<s>
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Bally	O
Midway	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
in	O
both	O
sit-down	O
and	O
standard	O
upright	O
versions	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
being	O
more	O
common	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
American	O
arcades	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1984	I-Application
and	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
which	O
added	O
a	O
3D	O
view	O
and	O
two-player	O
split-screen	O
play	O
,	O
a	O
pinball	O
tie-in	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
successor	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
bearing	O
the	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
NES	O
received	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Super	B-Application
Spy	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vertical	O
scrolling	O
driving	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
spy	O
driving	O
an	O
armed	O
sportscar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
special	O
weapons	O
are	O
available	O
:	O
oil	B-Application
slicks	I-Application
,	O
smoke	O
screens	O
,	O
and	O
surface-to-air	O
missiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
the	O
go-fast-boat	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
oil	B-Application
slick	I-Application
weapon	O
changes	O
to	O
flames	O
that	O
shoot	O
from	O
the	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
boat	O
when	O
activated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
designer	O
George	O
Gomez	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
listening	O
to	O
an	O
audio	B-Device
cassette	I-Device
tape	I-Device
of	O
music	O
from	O
James	O
Bond	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
designed	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
Tom	O
Leon	O
,	O
with	O
whom	O
he	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Tron	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
listed	O
by	O
AMOA	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1984	I-Application
,	O
with	O
AMOA	O
later	O
giving	O
it	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
most	O
played	O
"	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1985	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
scored	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
version	O
80%	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
pinball	O
table	O
based	O
on	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
by	O
Bally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
in	O
January	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
arcade	O
sequel	O
,	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Sunsoft	O
ported	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
created	O
Battle	B-Application
Formula	I-Application
with	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sunsoft	O
America	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Bally	O
Midway	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
outside	O
Japan	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Spy	I-Application
Hunter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
reprised	O
in	O
2001	O
with	O
SpyHunter	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Paradigm	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	B-Application
reboot	I-Application
of	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
TT	O
Fusion	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
released	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
cloned	O
as	O
Major	B-Application
Motion	I-Application
,	O
released	O
by	O
Microdeal	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agent	O
Intercept	O
(	O
2019	O
)	O
for	O
Apple	O
Arcade	O
is	O
an	O
homage	O
to	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2015	O
toys-to-life	O
video	O
game	O
Lego	B-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Midway	O
Arcade	O
level	O
pack	O
includes	O
a	O
buildable	O
Lego	B-Language
G-6155	O
Interceptor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
from	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
also	O
appears	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
sidequest	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
destroy	O
20	O
cars	O
in	O
the	O
Super	O
Sprint	O
racetrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
Midway	B-Device
's	I-Device
Greatest	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
:	I-Device
Volume	I-Device
1	I-Device
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
;	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
,	O
a	O
2003	O
compilation	O
of	O
arcade	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
;	O
Midway	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Treasures	I-Device
:	I-Device
Extended	I-Device
Play	I-Device
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
;	O
and	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
a	O
2012	O
compilation	O
available	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Murder	B-Application
,	I-Application
She	I-Application
Wrote	I-Application
episode	O
titled	O
"	O
Hit	O
,	O
Run	O
and	O
Homicide	O
"	O
,	O
Jessica	O
realizes	O
the	O
solution	O
to	O
the	O
episode	O
's	O
mystery	O
while	O
playing	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Cabot	O
Cove	O
grocery	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Dev	O
Hunter	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
is	O
included	O
as	O
an	O
Easter	O
egg	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
requires	O
DirectX	B-Application
to	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
Excel	B-Application
2000	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
officially	O
banned	O
Easter	O
eggs	O
from	O
its	O
non-game	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Robot	O
Chicken	O
episode	O
"	O
Dragon	O
Nuts	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
spoof	O
of	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
is	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
sketch	O
"	O
Omaha	O
's	O
Number	O
1	O
News	O
Team	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
news	O
station	O
's	O
traffic	O
copter	O
films	O
two	O
police	O
cruisers	O
in	O
pursuit	O
of	O
the	O
sports	O
car	O
from	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
,	O
which	O
failed	O
to	O
yield	O
for	O
a	O
routine	O
traffic	O
stop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
is	O
parodied	O
in	O
the	O
Teen	O
Titans	O
Go	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
episode	O
"	O
Video	O
Game	O
References	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
Cyborg	O
's	O
turn	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
virtual	O
reality	O
system	O
,	O
he	O
goes	O
inside	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
called	O
Pie	O
Hunter	O
,	O
whose	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2003	O
,	O
Universal	O
Pictures	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
1983	O
arcade	O
game	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
from	O
Midway	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
slated	O
to	O
begin	O
its	O
budgeted	O
$90	O
million	O
production	O
in	O
spring	O
2004	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
a	O
summer	O
2005	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
,	O
production	O
had	O
been	O
delayed	O
,	O
pushing	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
back	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
summer	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
