Spy vs Spy |
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Release Date | 1985 |
Original Publisher | Beyond Software (UK) |
Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
Language | English |
Genre | Arcade Game: Action |
Max. Players | 2 (Simultaneous) |
Original Price | £9.95 |
Themes | Espionage/Secret Service |
Tie-in Licences | Spy vs Spy (Software) from First Star Software Inc (USA) |
Other Platforms | Acorn, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, NES, Sega Master System |
Average mag. score | 85.50% (6 reviews) |
Martijn's WoS score | 80.9% (49 votes) |
#1 - EDOS (UK) | |||
#2 - Hi-Tec Software Ltd (UK) | (1985) | ||
* Release price: £2.99 | |||
#3 - Zafi Chip (Spain) | (1985) |
Tag [Philip Taglione] (UK) | at Incentive Software Ltd | - ? | |
The Kid (UK) | at Incentive Software Ltd | - ? |
Mike Riedel, Tag & The Kid *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information! |
"C+VG Blitz Game" | at C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #47 - 1985/Sep | page 24 | |
"Crash Smash" | at Crash | issue v.1 #19 - 1985/Aug | page 24 |
1. | Spy vs Spy | (1985) | by Beyond Software (UK) | |
2. | Spy vs Spy II: The Island Caper | (1987) | by Databyte (UK) | |
3. | Spy vs Spy III: Arctic Antics | (1988) | by Databyte (UK) |
Full version in | Crash issue 93: Presents 29 | (1991/Oct) | by Magazine Crash - covertape from issue v.1 #93 - 1991/Oct | ||
Full version in | Spy vs Spy Trilogy | (1988) | by Databyte (UK) |
Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
![]() | SpyVsSpy.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
SpyVsSpy.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Power-Load) | English | ||
![]() | SpyVsSpy(Hi-TecSoftwareLtd).tzx.zip | #2 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
SpyVsSpy(ZafiChip).tzx.zip | #3 | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (Power-Load) | English |
Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
SpyVsSpy.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
SpyVsSpy.gif | 4,327 | Original | Running screen | |||
SpyVsSpy_Front.jpg | 597,100 | Original | Inlay - Front | |||
SpyVsSpy_Back.jpg | 607,324 | Original | Inlay - Back | |||
SPYVSPY.TXT | 3,574 | Original | Instructions | - Docs (from games database) | ||
spyvsspy.txt | 3,558 | Original | Instructions | |||
SpyVsSpy.txt | 16,647 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
SpyVsSpy(EN).pdf | 2,206,346 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
SpyVsSpy.png | 549,076 | Original | Game map | |||
SpyVsSpy.jpg | 198,286 | Original | Advertisement | |||
spyvsspy1.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Ste - Beating the speccy on the hardest level | ||
Spy vs Spy (1985)(Beyond Software).pok | 417 | Original | POK pokes file | |||
SpyVsSpy(Hi-TecSoftware).jpg | 612,619 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
SpyVsSpy(Hi-TecSoftware)_Front.jpg | 1,002,294 | #2 | Inlay - Front | |||
SpyVsSpy(Hi-TecSoftware)_Back.jpg | 540,378 | #2 | Inlay - Back | |||
SpyVsSpy(ZafiChip).jpg | 773,150 | #3 | Inlay - Front | |||
SpyVsSpy(ZafiChip).pdf | 360,440 | #3 | Instructions | Spanish | ||
SpyVsSpy(ZafiChip).txt | 22,734 | #3 | Instructions | Spanish |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #47-1985/Sep | page 24 | - Review | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #77-1988/Mar | page 23 | - Review - not a Spectrum article | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #101-1990/Apr | page 62 | - Review: 82% | |
Computer Gamer | issue #5-1985/Aug | page 76 | - Review | |
Crash | issue v.1 #19-1985/Aug | page 24 | - Review: 93% | |
MicroHobby | issue #57-1985/Dec | page 18 | - Review - Nuevo | |
Sinclair Programs | issue #35-1985/Sep | page 14 | - Review: 71% | |
Sinclair User | issue 1986 special "Annual 1986" | page 47 | - Review: 5/5 | |
Sinclair User | issue #41-1985/Aug | page 16 | - Review: 5/5 | |
Sinclair User | issue #44-1985/Nov supplement "Top 50 Sinclair User Classic" | page 10 | - Review | |
Sinclair User | issue #98-1990/Apr | page 26 | - Review: 67% | |
Your Spectrum | issue #18-1985/Sep | page 64 | - Review |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #43-1985/May | page 118 | - Full-page ad | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #44-1985/Jun | page 66 | - Full-page ad | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #45-1985/Jul | page 33 | - Full-page ad | |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #106-1990/Sep | page 75 | - Advert | |
Crash | issue v.1 #16-1985/May | page 77 | - Full-page ad | |
Crash | issue v.1 #17-1985/Jun | page 25 | - Full-page ad | |
Crash | issue v.1 #18-1985/Jul | page 49 | - Full-page ad | |
Crash | issue v.1 #74-1990/Mar | page 10 | - Advert | |
Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.4 #14-1985/Apr/4 special "week#1" | page 31 | - Full-page ad - coming soon ... | |
Sinclair User | issue #38-1985/May | page 30 | - Full-page ad | |
Sinclair User | issue #39-1985/Jun | page 84 | - Full-page ad | |
Sinclair User | issue #40-1985/Jul | page 43 | - Full-page ad | |
The Games Machine | issue #28-1990/Mar | page 53 | - Advert | |
Your Sinclair | issue #52-1990/Apr | page 32 | - Advert |
Crash | issue v.1 #52-1988/May | page 36 | - Review - Crash - Compilation (Spy vs Spy Trilogy) | |
Sinclair User | issue #75-1988/Jun | page 40 | - Review: 7/10 (Spy vs Spy Trilogy) |
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #78-1988/Apr | page 9 | - News/Note (Spy vs Spy Trilogy) | |
Crash | issue v.1 #51-1988/Apr | page 8 | - News/Note (Spy vs Spy Trilogy) | |
Crash | issue v.1 #52-1988/May | page 36 | - Feature - Spring Surprises (compilations) (Spy vs Spy Trilogy) | |
MicroHobby | issue #169-1988/May | page 14 | - Preview - Premiere (Spy vs Spy Trilogy) |
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) | issue #8-1988/May | page 20 | - Advert (Spy vs Spy Trilogy) | |
The Games Machine | issue #7-1988/Jun | page 32 | - Advert (Spy vs Spy Trilogy) |
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