Super-Hero Saturday: A Ravenous Catalogue of Systems (Pun Intended)

The earliest super-hero RPG I had was Marvel Super-Heroes by TSR. But I've sadly had little chance to actually play it! I actually got more opportunities to play DC Heroes.

Still, it started me down a path that was eventually dominated by Champions and the Hero System, with more recent forays into Mutants & Masterminds, DC Adventures, and Marvel Heroic Roleplaying.

No doubt, part of it is my love for one of my other geek hobbies: comics. And I'll tackle that large topic another time.

All The Supers Games Out There?

I'm very thankful for the work of Lowell Francis. It's neat to learn about those RPGs that I lost track of when the subgenre just kind of exploded beyond my ability to collect:

From his Age of Ravens Blog:

History of Superhero RPGs (Part One: 1978-1982)
History of Superhero RPGs (Part Two: 1983-1985)
History of Superhero RPGs (Part Three: 1986-1992)
History of Superhero RPGs (Part Four: 1993-1996)
History of Superhero RPGs (Part Five: 1997-1998)
History of Superhero RPGs (Part Six: 1999-2001)
History of Superhero RPGs (Part Seven: 2002-2003)
History of Superhero RPGs (Part Eight: 2004-2005)
History of Superhero RPGs (Part Nine: 2006-2007)
History of Superhero RPGs (Part Ten: 2008)
History of Superhero RPGs (Part Eleven: 2009)
History of Superhero RPGs (Part Twelve: 2010)
History of Superhero RPGs (Part Thirteen 2011-2012)

The Year in Superhero RPGs 2013: Part One: Action Galaxy to Man-Made Mythology
The Year in Superhero RPGs 2013: Part Two The Mighty Six to Triumphant!