Superman: The Man of Steel

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Superman: The Man of Steel
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Virgin Interactive, Sunsoft (US)
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
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Superman: The Man of Steel, known simply as Superman in North America, is an action game for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear.

Production Credits

Mega Drive Version

Programmer: Sakura Hasegawa, Ann Bob Winza
Design Concept by: Mike Mendheim
CG Designers: Minori Okamoto, Naomi Sanada, Takakiyo Masaki, Hiroyuki Karashima, Toyozumi Sakai, Dai Ozawa, Yukio Obayashi
Sound Creator: Kenji Yamasaki, Junichi Ueda, Hiroshi Tsukamoto
Director: Masahiro Kataoka, A.T
Special Thanks to: Masato Kawai, Masaru Aoyanagi, Mikio Iwata, Joe Robbins, Rita Zimmerer, David Siller, Steve Gehrke, Al Artus, Karen Shadley, Kazuko Harman
Very Special Thanks to: Luana Chambers, Marilyn Drucker, Barbara Farina
Producer: Kiharu Yoshida

Master System Version

Programming: Rod Mack, Steve Turner © 1992 Graftgold Ltd
Graphics: John Lilley
Music: Jason Page
Additional Design: Steve Turner, Rod Mack
Produced by: Ian Mathias
Quality Assurance: Darren Lloyd, Ken Jordan, Terry Spoon
Manual Origination: Gary Penn
Marketing: Andrew Wright, Matt Walker
Logistics Manager: Catherine Spratt
Storyboard Design: Michael Mendheim
Sound Originator: Kenji Yamasaki, Junichi Ueda, Jason Page
Game Design: © 1992 Sunsoft

Physical Scans

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
72 №23, p157
62 №18, p36/37
80 №21, p30
Sega Mega Drive
71
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[1]
Cool Gamer (RU)
30
[2]
Digitiser (UK) PAL
40
[3]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
52
[4]
Game Power (IT)
79
[5]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[6]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
79
[7]
Joypad (FR)
83
[8]
Joypad (FR) PAL
72
[9]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
51
[10]
Mega (UK) PAL
39
[11]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
40
[12]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
50
[13]
Player One (FR)
61
[14]
Play Time (DE)
46
[15]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
30
[16]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001A-QINU`"'
62
[17]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
80
[18]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
68
[19]
Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)
73
[20]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
87
[21]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
90
[22]
Video Games (DE) PAL
25
[23]
Sega Mega Drive
59
Based on
23 reviews

Superman: The Man of Steel

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
Mega Drive, EU
STMoS MD EU Box.jpg
Cover

Master System Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
55 №2/63
75 №9, p82/83
78 №21, p34/35
Sega Master System
69
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Digitiser (UK) PAL
44
[24]
Mega Force (FR)
61
[25]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES) PAL
55
[26]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
75
[27]
Player One (FR)
70
[28]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
52
[29]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
78
[30]
Sega Force (SE)
85
[31]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
66
[32]
Video Games (DE) PAL
11
[33]
Sega Master System
60
Based on
10 reviews

Superman: The Man of Steel

Master System, EU
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Cover
Master System, BR
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Cover
STMoS SMS BR Cart.jpg
Cart

Game Gear Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
77 №22, p69
Sega Game Gear
77
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Joypad (FR)
41
[34]
Mega Force (FR)
41
[35]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
59
[26]
Player One (FR)
35
[36]
Power Unlimited (NL)
70
[37]
Score (CZ)
71
[38]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
52
[29]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
77
[39]
Sega Force (SE)
63
[40]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
64
[41]
Todo Sega (ES)
65
[42]
Video Games (DE) PAL
8
[43]
Sega Game Gear
54
Based on
12 reviews

Superman: The Man of Steel

Game Gear, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Game Gear, EU (Classic)

  1. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 298
  2. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 212
  3. Digitiser (UK) (1993-04-08)
  4. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 101
  5. Game Power, "Ottobre 1992" (IT; 1992-xx-xx), page 60
  6. GamePro, "March 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 46
  7. Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 106
  8. Joypad, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 90
  9. Joypad, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 157
  10. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 40
  11. Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 53
  12. Mega Action, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 14
  13. MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 66
  14. Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 145
  15. Play Time, "5/93" (DE; 1993-04-07), page 104
  16. Sega Power, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-05), page 52
  17. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 30
  18. Sega Pro, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-10), page 30
  19. Sega Zone, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 26
  20. Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 192
  21. Supergame, "Dezembro 1992" (BR; 1992-12-xx), page 14
  22. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 58
  23. Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 106
  24. Digitiser (UK) (1993-07-30)
  25. Mega Force, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 70
  26. 26.0 26.1 Micromanía (segunda época), "Agosto 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 41
  27. Mean Machines Sega, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-25), page 82
  28. Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 114
  29. 29.0 29.1 Sega Power, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-03), page 30
  30. Sega Pro, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-10), page 34
  31. Sega Force, "4/93" (SE; 1993-07-08), page 21
  32. Sega Force, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 36
  33. Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 107
  34. Joypad, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 158
  35. Mega Force, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 114
  36. Player One, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 152
  37. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 2, Februari 1994" (NL; 1994-01-26), page 43
  38. Score, "Srpen 1994" (CZ; 1994-08-01), page 60
  39. Sega Pro, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-08), page 65
  40. Sega Force, "5/93" (SE; 1993-08-26), page 26
  41. Sega Force, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-05-27), page 43
  42. Todo Sega, "Julio 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 60
  43. Video Games, "8/93" (DE; 1993-07-28), page 121