Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six

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Master System
Game Gear

Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six

System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Flying Edge

Developer: B.I.T.S., The Black Team

Distributor:

Tec Toy (BR)

Licensor: Marvel Entertainment Group

Genre: Action^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
EU	1993-09^[2]		MK 27055-50
PT	1996	3,990$3,990
UK	1993-09^[2]	£29.9929.99^[3]^[4]	MK 27055-50
AU	1993	$99.9599.95^[5]	SFPI04SEC
BR	1993		026290
US	1993		T-81128
EU	1993-06^[6]		T-81128-50
PT	1993		GG81128
UK	1993-05^[7]	£29.9929.99^[8]	T-81128-50

Non-Sega versions
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Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six is a Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear action game starring Spider-Man. The game is infamous for terrible controls.

Story

Doctor Octopus sets his master plan into action to take over the world with the help of the rest of the Sinister Six: Electro, Sandman, Mysterio, Vulture, and Hobgoblin. This lineup is the one which debuted in The Amazing Spider-Man issue #334 (dated July 1990). Spider-Man must defeat all of them to save the world.

Gameplay

The game is a side-scrolling platformer where the player controls Spider-Man through six levels, with a member of the Sinister Six to defeat at the end of each level. Some levels require Spider-Man to find a particular item to progress.

Spider-Man moves with or and crouches with . He jumps with and jumps higher if the button is held for longer. He somersaults with + or +. He shoots a web line by pressing while holding to jump; he swings from the web if it attaches to something in the background of the stage (such as buildings or ladders). He stops swinging if is released; he swings from web to web if both and are held down. Spider-Man can grab onto walls in the background with and then climb them by pressing any direction on the D-Pad. He enters doorways with .

Spider-Man punches by pressing once and kicks by pressing twice quickly. He must not be walking in order to attack. He can punch while crouching but can only kick while standing. If he acquires Attack Web Fluid, he shoots web bolts with instead of punching. Each web fluid pick-up lasts for ten shots. Web shots can be fired while jumping or crouching. Spider-Man picks up web fluid with when standing over it.

Spider-Man has four energy squares representing his health. A green square is worth two hit points, and a yellow square is worth one hit point. Enemy attacks cost hit points but not enemy contact. He recovers one energy square for every 1,000 points accumulated. The game ends if Spider-Man loses all of his energy squares, but it can be continued if the player has continues left. Energy squares and web shots are carried between levels.

Items

	Attack Web Fluid
	Gives 10 web shots to Spider-Man.
	Key
	Opens a locked door in the first level.
	TNT and Detonator
	Used to blow up a door in the second level.
	Infrared Goggles
	Used to see in the dark in the third level.

Levels

	The Power Station
	Maps: 1️⃣ \| 2️⃣ Boss: Electro

	Toxic Waste Dump
	Maps: 1️⃣ \| 2️⃣ Boss: Sandman

	The House of Illusion
	Maps: 1️⃣ \| 2️⃣ Boss: Mysterio

	Streets and Rooftops
	Maps: 1️⃣ \| 2️⃣ Boss: Vulture

	The Forest & Hobgoblin's Cave
	Maps: 1️⃣ \| 2️⃣ Boss: Hobgoblin

	Doc Ock's Castle
	Maps: 1️⃣ \| 2️⃣ Boss: Doctor Octopus

Versions

The Sega Master System and Game Gear versions are easier compared to the NES version as certain items were moved (typically to easier places to find), some enemies are taken out, and some jumps are redesigned to be easier. While Doctor Octopus and Mysterio would regenerate their health bars a few times before being defeated in the NES version, they only have one health bar each in the Sega versions.

Production credits

BITS Development by: Neil Dodwell, Mark Jones, Aziz Rashid, Adrienne Rietema
Acclaim Development by the Black Team: Mark Flitman, Mike Arkin, Tom Rademacher, Joe Allocco
Music by: David Whittaker

Source:

In-game credits^[9]

Magazine articles

Main article: Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in (US) #54: "July 1993" (1993-0x-xx)
also published in:

(US) #55: "August 1993" (1993-0x-xx)^[10]
(US) #49: "August 1993" (1993-xx-xx)^[11]
(US) #14: "August/September 1993" (1993-xx-xx)^[12]

Print advert in (FR) #18: "Juin 1993" (1993-0x-xx)

Physical scans

Master System version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(FR)

PAL

74

^[13]

(FR)

50

^[14]

(UK)

PAL

70

^[15]

(UK)

PAL

82

^[16]

	69
Based on 4 reviews

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart

Master System, PT
Cover

Master System, AU
Cover
File:SpiderManReturn6-SMS-AU-Manual.pdf Manual

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BR (Alt)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, BR (INMETRO stamp)
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(DE)

62

^[17]

(UK)

82

^[8]

(UK)

55

^[18]

(US)

NTSC-U

87

^[19]

