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

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

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.

Joystick Detection Issues

The game detects only certain joysticks.It seems to only detect controllers circa 2001 or earlier (For example, a X-box 360 wired controller and Generic Input controller will not get detected, but a Microsoft Sidewinder will). A the moment, the only controller that can be used that isn't as old as the Microsoft Sidewinder, is any controller that can be bound to the keyboard.

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)