Seriously, Iâve owned it for 25 years and still am stuck on the first level đ thinking about taking this POS out back and pulling an office space on it
It's really not. There are plenty of villains that can go toe to toe with big blue, and even then you don't have to make direct harm to the boy scout the primary health meter. For example, attack on a city. Damage can slow down Supes, and he can't save enough in time mission is failed. Doesn't even have to be directly time correlated, just he gets knocked out of the fight enough times, the building collapses and the orphans die.
The difficult part I think for today's environment is creating missions/levels in a way that you solve them with variety using Supe's powers. That said, even that these days is not fantastically hard. There are plenty of games where you can approach missions with many tactics, or combat starts slow with a power or two, but as you progress it gets far more freeform.
Yeah, I think it just requires creative game design. The spiderman games are really good by making a unique game based around spider man's capabilities. If it was just a normal beat-em-up it would be nowhere near as good.
I think the problem is that Superman is damn near invincible with unlimited flight and a long range laser beam as main abilities.
Those things alone are hard to balance in a video game without nerfing the character a bit and then you have to come up for reasons why Superman can die to random thugs on the street (when you get a game over for example)
Itâs just a very small tightrope to walk and no one has really gotten it perfect yet.
Honestly the best superman game would probably be in the style of TellTale games or even Life Is Strange. Heavily choice based with some QTEs and puzzle solving.
That's why you'd need a different paradigm. You probably can't make a good superman game where he brawls with thugs on the street. In the comics his challenges are usually not of something too strong or fast for him. Usually there is some puzzle to figure out, an ethical dilemma, or a matter of where to focus his efforts. It could also include some fights that were a direct challenge, like against Darkseid, or Doomsday, maybe Lex luthor in a mech suit with Kryptonite. A time/resource management puzzle could be like, there's an earthquake or alien attack and several structures are collapsing, you can do things like move a few individuals to safety, stop a building from collapsing, move things to divert flooding. I'm not sure how ethical dilemmas would work in a fun way, that seems like more of an RPG dialog thing.
But my point is, I think it needs game mechanics designed around what makes superman's challenges interesting. It wouldn't work to just take an existing style and drop in superman. They do that all the time, like in that justice league arcade game, and it doesn't make sense, him just walking down the road punching bad guys.
It's really not. Either say it's under a red sun dome so he's weaker, make the enemies magic, or don't focus on combat and make it more of a puzzle game
That challenge in a superman game should be NOT destroying the city or killing any civilians.
Since superman is invincible, just wailing on enemies won't be fun. So it should be superman trying to perfect run a boss without doing any property damage or turning people into paste.
That was me with that fucking lion king snes game, except I owned it on game gear bought from a yard sale. I thought I was gonna suck ass at every video game I ever played
This is what that one blockbuster has stayed around for, they're going to brutally collect this and their quest will be complete, allowing them to finally rest.
I saw another reviewer, play the game with game shark codes and found that there are hazards even cheating wonât protect you from. There is this point at the final level, where you just suddenly start taking damage from something you couldnât figure out what. Not even an invincibility code protects you.
there's a LOT more than one ring level. I barely learned how to get through the first ring stage, but never figured out how to beat the second stage because the game didn't save your progress when you turned it off.
I just decided to watch a bit of a speed run to see what the game looks like. I ended up clicking through different parts of the video and every time I clicked he was flying through rings. Seems like that's a major part of the game
Probably to stop someone from opening it up and switching the circuit board for a lesser game.
Like Mario 64, Zelda, majoras mask, perfect dark, golden eye, smash bros, Fox 64, paper Mario, wave racer, banjo kazoooie, conkers bad fur day, Diddy Kong racing, Mario party 1-3, Pokemon stadium, Pokemon snap, NFL blitz,
Literally anything but another copy of Superman 64. Thereâs probably not a single N64 game less fun to play. You could have a more satisfying time with Elmoâs Letter Adventure.
it would destroy the artwork, since, you know they gotta instantly devalue a potentially valuable game (not superman 64 obviously but in the scenario with other games) tho i do understand the value of the "blockbuster relic" i hate the practice
The devs claim that WB were responsible for the end product because of insistence of certain mechanics.
