13 Video Games That Prove Superman Is Cursed
4. Superman 3 – Atari 8-bit
As many will know the parent company of Atari during the early 80s was Warner Bros., so it comes as no surprise to learn that they would commission a game based on one of their hottest movies, the third Superman film that co-starred the legendary Richard Prior.
A game was quickly produced that saw Superman trying to protect the cities of America from an attack by the super computer. Rather than make anything original they chose to base the game heavily on an existing title, the hugely successful Missile Command. While Superman 3 does feature a much larger scrolling play area and a few minor extras, the basic gameplay is exactly the same.
When it came to testing the game Atari felt it was so bad they couldn’t release it, worried about having another E.T. on their hands the game was shelved and forgotten about until recent years when the prototype was found and then released on cartridge for collectors to enjoy (or not) by myatari.com.