Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Spider-Man has been swinging on an all-time high as of late. He’s still the face of Marvel, has a major blockbuster releasing in the MCU, and has been banging out awesome games as of late, but that hasn’t always been the case. Before becoming the PlayStation symbol of success, developers struggled to get the web-slinger right in gaming. Today we venture through the history of Spider-Man games, from a license haphazardly thrown onto systems to sell units, to a major gaming franchise in his own right.

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Host: Noah Waterman
Video Editor: Jonathan Spurgeon
Senior Producer: Patrik Slater

Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:52 - The First Spider-Man Games
03:03 - Fast Early 90s
05:35 - Slow Late 90s
06:48 - The Movie Renaissance
09:59 - Mobile Man
12:42 - The Insomniac Era
15:06 - Outro

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