Spider-Man creator Stan Lee appeared as a voice artist in Spider-Man, released in 2000 for PlayStation. The game featured enthusiastic narration from Lee, welcoming players with the line “Greetings, true believers and newcomers alike!”. Stan Lee created Spider-Man in 1962. The character first appeared in the comic book Amazing Fantasy #15 before going on to become a huge international hit in his own comic-book series. Television, film, videogames and mass-merchandising soon followed for the web-spinning wonder.

Guinness World Records Gamers’ Edition 2009.