Ultimate Superman

Original game : Superman

Platform : GEN

Author : BillyTime! Games

Release date : 09 January 2023

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 2.0

Modifications : P, O

Downloads : 1639

ROM Information

Database match: Superman (USA)
Database: No-Intro: Genesis (v. 20180824-045026)
File/ROM SHA-1: CA14653589FD36E6394EC99F223ED9B18F70FD6A
File/ROM CRC32: 543A5869

Hack description

Ultimate Superman is a balance patch designed for the 1992 Superman game by Sunsoft.

The primary goal of this patch is to bring down the game's frustrating difficulty in various ways.

From lowering amount of damage taking from enemies, giving Superman more control over his powers and adding more health powerups throughout the game's five stages, Ultimate Superman aims to truly make you feel as if you are The Man of Steel!

v2 Changes:
*Two new difficulty options!
At the title screen, Hold B or C and press start respectively.
Holding B Activates Hard Mode where damage Superman recieves is doubled.
Holding C Activates Extreme Mode where damage Superman recieves is tripled!
Pressing start will default to normal difficulty featured in Ultimate Superman v1.

*SRAM Function

How It Works:
Saving:
Game saves after every level.

Loading:
At the title screen, Hold A and press start.

Game Saves:
Current Level
Current Difficulty

v1 Changes:
*Tweaked the amount of damage Superman takes when coming in contact with enemies, projectiles and hazards
*Superman's punch recharges much faster
*Superman's heat vision is always fully charged
*Start with 5 continues
*Superman jumps higher when pressing Up+Jump
*Silver S logos now operate as health pickups

Patching details can be found in the readme file.

Contributions

Contributor	Type of contribution	Description
BillyTime! Games	Hacking	Primary Hacking

Reviews

I really like this modification	Wombat2112	2020-09-29	Version 1.0
Super Hero comic character games are my favorite but some of the older 8-16 bit era games could be quite challenging. The extra lives make it a little easier. I like the silver logo health pickups they look very good in game.

Finally! But needs better balance...	vonseux	2020-06-25	Version 1.0
Superman for Genesis is an amazing game hindered by crushing difficulty, so most people can't even enjoy the amazing soundtrack it holds fully. This hack is much anticipated, however the team made Superman TOO powerful, breaking the fun on the gameplay. A few suggestions for a possible revision: Tweaked the amount of damage It's now virtually impossible to lose a life, breaking the game. Allow more damage, or remove the Silver S logos health picks. Superman's punch recharges much faster this is a nice idea, however recharge should not be instant, allowing to spam boss fights. It´s also game breaking as removes any strategy. Superman jumps higher when pressing Up+Jump this is not needed, and looks glitchy The hack still useful if you just want to see the game go by without any actual challange, but for this you may just watch a longplay video.

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