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Spy Hunter

System(s): Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit family, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum

Publisher: Sega (US)

U.S. Gold (UK)

Amsoft

Developer: Bally Midway

Sega Electronics

Choice Software

Release	Date	RRP

UK (Cassette)	198x
US	1984
US (Disk)	1984
UK (Cassette)	1985-02-21^[3]	£9.959.95^[4]
UK (Disk)	1985-02-21^[3]	£12.9512.95^[4]
UK (Kixx)	198x
UK (Cassette)	1985	£7.957.95^[4]
UK (Kixx)	198x
US	1984
US	1984
UK	1985-08^[1]
UK	1985	£9.959.95^[2]

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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 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^[5]. 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^[5], 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

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)^[6]

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)^[7]
Computer & Video Games (UK) #42: "April 1985" (1985-03-16)^[8]
Computer & Video Games (UK) #43: "May 1985" (1985-04-16)^[9]

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)^[10]

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

Amstrad CPC version

Amstrad CPC, UK (Kixx)
Cover

Atari 2600 version

Atari 2600, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Atari 8-bit Family version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

93

^[11]

	93
Based on 1 review

Spy Hunter

Atari 8-bit family, US
Cover

BBC Micro version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

75

^[2]

	75
Based on 1 review

Spy Hunter

BBC Micro, UK
Cover

Commodore 64 version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

93

^[11]

Zzap!64 (UK)

76

^[12]

	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

IBM PC version

DOS, US
Cover
Disk

ZX Spectrum version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

93

^[11]

	93
Based on 1 review

Spy Hunter

ZX Spectrum, UK
Cover

ZX Spectrum, UK (Kixx)
Cover

ZX Spectrum, ES
Cover

References

↑ File:CVG UK 047.pdf, page 38
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↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 File:CVG UK 049.pdf, page 107
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 File:CVG UK 040.pdf, page 97
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:AmstradComputerUser UK 32.pdf, page 5
↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1985" (UK; 1984-12-16), page 48
↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1985" (UK; 1985-02-16), page 44
↑ Computer & Video Games, "April 1985" (UK; 1985-03-16), page 56
↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1985" (UK; 1985-04-16), page 87
↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1985" (UK; 1985-06-16), page 34
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[:File:CVG_UK_047.pdf_p38-1] File:CVG UK 047.pdf, page 38

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[:File:CVG_UK_049.pdf_p107-3] 3.0 ^3.1 File:CVG UK 049.pdf, page 107

[:File:CVG_UK_040.pdf_p97-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 File:CVG UK 040.pdf, page 97

[:File:AmstradComputerUser_UK_32.pdf_p5-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:AmstradComputerUser UK 32.pdf, page 5

[:File:CVG_UK_039.pdf_p48-6] Computer & Video Games, "January 1985" (UK; 1984-12-16), page 48

[:File:CVG_UK_041.pdf_p44-7] Computer & Video Games, "March 1985" (UK; 1985-02-16), page 44

[:File:CVG_UK_042.pdf_p56-8] Computer & Video Games, "April 1985" (UK; 1985-03-16), page 56

[:File:CVG_UK_043.pdf_p87-9] Computer & Video Games, "May 1985" (UK; 1985-04-16), page 87

[:File:CVG_UK_045.pdf_p34-10] Computer & Video Games, "July 1985" (UK; 1985-06-16), page 34

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Difference between revisions of "Spy Hunter"

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Contents

Versions

Amstrad CPC version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Amstrad CPC version

Atari 2600 version

Atari 8-bit Family version

BBC Micro version

Commodore 64 version

IBM PC version

ZX Spectrum version

References