(US)

NTSC-U

65

^[20]

(IT)

NTSC-U

74

^[21]

(US)

NTSC-U

78

^[22]

(FR)

PAL

85

^[23]

(FR)

89

^[24]

(DE)

PAL

57

^[25]

(UK)

79

^[26]

(FR)

75

^[27]

(NL)

NTSC

70

^[28]

(DE)

48

^[29]

(UK)

PAL

56

^[30]

(UK)

PAL

66

^[31]

(UK)

PAL

71

^[32]

(UK)

PAL

82

^[33]

(ES)

70

^[34]

(DE)

PAL

59

^[35]

	70
Based on 20 reviews

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, PT

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	ebe45388
MD5	094628b6dd0342253594b0adb0777c7b
SHA-1	5d4fbf3873af14afcda10fadfdb3f4f8919b3b1e

256kB

Cartridge (EU)

?

CRC32	bc240779
MD5	aba3b030ca9c78288f74ddd02c7ab5ab
SHA-1	37e2b3fd35138e9e939d5152d86e307f7ac06f7e

256kB

Cartridge (US/EU)

References

Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six
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	Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1991) \| Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six (1993)
	Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1992) \| Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six (1993) \| Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (1994)
	Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1993)
	Spider-Man: Web of Fire (1996)
	Spider-Man (2001)

[:File:SMRotSS_GG_EU_back.jpg_p-1] File:SMRotSS GG EU back.jpg

[:File:SegaPro_UK_24.pdf_p34-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Sega Pro, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 34

[:File:SegaForce_UK_18.pdf_p31-3] Sega Force, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 31

[:File:MeanMachinesSega06UK.pdf_p89-4] Mean Machines Sega, "March 1993" (UK; 1993-02-28), page 89

[:File:Megazone_AU_36.pdf_p41-5] Megazone, "February 1994" (AU; 1994-01-26), page 41

[:File:SegaPro_DE_08.pdf_p23-6] Sega Pro, "Juni 1993" (DE; 1993-05-28), page 23

[:File:SegaPro_UK_20.pdf_p20-7] Sega Pro, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-13), page 20

[:File:Go_UK_20.pdf_p14-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Computer & Video Games, "June 1993 (Go! Issue 20)" (UK; 1993-05-15), page 14

[:File:Spider-Man_Return_of_the_Sinister_Six_SMS_credits.png_p-9] File:Spider-Man Return of the Sinister Six SMS credits.png

[:File:VG.26CE_US_55.pdf_p37-10] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "August 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 37

[:File:EGM_US_049.pdf_p123-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 123

[:File:SegaVisions_US_14.pdf_p105-12] Sega Visions, "August/September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 105

[:File:Joypad_FR_027.pdf_p127-13] Joypad, "Janvier 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 127

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_038.pdf_p110-14] Player One, "Janvier 1994" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 110

[:File:SegaZone_UK_07.pdf_p36-15] Sega Zone, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 36

[:File:SegaForce_UK_18.pdf_p30-16] Sega Force, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 30

[:File:ASM_DE_1993-07.pdf_p46-17] Aktueller Software Markt, "Juli 1993" (DE; 1993-06-14), page 46

[digitiser1994-02-15-18] Digitiser (UK) (1994-02-15)

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_08.pdf_p84-19] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "May 1993" (US; 1993-04-xx), page 84

[:File:EGM_US_045.pdf_p34-20] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:GamePower_IT_18.pdf_p97-21] Game Power, "Giugno 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 97

[:File:GamePro_US_046.pdf_p148-22] GamePro, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 148

[:File:Joypad_FR_024.pdf_p121-23] Joypad, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 121

[:File:MegaForce_FR_18.pdf_p110-24] Mega Force, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 110

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1993-07.pdf_p93-25] Mega Fun, "07/93" (DE; 1993-06-23), page 93

[:File:MeanMachinesSega07UK.pdf_p48-26] Mean Machines Sega, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-26), page 48

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_035.pdf_p153-27] Player One, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 153

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_002_199309.pdf_p57-28] Power Unlimited, "Nummer 2, September 1993" (NL; 1993-08-19), page 57

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_07.pdf_p14-29] Sega Magazin, "Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-11), page 14

[:File:SegaPower_UK_44.pdf_p40-30] Sega Power, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-03), page 40

[:File:SegaPro_UK_19.pdf_p32-31] Sega Pro, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 32

[:File:SegaZone_UK_07.pdf_p38-32] Sega Zone, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 38

[:File:SegaForce_UK_18.pdf_p43-33] Sega Force, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 43

[:File:TodoSega_ES_04.pdf_p50-34] Todo Sega, "Julio 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 50

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-02.pdf_p109-35] Video Games, "2/94" (DE; 1994-01-26), page 109

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Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six

From Sega Retro

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Items

Levels

Versions

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Master System version

Game Gear version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References