Being the massive James Bond fan, its amazing how its essentially a James Bond game without the license. The attention to detail is outstanding. I love everything about it. This is one of the coolest arcade games of all time.
The thing that always annoyed me was that I could never finish the first two stages! I was absolutely in love with the idea of this game as a 7 year old but I was totally flummoxed by the fact that it was a traditional arcade game that was hard as Hell. Oh well, at least I can enjoy it retroactively.
i like how the real james bond iconic villains appear in this "no licence to copy" game that doesn t have the copyrights. The Jaws from roger moore 007 movies and the Oddjob from sean connery movie "Goldfinger"
Watching this I just figured the player was opposed to shooting animals in the game if it could be avoided, and only in the last level I realized the kicks were doing double damage!
I was just trying to remember the name of this game the other day. This was a game that always attracted me to the cabinet as a kid and one that captured my imagination. This game should have been combined with spy Hunter.
The first time I played this game was back in Arizona when I was 9 years old. Fast Forward to today, I still love this game just as I loved it when I was a kid. Thank you for posting this 1cc playthrough, it brings back good memories.
Several references from Data East's other arcade games made cameo appearances in Sly Spy. A poster showing Chelnov (a.k.a. Atomic Runner) can be seen at the beginning of Stage 3, the logo for the aforementioned Bad Dudes can be seen at the end of Stage 3, and a poster showing Karnov can be seen at the beginning of Stage 5. In the 1990 movie RoboCop 2, officer Duffy gets pushed by RoboCop into a Bad Dudes arcade cabinet, but with Sly Spy built into it. Along with a few other Data East arcade games, they appeared in the film due to licensing and advertising agreements between Orion Pictures, Data East and Ocean Software after the release of two video games based on the RoboCop property.
There's Robocop's decapitated body at the beginning of the last level as well. I read the comments to see the context. You gave me the context but I'm surprised you missed Robocop himself laying on the floor without a head. wires hanging out.
yeah, it definitely is a great soundtrack and the last level is great as you said. I like the music in the level 2 section where you're on the motorcycle, it sounds old time-y and fits with the Bond motif nicely.
The boss fight at 9:40 reminds me of a line from the Frantics' "Last Will and Temperament": "And to my cat, Mittens, I bequeath my vast, entire BOOT TO THE HEAD!"
I absolutely love that BOOT TO THE HEAD skit! I wish I made this connection when I was playing...thanks for the laugh, going to search for a youtube video of it now (while I cover my head). 😆
@@Pete_Hahn Oh, I will do you one better: Here's a remastered mashup between the original skit and the old game PHOENIX WRIGHT:ACE ATTORNEY: ruclips.net/video/2wC2jOSj8xU/видео.html
Players control the secret agent name Sly Spy through eight different stages. Some stages have their own gameplay. In the first part of the first stage, players shoot enemies horizontally while sky-diving. The second half of the first, third, fifth, sixth and eighth stages are played in a run and gun format similar to Namco's Rolling Thunder and its sequels, but it lacks the ability to jump between the top and bottom floors while grabbing rails. Also, when out of ammo or attacked by a boss with one hit, Sly Spy drops his firearm while the game becomes a beat' em up in 2D platform manner, much like similar to the 1985 Konami side-scrolling arcade game Rush'n Attack, the 1984 Irem side-scrolling beat-'em-up Kung Fu Master, the 1987 Sega side-scrolling arcade game Shinobi, and the 1988 Data East's own arcade games Bad Dudes Vs. Dragon Ninja and RoboCop. Players can make Sly Spy do three different kicks: high kicks, low kicks and jump kicks. The second stage shows Sly Spy riding on his motorcycle with a built-in machine gun, which makes this stage a combination of run-and-gun and vehicular combat game formats, much like Irem's Moon Patrol. The fourth and seventh stages are in marine-based, side-scrolling shooter format. Minor enemies will drop several different items when defeated, such as extra ammo, cans of Coca-Cola-esque soda and machine guns. Sometimes, enemies will drop a jetpack on land or a DPV while underwater to make transportation easier. Enemies also drop parts of the ultimate weapon in the game called the Golden Gun, which is based on the weapon of the same name from the novel/film titled The Man with the Golden Gun; however, instead of shooting Golden Bullets like in the James Bond series, Sly Spy's version functions nearly the same way as the Cobra Gun in Data East's 1988 RoboCop arcade game and the Heavy Barrel energy cannon from the arcade game of the same name. It is also shaped like a rifle instead of a pistol; however, when the Golden Gun is equipped along with either the motorcycle or a DPV, their built-in firearms will shoot the same energy bolts shot from the Golden Gun itself.
