Line #11 YMMV/SpiderManVsTheKingpin


1	* 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 "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spz8_XvbCNo Swingtime]]", which plays in several levels and during the game's end credits.
2	* 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 {{acid\|Pool}} 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.
3	* HamAndCheese: The writing of the game is the typical corny comic book writings, something that Jim Ward seems to have picked up on.
4	* HilariousInHindsight: One mid-boss is a guy who tries to kill Spider-Man [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 with a forklift.]]
5	* NightmareFuel:
6	** The scene 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.
7	** The entire game is a TimedMission before Kingpin detonates a nuclear bomb to destroy New York City. If you run out of time or mess up defusing the bomb, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWIF2oETLu4 the city is blown up]] in a cutscene with much higher-quality animation than the others, with New York dissolving in the blink of an eye before cutting to a mushroom cloud.
8	** 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 BlackComedy snarks in a FauxAffablyEvil tone, 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 groovy but rather depressing beat, it feels very much like the end of a hero.
9	-->'''Kingpin''': ''(holding up his arms in triumph)'' [[TheBadGuyWins Looks like you crawled your last wall, Spider-Man. It was bound to come to this someday.]] ''(picks Spidey up and ties him to Mary Jane)'' [[FauxAffablyEvil What a lovely couple you make. A shame I didn't bring my camera...but I will always remember you. Just like this.]] ''(grins, bringing out a remote control)'' [[SophisticatedAsHell Goodbye, Spider-Man.]] [[PreMortemOneLiner I'm going to miss outsmarting you.]] ''(presses down on the remote, chuckling as the two descend into the acid)''
10	* OlderThanTheyThink: Many people think that the [[VideoGame/SpiderMan2000 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.
11	* SoBadItsGood: For the most part, the Sega CD version's animated cutscenes are hilariously cheesy.

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