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Games about superheroes: Spider-man, Batman, and more

Since the first wave of Marvel and DC superhero movies a few years ago, superheroes grew from a nerd-thing to a world phenomenon. In the 80s and the early 90s Superman, Batman and co. were almost exclusively confined to comics and a few video games. Some developers also tried to create games using original superheroes: no Marvel, no DC, no big comics company licenses.

Most popular superheroes games

Spider-Man 2: The Game
action-adventureWindows XP/98/95, Mac OS
Superhero League of Hoboken
adventureDOS, Windows XP/98/95, Linux, Mac OS
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Batman Returns

DOS1992 Spirit of discovery
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Batman: the Caped Crusader

DOS1988 Special FX
Batman: The Caped Crusader is an action-adventure video game released in the late 1980s. It was developed and published by Ocean Software and was available on various home computer systems of that era, including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST and, of course, DOS. The game was a graphic action-adventure that combine...
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Batman: the Movie

DOS1990 Ocean Software
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Captain Dynamo

DOS1993 Codemasters
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Comix Zone

Windows XP/98/951995 Sega
Comix Zone is a peculiar science fiction and superhero themed action game.It was developed and released by Sega in 1995 for Windows and other platforms. What makes Comix Zone different from other similare titles is that the game world is framed like a comic book.
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Gamma Force in Pit of a Thousand Screams

DOS1988 Tom Snyder Productions
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Morphman

Windows XP/98/951993 Dynamic Dimensions Development
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Noctropolis

DOS1994protected Flashpoint Productions
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Questprobe featuring Human Torch and The Thing

DOS1985 Adventure International
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Questprobe Featuring Spider-Man

DOS1986 Adventure International
Questprobe Featuring Spider-Man is an abandoned text-based adventure game designed by Scott Adams, developed and released by Adventure International in 1986 for DOS but was also published for Acorn Electron, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Dragon 32, ZX Spectrum, MSX. Questprobe Featuring Spider-Man is part of the Questprobe game series, the ...
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Questprobe featuring The Hulk

DOS1984 Adventure International
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Spider-Man 2: The Game

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2004
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Superhero League of Hoboken

DOSWindows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1994protected Legend Entertainment
Superhero League of Hoboken is a humorous role-playing game (RPG) released in 1994, developed by Legend Entertainment. It's a quirky mix of a traditional RPG and an adventure game, set in a post-apocalyptic world where New Jersey (specifically Hoboken) becomes the epicenter for a team of second-rate superheroes. Your job is to complete various...
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Superman: The Man of Steel

DOS1989 Tynesoft Computer Software
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The Amazing Spider-Man

DOS1990 Oxford Digital Enterprises
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The Punisher

DOS1990 Paragon Software
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The Rocketeer

DOS1991 NovaLogic
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X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants

DOS1991 Paragon Software
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X-Men: Children of the Atom

DOS1997demo Capcom
X-Men: Children of the Atom is a fighting video game developed by Capcom and released in arcades in 1994. The game features characters from Marvel Comics' X-Men series, including popular mutants like Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, and Magneto, among others.The gameplay follows traditional fighting game mechanics, with players selecting a character and ...
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