History YMMV / SpiderManVsTheKingpin

* HamAndCheese: The writing of the game is the typical corny comic book writings, something that Venom's voice actor seems to have picked up on.

* CompleteMonster: In the [[AdaptationExpansion Sega CD version]], Wilson "[[Characters/MarvelComicsTheKingpin The Kingpin]]" Fisk frames Spider-Man for the theft and intended use of a nuclear bomb, which he himself intends to use to destroy New York City as part of a plan to TakeOverTheWorld and rid himself of Spider-Man once and for all; if the player runs out of time, the bomb goes off and destroys New York just as he planned. He additionally [[FrameUp frames Spider-Man]] for kidnapping and threatening to kill Mary Jane, part of a plan to lure him to his hideout for the final showdown. Should Spider-Man fail to save Mary Jane from [[HollywoodAcid acid]] in time, the Kingpin laughs and mockingly offers condolences, and if he gets defeated by Kingpin, the latter kills them both onscreen, savoring every moment. [[AdaptationalVillainy Lacking any of his comic counterpart's nobler traits]], this Kingpin is willing to do anything and everything to destroy Spider-Man and New York itself.

** The cutscene of Curt Connors turning back into the Lizard in the cutscene after his boss fight and before the immediate rematch in the Sega CD version is pretty unsettling, especially the sound of his scream set to the freakishness of his Lizard face.

* WhatAnIdiot: The police, any time they find Spider Man passed out. When they find him on the street;
** '''You'd Expect:''' They would put Spider Man in a high security cell.\\
'''Instead:''' They put Spider Man in an ordinary prison cell that he could easily break out of.\\
'''Even Worse:''' Spider Man doesn't even need to break the door down, all he has to down is climb up on the ceiling so the cop guarding him won't see him. Then idiot cop then opens up the cell door and walks in, allowing Spider Man to escape.
** Alternatively when Spider Man is taken to the hospital and the doctors refuses to allow him to be taken to prison until he recovers.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Spider Man and the hospital to be put under heavy security.\\
'''Instead:''' The police only put one man watching the door to Spider Man's hospital room, who fell asleep allowing Spider Man to walk out the door with no resistance.\\
'''Even Worse:''' The police's response to Spider Man escaping the first time is to put an extra man at the door, so Spider Man escapes through the window in response. They do '''NOT''' at any point realize that Spider Man is escaping through the window.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Many people think that the [[VideoGame/SpiderMan first Playstation game]] was the first to feature the alien symbiote costume as an alternate costume for Spidey to wear. The Sega Master System version of this game featured an easter egg that allowed Spider-Man to attain the symbiote costume while playing in Nightmare Mode, close to a decade before the PSX game was released.

* CompleteMonster: In the [[AdaptationExpansion Sega CD version]], Wilson "ComicBook/TheKingpin" Fisk frames Spider-Man for the theft and intended use of a nuclear bomb, which he himself intends to use to destroy New York City as part of a plan to TakeOverTheWorld and rid himself of Spider-Man once and for all; if the player runs out of time, the bomb goes off and destroys New York just as he planned. He additionally [[FrameUp frames Spider-Man]] for kidnapping and threatening to kill Mary Jane, part of a plan to lure him to his hideout for the final showdown. Should Spider-Man fail to save Mary Jane from [[HollywoodAcid acid]] in time, the Kingpin laughs and mockingly offers condolences, and if he gets defeated by Kingpin, the latter kills them both onscreen, savoring every moment. [[AdaptationalVillainy Lacking any of his comic counterpart's nobler traits]], this Kingpin is willing to do anything and everything to destroy Spider-Man and New York itself.

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* OlderThanTheyThink: ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' isn't the first time [[spoiler:Kingpin kills Spider-Man. Lose to him in the final boss fight and you're treated to Kingpin dunking him and Mary Jane into acid.]]

* CompleteMonster: In the [[AdaptationExpansion Sega CD version]], ComicBook/TheKingpin frames Spider-Man for the theft and intended use of a nuclear bomb, which he himself intends to use to destroy New York City as part of a plan to TakeOverTheWorld and rid himself of Spider-Man once and for all; if the player runs out of time, the bomb goes off and destroys New York just as he planned. He additionally [[FrameUp frames Spider-Man]] for kidnapping and threatening to kill Mary Jane, part of a plan to lure him to his hideout for the final showdown. Should Spider-Man fail to save Mary Jane from [[HollywoodAcid acid]] in time, the Kingpin laughs and mockingly offers condolences, and if he gets defeated by Kingpin, the latter kills them both onscreen, savoring every moment. [[AdaptationalVillainy Lacking any of his comic counterpart's nobler traits]], this Kingpin is willing to do anything and everything to destroy Spider-Man and New York itself.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Easily the best saving grace of the Sega CD version is that it has a rocking soundtrack. Special mention goes to the song "Swingtime", which plays in several levels and during the game's end credits.

* HilariousInHindsight: One mid-boss is a guy who tries to kill Spider-Man -- [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 with a forklift.]]

** The worst ending in the game occurs [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPMcx3JSfGw in the event Spider-Man were to be defeated by Kingpin]]. The latter spouts cruel snarks as he ties Spider-Man to above the vat of HollywoodAcid that Mary Jane is also tied to, before bringing out a remote to push down, bidding him farewell. While it's gore-free, the game also actually shows Spider-Man and [=MJ=] descending into the acid and melting into nothing, while Kingpin laughs his ass off. Coupled with the rather depressing beat, it feels very much like the end of a hero.

* SoBadItsGood: The Sega CD version's animated cutscenes are hilariously cheesy.

* NightmareFuel: The cutscene of Curt Connors turning back into the Lizard in the cutscene after his boss fight and before the immediate rematch in the Sega CD version is pretty unsettling, especially the sound of his scream set to the freakishness of his Lizard face.

* SoBadItsGood: The Sega CD version's cutscenes are hilariously cheesy.