omg after searching for like 20yrs finally found similar game.. 😱😱😱 it was probably on nes/snes game. same type of spy run and gun game. in between stage you can drive a bumble bee car in desert..
@@Pete_Hahn There are at least 2 stages with alternate paths that can be accessed via the Jetpack. Makes it a bit easier to construct the golden gun. There are probably more I haven't found!
Just picked this up on switch as a bundle that also includes Shootout, Wizard Fire & Super Real Darwin on sale for $3.99. Sly spy looks like it takes some inspiration from Rolling Thunder which is one of my favorites.
nice, great price for all those games! 👍 Sly Spy shares some similarities with Rolling Thunder but thankfully Sly Spy is more forgiving overall. Thanks for commenting! 💪
This was originally going to be a Bond game, but they lost the license and had to change things. 777 was obviously supposed to be 007, the US flag parachute was meant to be the famous Union Flag parachute, the villains are obviously Bond-alikes, the power-up is called Golden Gun for god's sake!
I didn't know about this game. I saw another game with the same style,but It was Miami Vice alike,but I don't remember the name:/ Anyway,the pixel art is amazing and got old verywell.Looks like Data East took Dragon Ninja and make some modifications.When the 007 vilains appeared,was a funny suprise:) That's strange a game like this didn't received any console version.It's a lost pearl.
there's a console port...but it's on the Wii of all systems, as part of the Data East Arcade Classics compilation. It's really rare and expensive, though. I wish it would be sent to Arcade Archives to release on Switch / PS4-5 / Steam soon.
So hard to play this game without taking a bunch of hits. Almost need an invincibility code to even play this game, unless if you like to pay about $10 dollars worth of quarters to put into this arcade machine? This game is basically a James Bond game. I am surprised that the owners of the James Bond series did not say something about this game? Jaws, Odd Job, and The Golden Gun are in this game. All of which are a part of the James Bond series. Even Sly Spy himself looks just like Sean Connery. . Even the underwater scuba-gear levels of this game are from Thunderball movie. Even at the end of the game with the last boss is a reference to Goldfinger when Bond is strapped down to the table with the laser getting ready to slice him in half.
I'm sorry, I'm not sure what you mean? Some enemies can knock the gun from your hand like the boss at 5:00 in the video. Also, some enemies might be easier to beat without the gun, such as the tiger boss.
I wonder if anyone ever figured out what the ending was trying to say. Whatever things you supposedly missed, it takes more than a 1CC no-death run to get them. Of course it's entirely possible that the ending text is just BS nonsense but who knows.
I think the president was referring to the women as the "few things" that were missed, which are shown in the picture immediately following him saying it...but I'm not certain. Oh well! :)
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@@Pete_Hahn This is why Data East went out of business on June 25, 2003. Tactron Corporation might do this sequel Sly Spy Lady (USA) Secret Agent Woman (Japan) even if Tetsuo Fukuda negotiates this idea I came up with.
I agree! From a gameplay perspective it feels like a slight upgrade because your Agent is more mobile and can jump higher, but levels are laid out in a similar fashion.
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Being the massive James Bond fan, its amazing how its essentially a James Bond game without the license. The attention to detail is outstanding. I love everything about it. This is one of the coolest arcade games of all time.
The thing that always annoyed me was that I could never finish the first two stages! I was absolutely in love with the idea of this game as a 7 year old but I was totally flummoxed by the fact that it was a traditional arcade game that was hard as Hell. Oh well, at least I can enjoy it retroactively.
