
Spy Hunter FAQ
NES Console 
by Raging_DemonTEN
Cpoyright 1987 Sunsoft
FAQ Copyright 2001
E-Mail me at eagle25_100@yahoo.com

      This FAQ is for individual use only. If ou wish to use it for 
another reason, please e-mail me at eagle25_100@yahoo.com.

Version History
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V 1.1 - Corrections Added

V 1.0 - FAQ Completed


Table Of Contents
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1. Introduction
2. Overview And Controls
3. Acquiring Points And Power-Ups
4. Enemies
5. Tips And Tricks

1.Introduction
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    Spy Hunter was originally released on the black-and-white Atari, and 
then put on the NES with color. Although the game is pretty boring, I 
decided to write a brief FAQ about it.

2. Overview And Controls
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    You are Spy Hunter, the supersecret agent who must destroy all who 
oppose him in his kickin' car. The car has its bullets and two power-ups 
as weapons to use against the other cars. Also, you have 999 "save 
points" which enable you to start with another car everytime you crash. 
It ticks down once you start and never stops. Once the save points are 
gone, its game over if you crash. The controls are:

Up - Accelerate
Left and Right - Steer
Down - Brake
B - Fire bullets
A - Use power-up
SELECT - Used to choose between different power-ups

3.Acquiring Points And Power-Ups
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   You get points for as long as you drive without crashing. The faster 
you drive, the faster you rack up points, but it also equals more 
crashes. When you do crash, a red truck will come and drop you off 
another car as long as you have save points. However, this red truck 
will also give you power-ups if you encounter it on the highway. Just 
accelerate towards the back and the truck will take you in, and you get 
a power-up. There are only two power-ups which do the same thing, Oil 
Slick and Water. They do the same thing, but Water has a wider range and 
length. The trucks with a black mark on their roof have Oil, the ones 
with a clear mark have Water.

4. Enemies
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    There are plenty of enemies in this game which do many things to 
stop you from reaching the nd of the highway. The civilian vehicles, 
which are the motorcycle,light blue car, and red car, will suspend 
scoring for a brief period if you collide into them or shoot them. Here 
is a list and the attacks of each car.

Light Blue or Red Car - These cars do nothing but get in your way

Motorcycle - A hard to see vehicle that will lead to many crashes

Blue Car with White on Hood - This car will have spikes shoot out of its 
tires after a time! Just speed up or fire at it from behind

Blue Car - This armored car cannot be defeated by bullets and will try 
to knock you off the road. Speed up and get away from it.

Blue Limo - Not bulletproof, will shoot at you from the side if you pull 
up next to it

Helicopter - This drops bombs on you from overhead

5. Tips And Tricks
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- Stay at a slow speed once your save points run out. No more racking up 
points, but you will survive

- Get the powerups and save them for the Blue Car or Limo

- Get out of there if there is a Heliocopter or Blue Car in the same 
screen. Its almost instant death

Thanks To...
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Vimm's Lair - For the ROM. Visit it at www.vimm.net

GameFAQs - For supporting my work

Christopher Hicks - For fixing my many mistakes


