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
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
EU
MK-27050-50
Sega Master System
AU
Sega Master System
BR
027190
Sega Game Gear
EU
T-70068-50

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

Magazine articles

Main article: Superman: The Man of Steel/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #11: "February/March 1993" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #140: "July 1993" (1993-06-15)
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
65
83 №44, p44[5]
72 №23, p157[6]
51 №12, p40/41
39 №11, p53
40 №4, p14/15
50 №20, p66/67
61 №34, p145[7]
30 №46, p52/53[8]
62 №18, p36/37
80 №21, p30
68 №6, p26/27
Sega Mega Drive
58
Based on
12 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[9]
Cool Gamer (RU)
30
[10]
Digitiser (UK) PAL
40
[11]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
52
[12]
Game Power (IT)
79
[13]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[5]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
79
[14]
Joypad (FR)
83
[15]
Joypad (FR) PAL
72
[6]
Mega (UK) PAL
39
[16]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
40
[17]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
50
[18]
Player One (FR)
61
[19]
Play Time (DE)
46
[20]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
30
[8]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001A-QINU`"'
62
[21]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
80
[22]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
68
[23]
Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)
73
[24]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
87
[25]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
90
[26]
Video Games (DE) PAL
25
[27]
Sega Mega Drive
59
Based on
22 reviews

Superman: The Man of Steel

Mega Drive, US
STMoS MD US Box.jpg
Cover
Superman MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Superman MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
STMoS MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
STMoS MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
70
55 №2/63
75 №9, p82/83[28]
70 №34, p114/115[29]
52 №44, p30/31
78 №21, p34/35
66 №19, p36/37[30]
Sega Master System
67
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Digitiser (UK) PAL
44
[31]
Mega Force (FR)
61
[32]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES) PAL
55
[33]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
75
[28]
Player One (FR)
70
[34]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
52
[35]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
78
[36]
Sega Force (SE)
85
[37]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
66
[30]
Video Games (DE) PAL
11
[38]
Sega Master System
60
Based on
10 reviews

Superman: The Man of Steel

Master System, EU
STMoS SMS EU Box.jpg
Cover
Superman SMS EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Master System, BR
STMoS SMS BR Box.jpg
Cover
STMoS SMS BR Cart.jpg
Cart
SupermanSMSBrManual.pdf
Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
35 №35, p152[39]
52 №44, p30/31
77 №22, p69
64 №19, p43[40]
Sega Game Gear
57
Based on
4 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Joypad (FR)
41
[41]
Mega Force (FR)
41
[42]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
59
[33]
Player One (FR)
35
[43]
Power Unlimited (NL)
70
[44]
Score (CZ)
71
[45]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
52
[35]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
77
[46]
Sega Force (SE)
63
[47]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
64
[40]
Todo Sega (ES)
65
[48]
Video Games (DE) PAL
8
[49]
Sega Game Gear
54
Based on
12 reviews

Superman: The Man of Steel

Game Gear, EU
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Cover
STMoS GG EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, EU (Classic)

STMoS GG EU Cart.jpg
Cart

References

  1. File:SegaForce UK 19.pdf, page 37
  2. File:GamesMaster UK 006.pdf, page 18
  3. File:Go UK 21.pdf, page 28
  4. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 160
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:GamePro US 044.pdf, page 46 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 044.pdf_p46" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:Joypad FR 023.pdf, page 157 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 023.pdf_p157" defined multiple times with different content
  7. File:PlayerOne FR 034.pdf, page 139
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 298
  10. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 212
  11. Digitiser (UK) (1993-04-08)
  12. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 101
  13. Game Power, "Ottobre 1992" (IT; 1992-xx-xx), page 60
  14. Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1993" (ES; 1993-xx-xx), page 106
  15. Joypad, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 90
  16. Mega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-15), page 53
  17. Mega Action, "September 1993" (UK; 1993-08-12), page 14
  18. MegaTech, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-20), page 66
  19. Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 145
  20. Play Time, "5/93" (DE; 1993-04-07), page 104
  21. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 30
  22. Sega Pro, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-10), page 30
  23. Sega Zone, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 26
  24. Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 192
  25. Supergame, "Dezembro 1992" (BR; 1992-12-xx), page 14
  26. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 58
  27. Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 106
  28. 28.0 28.1 File:MeanMachinesSega09UK.pdf, page 82 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega09UK.pdf_p82" defined multiple times with different content
  29. File:PlayerOne FR 034.pdf, page 108
  30. 30.0 30.1 File:SegaForce UK 19.pdf, page 36 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 19.pdf_p36" defined multiple times with different content
  31. Digitiser (UK) (1993-07-30)
  32. Mega Force, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 70
  33. 33.0 33.1 Micromanía (segunda época), "Agosto 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 41
  34. Player One, "Septembre 1993" (FR; 1993-08-xx), page 114
  35. 35.0 35.1 Sega Power, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-03), page 30
  36. Sega Pro, "July 1993" (UK; 1993-06-10), page 34
  37. Sega Force, "4/93" (SE; 1993-07-08), page 21
  38. Video Games, "9/93" (DE; 1993-08-25), page 107
  39. File:PlayerOne FR 035.pdf, page 136
  40. 40.0 40.1 File:SegaForce UK 19.pdf, page 43 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 19.pdf_p43" defined multiple times with different content
  41. Joypad, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 158
  42. Mega Force, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 114
  43. Player One, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 152
  44. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 2, Nummer 2, Februari 1994" (NL; 1994-01-26), page 43
  45. Score, "Srpen 1994" (CZ; 1994-08-01), page 60
  46. Sega Pro, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-07-08), page 65
  47. Sega Force, "5/93" (SE; 1993-08-26), page 26
  48. Todo Sega, "Julio 1993" (ES; 1993-0x-xx), page 60
  49. Video Games, "8/93" (DE; 1993-07-28), page 121