According to the bonus material for Midway Arcade Treasures, the car was modeled after a 1983 Chevrolet Camaro Z28. The game begins with the player driving the fictitious G-6155 Interceptor. The use of this background music became a large part of the game's appeal. As a result, an arrangement of Henry Mancini's theme to Peter Gunn plays throughout. The game is a top-down vertical scroller with a vantage point similar to that of a news helicopter.Įarly versions of the game used the James Bond theme by Monty Norman, but the inability to obtain the rights to use the music forced Midway to change this theme. The object of the game is to travel the freeway destroying as many enemy vehicles as possible while protecting civilian vehicles. Spy Hunter is an action/driving game with the player in the role of a spy driving an armed sportscar.
The game's controls consist of a steering wheel in the form of a futuristic aircraft-style yoke with several special-purpose buttons, a two-position stick shift (offering 'low' and 'high' gears), and a pedal used for acceleration. It has also been ported to various home computers and video game systems.Īs a cabinet-style arcade game, Spy Hunter was produced in both sit-down and standard upright versions with the latter being more common. The game's novel gameplay and popular theme music are largely responsible for its success. It was incredibly successful initially, and it has remained popular for many years. Spy Hunter is a 1983 arcade game developed and released by Bally Midway.
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