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Play Superman (US edition) Online
Superman
Play Superman - The Man of Steel for Game Gear online. Punch through ground threats and take to the air to fire Superman’s heat vision.
Browser play

Sega Game Gear — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| 1 / 2 | X / Z |
| START | Enter |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Superman
Quick start
Start the game and move with Left/Right. Press 1 to jump, or Up+1 to fly briefly. Use 2 to punch on the ground and fire a beam in the air. Practice landing clear of enemies.
Controls
Left/Right: move. Down: crouch. 1: jump; direction+1 makes a longer jump, Up+1 starts temporary flight. 2: punch on the ground or heat-vision beam in the air. START: start/pause.
Superman — About this game
Superman: The Man of Steel for Game Gear mixes side-scrolling ground action with short flights. On the ground, a close punch clears enemies; in the air, the attack becomes a beam, changing how you approach distant targets. Use jumping to create space rather than walking into every threat. Up with the jump button starts temporary flight, so choose a clear path and think about where you will come down. Familiar powers do not make Superman invulnerable in this game: enemy contact and attacks still cost health. Watch the screen ahead, avoid spending each encounter trapped at an edge and learn how a brief flight can open an angle that a ground punch cannot reach.
Superman Game manuals
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · segaGG
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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