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The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin

Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin is a video game produced by Sega of America and developed by Technopop initially on the Mega Drive/Genesis. It was ported internally by Sega of America for the Master System and Game…

31 December 1991

The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin is a platform developed by Technopop, released 31 December 1991 on Sega CD, Sega Game Gear, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega Master System/Mark III.

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What The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin is

The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin is a platform game developed by Technopop and released in 1991. It was published by Sega. It is available on Sega CD, Sega Game Gear, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega Master System/Mark III.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin is a video game produced by Sega of America and developed by Technopop initially on the Mega Drive/Genesis. It was ported internally by Sega of America for the Master System and Game Gear consoles, the latter being published by Acclaim Entertainment through its Flying Edge division. An updated version was also released for the Sega CD under the name of The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin. All versions of the video game are side-scrolling platform games, whereby the player controls superhero Spider-Man to battle various supervillains (Doctor Octopus, Sandman, The Lizard, Hobgoblin, Vulture, Mysterio, Electro, and Venom) to obtain the keys needed to disarm a…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Marvel series

The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin is the 19th of 404 entries we hold in the Marvel series. The next entry was Captain America and the Avengers in 1991.

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What it launched against

The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin launched on 31 December 1991, within three weeks of Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams and Baseball Stars 2.

Released around the same time: Micro Machines, Alien Breed, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, Baseball Stars 2.

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When did The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin come out?
The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin was released on 31 December 1991 for Sega CD, Sega Game Gear, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega Master System/Mark III.

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