Developer: John Dunn

John Dunn was an Atari programmer, and on this site he is the author of one game: Superman, released in 1979. Warren Robinett shared his Adventure code with him, and Dunn built a whole Metropolis out of linked screens on a 4 KB cartridge, twice the usual size at the time. It was the first video game to feature a published superhero, and among the first console games with a pause feature.
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Superman

Superman is an action-adventure game for the Atari 2600, programmed by John Dunn and released by Atari in 1979. Lex Luthor has blown up a bridge in Metropolis, and you, as Superman, must rebuild it, catch Luthor and…

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