Those dirty rotten scoundrels of MAD magazine have appeared in three different games on umpteen different games systems, and now the original classic game of underhand dirty tricks and cunning finally makes it to the Nintendo!
There are eight missions-worth of espionage terror on offer in the NES conversion. In all of them the object is remarkably simple. A selection of top secret items have been secreted around a complex and it's the player's job to get in there and retrieve them. Each mission has a different map layout to conquer and the size of the complex increases on each level. Read More »
The task of spying sounds pretty simple and indeed it is. The problem is, there's another spy in the complex with exactly the same mission in mind. It's a good thing you packed your trapulator in your spying trousers, and you can use the traps it contains to keep your opposite number at bay.
Each level has a strict time limit, so you have to retrieve those items and find the getaway plane before the complex goes the way of the dodo. There's only one winner (and one getaway vehicle) in this game, so make sure it's your spy who has the last snigger as you leave the opposition to their doom!
1. Kenjara
09 Mar 2007, 18:51 GMT
Was this the only spy vs spy to come out on console. I remember having the island one which I liked much better on my amiga. If that one comes out too I'll be more than happy.
2. Jonno
12 Mar 2007, 20:26 GMT
Spy vs. Spy has been on Several Commodores and Ataris before the NES. So yeah, it was on Amiga.
3. Dazza
12 Mar 2007, 21:24 GMT
It was on the Sega Master System too. It didn't come on a cartridge it was on a card! Awesome stuff!
4. DEMON212
03 Apr 2007, 03:45 BST
I had the GBC SvS and it was frickan awesome! I hope this one is as good.
5. Dahak
09 Apr 2007, 23:55 BST
The island one came out on the Famicom in Japan, so perhaps it will get localised.
6. NeuroToxin
10 Apr 2007, 08:07 BST
The Spy vs. Spy for the C64 was ten-times better than this one could ever hope to be; despite the lacking graphics.
There were more traps, more rooms, equal footing in terms of weapons and overall it just looked more polished.
7. Jake
16 Apr 2007, 22:08 BST
have u ever read a MAD magazine? It is sooooooo awsome
8. SKTTR
10 Jun 2007, 02:08 BST
the NES and C64 versions are the same. no differences apart from the title screen. even the music on NES is the same and as catchy as on the C64.
there were spy vs spy 2: tropical island and spy vs spy 3: north pole.
all three were available on C64.
didn't know there were two games on NES.
did the 3rd installment come out on famicom too?
9. NeuroToxin
10 Jun 2007, 16:15 BST
@SCkkKatTTrrRrbrain
That isn't true, the NES version of Spy vs. Spy featured larger sprites and a lesser assortment of traps. Unlike the C64 version, where the Spies could utilize their 'poles' n' either poke or bap eacother on the head - each one is equipped with a different weapons in this particular version.
If memory serves, the white spy had an umbrella; while the black spy had a knife - the former of which had longer range and made it nearly impossible to lose in a fight.
I'll stick to my ol' Commodore...
10. SKTTR
17 Jun 2007, 09:39 BST
i never noticed any differences. ok yeah the NES sprites are bigger, ok.
but white has umbrella? black has knife? no, both of them had black sticks xD
and the umbrella was some sort of useless item you could get.
i played both again, but both versions are equal.
it's not like you're going to miss something when you only know one version. i would take the nes version coz it has a little better graphics.
11. Sockapal
17 Jun 2007, 23:25 BST
I never realized that this was a game, back when the Mountain Dew Spy vs. Spy commmercials came out, now I know where they got that idea from. Man, and I thought it was quite an originial and fun set of commercials. But now I think I am more inclined to try the game!
12. romanista
14 Aug 2007, 14:59 BST
truly lovely game, endlessy bang my bro with this
13. Fuzzy Nutz
26 Aug 2007, 13:38 BST
I remember when this was on the ZX spectrum 128k.
It was great then and its great now a true classic.
I cant wait to get this its gonna be hours of fun all over again.
14. SKTTR
09 Sep 2007, 19:44 BST
This one is a classic, with a cool little soundtrack I never forget.
But beware: This is a game designed for two players.
If you play this alone, you will be bored very quick.
two players: 3 Stars
one player: 1 Star
15. thatweirdguyoverthere
13 Dec 2007, 01:13 GMT
I never read MAD that much, but I remember those soda commercials vaguely from when I was really young.
16. Pocketim
19 Feb 2008, 18:28 GMT
This is also on the PS2.
What the heck is USK?
17. Capt K
22 Feb 2008, 14:23 GMT
Don't waste your cash, this was rubbish. Gets 1/5 from me and that is simply for the multiplayer. This is one of the worst games i ever played; Nintendo should give me Wii points for downloading it!
18. NintendoNerd
04 Apr 2008, 01:36 BST
this game looks like turd and seeing that video i know its also a boring turd!
19. aut0matic
09 Apr 2008, 02:35 BST
@ romanista: france must have some crazy off the wall slang, because from what i understood you to say, it came out totally hilarious and raunchy and made me ROTFLMAO(unintentional, i'm sure.. just giving you a hard time
i love the spy for spy comic strip, i have a big collector's book compiling every one of them drawn by it's original creator, sergio aragones. as for the game? can't vouch for it at all, never played it, but one could certainly make a fun little game (maybe like bomberman, setting traps and stuff) off this franchise..
20. aut0matic
09 Apr 2008, 02:36 BST
whoops, realized that was the netherlands' flag, and not france's... sorry romanista!
21. RichWalker
05 Jun 2008, 12:21 BST
Spy Vs Spy 3 was my favourite one. Snowballs FTW
22. Bensei
13 Jun 2008, 07:37 BST
What Spy Vs. Spy is better? The C64 or the NES one?
23. Mickeymac
08 Jul 2008, 23:08 BST
I remember playing the more recent Xbox version, and while I didn't quite like that, it was certainly better than this.
24. Ricardo91
08 Jul 2008, 23:28 BST
I love MAD magazine! Hilarious stuff in there! I don't think i'll get this though.
25. tatemon555
01 Jan 2009, 02:25 GMT
Me no want. Characters good, idea for game bad. Me no want.
26. KnucklesSonic8
12 Mar 2009, 06:30 GMT
Just tried it on vNES. It's okay. I could see it being fun but maybe could grow a tad stale later. I wonder how the other versions fare?
27. Spiky Idiot
27 Mar 2009, 21:24 GMT
been 2 years since Spy vs Spy was rated by USK (German Ratings). Don't know why it's not released along with Dragon Slayer for TG-CD.
28. MegaMX4
30 Apr 2009, 18:54 BST
I remember the SMS version fondly. The traps were great (my favorite was the gun trap!), and there was nothing quite like a heated match with a second player. Maybe until that one's out I'll give this a try. Assuming it does see release anytime soon.
29. SKTTR
01 Jun 2009, 09:21 BST
I would rather see the C64 version, because on C64 it was a trilogy.
The first was in a house, the second on an jungle island and the third was on the northpole. Also on C64 the music was better.
30. cheetahman91
18 Oct 2009, 03:32 BST
Another game that's taking too long to be released. Also, the video doesn't work right.
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