Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin

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For the Mega-CD version, see Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (Mega-CD). For the Game Gear and Master System versions, see Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (8-bit).

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Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Licensor: Marvel Entertainment Group
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action[1][2][3]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥6,0006,000 G-4058
Sega Mega Drive
US
$54.9554.95[5] 1016
Sega Mega Drive
EU
1016
Sega Mega Drive
PT
Sega Mega Drive
UK
£29.9929.99[7] 1016
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Mega Drive
CA
Sega Mega Drive
BR
Sega Mega Drive
BR
(Red)
Tectoy: Todas as Idades
Sega Mega Drive
KR
GM4018JG
Arcade (Mega-Tech System)
UK
£? ?

























Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (スパイダーマン), commonly referred to as just Spider-Man, 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).

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

Magazine articles

Main article: Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Mega Drive print advert in Sega Visions (US) #1: "June/July 1990" (1990-xx-xx)
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Print advert in GamePro (US) #29: "December 1991" (1991-xx-xx)
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Mega-CD print advert in Sega Visions (US) #15: "October/November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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Mega Drive print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #118: "September 1991" (1991-08-15)
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Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #11: "September 1993" (1993-07-30)
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Mega Drive print advert in Hobby Consolas (ES) #2: "Noviembre 1991" (1991-1x-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
Sega Mega Drive
Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[12]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
43
[13]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
63
[14]
Console XS (UK) PAL
85
[15]
Cool Gamer (RU)
50
[16]
Dragon (US) NTSC-U
100
[17]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
86
[18]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[19]
Game Power (IT)
79
[20]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
100
[21]
Games-X (UK)
80
[22]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[23]
Joypad (FR) PAL
92
[24]
Joystick (FR)
86
[25]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
64
[26]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
63
[27]
Mega (UK) PAL
89
[28]
Mega (UK) PAL
92
[29]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
91
[30]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
88
[6]
Mean Machines (UK)
90
[31]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
91
[32]
Megazone (AU)
82
[33]
Player One (FR)
86
[34]
Power Play (DE)
59
[35]
Power Unlimited (NL)
70
[36]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
78
[37]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
85
[38]
Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)
65
[39]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
61
[40]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
80
[5]
Sega Mega Drive
76
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31 reviews

Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin

Mega Drive, JP
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Mega Drive, EU
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PCB
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Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments

References

  1. File:AmazingSpidermanVSKingpin md jp cover.jpg
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
  3. File:SpiderMan MD KR Box.jpg
  4. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 112
  5. 5.0 5.1 VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "September 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 49
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 MegaTech, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-23), page 95
  7. Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 29
  8. GamePro, "July 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 61
  9. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "July 1990" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 59
  10. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "August 1990" (US; 1990-xx-xx), page 7
  11. Computer & Video Games, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-15), page 93
  12. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 219
  13. Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1991" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 154
  14. Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1991" (JP; 1991-09-07), page 35
  15. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 134
  16. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 203
  17. Dragon, "Vol. XVI, No. 8: January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 66
  18. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 94
  19. Famitsu, "1991-10-25" (JP; 1991-10-11), page 1
  20. Game Power, "Dicembre 1991" (IT; 1991-1x-xx), page 44
  21. GamePro, "August 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 36
  22. Games-X, "29th August-4th September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-29), page 36
  23. Hippon Super, "November 1991" (JP; 1991-10-04), page 91
  24. Joypad, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-17), page 48
  25. Joystick, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 170
  26. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
  27. Mega Drive Fan, "January 1992" (JP; 1991-12-07), page 101
  28. Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21
  29. Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 65
  30. MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 52
  31. Mean Machines, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-29), page 66
  32. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
  33. Megazone, "August/September 1991" (AU; 1991-xx-xx), page 21
  34. Player One, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 32
  35. Power Play, "11/91" (DE; 1991-10-11), page 150
  36. Power Unlimited, "Nummer 4, November 1993" (NL; 1993-10-27), page 30
  37. Sega Power, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-04), page 28
  38. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67
  39. Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 173
  40. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87


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Spider-Man games for Sega systems
Arcade
Spider-Man: The Videogame (1991)
Sega Mega Drive
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)
Sega Master System
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1991) | Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six (1993)
Sega Game Gear
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)
Sega Mega-CD
Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (1993)
Sega 32X
Spider-Man: Web of Fire (1996)
Sega Dreamcast
Spider-Man (2001)