When did Spider-Man release?

Spider-Man was first released on February 13, 1995.

Spider-Man

Feb 13, 1995PlatformSuper Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

Spider-Man — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Spider-Man on?: Spider-Man was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
When did Spider-Man release?: Spider-Man was first released on February 13, 1995.

About Spider-Man

Spider-Man's past comes back to haunt him when more maniacal madmen than you can count on two webbed hands bust out of prison and team up to settle the score against him! Only your Spider-Sense, wall-climbing ability, web-swinging maneuvers and a little help from the Fantastic Four can even the odds! The hunt is on... but who's the prey?

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Developer: Western Technologies Inc.
Publisher: LJN
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action
Series: Spider-Man

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

70/100

from 8 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1995	—	—	—	10 reviews	Medium

Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

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Release record

Territory	Date
North America	1995
Europe / PAL	10 March 1995

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Mega Drive software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published where both agree on the same cartridge dump, or from the libretro records alone where MAME lists no number for that dump. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1995
Authenticity: Med

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereMedium counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A side-scrolling Spider-Man game based on the mid-1990s cartoon that reviewers did not like.

This is the Genesis version of Spider-Man, a side-scrolling action game developed by Western Technologies and published by Acclaim, based on the 1994 animated series. It reached Europe on 10 March 1995 and North America in 1995. The Genesis and Super NES versions share a basic story but differ in gameplay, levels and enemies; the Genesis game has five levels, from the Laboratory to the Ravencroft Prison for the Insane.

The four Electronic Gaming Monthly reviewers panned the Genesis version, criticizing its limited animation, poor sound, lack of interesting abilities for the character and unappealing graphics with little color.

What the press said at the time

MegaTech Issue 1	December 1991	MEGATECH RATING 91%
MegaTech Issue 17	May 1993	91%
MegaTech Issue 18	June 1993	MT RATING: 91%
MegaTech Issue 23	November 1993	91%
MegaTech Issue 26	February 1994	91%
MegaTech Issue 27	March 1994	91%
MegaTech Issue 30	June 1994	91%
MegaTech Issue 33	September 1994	91%
MegaTech Issue 34	October 1994	91%
Game Informer Issue 25	May 1995	Overall: 7.5

“With plenty to see and do, Spider-Man should appeal to anyone after an excellent, challenging platform game.”
— MegaTech, December 1991

“‘Spiderman, Spiderman, does whatever a spider can’. So how come you never see him getting trapped in a bath, then, eh? A pretty run-of-the-mill platform game, but lifted out of the ordinary by some pretty spiffy graphics”
— Mega, July 1993

“Quite tough, and basically a good platform game that's worth investigation at the twenty quid price-point.”
— Sega Magazine, February 1994

“With plenty to see and do, Spider-Man should appeal to anyone after an excellent, challenging”
— MegaTech, January 1992

How the Sega Genesis version differs

The Genesis version has five levels against the Super NES version's six, with different levels, enemies and gameplay.

Electronic Gaming Monthly's four reviewers panned the Genesis version for limited animation, poor sound and drab graphics, averaging 4.25 out of 10.

Also on other platforms

Super NES

Super NES. The Super NES version has six levels: Laboratory, Construction Zone, Brooklyn Bridge, Coney Island, J. Jonah Jameson's Penthouse and Ravencroft Asylum.

Before you buy

Both a US and a European cartridge exist. It is worth checking carefully before paying a high price, so ask for a photo of the board. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.