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Play Superman (Japan edition · Japanese) Online
Superman
Play the Japanese Famicom Superman online. Investigate cases as Clark Kent, transform and use special powers. Learn conversations, Up-to-jump controls, the ability screen and map.
Browser play
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Superman
Quick start
On the registration screen, choose a name of up to five katakana characters and a blood type, confirming each with A. Begin by talking to the editor and other people: approach them and press A. Move with Left/Right and press Down in front of doors to enter. Try a phone booth to transform when you have enough energy. Press START for the ability screen, choose a power with Up/Down, then press START again to return. B uses the selected power; SELECT opens the map.
Controls
Left/Right moves; Up jumps; Down enters buildings or descends underground. A punches, talks to nearby people and reads signs. B uses the selected power. START opens the status/ability screen and returns to play; Up/Down selects a power there. SELECT opens/closes the map. With Super Flight, A chooses a destination and START cancels. These are Japanese FC controls: A is not the jump button.
Superman — About this game
The Japanese Famicom version of Superman combines side-scrolling action with investigating incidents around New York. You begin as reporter Clark Kent at the Daily Planet, gathering information through conversations instead of simply fighting through every street. With enough life energy, a phone booth or changing room lets you become Superman. His selected powers help with combat and travel, but each has a supply to manage, and losing too much life forces you back into Clark's form. The map and ability screen are useful tools for deciding where to go and what to use next. Passwords obtained at the Daily Planet let you resume later. This entry describes that Japanese release rather than substituting details from the overseas NES localization or another Superman game.
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 · nes
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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