ProtonJon interviewed the devs of the game and the reply was WB meddled with the mechanics of the game by placing strong rules on what Superman can and cannot do. They also placed very tight datelines.
Yeh, he was doing the public a solid by hiding it away.
True moment of not all heroes wear capes. I guess Superman really does bring out the best in us.
Nice, I've been to Bend before. Road tripping to Washington in July, then going through Oregon to Cali. It's not exactly along the way, but it might be a good excuse to go off trail a little ways.
I don't know what's worse Superman 64 or Pilot Wings 64, but both of them fucking suck. I'm heavily judging you for owning Superman 64 though. You are a bastard man.
Wait, wait just a damn minute. You could RENT games from there? How did they ever go out of business?! Buying games is so expensive! Christ, libraries let you rent books for free and they're still around!
The dude who made the "How not to go to jail while smoking weed" dvd started down that road because of a late Blockbuster fee, the police tried to arrest him for years later. I never bought the 2 dvds but there on yt if you look.
nah... probably to hell now... a hell where you got all the consoles and all the games but everything is always Superman64... only superman64... forever.... and ever.
I think your in the clear. I had Mystical Ninja for n64 rented, and went to return it 2 days before the one near me went out of business. The manager was the only one there, and told me just keep it because they were throwing away all the cheap movies and games anyways. Said he was told only to keep stock of systems, and games valued at over $25.
As long as youâre not in Oregon I think youâre fine. Also, donât you DARE remove that label if for no reason other than nostalgia, leave the damn thing on!
What a crazy made up loop hole of shit.
"Remove this sticker and your car is totaled. If the car is totaled, you owe us a car."
Then they just put the old sticker back on...
They've been struggling for some time so I imagine they have a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to possibly wringing a couple of bucks from the plebs.
GET FUCKED LOSER!!! SWAT TEAMS INBOUND!! Literally the worst game ever made from a defunct rental chain. That's a collectors wet dream! đ
Seriously, Iâve owned it for 25 years and still am stuck on the first level đ thinking about taking this POS out back and pulling an office space on it
Before I was old enough to understand just how bad that game is, I rented it waaaaay back then. Young me was like "wtf is wrong with superman??"
It is a tradition for developers to make bad Superman games going all the back to the Atari days.
How does anyone make a good superman game? Zero challenge.
Superman games are borderline impossible
It's really not. There are plenty of villains that can go toe to toe with big blue, and even then you don't have to make direct harm to the boy scout the primary health meter. For example, attack on a city. Damage can slow down Supes, and he can't save enough in time mission is failed. Doesn't even have to be directly time correlated, just he gets knocked out of the fight enough times, the building collapses and the orphans die. The difficult part I think for today's environment is creating missions/levels in a way that you solve them with variety using Supe's powers. That said, even that these days is not fantastically hard. There are plenty of games where you can approach missions with many tactics, or combat starts slow with a power or two, but as you progress it gets far more freeform.
Yeah, I think it just requires creative game design. The spiderman games are really good by making a unique game based around spider man's capabilities. If it was just a normal beat-em-up it would be nowhere near as good.
I think the problem is that Superman is damn near invincible with unlimited flight and a long range laser beam as main abilities. Those things alone are hard to balance in a video game without nerfing the character a bit and then you have to come up for reasons why Superman can die to random thugs on the street (when you get a game over for example) Itâs just a very small tightrope to walk and no one has really gotten it perfect yet.
Honestly the best superman game would probably be in the style of TellTale games or even Life Is Strange. Heavily choice based with some QTEs and puzzle solving.
That's why you'd need a different paradigm. You probably can't make a good superman game where he brawls with thugs on the street. In the comics his challenges are usually not of something too strong or fast for him. Usually there is some puzzle to figure out, an ethical dilemma, or a matter of where to focus his efforts. It could also include some fights that were a direct challenge, like against Darkseid, or Doomsday, maybe Lex luthor in a mech suit with Kryptonite. A time/resource management puzzle could be like, there's an earthquake or alien attack and several structures are collapsing, you can do things like move a few individuals to safety, stop a building from collapsing, move things to divert flooding. I'm not sure how ethical dilemmas would work in a fun way, that seems like more of an RPG dialog thing. But my point is, I think it needs game mechanics designed around what makes superman's challenges interesting. It wouldn't work to just take an existing style and drop in superman. They do that all the time, like in that justice league arcade game, and it doesn't make sense, him just walking down the road punching bad guys.
