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Superman

1979 Atari VCS game designed by John Dunn

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Also known as 1979 Superman

Developer: Atari
Publisher: Atari, Inc.
Released: 1979
Platforms: Atari 2600
Genre: action-adventure game
Game mode: single-player video game

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Superman is an action-adventure video game programmed by John Dunn for the Atari Video Computer System and released in 1979 by Atari, Inc. The player controls Superman, whose quest is to explore an open-ended environment to find three pieces of a bridge that was destroyed by Lex Luthor, capture Luthor and his criminal gang, and return to the Daily Planet building. The game world is populated by antagonists such as a helicopter that re-arranges the bridge pieces and roving kryptonite satellites that cause Superman to revert into Clark Kent.

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Characters: Superman
Lex Luthor
Based on: Superman
Country of origin: United States
Title: Superman

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