<s>
Sly	B-Application
Spy	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
and	O
known	O
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
Sly	B-Application
Spy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Agent	I-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
not	O
being	O
a	O
licensed	O
James	O
Bond	O
game	O
,	O
Sly	B-Application
Spy	I-Application
contains	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Data	O
East	O
became	O
defunct	O
following	O
their	O
bankruptcy	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
G-Mode	O
bought	O
the	O
intellectual	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
most	O
other	O
Data	O
East	O
games	O
and	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
introduction	O
sequence	O
,	O
the	O
president	O
and	O
his	O
wife	O
are	O
waving	O
at	O
the	O
crowd	O
next	O
to	O
a	O
limousine	O
at	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
in	O
Washington	O
D.C.	O
,	O
when	O
terrorists	O
(	O
some	O
flying	O
in	O
using	O
jetpacks	B-Application
)	O
approach	O
the	O
president	O
and	O
his	O
wife	O
armed	O
and	O
dangerous	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
the	O
screen	O
goes	O
red	O
and	O
gun	O
sounds	O
are	O
heard	O
,	O
they	O
seem	O
to	O
shoot	O
not	O
only	O
the	O
crowd	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
the	O
president	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
lady	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
both	O
presumed	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
a	O
secret	B-Application
agent	I-Application
working	O
for	O
the	O
American	O
secret	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
known	O
only	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Sly	O
,	O
is	O
informed	O
that	O
the	O
terrorists	O
who	O
struck	O
at	O
the	O
presidential	O
ceremony	O
were	O
located	O
,	O
identified	O
,	O
and	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
CWD	O
(	O
Council	O
for	O
World	O
Domination	O
)	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sly	O
goes	O
to	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
,	O
only	O
to	O
arrive	O
at	O
the	O
entrance	O
and	O
quickly	O
find	O
roaring	O
applause	O
from	O
the	O
crowd	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
what	O
seems	O
the	O
president	O
's	O
daughters	O
–	O
who	O
were	O
enchanted	O
with	O
Sly	O
's	O
heroic	O
deeds	O
–	O
posing	O
and	O
smiling	O
alongside	O
him	O
for	O
a	O
photo	O
,	O
who	O
gave	O
him	O
several	O
kisses	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
thank	O
you	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
the	O
secret	B-Application
agent	I-Application
name	O
Sly	B-Application
Spy	I-Application
through	O
eight	O
different	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
third	O
,	O
fifth	O
,	O
sixth	O
and	O
eighth	O
stages	O
are	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
format	O
similar	O
to	O
Namco	O
's	O
Rolling	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequels	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
lacks	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
jump	O
between	O
the	O
top	O
and	O
bottom	O
floors	O
while	O
grabbing	O
rails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
when	O
out	O
of	O
ammo	O
or	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
boss	O
with	O
one	O
hit	O
,	O
Sly	B-Application
Spy	I-Application
drops	O
his	O
firearm	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
becomes	O
a	O
beat'em	B-Application
up	I-Application
in	O
2D	O
platform	O
manner	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
Shinobi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
make	O
Sly	B-Application
Spy	I-Application
do	O
three	O
different	O
kicks	O
:	O
high	O
kicks	O
,	O
low	O
kicks	O
and	O
jump	O
kicks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
stage	O
shows	O
Sly	B-Application
Spy	I-Application
riding	O
on	O
his	O
motorcycle	O
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
machine	O
gun	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
this	O
stage	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
run-and-gun	O
and	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
game	O
formats	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
Moon	B-Application
Patrol	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometimes	O
,	O
enemies	O
will	O
drop	O
a	O
jetpack	B-Application
on	O
land	O
or	O
a	O
DPV	O
while	O
underwater	O
to	O
make	O
transportation	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemies	O
also	O
drop	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
ultimate	O
weapon	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
the	O
Golden	O
Gun	O
,	O
which	O
functions	O
nearly	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
the	O
Cobra	O
Gun	O
in	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
1988	O
RoboCop	B-Application
arcade	B-Application
game	O
and	O
the	O
Heavy	B-Application
Barrel	I-Application
energy	O
cannon	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ocean	O
Software	O
ported	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
(	O
with	O
completely	O
different	O
background	O
music	O
composed	O
by	O
Tim	O
Follin	O
)	O
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
in	O
1990	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
while	O
Data	O
East	O
released	O
Ocean	O
's	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Sly	B-Application
Spy	I-Application
on	O
their	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
1989	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fifth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
references	O
from	O
Data	O
East	O
's	O
other	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
made	O
cameo	O
appearances	O
in	O
Sly	B-Application
Spy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
poster	O
showing	O
Chelnov	B-Application
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Atomic	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
)	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Stage	O
3	O
,	O
the	O
logo	O
for	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
can	O
be	O
seen	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Stage	O
3	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
poster	O
showing	O
Karnov	B-Application
can	O
be	O
seen	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Stage	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1990	O
movie	O
RoboCop	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
officer	O
Duffy	O
gets	O
pushed	O
by	O
RoboCop	B-Application
into	O
a	O
Bad	B-Application
Dudes	I-Application
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
Sly	B-Application
Spy	I-Application
built	O
into	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
Data	O
East	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
,	O
they	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
and	O
advertising	O
agreements	O
between	O
Orion	O
Pictures	O
,	O
Data	O
East	O
and	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
two	O
video	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
RoboCop	B-Application
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
G-Mode	O
and	O
G1M2	O
added	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
to	O
Data	B-Application
East	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Classics	I-Application
as	O
Secret	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Data	O
East	O
Arcade	B-Application
1	O
on	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
