Play Superman (Beta) Online

Soaring through Metropolis feels powerful but janky—cars fly weird, robots explode dramatically, and sometimes you just phase through buildings. It’s Superman with the training wheels off.

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Game Overview

Ever wonder what Superman's Genesis game looked like before it got polished? This beta version is like finding a rough sketch of Metropolis—soaring through blocky skies feels powerful, but sometimes you'll clip through a building or punch a robot into the stratosphere with weird physics. It's got that classic Sega "blast processing" vibe, just... a little unhinged.

You'll recognize the moves—flying, lifting cars, those satisfying punch sounds—but everything's a bit looser, like playing with prototype superpowers. The civilians you rescue sometimes walk into walls, and Lex's robots explode in ways that definitely weren't in the final manual. Honestly? That's why it's cool. It's like digging up a lost issue of Action Comics where someone forgot to ink Superman's left boot.

If you're into gaming archaeology or just love seeing how 90s devs wrestled with making Kryptonians feel right on 16-bit hardware, this beta's a fascinating little time capsule. Just don't expect it to play like the finished game.