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I know that there is one game system that is based upon the old Marvel Super Heroes RPG, but I forget what the name is. Thus my question is, which system is this?
(It is basically the same ruleset as the old Marvel game from what I remember, but without any setting attached to it.)
There are many old Marvel games, but I assume you mean the old one based on the FASERIP system (so named based on the first letters of the 7 primary character attributes).
I know of two recent FASERIP retro-clones:
You can also get stuff for the old system at classicmarvelforever.com.
You're most likely thinking of the retroclone FASERIP, named after the fan-created nickname for Marvel Super Heroes as an acronym of its PCs' stats. It's well-known and -liked by fans of old-school supers. This is a fairly straightforward retroclone, intended to be Marvel Super Heroes in all but name.
Less likely, you might instead be thinking of the less-well-known Four Color System, another retroclone of Marvel Super Heroes. This takes more of a toolkit approach to the original rules, so it's more flexible, but not as immediately playable right out of the box. It's regarded as a useful reference if you're already playing MSH, and as a resource for hacking on the original MSHRPG and other FASERIP games.
