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Spy Hunter

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

Publisher:

Sega (US)

U.S. Gold (UK)

Amsoft

Erbe Software (ES)

Developer:

Sega Electronics (US)

Choice Software

Licensor: Bally Midway

Sega

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^[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		011-09
US	1984		011-08
US	1984		011-03
US (Disk)	1984		011-18
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]^[6], 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)^[7]

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)^[8]
Computer & Video Games (UK) #42: "April 1985" (1985-03-16)^[9]
Computer & Video Games (UK) #43: "May 1985" (1985-04-16)^[10]

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)^[11]

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

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

93

^[12]

	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

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

^[12]

Zzap!64 (UK)

76

^[13]

	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

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

93

^[12]

	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

References

Spy Hunter
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Magazine articles \| Reception No results

[:File:CVG_UK_047.pdf_p38-1] Computer & Video Games, "September 1985" (UK; 1985-08-16), page 38

[:File:CVG_UK_058.pdf_p26-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Computer & Video Games, "August 1986" (UK; 1986-07-16), page 26

[:File:CVG_UK_049.pdf_p107-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Computer & Video Games, "November 1985" (UK; 1985-10-16), page 107

[:File:CVG_UK_040.pdf_p97-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Computer & Video Games, "February 1985" (UK; 1985-01-16), page 97

[:File:AmstradComputerUser_UK_32.pdf_p5-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Amstrad Computer User, "July 1987" (UK; 1987-xx-xx), page 5

[:File:PCW_UK_6.27.pdf_p40-6] Popular Computing Weekly, "Vol. 6 No. 27" (UK; 1987-07-10), page 40

[:File:CVG_UK_039.pdf_p48-7] Computer & Video Games, "January 1985" (UK; 1984-12-16), page 48

[:File:CVG_UK_041.pdf_p44-8] Computer & Video Games, "March 1985" (UK; 1985-02-16), page 44

[:File:CVG_UK_042.pdf_p56-9] Computer & Video Games, "April 1985" (UK; 1985-03-16), page 56

[:File:CVG_UK_043.pdf_p87-10] Computer & Video Games, "May 1985" (UK; 1985-04-16), page 87

[:File:CVG_UK_045.pdf_p34-11] Computer & Video Games, "July 1985" (UK; 1985-06-16), page 34

[:File:CVG_UK_045.pdf_p25-12] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 Computer & Video Games, "July 1985" (UK; 1985-06-16), page 25

[:File:Zzap64_UK_001.pdf_p40-13] Zzap!64, "May 1985" (UK; 1985-xx-xx), page 40

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Difference between revisions of "Spy Hunter"

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Revision as of 06:25, 17 August 2024

Contents

Versions

Amstrad CPC version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Apple II version

Amstrad CPC version

Atari 2600 version

Atari 8-bit family version

BBC Micro version

Commodore 64 version

IBM PC version

ZX Spectrum version

References

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+{{company|[[Erbe Software]]|system=C64,Spectrum|region=ES}}
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+| c64_date_uk_d=1985-02-21{{magref|cvg|49|107}}
+| c64_rrp_uk_d=12.95{{magref|cvg|40|97}}
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 ==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{{fileref|AmstradComputerUser UK 32.pdf|page=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{{fileref|AmstradComputerUser UK 32.pdf|page=5}}, it did not arrive until later in the decade, when it was "re-released" by budget label Kixx.
+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{{magref|acu|32|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{{magref|acu|32|5}}{{magref|pcw|6.27|40}}, 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.
+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.
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 ==Physical scans==
+===Apple II version===
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Apple II
+| region=US
+| front=
+| back=
+| spinemissing=
+| disk=SpyHunter AppleII US Disk.jpg
+}}
 ===Amstrad CPC version===
 {{Scanbox
 | console=Amstrad CPC
-| region=UK (Kixx)
+| region=UK ([[Kixx]])
 | cover=SpyHunter CPC UK Box Kixx.jpg
 }}
@@ Line 96: / Line 134: @@
 | spinemissing=yes
 | cart=SpyHunter Atari2600 US Cart.jpg
+| manual=Spy Hunter Atari 2600 US Manual.pdf
 }}
-===Atari 8-bit Family version===
+===Atari 8-bit family version===
-{{ratings
+{{ratings|A8B}}
-| icon=A8B
-| cvg=92
-| cvg_source={{num|45|page=25|pdf=CVG UK 045.pdf}}
-}}
 {{Scanbox
 | console=Atari 8-bit family
@@ Line 112: / Line 147: @@
 | cart=
 }}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Atari 8-bit family
+| region=UK (disk)
+| cover=
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Atari 8-bit family
+| region=UK (cassette)
+| cover=SpyHunter A8B UK Box Cassette.jpg
+}}
 ===BBC Micro version===
-{{ratings
+{{ratings|BBC}}
-| icon=BBC
-| cvg=75
-| cvg_source={{num|58|page=26-27|pdf=CVG UK 058.pdf|pdfpage=26}}
-}}
 {{Scanbox
 | console=BBC Micro
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 }}
 ===Commodore 64 version===
-{{ratings
+{{ratings|C64}}
-| icon=C64
-| cvg=92
-| cvg_source={{num|45|page=25|pdf=CVG UK 045.pdf}}
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 {{Scanbox
 | console=Commodore 64
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-}}{{Scanbox
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+{{Scanbox
 | console=Commodore 64
 | region=US (disk)
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 | console=Commodore 64
 | region=UK
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+{{Scanbox
 | console=Commodore 64
-| region=UK (Kixx)
+| region=UK ([[Kixx]])
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+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Commodore 64
+| region=ES
+| cover=SpyHunter C64 ES Box.jpg
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Commodore 64
+| region=ES (alt)
+| cover=SpyHunter C64 ES Box Alt.jpg
 }}
 ===IBM PC version===
 {{Scanbox
-| console=DOS
+| console=IBM PC
 | region=US
 | front=SpyHunter IBMPC US Box Front.jpg
@@ Line 171: / Line 218: @@
 ===ZX Spectrum version===
-{{ratings
+{{ratings|Spectrum}}
-| icon=Spectrum
-| cvg=92
-| cvg_source={{num|45|page=25|pdf=CVG UK 045.pdf}}
-}}
 {{Scanbox
 | console=ZX Spectrum
 | region=UK
-| front=SpyHunter Spectrum EU Box.jpg
+| cover=SpyHunter Spectrum EU Box.jpg
-}}{{Scanbox
+| manual=SpyHunter-ZX-UK-Manual.pdf
+| cassette=SpyHunter-ZX-UK-CassetteAUSGold.jpg
+| item1=SpyHunter-ZX-UK-CassetteBUSGold.jpg
+| item1name=Cassette B
+}}
+{{Scanbox
 | console=ZX Spectrum
-| region=UK (Kixx)
+| region=UK ([[Kixx]])
 | cover=SpyHunter Spectrum UK Box Kixx.jpg
-}}{{Scanbox
+}}
+{{Scanbox
 | console=ZX Spectrum
 | region=ES
-| front=SpyHunter Spectrum EU Box Erbe.jpg
+| cover=
+}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=ZX Spectrum
+| region=ES (alt)
+| cover=SpyHunter Spectrum EU Box Erbe.jpg
+| cassette=SpyHunter Spectrum ES Cassette.jpg
 }}
 ==References==
 <references />
+{{SpyHunterOmni}}