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Spy vs Spy

System(s): Sega Master System

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega R&D 2

Distributor: Tonka (US), Tec Toy (BR)

Licensor: E.C. Publications, First Star Software

Genre: Action^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP (Card)	1986-09-20^[1]	¥4,3004,300	C-514
US (Card)	1988-10^[3]		4010
EU	1988		MK-4583-50
EU (Card)	198x		4083
DE (Card)	1987		41021
UK	1988	£17.9917.99^[4]	MK-4583-50
UK (Card)	1987-08^[5]^[6]	£14.9514.95^[7]^[6]^[8]
IT (Card)	19xx
AU	1988		4583
BR	19xx		023320
KR (Card)	19xx		S-15
TW	19xx		K-321

Non-Sega versions
Acorn Electron Amiga Amstrad CPC Apple II Atari 8-bit family Atari ST BBC Micro Commodore 16 Commodore 64 Commodore Plus/4 Nintendo Entertainment System PC-8801 X1 ZX Spectrum

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Spy vs Spy (スパイＶＳスパイ) is an action puzzle game originally developed by First Star Software for several home computer systems, and later ported and published by Sega for the Sega Master System. It is based upon MAD Magazine's long-running comic strip, Spy vs. Spy. The game was initially released as a Sega Card, though saw a cartridge release in Europe, Taiwan and Brazil.

Production credits

Programmer: Yuji Naka^[9]

Source:

Uncredited

Magazine articles

Main article: Spy vs Spy/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Atuagagdliutit (GL) #1990-11-14 (1991-11-14)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

90

^[10]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

88

^[11]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

88

^[12]

Computer Action (DK)

50

^[13]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

90

^[14]

Game Mania (UK)

88

^[15]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

88

^[16]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

68

^[17]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

50

^[18]

Sega Pro (UK)

90

^[19]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

90

^[20]

	80
Based on 11 reviews

Spy vs Spy

Master System, JP
Cover
Card

Master System, US
Cover
Card Manual

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart

Master System, EU ®, no barcode variant
Cover

Master System, EU Card version
Cover

Master System, DE (Card version)
Cover

Master System, IT (Card version)
Cover

Master System, AU
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, AU (NIAL sticker)
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, AU (Not for rental/hotline stickers)
Cover
Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
File:SpyVSSpy-SMS-BR-Manual.pdf Manual

Master System, KR
Cover

Master System, KR (Card version)

Card

Master System, TW
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	78d7faab
MD5	c6adc5db40d0db75c9c167e4bb2ed918
SHA-1	feab16dd8b807b88395e91c67e9ff52f8f7aa7e4

32kB

Cartridge (EU/US)

?

CRC32	d41b9a08
MD5	2a6ee78e2617886fe540dcb8a1500e90
SHA-1	c5e004b34d6569e6e1d99bff6be940f308e2c39f

32kB

Cartridge (JP)

?

CRC32	689f58a2
MD5	e42cf87c4c8ed81b4d58618df23a4367
SHA-1	9f715b67ffddc432299c9bbae6b7e088ddbd4679

32kB

Cartridge (TW)

References

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Spy vs Spy
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[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20201114213233.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fsegamark3.2Fsoftware.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segamark3/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-11-14 21:32)

[:File:SpyVsSpy_EU_cover.jpg_p-2] File:SpyVsSpy EU cover.jpg

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.7_07.pdf_p08-3] Computer Entertainer, "October 1988" (US; 1988-10-15), page 08

[:File:Raze_UK_11.pdf_p77-4] Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 77

[:File:SMSGameCatalog1EU.pdf_p3-5] File:SMSGameCatalog1EU.pdf, page 3

[:File:CVG_UK_073.pdf_p132-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Computer & Video Games, "November 1987" (UK; 1987-10-15), page 132

[:File:ACE_UK_16.pdf_p167-7] ACE, "January 1989" (UK; 1989-xx-xx), page 167

[:File:Mastertronic_UK_Catalogue_1988.pdf_p2-8] The Mastertronic Catalogue (UK; 1988), page 2

[:File:Sega_Arcade_History_JP_EnterBrain_Book-1.pdf_p37-9] File:Sega_Arcade_History_JP_EnterBrain_Book-1.pdf, page 37

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p73-10] Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 73

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p108-11] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 108

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p62-12] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 62

[:File:ComputerAction_DK_01.pdf_p35-13] Computer Action, "Juli/August 89" (DK; 1989-0x-xx), page 35

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p145-14] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 145

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p81-15] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p136-16] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_06.pdf_p33-17] S: The Sega Magazine, "May 1990" (UK; 1990-04-05), page 33

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p60-18] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 60

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p29-19] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 29

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p72-20] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

