Spider-Man (2001)

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Spider-Man (2001)

Developers
	Neversoft
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	Apocalypse
Release dates
Windows	September 19, 2001
Mac OS (Classic)	February 2002

Key points

Game launches without external applications

Large amount of game breaking bugs and glitches when ran at anything above 30 FPS

Minor bugs and glitches occur in in-game cut-scenes, even with a locked 30 FPS

Native support for only specific resolution selections

Only detects joysticks circa 2001 or older

Audio issues for certain devices, such as Bluetooth headphones

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Demo

An example of Spider-man's costume change in the demo. It's based on his appearance in the game "Spider-Man: The Movie," evident by it's reflective eyes and small spider on the chest.

An example of the UI changes made in-game. Spider-man's icon is notably more pointy than the original and it has a slightly higher resolution than the original. It reverts to the original when the Spider Armor is acquired in game. The bill board to the right also exemplifies the changes of the billboards in-game, as the original was for a new biography on Carnage instead of Spider-Man: The Movie.

In April 2002, Kellogg's offered this CD-ROM for free in exchange for some UPCs of their cereals and 2 proof-of-purchases from gallon milk jugs, as part of a campaign with "America's Dairy Farmers and Milk Processors" (the creators of "Got Milk?"). There are some differences between this Kellogg's Edition of the game and the original, including...

• In-game billboard ads for The Kellogg Company and "Got Milk?"
• A player model texture swap.
• The title screen has it's graphics swapped with promotional art from the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movie.
• The Stan Lee narration was removed.

This demo was also updated in technical aspects...

• The demo contains a native 30 FPS cap absent from the full release.
• Support for higher resolutions.
• Support for more modern controllers.

The demo allows players to play until the end of Rhino's Rampage. The demo removes the training, gallery, and cheat functions from the full game.

To launch the game, un-zip the download, navigate to the "demo" folder, and launch "SpideyPC.exe". Installation is optional on modern systems. To access the Sam Raimi film bonus content, navigate the folder and view the files directly, or use the "Launcher.exe" within the base folder. The Demo can also be fully installed through this application to your computer.

Essential improvements

Patches

Spider-Man 1.0.2 Update updates the Mac OS release to the latest version.

Lock In-Game Framerate to 30 FPS

A picture of the Nvidia Inspector Profile window on the Spider-Man (2001) EXE titled SpideyPC.exe in the Profiles drop down menu on the top left. The Frame Limit option is highlighted in the picture, showing the drop down menu to it's right.

Instructions

Increase In-Game Graphical Quality

Instructions

Instructions

Fix Joystick Detection

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location

Save game data location

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System	Location

Video settings

In-game video settings.

Input settings

In-game key map settings.

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Issues unresolved

Bug with Chase Venom

A demonstration of a bug that happens in a cut scene after Spider-Man chases Venom through a building. Spider-Man, after Venom leaps out of the building, follows a bugged path, causing him to turn right and jump into the wall hes facing to climb it for a few seconds.

During the level Chase Venom Spider-Man must chase venom to a skyscraper, where-in the game plays an in-game cut scene of the two chasing each other through the skyscraper. There is a bug that causes Spider-Man to follow an improper path while chasing venom out of the building near the end, causing Spider-Man to become to far apart from Venom, causing a game-over.

Audio Issues for Specific Instances

The game has trouble detecting specific audio drivers properly. For example, using Bluetooth headphones causes the audio become heavily distorted. The audio will mute for certain music and sounds in-game, but will blare the music on the menu, and any dialogue from characters in-game to the point of distortion. The loud audio also gets louder overtime, despite being turned down to the lowest setting in the audio menu.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

Windows

Mac OS (Classic)

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95, 98, ME, 2000
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 266 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	200 MB
Video card (GPU)	4 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.0a compatible

Mac OS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	8.6
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)