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Friday, July 11, 2025

PrinceWatercress plays Superman (NES) - Part 3 of 8


When you hit the second chapter of the game, things get a little more interesting...and a little easier.


From the Daily Planet, I head back to the Apollo Theater. Since we have enough extensions for Super Flight, I fly straight to Metropolis Park and head right to the theater from there.

This time, I head down to the bottom-most floor. Take down the gangsters, then equip Heat Vision. You'll face Zaora, who runs at you to hit you with a whip. She will also jump around a lot, so hit her with the eye beams from the Heat Vision ability whenever you're able to get a clear shot on her. If you run out of Heat Vision, punch her when she gets in close, and watch out for her jumping!

When you beat Zaora, you'll see a "Daily Planets" newspaper with the headline "Superman defeats Zod Gang." (Whoever that is.) You'll then get another headline stating that the stock market is in a panic and that prices are falling. Now Superman will have to investigate what is going on with the stock market.

Level Two


You'll be at the Daily Planet, and you'll have the subway pass in your inventory, as noted in the upper-left corner of the screen. If you talk to Jimmy Olsen, he will tell you to take the subway pass. At last, you can finally use the subway routes all over the city. If you talk to Lois Lane, she will tell you that you can learn all about stocks at the Senneville Stock Market. This looks like the first place you're going to go.

When you leave the Daily Planet and get to the phone booth, be ready to have Super Breath II equipped, as you'll need it to freeze the zombies in place and beat them up. After you beat up the zombies in front of the Daily Planet, use Super Flight to fly to Andersonville to make it easier to get to Senneville.

After landing at Andersonville, I head left until I reach a subway entrance. I also keep tapping the direction I want to go so that I'm not taken by surprise from enemies. When I reach the subway entrance halfway to Senneville, it takes me to Teaboro. When you arrive, be ready to fight a zombie, then head to the right. You'll find the "Help" alert at the Firemen's Memorial Museum. Equip Super Breath I, go in, and use the ability on the fireball enemies that you see to take them out and get a Heat Vision extension. You're done here, so take the subway back to where you originally were and keep going left to the Old City.

But first...equip Super Breath II and head to the Metropolis Bank, which is further to the west. Go inside and fight the enemies here to get to refill Super Flight if you need to, then fly to the Old City. When you land, fight the enemies on the screen, then enter the building to the right, which is the Fish Market. Defeat the enemies here and get a Super Breath I extension. When you leave, there will be NPC's who will be thanking you for saving them - and their first - from the Dragons Gang. Well, that explains all the kung fu fighters we've been facing recently! Another one will tell you that they are going to set fire to One Lexcorp Plaza in Lafayette. 

Fly to Senneville and refill on Super Flight back at the Metropolis Bank, then fly to Lafayette. When you land, fight the enemies that surround you, refill on health if you need to by going back and forth between this screen and the one to the east by fighting enemies as Clark Kent, then turn back into Superman with the phone booth and enter the building to the west, which is One Lexcorp Plaza. Go inside and equip Super Breath I to take out all the fireball enemies and get a Super Spin extension, then leave to talk to the NPC's. They will thank you before telling you that the Dragons Gang is about to rob Metropolis Bank, where we've just been. That explains the "Help" alert in the upper-right corner of the screen.

Head back to Metropolis Bank. Thankfully, you'll know where the bank will be on the map thanks to the "Help" alert. Go inside the bank and fight the gangsters. One will ask if you like Chinese noodles, while another tells you not to look for the Dragons, because it is useless. You'll also get an X-Ray Vision extension.

When you leave the bank, there will be no more enemies inside or outside of the bank briefly. The guy near the door will tell you to take the criminals you just fought to the Metro Police Station. If you go in and out of the bank, however, enemies will pop up in this area again. This is where you ended up when you took the subway to Teaboro, so take the subway that took you to Teaboro earlier and enter the nearby building, which is the police station. You'll also have a picture of a guy with a hat and sunglasses next to the subway pass in the upper-left corner, which lets you know that you have suspects in custody. 

When you enter the Metro Police Station, the criminals will be taken out of your inventory. Talk to the people there, and you'll be thanked for bringing the Dragons Gang to justice. From here, you'll need to head to Senneville and the stock market.

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