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  |image  = MSH Saturn cover art US.jpg
  |image  = MSH Saturn cover art US.jpg
  |developer = Capcom
  |developer = Capcom
  |publisher = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''Capcom'''
  |publisher = Capcom<br>{{Flag-EU}} Virgin Interactive (console conversions)
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">Capcom<br>{{Flag-EU}} Virgin Interactive (console conversions)</div></div>
  |platforms = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''{{plat-arcade}} (original)'''
  |platforms = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''Arcade (original)'''
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">{{plat-saturn}} {{plat-ps}} {{plat-xbox360}} (XBLA) • {{plat-ps3}} (PSN)</div></div>
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">Arcade Sega Saturn PlayStation • Xbox 360 (XBLA) • PlayStation 3 (PSN)</div></div>
  |date = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''1995 (arcade)<br>1997 (console conversions)'''
  |date = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''1995 (arcade)<br>1997 (console conversions)'''
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">'''Arcade'''<br>{{Flag-US}} (Asia) October 24, 1995<br>{{Flag-JP}} November 17, 1995<br>{{Flag-BR}} November 1995<br>'''Saturn'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} August 8, 1997<br>{{Flag-US}} October 2, 1997<br>{{Flag-EU}} 1997<br>'''PlayStation'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} September 25, 1997<br>{{Flag-US}} September 29, 1997<br>{{Flag-EU}} December 1997<br>'''PSN & XBLA'''<br>September 26, 2012</div></div>
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">'''Arcade'''<br>{{Flag-US}} (Asia) October 24, 1995<br>{{Flag-JP}} November 17, 1995<br>{{Flag-BR}} November 1995<br>'''Saturn'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} August 8, 1997<br>{{Flag-US}} October 2, 1997<br>{{Flag-EU}} 1997<br>'''PlayStation'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} September 25, 1997<br>{{Flag-US}} September 29, 1997<br>{{Flag-EU}} December 1997<br>'''PSN & XBLA'''<br>September 26, 2012</div></div>
  |wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Super_Heroes_(video_game)
  |wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Super_Heroes_(video_game)
  |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/marvel-super-heroes
  |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/3746/marvel-super-heroes
  |tcrf = https://tcrf.net/Marvel_Super_Heroes_(Arcade)
  |tcrf = https://tcrf.net/Marvel_Super_Heroes_(Arcade)
  |related = [[X-Men: Children of the Atom]]
  |related = [[X-Men: Children of the Atom]]}}
}}


'''Marvel Super Heroes''' is a fighting game based on various Marvel Comics characters, originally released by Capcom in arcades in 1995. It would later be ported to the Sega Saturn and PlayStation in 1997.
'''Marvel Super Heroes''' is a fighting game based on various Marvel Comics characters, originally released by Capcom in arcades in 1995. It would later be ported to the Sega Saturn and PlayStation in 1997.


== Previews ==
== Arcade ==
=== Console conversions ===
=== History ===
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|file=E3 day 1 GamePro issue 94 excerpt.jpg
|file=Marvel Super Heroes original marquee art by Arthur Adams.jpg
|title=GamePro
|title=Original marquee art
|date=July 1996
|date=~1995
|country=US
|description=Mention of the E3 reveal
}}
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|file=MSH console preview Strana igr issue 6 Russian.jpg
|title=Strana igr (Страна игр)
|date=1996
|country=RU
}}
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|file=MSH console preview EGM issue 95 excerpt.jpg
|title=Electronic Gaming Monthly
|date=June 1997
|country=US
|country=US
|description=By comic artist Arthur Adams
}}
}}
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== Magazine covers ==
=== Magazine covers ===
=== Arcade ===
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== Advertising ==
=== Advertising ===
=== Arcade ===
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=== Console conversions ===
=== Features ===
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|file=MSH console ad EGM issue 99.jpg
|file=Marvel Super Heroes Japanese feature in Gamest issue 152.pdf
|title=Print ad
|title=Gamest
|date=1997
|date=October 15, 1995
|country=US
|country=JP
|description=Taken from the October 1997 issue of ''EGM''
|description=Goes over the ten playable characters & basic game mechanics
}}
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|file=Marvel Super Heroes Japanese feature in Gamest issue 155.pdf
|title=Gamest
|date=November 15, 1995
|country=JP
|description=Explains the playable characters' moves & corresponding inputs
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|file=Marvel Super Heroes Japanese feature in Gamest issue 156.pdf
|title=Gamest
|date=November 30, 1995
|country=JP
|description=Compares the game's mechanics to ''[[X-Men: Children of the Atom]]'', concluding with a look at the two unplayable bosses
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|file=Marvel Super Heroes Japanese feature in Gamest issue 157.pdf
|title=Gamest
|date=December 15, 1995
|country=JP
|description=Discusses various air combos ("aerial raves")
}}
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|file=Marvel Super Heroes Japanese feature in Gamest issue 159.pdf
|title=Gamest
|date=December 30, 1995
|country=JP
|description=Basic strategies
}}
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|file=Marvel Super Heroes Japanese feature in Gamest issue 160.pdf
|title=Gamest
|date=January 15, 1996
|country=JP
|description=Advanced strategies
}}
}}
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== Reviews ==
=== Reviews ===
=== Arcade ===
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/19990127214531/http://www.gameinformer.com/april96/marvel.html Game Informer (April 1996; archived via Wayback Machine)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19990127214531/http://www.gameinformer.com/april96/marvel.html Game Informer (April 1996; archived via Wayback Machine)]


=== Console conversions ===
=== Miscellaneous ===
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|file=Marvel Super Heroes Japanese feature in Gamest issue 154.pdf
|title=Gamest
|date=October 30, 1995
|country=JP
|description=Discusses the comics that inspired the game
}}
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== Console conversions ==
=== Previews ===
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=E3 day 1 GamePro issue 94 excerpt.jpg
|title=GamePro
|date=July 1996
|country=US
|description=Mention of the E3 reveal
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=MSH console preview Strana igr issue 6 Russian.jpg
|title=Strana igr (Страна игр)
|date=1996
|country=RU
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=MSH console preview EGM issue 95 excerpt.jpg
|title=Electronic Gaming Monthly
|date=June 1997
|country=US
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
 
=== Advertising ===
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|file=MSH console ad EGM issue 99.jpg
|title=Print ad
|date=1997
|country=US
|description=Taken from the October 1997 issue of ''EGM''
}}
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=== Reviews ===
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010203121300/http://www.game-revolution.com/games/saturn/marvel.htm Game Revolution (December 1997; archived via Wayback Machine)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010203121300/http://www.game-revolution.com/games/saturn/marvel.htm Game Revolution (December 1997; archived via Wayback Machine)]


==== Sega Saturn ====
=== Sega Saturn ===
==== Reviews ====
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* [https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/marvel-super-heroes-review/1900-2533983 GameSpot (November 5, 1997)]
* [https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/marvel-super-heroes-review/1900-2533983 GameSpot (November 5, 1997)]


==== PlayStation ====
=== PlayStation ===
==== Reviews ====
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Latest revision as of 02:27, 8 September 2024

Marvel Super Heroes is a fighting game based on various Marvel Comics characters, originally released by Capcom in arcades in 1995. It would later be ported to the Sega Saturn and PlayStation in 1997.

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History[edit]

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Advertising[edit]

Features[edit]

Reviews[edit]

Miscellaneous[edit]

Console conversions[edit]

Previews[edit]

Advertising[edit]

Reviews[edit]

Sega Saturn[edit]

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PlayStation[edit]

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