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[Ze_ro]

Important Note: This weeks competition is over and no further scores will be accepted.

You are a world-class spy, driving for your life in your ultra-equipped turbo-charged spy mobile. The road is crawling with enemy agents bent on your destruction. They'll stop at nothing...so neither can you!

Maneuver your car with all the speed and skill you can, always watching for the Road Lord, the Switch Blade, the Enforcer and other enemy agents as they try to stop you cold on land and water. You must destroy them before they destroy you!

Game Information

Game Name: Spy Hunter Released By: Sega, 1984 Left Difficulty: B / Novice Right Difficulty: N/A Game Mode: Default Chosen By: roadrunner Post your scores right here in this thread, and I will add them to the list. Remember to play the game with the recommended game mode and difficulty settings as shown above so that your scores will be consistent with everyone elses. The deadline for posting scores is Wednesday March 18th at 1:00 AM (CST).

Current High Scores 193,200 (doctorclu) [+11] 184,150 (toymailman) [+10] 146,750 (roadrunner) [+9] 138,750 (mcge0053) [+8] 50,650 (LarcenTyler) [+7] 49,500 (Deteacher) [+6] 36,450 (aftermac) [+5] 35,000 (darthkur) [+4] 34,700 (Impaler_26) [+3] 28,600 (theKLT) [+2] 13,750 (Shannon) [+1] Best Tips Deteacher [+2] Challenges None yet TwinGalaxies Top 3 (Game 1, Difficulty B) 530,350 (Mike K Morrow) (Emulator) 95,200 (Robert T Mruczek) 33,600 (Alan W Hewston)

Current Standings toymailman [265] Deteacher [251] darthkur [189] aftermac [189] Kurt_Woloch [121] DarthCalvin [117] Impaler_26 [116] jjd [87] Mister VCS [79] shadow460 [56] Hornpipe2 [55] SpiceWare [52] LarcenTyler [47] the 5th ghost [47] Nathan Strum [46] Jess Ragan [26] homerwannabee [22] Zoyx [22] Jred [20] Spector [20] Omegamatrix [19] mcge0053 [18] ClassicGMR [18] IHATETHEBEARS [16] MrBeefy [14] iangamer [14] Shannon [12] LoneWolfSeth [12] midnight magicman [11] ed1475 [10] Random Terrain [10] maf [9] vdub_bobby [9] doctorclu [8] DtY [8] godzillajoe [8] missioncontrol [8] SeaGtGruff [8] chuckwalla [7] LS_Dracon [7] LaserHawk3000 [7] theKLT [5] lucifershalo [5] phaxda [5] vintagegamecrazy [4] joeypsp [2] rheffera [2] ratfink [2] Lendorien [1] roadrunner [1] Yar76 [1] Artlover [1] holgibo [1] TimsterAA [1]

Scoring Points in Spy Hunter

Roadlord - 200 Points Switch Blade - 200 Points Barrel Dumper - 200 Points Enforcer - 500 Points Doctor Torpedo - 500 Points The Copter - 1,500 Points (?) Thanks to roadrunner for describing the scoring! [+2]

Hints and Tips

The Manual

As always, you really should read the manual. In case you don't have the manual, AtariAge has a typed copy available online. Unfortunately, the manual doesn't contain any real hints.

roadrunner

When driving the boat, don't go that fast. Take it slow.

Deteacher

My only tip would be that if you don't have any missiles and the copter shows up, slam on the brakes and the copter flies off the top of the screen.

--Zero

[Impaler_26]

The Manual for the game is here.

[doctorclu]

57,000 ...and I must say what an AWESOME translations of Spy Hunter in 2600-ese.

I mean this game was well done.

[LarcenTyler]

50,650

And I do agree, this was a well done port.

[roadrunner]

100,500
I almost made it to my weapons van, but got taken out by Switch Blade.
Spy Hunter is one of my favorite games on the 2600. I'm glad i have the cartridge.

Tip- when i'm driving the boat, i don't go that fast. Take it slow.

[doctorclu]

Currently 105,950

[doctorclu]

doctorclu, on Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:15 PM, said:

Currently 105,950

143,300

[doctorclu]

152,050

[Shannon]

13,750

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[aftermac]

25,450

[darthkur]

35,000

The picture always jitters up and down rapidly with this cart. It's almost unplayable it's so irritating. The TV I have isn't very old although far from new. The last set I had James Bond 007 and Spy Hunter did that but 007 doesn't on this one but sadly SH still does. Why would this be?
At least the flash on my camera makes it possible to take a clear screenshot.

[Impaler_26]

34,700

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[roadrunner]

146,750

I got deep enough into the game the color of the water was the same color as the land-dark blue.
My best bet was to stay in the middle of the screen, but i drove into a oil barrel.

[doctorclu]

roadrunner, on Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:20 PM, said:

146,750

I got deep enough into the game the color of the water was the same color as the land-dark blue.
My best bet was to stay in the middle of the screen, but i drove into a oil barrel.

I feel your pain.

[theKLT]

28600

[mcge0053]

138,750

I always thought this was a difficult game as a kid, and I still think it's crazy hard! I just went VERY slowly and stopped shooting those stupid yellow cars. They can't kill you if they're left alone.

[toymailman]

Been putting in some time with this one. My best is...

136,000

[aftermac]

36,450

Wish I had more time to play this week... my spare time has been MAME'd by another project.

Edited by aftermac, Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:43 PM.

[roadrunner]

Scoring Points in Spy Hunter
I was trying to figure out how many points the Enemy Agents are worth. Here's what i got -

Roadlord - 200 Points
Switch Blade - 200 Points
Barrel Dumper - 200 Points
Enforcer - 500 Points
Doctor Torpedo - 500 Points
The Copter - 1,500 Points (i think not quite sure)

Edited by roadrunner, Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:14 PM.

[Deteacher]

49,500.

I actually cracked 50K once (just barely) but I didn't get a pic of it, so this one will have to do.

My only tip would be that if you don't have any missiles and the copter shows up, slam on the brakes and the copter flies off the top of the screen.

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[doctorclu]

mcge0053, on Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:56 PM, said:

I always thought this was a difficult game as a kid, and I still think it's crazy hard! I just went VERY slowly and stopped shooting those stupid yellow cars. They can't kill you if they're left alone.

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I thought the civilians were the yellow cars.

I stopped using the machine gun on the road and starting using more oil slick, smoke screen etc.

I crash into fewer cars that way.

My new score.. 193,200.

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[toymailman]

New score for me too.

184,150