Spy Hunter

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Commodore 64 Atari 2600 Atari 8-bit family BBC Micro IBM PC ZX Spectrum
Spy Hunter
System(s): Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit family, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, IBM PC, ZX Spectrum
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Inc. (US) U.S. Gold (UK) Amsoft Erbe Software (ES)
Developer: Sega Electronics (US) Choice Software
Licensor: Bally Midway Sega Enterprises, Inc.
Release Date RRP Code US 1984 011-01 UK (Cassette) 198x US 1984 011-05 US (Disk) 1984 011-14 UK (Cassette) 1985-02-21 £9.959.95 UK (Disk) 1985-02-21 £12.9512.95 UK (Kixx) 198x UK (Cassette) 1985 £7.957.95 UK (Kixx) 198x US 1984 011-09 US 1984 011-08 US 1984 011-03 US (Disk) 1984 011-18 UK 1985-08 UK 1985 £9.959.95

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Spy Hunter is a port of a 1983 Bally Midway arcade game. The port was developed by U.S. Gold and published by Sega Enterprises, Inc. for the Atari 2600 and various home computers. The 2600 version was produced internally at Sega Electronics.

Versions

Amstrad CPC version

Rights for an Amstrad CPC port of Spy Hunter were picked up by first-party CPC developer Amsoft, who advertised its existence in a January 1986 Amstrad CPC catalogue. Amsoft never managed to release any of the Sega games they had promoted, however, and while the company reaffirmed its intention to publish a CPC port of Spy Hunter in mid-1987, it did not arrive until later in the decade, when it was "re-released" by budget label Kixx.

Another opportunity to release the CPC version of Spy Hunter was missed with the 1988 U.S. Gold compilation History in the Making (which includes Spy Hunter as one of the fifteen titles). A CPC version of this compilation was reviewed by some publications of the day, but also does not appear to have been released. Spy Hunter was, however, included as part of the 1989 compilation Coin Op Hits, also by U.S. Gold.

The CPC version, coded by Choice Software has a 1986 in-game copyright, suggesting it was ready for release in Amsoft's original timetable.

Magazine articles

Main article: Spy Hunter/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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  Home versions US print advert

Commodore 64 print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #49: "November 1985" (1985-10-16)

Commodore 64 print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #51: "January 1986" (1985-12-16)

Commodore 64/ZX Spectrum print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #38: "December 1984" (1984-11-16)
also published in:

• Computer & Video Games (UK) #39: "January 1985" (1984-12-16)

Commodore 64/ZX Spectrum print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #40: "February 1985" (1985-01-16)
also published in:

• Computer & Video Games (UK) #41: "March 1985" (1985-02-16)
• Computer & Video Games (UK) #42: "April 1985" (1985-03-16)
• Computer & Video Games (UK) #43: "May 1985" (1985-04-16)

Commodore 64/ZX Spectrum print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #44: "June 1985" (1985-05-16)
also published in:

• Computer & Video Games (UK) #45: "July 1985" (1985-06-16)

Atari/Commodore 64/ZX Spectrum print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #47: "September 1985" (1985-08-16)

ZX Spectrum print advert in Crash (UK) #14: "March 1985" (1985-02-28)

Physical scans

Apple II version

Apple II, US
Disk

Amstrad CPC version

Amstrad CPC, UK (Kixx)
Cover

Atari 2600 version

Atari 2600, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Atari 8-bit family version

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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Computer & Video Games (UK) 93

	93
Based on 1 review

Spy Hunter

Atari 8-bit family, US
Cover

Atari 8-bit family, UK (disk)

Atari 8-bit family, UK (cassette)
Cover

BBC Micro version

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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Computer & Video Games (UK) 75

	75
Based on 1 review

Spy Hunter

BBC Micro, UK
Cover

Commodore 64 version

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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Computer & Video Games (UK) 93 Zzap!64 (UK) 76

	84
Based on 2 reviews

Spy Hunter

Commodore 64, US (cartridge)
Cover
Cart Manual

Commodore 64, US (disk)
Cover

Commodore 64, UK
Cover
Cart

Commodore 64, UK (Kixx)
Cover

Commodore 64, ES
Cover

Commodore 64, ES (alt)
Cover

IBM PC version

IBM PC, US
Cover
Disk

ZX Spectrum version

Sega Retro Average
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Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Computer & Video Games (UK) 93

	93
Based on 1 review

Spy Hunter

ZX Spectrum, UK
Cover
Cassette File:SpyHunter-ZX-UK-Manual.pdf Manual Cassette B

ZX Spectrum, UK (Kixx)
Cover

ZX Spectrum, ES

ZX Spectrum, ES (alt)
Cover
Cassette