Impulse Gamer: It is strange that Spy vs Spy, a game that first hit our ancient screens around 30 years ago has been revived and has reached the iPad. The game itself was popular at the time, but it would not have been a game that I would have thought an obvious choice to remake, other than for nostalgic purposes. The Spy vs Spy concept is originally from Mad magazine fame and the constant one-upmanship and comedic traps from the original comic have been somehwat captured in this conversion.
Those looking to own a piece of NES-era history might want to click their way over to eBay.
All things considered, a grand isn't too bad. It's not like it's the Nintendo World Championship or something.
Still not buying it though.
Yeah, but it won't be staying a grand for long if previous NES prototype auctions are any indication. This one is going to break the bank.
The Commodore version was great. I put tons of hours into the NES version with friends. Not sure how well it's aged, but it used to be a riot.
Check out Spy vs Spy on PS2,XBOX
Really fun addictive split screen multiplayer game
I really wish they would re-release it for PSN, XBLA, Steam so others can enjoy this great fun game
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Turns out…that’s a big nope."
Very in-depth research, my friend! Plus, I LOVE Spy VS Spy! Excellent article!
Carl Williams writes, "The classic Spy vs. Spy from the pages of MAD Magazine is no stranger to gaming. In the distant past there were versions for the NES, Commodore computers, Atari and Apple II to name a few. This game got around on many retro platforms. Now, thanks to Chillingo, Spy vs. Spy is back, this time on Android (previously having infiltrated the iOS platform)."
I used to play this on my old amstrad cpc 464 plus, I think I have spy vs spy 1 and 2 back then. they where fun games to play in 2 player and against a.i.
The Ps2 Spy vs Spy game was great and I loved the multiplayer how you could lay down traps like a bucket of acid on top of a door or a bomb in a safe to kill people
Imagine stuff like that in an AAA game, it could be great
The NES Spy vs Spy was extremely fun. A friend and I rented it from a mom and pops video store just because there was nothing else to play and we ended up having the best time playing it.
With today's consoles and online gameplay this IP could easily make a comeback.
