| Superman - The Man of Steel |
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| Aliases | Superman - Man of Steel |
| Release Date | 1989 |
| Original Publisher | Tynesoft (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £8.95 |
| Disk Price | £14.95 |
| Controls | Cursor, Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick |
| Themes | Superhero |
| Tie-in Licences | Superman (Comic) from D.C. Comics Inc (USA) |
| Other Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MSX, Sega Master System |
| Average mag. score | 34.50% (2 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 28.4% (19 votes) |
Re-releases
| #1 - IBSA (Spain) | (1989) | ||
| #2 - System 4 (Spain) | (1989) |
Authors/Contributors
| Doug Thrower (UK) | - Game Design/Concept | ||
| Mike Talbot (UK) | - Code | ||
| Tim McCarthy (UK) | - Code | ||
| Sarah Day (UK) | - In-game Graphics | ||
| Richard Cheek (UK) | - In-game Graphics | ||
| Paul Drummond (UK) | - In-game Graphics | ||
| David Whittaker (UK) | - Music |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Superman-TheManOfSteel.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Superman-TheManOfSteel.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| Superman-TheManOfSteel.dsk.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 128 +3 | (None) | English | ||
| Superman-TheManOfSteel(IBSA).tzx.zip | #1 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Superman-TheManOfSteel.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Superman-TheManOfSteel.gif | 4,614 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Superman-TheManOfSteel.jpg | 267,954 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
| Superman-TheManOfSteel.jpg | 186,388 | Original | Advertisement | |||
| supermanmos.zip | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Rafal (with rollback) | ||
| Superman - The Man of Steel (1989)(Tynesoft).pok | 855 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
| Superman-TheManOfSteel(System4)_Front.jpg | 307,837 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
| Superman-TheManOfSteel(System4)_Back.jpg | 265,596 | #2 | Inlay - Back | |||
| Superman-TheManOfSteel(System4).pdf | 65,764 | #2 | Instructions | Spanish |
Magazine Reviews
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #19-1989/Apr | page 49 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #63-1989/Apr | page 80 | - Review: 35% | |
| MicroHobby | issue #189-1989/Jun | page 29 | - Review - Nuevo | |
| The Games Machine | issue #16-1989/Mar | page 55 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
| The Games Machine | issue #18-1989/May | page 45 | - Review: 34% |
Magazine References
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #16-1989/Jan | page 41 | - News/Note | |
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #85-1988/Nov | page 8 | - News/Note | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #56-1988/Sep | page 119 | - Preview | |
| MicroHobby | issue #188-1989/May | page 15 | - Preview - Premiere | |
| New Computer Express | issue #0-1988/Dec | page 12 | - Preview | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.7 #24-1988/Jun/23 special "week#4" | page 5 | - News/Note | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.7 #38-1988/Sep/29 special "week#5" | page 33 | - News/Note |
Magazine Advertisements
| ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #16-1989/Jan | page 29 | - Full-page ad | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #60-1989/Jan | page 108 | - Full-page ad | |
| The Games Machine | issue #14-1989/Jan | page 49 | - Full-page ad | |
| Your Sinclair | issue #37-1989/Jan | page 96 | - Full-page ad |
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