History YMMV / Superman64

* FanNickname: This game is actually called ''The New Superman Aventures'' (sic). ''Superman 64'' is the FanNickname, though the game doesn't help its own [literal] case, because the graphic designer forgot to put the title on the boxart, and the game itself only has "Superman" on the title screen.

* PresumedFlop: It's often regarded as the worst UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 game ever released, and unlike ''[[VideoGame/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]]'', the critics have not become kinder to it over time. However, it was a top seller in North America in June 1999, and ended up selling 500,000 copies, making a profit for Titus.

* CriticProof: Even as widely criticized as it was, it still sold pretty well, being the bestseller of June 1999 and 3rd best selling game for the system -- presumably meaning in that calendar year, as the actual third best selling Nintendo 64 game was ''VideoGame/GoldenEye1997'' -- according to Titus. Being based on the then-current [[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries cartoon]] as well as being a ''Superman'' game in general had to help.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The game promised to be a decent Superman game developed by Titus when it was shown at E3 1998, where Superman with "unlimited" powers and decent controls, fly through Metropolis and fight crime and save Lois Lane and Metropolis from Brainiac and Lex Luthor's super-weapon, but however, ExecutiveMeddling by Warner Bros. changed the story and gameplay to a virtual Metropolis setting where Superman must race against time by Lex Luthor to save his friends (because Superman didn't want to hurt "real" people), and limited Superman's powers, make controls worse, and extremely poor green draw distance "kryptonite fog", it was rushed for release in the Spring of 1999 instead of holiday 1999 (because Titus wanted to put out the product before the license expired) and became one of the worst games ever made due to the repetitive gameplay and clunkier controls, despite being commercially successful.

* FridgeBrilliance: The story of the game involves Superman being trapped in a virtual world by Lex Luthor. Of course the world he traps Superman in would be poorly programmed and so full of glitches that it's nearly impossible to transverse.

* FridgeBrilliance: The story of the game involves Superman being trapped in a virtual world by Lex Luthor .Of course the world he traps Superman in would be buggy, awful and so full of bugs, it's nearly impossible to transverse.

* FridgeBrilliance: The story of the game involves Superman being trapped in a virtual world by Lex Luthor . ''Of course" the world he traps Superman in would be buggy, awful and so full of bugs, it's nearly impossible to transverse.

* HilariousInHindsight: Remember how the game handwaves away the horrendous draw distance as "Kryptonite fog?" In ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'', [[spoiler:there's an actual kryptonite fog, and it does ''much'' more than just make it hard to see]].

-->'''Derek Alexander:''' I bought this cartridge for a dollar. And let's be honest, for a dollar, you'd buy it too.

* FanNickname: This game is actually called ''The New Superman Aventures'' (sic). ''Superman 64'' is the FanNickname, though the game doesn't help its own [literal] case by showing no actual title on the box and only having "Superman" on the title screen.

--->'''[[https://twitter.com//Proton_Jon/status/26530386061 Proton Jon]]''': The Superman LP has led to edits on the TV Tropes entry for ''Superman 64''. My work here is done.

* CommonKnowledge: One frequent claim made about this game is that you do nothing but fly through rings. The PassThroughTheRings segments do run on long past the point of being any fun, but there are plenty of other things to do in the game, too.

--> '''[[https://twitter.com//Proton_Jon/status/26530386061 Proton Jon]]''': The Superman LP has led to edits on the TV Tropes entry for ''Superman 64''. My work here is done.

** The rings are so iconic, and so difficult to traverse, that most playthroughs and reviews of the game don't actually go beyond the first level; many people aren't aware that there is more to the game than just flying through rings - not to mention how what comes after the rings is arguably worse. LetsPlay/ProtonJon, the person who has arguably done the most to challenge this assumption, has said that this was part of the reason he wanted to do a LetsPlay in the first place.

* CommonKnowledge: One frequent claim made about this game is that you do nothing but fly through rings. There are plenty of other things to do, though.

* GoodBadBugs: Some of the game's bugs can actually make the game easier (such as being able to ''[[MoralDissonance ignore hostages]]'' that you're supposed to save, which allows you to win a level) or significantly more humorous (an enemy shoots at the camera man in the level featuring Metallo, before the stage even starts whilst showing your goal).

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The game used to be a decent Superman game developed by Titus when it was shown at E3 1998, where Superman with "unlimited" powers and decent controls, fly through Metropolis and fight crime and save Lois Lane and Metropolis from Brainiac and Lex Luthor's super-weapon, but however, ExecutiveMeddling by Warner Bros. changed the story and gameplay to virtual Metropolis setting where Superman must race against time by Lex Luthor to save his friends (because Superman didn't want to hurt "real" people), and limited Superman's powers, make controls worse, and extremely poor green draw distance "kryptonite fog", it was rushed for release in the Spring of 1999 instead of holiday 1999 (because Titus wanted to put out the product before the license expired) and became one of the worst games ever made due to the repetitive gameplay and clunkier controls, despite being commercially successful.

%% * ThatOneLevel: The first level, of course.

* FanNickname: This game is actually called ''The New Superman Aventures'' (sic). ''Superman 64'' is the FanNickname.

* ScrappyMechanic: Crossing through the rings is a very disliked mechanic, worsened by the slippery controls. One of the most notable features of easy mode is that it removes all of the rings, making a {{Speedrun}} in that mode a full hour shorter than on any other difficulty.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Can you imagine how awesome this game could have been if WB and DC hadn't [[ExecutiveMeddling fucked around with everything]]?

* FanNickname: This game is actually called ''The New Superman Aventures'' ([[YouMakeMeSic sic]]). ''Superman 64'' is the FanNickname.