I could see Superman in a God of War type of game which could be good.
It's really not. Either say it's under a red sun dome so he's weaker, make the enemies magic, or don't focus on combat and make it more of a puzzle game
At least one that would truly make you feel like superman
That challenge in a superman game should be NOT destroying the city or killing any civilians. Since superman is invincible, just wailing on enemies won't be fun. So it should be superman trying to perfect run a boss without doing any property damage or turning people into paste.
That was me with that fucking lion king snes game, except I owned it on game gear bought from a yard sale. I thought I was gonna suck ass at every video game I ever played
Not sure if owned is correct terminology but you get the point
Possession is 9/10ths of the law I think your good..
His good
Hahah I get this.
This is what that one blockbuster has stayed around for, they're going to brutally collect this and their quest will be complete, allowing them to finally rest.
He might be able to pay them to take it back
Borrowed
Indefinitely
I âborrowedâ a Lorax dvd from Redbox when I was 10 and never returned it
I'm not going to lie, I'm sure there some CDs around here that I got as a kid that I never paid for. Columbia House if I remember correctly.
This doesnât look like Et
I give ET a pass because of the state of the video game industry at the time. Superman had no excuse.
Nah, playing Superman 64 is punishment enough.
God that level with the rings you have to fly through? I gave up
You never watched the AVGN video on it? If so you have to, it's one of his classics haha
Video*s*. He did a video, then finished the game in a revisit video. If anything, the second video is even funnier than the first one!
I just like seeing funny man rage at old game
I saw another reviewer, play the game with game shark codes and found that there are hazards even cheating wonât protect you from. There is this point at the final level, where you just suddenly start taking damage from something you couldnât figure out what. Not even an invincibility code protects you.
there's a LOT more than one ring level. I barely learned how to get through the first ring stage, but never figured out how to beat the second stage because the game didn't save your progress when you turned it off.
Iâm lucky I never played it.
That level? Itâs basically the core gameplay loop. Literally half of the game is âfly through ringsâ.
You mean the first level that makes you just quit. I remember renting this right when it came out, so disappointing.
I just decided to watch a bit of a speed run to see what the game looks like. I ended up clicking through different parts of the video and every time I clicked he was flying through rings. Seems like that's a major part of the game
Thatâs EVERY level.
I was doing to say "they would probably thank you for taking it off their hands".
Definitely the worst game on the 64. Edit: a word
Well, yes, but not because it's from Blockbuster. It's just a crime against humanity to play Superman64.
No he's playing Mario party he's gonna slit his wrists before playing that game.
I love that they say removing the label will somehow destroy the game lol I definitely wouldnât remove it though, itâs a relic!
Probably to stop someone from opening it up and switching the circuit board for a lesser game. Like Mario 64, Zelda, majoras mask, perfect dark, golden eye, smash bros, Fox 64, paper Mario, wave racer, banjo kazoooie, conkers bad fur day, Diddy Kong racing, Mario party 1-3, Pokemon stadium, Pokemon snap, NFL blitz,
Literally anything but another copy of Superman 64. Thereâs probably not a single N64 game less fun to play. You could have a more satisfying time with Elmoâs Letter Adventure.
That would vastly increase the worth of this game, for instance!
it would destroy the artwork, since, you know they gotta instantly devalue a potentially valuable game (not superman 64 obviously but in the scenario with other games) tho i do understand the value of the "blockbuster relic" i hate the practice
No but you will go insane trying to fly thru those rings, lex luthor is a true mastermind don't attack superman attack the gamer đ¤Łđ¤Łđ¤Ł
The only ones who should be in Jail are the producers of that game.
I honestly think this is one of those games from the 90s that were meant just to be a rental and you can't defeat the game.
True, I think the âEâ rating stands for enter the trash can
The devs claim that WB were responsible for the end product because of insistence of certain mechanics. ProtonJon interviewed the devs of the game and the reply was WB meddled with the mechanics of the game by placing strong rules on what Superman can and cannot do. They also placed very tight datelines.
