom and his symbiote clones, Doctor Octopus, Electro, Lizard, Scorpion, Sandman, Green Goblin, Hobgoblin, and finally Doctor Doom. High scores are separated by character; so a high score on Spider-Man may not be a high score on Hawkeye or Black Cat.

Spider-Man: The Video Game's soundtrack is also partially comprised from tunes from Sega's 1986 arcade game Quartet, notably the tunes "Oki Rap" and "FM Funk" (for instance, "FM Funk" appears in the second stage in Spider-Man, while it is featured in the third stage of Quartet).

Characters

The game allows the user to play as one of four heroes: Spider-Man, Black Cat, Sub-Mariner, and Hawkeye. Unlike many games of this type which assigned a certain character to a certain joystick, any player can choose any character (as long as another player isn't already controlling them).

Each hero has a unique set of moves and attacks/abilities, which could be used to beat up the bad guys, that suited their powers and characteristics, as well as basic attacks and jumps (assigned to each of the two buttons).

Spider-Man

Spider-Man is the game's main hero and protagonist of the game. Spider-Man's move list and attacks consist primarily of moves which revolve around his web-based spider powers, such as swinging from webs and shooting webbing blasts.^[4]

Black Cat

Black Cat is athletic and acrobatic like a cat, using a combination of her claws, grappling hook and cables to defeat enemies throughout the game.^[5]

Hawkeye

Recognizable as one of the Avengers, Hawkeye's attacks and abilities revolve around the use of his bow and arrows in order to defeat his enemies.^[4]

Sub-Mariner

A citizen of Atlantis, Sub-Mariner uses water based projectile attacks, such as a hydro-electric blast, in order to help him defeat his enemies.^[5]

Development

Spider-Man: The Video Game was showcased at the 1991 Las Vegas Amusement Expo.^[6]^[7]

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Spider-Man on their November 1, 1991 issue as being the fourteenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.^[8] In the United States, it was the top-grossing new video game on the RePlay arcade charts in November 1991.^[9] In Australia, it was the top-grossing arcade conversion kit on the Timezone charts in November 1991.^[10]

The November 1991 issue of Sinclair User gave it the shared award for "Games Most Likely To Save The Universe" as one of the best superhero games, along with Captain America and The Avengers and Captain Commando.^[7]

The game was reviewed in 1992 in Dragon #177 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 5 out of 5 stars.^[11]

The January 1992 issue of Computer and Video Games gave it a positive review, praising the four-player gameplay, the "incredible graphics" with "huge, beautifully animated sprites and an impressive zoom in/zoom out effect" and the "16 different stages" with "enough to keep you pumping in the credits".^[12]

Notes

^ Japanese: スパイダーマン, Hepburn: Supaidāman

References

^ ^a ^b "SPIDER MAN". Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ https://x.com/tsurumy/status/1695091905229668667 ^{[bare URL]}
^ "Spider man the video game :Sega arcade1991: DEMO Tape". YouTube. 16 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Spider-Man: The Videogame (Game)".
^ ^a ^b "Spider-Man the Videogame - Videogame by Sega".
^ Cook, John (November 1991). "Arcades: Sega". The One. No. 38. emap Images. p. 94-95.
^ ^a ^b "Coin Ops - Games Most Likely To Save The Universe". Sinclair User. November 1991. pp. 62–63.
^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 414. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 November 1991. p. 25.
^ "RePlay: The Players' Choice". RePlay. Vol. 17, no. 2. November 1991. p. 4.
^ "Test Reports". Leisure Line. Australia: Leisure & Allied Industries. November 1991. p. 20.
^ Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia & Lesser, Kirk (January 1992). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (177): 57–66.
^ Rignall, Julian (January 1992). "Arcade Action: Spider-Man: The Video Game Review". Computer and Video Games.

External links

Spider-Man: The Video Game at the Killer List of Videogames

[4] Japanese: スパイダーマン, Hepburn: Supaidāman

[MAD-1] "SPIDER MAN". Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[2] ttps://x.com/tsurumy/status/1695091905229668667 ^{[bare URL]}

[3] "Spider man the video game :Sega arcade1991: DEMO Tape". YouTube. 16 June 2021.

[giantbomb.com-5] "Spider-Man: The Videogame (Game)".

[arcade-museum.com-6] "Spider-Man the Videogame - Videogame by Sega".

