13 Video Games That Prove Superman Is Cursed

6. Superman – Nintendo Entertainment System

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Kemco’s entry into this archive is interesting in that it’s based directly on the first two Superman movies, combining parts from each film to create a pretty standard scrolling platformer.

Another interesting feature of this game is that you continually change between both Clark Kent and Superman, depending on how much energy you have. Clark can only do very basic things such as run and jump while Superman can activate a range of special power-ups when you collect the right items.

While not totally horrible NES Superman falls down in key areas - firstly it doesn’t look like Superman, this could honestly be any old generic NES platform game. Secondly the whole energy bar element is terribly implemented and causes much frustration, far from Superman’s finest hour.

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Kieren is from England and is a well known figure in gaming circles. As a writer he is probably best known for his work on the award-winning Retro Gamer magazine but over the years he has written for numerous publications and websites. A keen games collector himself, he is also the organiser of several UK-based gaming events and has a big social media presence.