Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
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Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin | |||||
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD | |||||
Publisher: Sega | |||||
Developer: Sega of America; porting: Technopop Foley Hi-Tech | |||||
Genre: Action | |||||
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Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (スパイダーマン), commonly referred to as just Spider-Man and also referred in the Mega CD as The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin, is a platform video game based on the Spider-Man Marvel comic book series. It was originally released in 1991 for the Sega Mega Drive (alongside a differing Master System version).
Contents
Plot
Spider-Man must defeat various enemies and famous villains from the series in an attempt to stop a bomb and save New York. Love interest Mary Jane is also kidnapped by Venom.
Gameplay
Stages
In most stages all lesser thugs (Humanoid enemies only. Bat, rats or other animals do not count) must be defeated for boss to appear. Spider-Man's spider senses will alert you to bosses.
In front of Daily Bugle Police is hot on your tail. Enter Daily Bugle building from top floor and, as Peter Parker, find out why everyone is after you. Single level. No bosses. No Keys.
Warehouse Time to find a way to prove your innocence. Investigate nearby warehouse and search for clues. One mid-boss, a guy driving a forklift and main boss : Dr. Octopus. Single level. Key is automatically acquired after boss fight.
Sewers Your old friend Dr. Connors has transformed to The Lizard and fled to the sewers. Navigate deadly traps and pitfalls and acquire Lizard's key. Two levels. Key is in the second level.
Power Station Confront Electro in his domain. Evade lightning bolts and gun-toting thugs as your look for his key. Two levels. Key is in the second level.
Central Park Defeat muggers and look for Sandman who can only be defeated by luring him to the fire hydrants. He drops the key after he is defeated. Single level.
Streets of New York Criminals are wreaking havoc in the streets. Spider-Man has to face two of his sworn enemies: Hobgoblin and Venom. Two levels. Boss fight in each. Venom shows up without need to defeat lesser thugs. Keys are acquired automatically.
Underground Time to stop Kingpin from finalizing his ultimate plan. Defeat both Dr. Octopus and The Lizard who returned for a rematch. Stop the bomb by punching the keys in order and finally capture Kingpin. Two levels. If you run away during battle with Kingpin, he will run away and you won't get the best ending.
History
Legacy
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin was the first of several Mega Drive games to be released on the system with a Marvel Comics license (although curiously it is not the first Mega Drive appearance of Spider-Man - he was a boss in 1989's The Revenge of Shinobi without Marvel's consent). It was a successful game for Sega, with sources claiming that two thirds of Mega Drive owners owned a copy of this game in some form or another at the time.
The success lead to Marvel Comics continuing their licensing deal they had with Sega of America (mostly in the form of X-Men games), with Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin being updated for the Sega Mega-CD release, with refined levels, graphics and a CD audio soundtrack in 1993.
Production Credits
Mega Drive Version
Sega of America, Inc.
Programming: Burt Sloane, Jonathan Miller
Produced By: Ed Annunziata
Game Design: Christopher Erhardt
Art: Scott Haile, Joe Ellen Reiss, Jennifer Martin, Susan Greene
Music and Effects: Mark Steven Miller, John Karr, Dave Javelosa
Testing: Richard Fishman, Casey Grimm, Mark Lindstrom, Bert Mauricio, Michael Tyau
Thanks To: Dave Foley, Clyde Grossman
Mega CD Version
Producers: Steven Apour, Stewart Kosoy
Design: Burt Sloane, Bridget McKenna, Douglas Herring, Lisa Sands
Programming: Monkey Business Inc., Burt Sloane
Additional Programming: David Foley, Rob Rummell
Project Management: Monkey Business Inc., Lisa Sands
Art Direction: Burt Sloane
Art: Douglas Herring, Alan Murphy, Ian Murphy
Cinema Animations: Gray Matter
Voices: DMP Entertainment
Level Layout: Don Isbell, Dean Sitton
Additional Level Layout: Dante Anderson, Heather Meigs, Greg Becksted, Mike Pagendarm, Ken Chao, Stephen Patterson, Atom Ellis, Bill Person, Casey Grimm, Jill Schwartz, Keith Higashihara, Chris Sinclair, Jason Kuo, Ben Szymkowiak, Mark Lindstrom, Christine Watson
Music Composed & Produced by: Spencer Nilsen, David Young
"Swingtime" by: Spencer Nilsen, Eric Martin
Lead Vocals: Eric Martin
Guitars: Erik Frykman, Greg Strong
Drums: Brad Kaiser
Sound & Effects: Brian Coburn
Marketing: France Tantiado
Manual: Carol Ann Hanshaw
Package Illustration: Dave DeVries, (Tom Lyle, Scott Hanna)
Lead Testers: Ben Szymkowiak, Crisi Albertson, Roman Greco
Testers: Rey Alferez, Richard Gangwish, Dante Anderson, Wesley Gittens, Greg Becksted, Casey Grimm, Srini Chandra, Richie Hideshima, Ken Chao, Keith Higashihara, Glen Cureton, Jason Kuo, Atom Ellis, Simon Lu, Alex Fairchild, Juklio Martinez, David Forster, Pete McNab, Heather Meigs, Tim Spengler, Vince Nason, Siegie Stangenberg, Vy Nong, Conan Tigard, Mike Palser, Kurt Tindle, Mark Paniagua, Jeff Todd, Andrew Podesta, Maria Tuzzo, Isaac Ramey, Erik Wahlberg, Kirk Rogers, Paul Walker, Jon Russel, Katy Weathers, Chris Sinclair
Special Thanks: Dominique Adevereaux, Lisa Best, Trish Dunne, Clint Dyer, Alan Gordon, Frank McGinn, Justin McCormick, Dana Moreshead, Steve Patterson, Steve Payne, Mike Thomas, Katy Weathers
This game is dedicated to the memory of: Patrick Lippert
Promotional Material
- SpiderMan MD US PrintAdvert.jpg
Mega Drive US print advert
- Spider-ManSMSAdvert.jpg
Mega Drive UK print advert
- 1991 11 - Spiderman.jpg
Mega Drive ES print advert
- SpiderMan MCD US PrintAdvert.jpg
Mega-CD US print advert
- 1992 10 - Software Sega.jpg
Game Gear ES print advert
Physical Scans
Mega Drive Version
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Spider-Man games for Sega systems | |
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Spider-Man: The Videogame (1991) | |
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1991) | Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (1993) | Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage (1994) | Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1995) | Venom - Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety (1995) | |
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) |
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- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 219
- ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 154
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-07), page 35
- ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 134
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 203
- ↑ Dragon, "Vol. XVI, No. 8: January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 66
- ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 94
- ↑ Famitsu, "1991-10-25" (JP; 1991-10-11), page 1
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- ↑ GamePro, "August 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 36
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- ↑ Hippon Super, "November 1991" (JP; 1991-10-04), page 91
- ↑ Joypad, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-17), page 48
- ↑ Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 170
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 101
- ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21
- ↑ Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 65
- ↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 52
- ↑ MegaTech, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-23), page 95
- ↑ Mean Machines, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-29), page 66
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
- ↑ Megazone, "August/September 1991" (AU; 1991-xx-xx), page 21
- ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 32
- ↑ Power Play, "11/91" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 150
- ↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 4, November 1993" (NL; 1993-10-27), page 30
- ↑ Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 28
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
- ↑ Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 173
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
- ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 49
- ↑ File:MeanMachinesSega14UK.pdf, page 106
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