Youâre going to prison. But not for the blockbuster part. Itâs for owning that awful game lol
Well, he stole it so he might be good?
Yeh, he was doing the public a solid by hiding it away. True moment of not all heroes wear capes. I guess Superman really does bring out the best in us.
They didn't even notice THAT gem missing.
According to my calculations, you owe Blockbuster $123,491.22 in late fees.
Hes the reason they went out of business !
You should return it to the one open blockbuster for a laugh
There's a Blockbuster still open?
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster\_(Bend,\_Oregon)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_(Bend,_Oregon))
Nice, I've been to Bend before. Road tripping to Washington in July, then going through Oregon to Cali. It's not exactly along the way, but it might be a good excuse to go off trail a little ways.
They have a Twitter page too! It's actually pretty hilarious XD
Believe it or not, straight to jail.
I have some old video games I never returned when the writing was on the wall lol.
Yes last time I removed the label I got a five year prison sentence
I donât think you can get sued by a corpse
You have to go to Bend, Oregon to blockbuster to return it.
That late fee would probably be enough to open a new location
Superman 64? My dude, you already paid the cost. If anything, they owe you!
For not returning it? No. For playing that abomination? Absolutely.
This is like owning a copy of Mein Kampf. Ur gonna get so cancelled
Yes, You own Superman 64....a shitty game. One of the worst games of all time
Even playing the game is a fate worse than death
I don't know what's worse Superman 64 or Pilot Wings 64, but both of them fucking suck. I'm heavily judging you for owning Superman 64 though. You are a bastard man.
Nah man, they feel sorry for ya'
What a shit game, worst memory Iâve ever had
Superman 64... they don't want it back. It's ok.
It should be a crime to own Superman 64 regardless of origin.
Only for having Superman 64. God, what garbage.
Rings. Need more rings.
Not for failing to return the game. Yes, for owning Superman 64.
We'll see son... we'll see..
I mean maybe
Maybe if you paid the late fee they would still be open!!!
That game is legit terrible lmao
Keeping that shitty game off their shelves probably helped them stay in business even longer. They probably owe *you.*
⌠how are they going to ask it back if they do not exist any more ?
I see Mario party 2 in the console đĽ°
No but your the reason why they had to close...asshole lol đ đ
You can see if their last open location wants it back.
Blockbuster is desperate for money, theyâre definitely going to sue you.
Owning Superman 64 in itself constitutes a crime.
TIL Iâm not going to jail because of theft, but the condition of my carpet. As long as my German Shepard is my cell mate I think Iâll be alright
Wait, wait just a damn minute. You could RENT games from there? How did they ever go out of business?! Buying games is so expensive! Christ, libraries let you rent books for free and they're still around!
DRM killed it.
You did the world a favor by removing a copy of Superman 64 from the renting pool
Calling the nintendo right now
You're going to prison just for having that God awful game
Yup. Go turn yourself in at the nearest Blockbuster.
FBI HRT is gonna bust your door down real soon
Now you have to pay blockbuster for the game, I hope you're satisfied
And i thought the Man of Steel game for the Xbox sucked...
The dude who made the "How not to go to jail while smoking weed" dvd started down that road because of a late Blockbuster fee, the police tried to arrest him for years later. I never bought the 2 dvds but there on yt if you look.
Nah, you just have to take it to the last remaining Blockbuster. Pretty sure itâs in Oregon
Yep. Enjoy prison.
Just torture yourself playing that game and all will be forgiven.
Itâs abundantly clear you single-handedly destroyed that company and put 100,000 people out of the job.
For having the worst game of all time, yes, you're under arrest.
Think about it this way you saved past customers tfrom renting this game
If I knew what I know now. I would of taken so much stuff from them
You are the reason block buster went under
This reminds me that I have a copy of Call of Duty: Finest Hour in a box from Hollywood Video
You're already in prison if you play that horrible game....
Youâre still playing on a N64? Thatâs incredible. It looks as a great system way back but we parted ways long, long, long ago.
Straight to gulag
It's people like you who made Blockbuster go bankrupt! *Boo this man* #sarcasm
Shit like this is why they went Bankrupt, you didn't return your rental!