[showcase-7] Cook, John (November 1991). "Arcades: Sega". The One. No. 38. emap Images. p. 94-95.

[sinclair-8] "Coin Ops - Games Most Likely To Save The Universe". Sinclair User. November 1991. pp. 62–63.

[9] "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 414. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 November 1991. p. 25.

[10] "RePlay: The Players' Choice". RePlay. Vol. 17, no. 2. November 1991. p. 4.

[11] "Test Reports". Leisure Line. Australia: Leisure & Allied Industries. November 1991. p. 20.

[Dragon177-12] Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia & Lesser, Kirk (January 1992). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (177): 57–66.

[C+VG-13] Rignall, Julian (January 1992). "Arcade Action: Spider-Man: The Video Game Review". Computer and Video Games.

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-A novel bit of gameplay is that every so often the game changes from a multi-scrolling fighter into a platformer as the camera zooms to a far-away view of the characters in miniature. Later it zooms back in for the much larger and more detailed characters to continue the brawling. When Venom is defeated at the end of the first stage, the Venom costume melts away to reveal an unconscious Eddie Brock in his white [[briefs]].
+==Plot==
-The game allows the user to play as one of four characters: Spider-Man, the [[Black Cat (comics)|Black Cat]], prince [[Namor the Sub-Mariner]], and the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] [[Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]]. The game was divided into four acts, meeting various villains, including [[Venom (comics)|Venom]], [[Kingpin (comics)|Kingpin]], [[Doctor Octopus]], [[Electro (comics)|Electro]], [[Lizard (comics)|Lizard]], [[Scorpion (comics)|Scorpion]], [[Sandman (Marvel Comics)|Sandman]], [[Green Goblin]], [[Hobgoblin (comics)|Hobgoblin]], and ultimately [[Doctor Doom]]. [[High score]]s are separated by character; so a high score on Spider-Man may not be a high score on Hawkeye or Black Cat.
+Spider-Man and his allies must retrieve a mystical artifact first from the [[Kingpin (comics)|Kingpin]], then [[Doctor Doom]].
+==Gameplay==
-It has been speculated that the 2008 [[symbiote (comics)|symbiote]] story in ''Mighty Avengers'' was inspired by the final part of this video game; in both the comic and the game, Dr. Doom creates an army of symbiote clones.
+[[Image:Screenshot-spider-man-arcade-thevideogame-gameplay.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Screenshot of gameplay]]
+The game was released as a coin-operated [[arcade game|arcade]] title based on the [[Sega System 32]] hardware. The game can be played as a single player game or up to a four players cooperatively. Each character can do a special move related to their super power which reduces their health.
+  the game changes from a -scrolling  into a  as the camera zooms to a far-away view of the characters in miniature. Later it zooms back in for the much larger and more detailed characters to continue the brawling.
+The game    four ,   ,  [[ (comics)|]] [[ |]]  [[ (comics)|  ]], [[Doctor Octopus]], [[Electro ()|Electro]], [[Lizard (comics)|Lizard]], [[ |Scorpion]], [[Sandman (Marvel Comics)|Sandman]], [[Green Goblin]], [[Hobgoblin (comics)|Hobgoblin]], and  [[Doctor Doom]]. [[High score]]s are separated by character; so a high score on Spider-Man may not be a high score on Hawkeye or Black Cat.
+''Spider-Man: The Video Game''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s soundtrack is also partially comprised from tunes from Sega's 1986 arcade game [[Quartet (video game)|Quartet]], notably the tunes "Oki Rap" and "FM Funk" (for instance, "FM Funk" appears in the second stage in Spider-Man, while it is featured in the third stage of Quartet).
+==Characters==
+The game allows the user to play as one of four heroes: [[Spider-Man]], [[Black Cat (Marvel Comics)|Black Cat]], [[Namor the Sub-Mariner|Sub-Mariner]], and [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]]. Unlike many games of this type which assigned a certain character to a certain joystick, any player can choose any character (as long as another player isn't already controlling them).
+Each hero has a unique set of moves and attacks/abilities, which could be used to beat up the bad guys, that suited their powers and characteristics, as well as basic attacks and jumps (assigned to each of the two buttons).
+===Spider-Man===
+[[Spider-Man]] is the game's main hero and protagonist of the game. Spider-Man's move list and attacks consist primarily of moves which revolve around his web-based spider powers, such as swinging from webs and shooting webbing blasts.<ref name="giantbomb.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.giantbomb.com/spider-man-the-videogame/3030-22627/|title = Spider-Man: The Videogame (Game)}}</ref>
