Spy Hunter Atari 2600 Review The No Swear Gamer Ep 824

[@jeremiahthomas8140]

I have been asking for this review for at least five years, and it is finally here. And it did not disappoint. Although I think it should be ranked higher. Great review and display of the super rare Dual Control Module.

[@audrisampson]

I have it but I had no idea it needed two joysticks lol. Guess thats what I get for buying it as a loose cart with no manual lol.

[@SomeOrangeCat]

The 2600 was really punching above its weight class.

[@GamingTheSystems1]

Congrats on 10 years.

[@jeremygregorio7472]

I had no idea this existed I always thought the NES port and the computer ports were all there was

[@dave4shmups]

I played this version of Spy Hunter in an emulator once, and I like it a lot better then the NES version. I felt like I had a lot more control over my car then I did in the NES version. I do wish that Atari had made a 2-button joystick for games like this, and Stargate. Someone on the Atari Age forums once told me that it’s possible to make your own 2-button joystick, but that’s beyond my skills. There was a foot pedal controller released for the 2600 for games that use 2 buttons, although I don’t know how much it costs.

[@sandal_thong]

Sounds like this would have been a good game for ColecoVision with its steering wheel controller for Turbo! a game I liked lot better. Yeah, there's only so much you can do with a one-button controller. I think there was a Tron game where you add on a trigger button to a joystick. Not sure if that lets you fire two buttons or just gives you the trigger-finger.

[@Brazbit]

I picked this up a few years ago for $10. This is a fun version of the game, assuming you know to use two controllers. It is much better than the NES version, which I hate playing. Spy Hunter is a touchstone game from my childhood, and I seek it out on every platform I can get it on. Including the version of Spy Hunter from the Midway Arcade Classics collection for Palm OS by Pocket Express on my Handspring Visor back in 2001 (which also blows the NES version out of the water). Spy Hunter for the Atari 2600 did exactly what that Atari console was best at, capturing the spirit of the game and bringing it home. Is it arcade perfect? Obviously not. but it captures the core elements in a way that satisfies the urge to play the game, at home, when you can't go to the arcade to play the real thing. Just like the best of the LED or LED games did. Plus, given the limitations of the console vs the arcade cabinet, it is something unique unto itself while capturing the essence of the original. Thus, accomplishing in a few kb of code what Spy Hunter on Xbox/PS2/Gamecube could not with exponentially more power at their disposal.

[@sandal_thong]

I played this at the arcade a few times. I think I had the Midway disc for Playstation so could play it if I wanted to, but it just never did it for me. Maybe it just gets going a little too fast, and dealing with different weapons for different enemies was too confusing?

[@sandranemeth2164]

im surprised tennis is above this on the list I thought this would be In the top 10

[@kins749]

Dark - that is the only word to describe this game. But aside that it is a good game and a quality conversion

[@JohnnyProctor9]

I'm not finding that ebay seller/item when I search...all sold out now maybe?

[@thenosweargamer1449]

I still see it. I don't know if I can share links, so the title is Atari 2600 / 2600+ (Spy Hunter) Version 3 and seller is eightbitwidgets

[@Adamchevy]

I always wondered why this game didn’t play very well. So many questions answered. This is actually a fairly expensive cart. Great review!

[@Jolt7800]

The fun is back!