13 Video Games That Prove Superman Is Cursed

12. Superman – Atari 2600

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Designed by John Dunn and released by Atari in 1978, this was not just the very first Superman video game, it was also the very first console game to be based on an officially licensed product.

Interestingly the game uses an engine taken from an early version of Warren Robinett’s hugely successful Adventure, but is more of an arcade style game than a RPG. Like Adventure though it was hugely complex for its time featuring an incredible amount of different elements such as needing to change back to Clark Kent, find then romance Lois Lane as well as battle Lex Luthor.

Unfortunately the complex (for the time) gameplay left a lot of people feeling a bit confused and just saw them flying around aimlessly not really knowing what to do. There is a good game in Superman for the Atari 2600 but you will have to carefully read the instruction manual to find it.

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