+===Black Cat===
+[[Black Cat (Marvel Comics)|Black Cat]] is athletic and acrobatic like a cat, using a combination of her claws, grappling hook and cables to defeat enemies throughout the game.<ref name="arcade-museum.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9717|title=Spider-Man the Videogame - Videogame by Sega}}</ref>
+===Hawkeye===
+Recognizable as one of the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]], [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]]'s attacks and abilities revolve around the use of his bow and arrows in order to defeat his enemies.<ref name="giantbomb.com"/>
+===Sub-Mariner===
+A citizen of Atlantis, [[Namor|Sub-Mariner]] uses water based projectile attacks, such as a hydro-electric blast, in order to help him defeat his enemies.<ref name="arcade-museum.com"/>
+==Development==
+''Spider-Man: The Video Game'' was showcased at the 1991 [[Las Vegas]] [[Amusement Expo]].<ref name=showcase>{{cite magazine|title = Arcades: Sega|date = November 1991|url = https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-38 |magazine = The One|publisher = emap Images|last = Cook|first = John|issue = 38|page = [https://archive.org/details/theone-magazine-38/page/n93 94]-95}}</ref><ref name=sinclair />
+==Reception==
+In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Spider-Man'' on their November 1, 1991 issue as being the fourteenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)|magazine=[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]]|issue=414|publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement Press, Inc.]]|date=1 November 1991|page=25|lang=ja}}</ref> In the United States, it was the top-grossing new video game on the ''RePlay'' arcade charts in November 1991.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=RePlay: The Players' Choice |magazine=RePlay |date=November 1991 |volume=17 |issue=2 |page=4 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-17-issue-no.-2-november-1991-600dpi/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2017%2C%20Issue%20No.%202%20-%20November%201991/page/4}}</ref> In Australia, it was the top-grossing [[arcade conversion]] kit on the Timezone charts in [[1991 in video games|November 1991]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Test Reports |magazine=Leisure Line |date=November 1991 |page=20 |publisher=Leisure & Allied Industries |location=Australia |url=https://archive.org/details/Leisure_Line_1991-11_Leisure_Allied_Industries_AU/page/n19}}</ref>
+The November 1991 issue of ''[[Sinclair User]]'' gave it the shared award for "Games Most Likely To Save The Universe" as one of the best [[superhero]] games, along with ''[[Captain America and The Avengers]]'' and ''[[Captain Commando]]''.<ref name=sinclair>{{cite magazine |title=Coin Ops - Games Most Likely To Save The Universe |url=https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-117/page/n61 |magazine=Sinclair User |pages = 62–63|date=November 1991}}</ref>
+The game was reviewed in 1992 in ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #177 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 5 out of 5 stars.<ref name="Dragon177">{{cite journal|title=The Role of Computers |last1=Lesser|last2=Lesser|last3=Lesser |first1=Hartley|first2=Patricia|first3=Kirk|name-list-style=amp |journal=Dragon |issue=177|date=January 1992|pages=57–66}}</ref>
+The January 1992 issue of ''[[Computer and Video Games]]'' gave it a positive review, praising the four-player gameplay, the "incredible graphics" with "huge, beautifully animated sprites and an impressive zoom in/zoom out effect" and the "16 different stages" with "enough to keep you pumping in the credits".<ref name="C+VG">{{cite magazine |last1=Rignall |first1=Julian |title=Arcade Action: Spider-Man: The Video Game Review |url=http://www.solvalou.com/subpage/arcade_reviews/211/324/spiderman_review.html |magazine=Computer and Video Games |date=January 1992}}</ref>
 == See also ==
-* [[Spider-Man (games)]]
+* [[Spider-Man games]]
+==Notes==
-== External links ==
+{{notelist}}
-* [http://www.digitalmonkeybox.com/spiderman_arcade.htm Review] at DigitalMonkeyBox.com
-* [http://progressiveboink.com/archive/sorcererstone.html Satirical novelization of the game] at [[Progressive Boink]]
-*{{KLOV game|id=9717|name=Spider-Man: The Video Game}}
+==References==
-{{Spider-Man video games}}
+{{reflist}}
+== External links ==
-{{sega-stub}}
+* {{KLOV game|9717}}
+{{Spider-Man  }}
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