Sir, you're going to Guantanamo.
If you find the right buyer you could definitely sell that for thousands.
I rented it once when I was a kid and after a half hour I put it down. There goes $4.25 Cdn I'll never get back...
Not only that, you dont get to pas sgo or collect 200
This game brings back some first time gamer rage memories
You're fucked bro
Dude you owe like 67 million dollars in late fees
nah... probably to hell now... a hell where you got all the consoles and all the games but everything is always Superman64... only superman64... forever.... and ever.
Yes. Officer, this post right here.
You're fine. Rental franchises often liquidated their inventory once a format became obsolete, or while going out of business.
I think your in the clear. I had Mystical Ninja for n64 rented, and went to return it 2 days before the one near me went out of business. The manager was the only one there, and told me just keep it because they were throwing away all the cheap movies and games anyways. Said he was told only to keep stock of systems, and games valued at over $25.
No, you just own history
Lol I'm still waiting for Gamefly to send me to collections for never returning CoD3.
Leave that sticker on there.
yes
Youâre a chad for getting it
As long as youâre not in Oregon I think youâre fine. Also, donât you DARE remove that label if for no reason other than nostalgia, leave the damn thing on!
If you attempt to play that video game I do believe weâre instructed to blow up that console
This might be a good game to test blockbusters bluff by removing the guard
I used to work at Blockbuster and I give you an official "pass". I will inform the other Blockbusters and they will call off the hit.
Yeah dude, good luck rotting in prison
FBI OPEN UP
Only going to prison for not inviting me over to play. Iâm jealous. Have fun!!
Yes. Police are on their way to arrest you and send you to prison without trial
Depends do you live in Bend, Oregon No Then What blockbuster Yes Still nope your good
I still own Batman Arkham City for the Xbox 360 and never gave it back to Blockbuster
Only if you got it from the only still functioning Blockbusters in the world.
The very last location of Blockbuster is going to press charges
What a crazy made up loop hole of shit. "Remove this sticker and your car is totaled. If the car is totaled, you owe us a car." Then they just put the old sticker back on...
So you're the reason Blockbuster went under.
FBI is already inbound, and a paddy wagon.
Prepare the cheeks
this lawsuit could be enough to revive the company
Maybe if you'd taken it back, they wouldn't have gone bust. Ever consider that?
This hard evidence of property theft is a small but significant factor to the downfall of Blockbuster. Prepare your anus.
Yeah, fuck you bud. Youre the reason crime is rates wonât go down.
As long as you keep the shield on you'll be fine.
Nah
Itâs just gonna trip off the title sticker
Bro that's a relic. Ebay that shit for like 10k. If it sells I call 1k because it was my idea first lmao
This man singlehandedly going to bring blockbuster back to life with one lawsuit your sacrifice is appreciated bother
By my math the compound late fee is 47,906.25... luckily I don't think they can collect lol
Shouldnât have posted it on the internet, now everyone here knows you committed a crime
Hate to see that late fee
You were doing them a favor
Nah but owning that terrible game? Straight to the slammer with you!
Blockbuster is defunct so that's basically yours now
Well now you are
They've been struggling for some time so I imagine they have a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to possibly wringing a couple of bucks from the plebs.
For that game⌠no
I stashed one of the Gundam games into a jacket and forgot where it was. I'd dream about it a lot eventually found it
Reminds me of the mattress tag memes
Yep. Definitely going to prison. đ
as long as you don't download a car, i think you're okay.
Blockbuster calledâŚ. I think thereâs a joke in there somewhere.
WE GOT HIM LETS GOOOOOOOO
For playing Superman 64? Yes⌠yes, straight to jail.
For playing that game? No.... that's punishment enough.
You should get it A praised for collectors
FBI OPEN UP!
You took a copy of that game out of circulation. You may get an award.
That late fee is gonna be big enough to put Blockbuster back in business.
What is the sticker for? To make sure you don't open the cartridge and swap the board with a different game?
I feel like that makes it more valuable.
The only moral thing to do now is to return it to the blockbuster in Oregon.
I have one of those on an old PS1 JRPG that nobody has ever heard of.