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 | developer=[[Sega R&D 2]]
+| distributor={{company|[[Tonka]]|region=US}}, {{company|[[Tec Toy]]|region=BR}}
 | system=[[Sega Master System]]
 | sounddriver=
-| licensor=E.C. Publications.
+| licensor=E.C. Publications, [[First Star Software]]
 | players=1-2
-| genre=Action
+| genre=Action{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20201114213233/https://sega.jp/history/hard/segamark3/software.html}}{{fileref|SpyVsSpy EU cover.jpg}}
-| originalpublishers=Various
-| originaldevelopers=[[First Star Software]]
-| originalsystem=1980s home computers
 | releases={{releasesSMS
+| sms_date_jp_c=1986-09-20{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20201114213233/https://sega.jp/history/hard/segamark3/software.html}}
+| sms_code_jp_c=C-514
+| sms_rrp_jp_c=4,300
+| sms_date_us_c=1988-10{{magref|ce|7.07|08}}
+| sms_code_us_c=4010
 | sms_date_eu=1988
 | sms_code_eu=MK-4583-50
+| sms_date_uk=1988
+| sms_code_uk=MK-4583-50
 | sms_rrp_uk=17.99{{magref|raze|11|77}}
-| sms_date_uk_c=1987-08{{magref|cvg|73|132}}
+| sms_date_uk_c=1987-08{{fileref|SMSGameCatalog1EU.pdf|page=3}}{{magref|cvg|73|132}}
-| sms_rrp_uk_c=14.95{{magref|ace|16|167}}{{magref|cvg|73|132}}
+| sms_rrp_uk_c=14.95{{magref|ace|16|167}}{{magref|cvg|73|132}}{{fileref|Mastertronic UK Catalogue 1988.pdf|page=2}}
+| sms_date_eu_c=198x
 | sms_code_eu_c=4083
 | sms_date_de_c=1987
 | sms_code_de_c=41021
-| sms_date_us=1988-10{{magref|ce|7.07|08}}
-| sms_code_us=4010
-| sms_date_jp=1986-09-20
-| sms_code_jp=C-514
-| sms_rrp_jp=4,300
 | sms_date_br=19xx
 | sms_code_br=023320
 | sms_date_au=1988
 | sms_code_au=4583
-| sms_date_kr=19xx
+| sms_date_kr_c=19xx
-| sms_code_kr=S-15
+| sms_code_kr_c=S-15
 | sms_date_tw=19xx
 | sms_code_tw=K-321
-| sms_date_it=19xx
+| sms_date_it_c=19xx
 }}
-| otherformats={{NonSega|Amiga|CPC|APPLE2|A8B|ST|BBC|C16|CP4|C64|ELECTRON|NES|PC88|X1|Spectrum}}
+| otherformats={{NonSega|Amiga|CPC|APPLE2|A8B|ST|BBC|C16|CP4|C64|ELECTRON|NES|PC8801|X1|Spectrum}}
 }}
 {{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (スパイＶＳスパイ) is an action puzzle game originally developed by [[First Star Software]] for several home computer systems, and later ported and published by [[Sega]] for the [[Sega Master System]]. It is based upon MAD Magazine's long-running comic strip, ''[[wikipedia:Spy vs. Spy|Spy vs. Spy]]''. The game was initially released as a [[Sega Card]], though saw a cartridge release in Europe, Taiwan and Brazil.
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 ==Production credits==
 {{creditstable|
-*'''Programmer:''' [[Yuji Naka]]
+*'''Programmer:''' [[Yuji Naka]]{{fileref|Sega_Arcade_History_JP_EnterBrain_Book-1.pdf|page=37}}
 | source=Uncredited
 | console=SMS
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 ==Promotional material==
-{{gallery
+{{gitem
-|{{galleryPrintAd
+|Notavailable.svg|Print advert in Atuagagdliutit (GL) #1990-11-14 (1991-11-14)}}
-|atu|1990-11-14|
-}}
-}}
 ==Physical scans==
 {{ratings|SMS}}
 {{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=JP
+| front=SpyVsSpy JP cover.jpg
+| card=SpyvsSpy SMS JP Card.jpg
+}}{{Scanbox
 | console=Master System
 | region=US
 | cover=SpyVsSpy US cover.jpg
+| card=Spyvsspy sms us segacard1-front.jpg
+| cardback=Spyvsspy sms us segacard2-back.jpg
 | manual=Spyvsspy sms us manual.pdf
 }}{{Scanbox
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 | region=EU<br>Card version
 | cover=SpyVsSpy EU cardcover.jpg
-}}{{Scanbox
-| console=Master System
-| region=JP
-| front=SpyVsSpy JP cover.jpg
-| card=SpyvsSpy SMS JP Card.jpg
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Master System
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 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Master System
-| region=BR
+| region=AU
-| cover=SpyVsSpy BR cover.jpg
+| cover=SpyVsSpy AU SMS cover.jpg
+| cart=SpyvsSpy SMS AU Cart.jpg
+| manual=SpyVsSpySMSAUManual.pdf
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Master System
-| region=AU
+| region=AU (NIAL sticker)
 | cover=SpyVsSpy AU cover.jpg
 | cart=SpyvsSpy SMS AU Cart.jpg
 | manual=SpyVsSpySMSAUManual.pdf
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=AU (Not for rental/hotline stickers)
+| cover=SpyVsSpy AU SMS norental cover.jpg
+| cart=SpyvsSpy SMS AU Cart.jpg
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=Master System
+| region=BR
+| cover=SpyVsSpy BR cover.jpg
+| manual=SpyVSSpy-SMS-BR-Manual.pdf
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Master System
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 ==References==
+{{NECRetro|italics=yes}}
 <references/>
-{{NECRetro|italics=yes}}
+{{SpyvsSpyOmni}}

Difference between revisions of "Spy vs Spy"

From Sega Retro

Revision as of 17:44, 25 September 2024

Contents

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References