I love how the intro level is a Moonraker reference, which then ends with a The Spy Who Loved Me reference
Dana Carvey: If it is a woman her name is Jamesina Bond.
It’s basically “Bad Dudes” with a James Bond overlay.
"Officer Duffy Have a Seat" -Alex Murphy
i like how the real james bond iconic villains appear in this "no licence to copy" game that doesn t have the copyrights. The Jaws from roger moore 007 movies and the Oddjob from sean connery movie "Goldfinger"
yes, lots of similarities...it's just a coincidence, I'm sure. Right, Data East? 😁
Sly Spy is legendary with ABSOLUTELY AWESOME graphics and STUNNING gameplay
The same year as the James bond movie license to kill
Right but dont like sound mix
Imagine all those bodies falling to the ground in the beginning
*cues the song "It's Raining Men" *
I used to play this at a Laundromat.. Good time killer while the laundry was spinning..
This was truly a James Bond game
Love the 'Golden Gun' voice line
Who knew a swift kick was a better tiger deterrent than a pistol?
Watching this I just figured the player was opposed to shooting animals in the game if it could be avoided, and only in the last level I realized the kicks were doing double damage!
That hat thrower was just like Oddjob from Goldfinger: 007.
Yes he was, you are absolutely right, and the baddie with the brown hair and metal arms looks like Jaws
I was just trying to remember the name of this game the other day. This was a game that always attracted me to the cabinet as a kid and one that captured my imagination. This game should have been combined with spy Hunter.
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The first time I played this game was back in Arizona when I was 9 years old. Fast Forward to today, I still love this game just as I loved it when I was a kid. Thank you for posting this 1cc playthrough, it brings back good memories.
thank you for commenting, I'm glad I was able give some nostalgic memories from your youth!
@@Pete_Hahn Thanks, you sure did.
Several references from Data East's other arcade games made cameo appearances in Sly Spy. A poster showing Chelnov (a.k.a. Atomic Runner) can be seen at the beginning of Stage 3, the logo for the aforementioned Bad Dudes can be seen at the end of Stage 3, and a poster showing Karnov can be seen at the beginning of Stage 5. In the 1990 movie RoboCop 2, officer Duffy gets pushed by RoboCop into a Bad Dudes arcade cabinet, but with Sly Spy built into it. Along with a few other Data East arcade games, they appeared in the film due to licensing and advertising agreements between Orion Pictures, Data East and Ocean Software after the release of two video games based on the RoboCop property.
👍 haven't seen Robocop in ages. Neve noticed it until now. Thank you👏👏👏
There's Robocop's decapitated body at the beginning of the last level as well. I read the comments to see the context. You gave me the context but I'm surprised you missed Robocop himself laying on the floor without a head. wires hanging out.
Didn't know it was an arcade game. Loved it on my Amiga. Tough as nails. Still Remember buying it 👍
Well played! At least you saved the world and so the Galloping Ghost Arcade.
Yes, we are all safe...for now! :) Thanks for watching!
I played this on MAME once before it hit Wii as part of Data East Arcade Classics, but it was when it hit the Wii that I really got into this game.
It's a lot of fun, glad that you got into it! Have you every tried Rolling Thunder, Mike?
Pete Hahn I have, although I’m not the best at it. I need to sit down and give that one some more quality time soon.
The game over screen use to get me all the time especially during the Cold War era 😂
Alex Murphy: you sold us out officer Duffy
Off top, GOLDEN GUN top corner
the last stage is simply glorious. excelent james bond music with all bosses reappeared floor by floor within a massive soviet nuclear missile silo!!
yeah, it definitely is a great soundtrack and the last level is great as you said. I like the music in the level 2 section where you're on the motorcycle, it sounds old time-y and fits with the Bond motif nicely.
The death sounds of enemies couldn't take
1990 used to play this at the small arcade next to the Caltex pump near Defence Market in Karachi
very nice, I never saw one at an arcade until I was older. I always saw Bad Dudes around this era instead.
Played this as a kid. Thought I had almost beaten the game.
I WAS ONLY ON LEVEL THREE!😂
This game was made the exact same year the movie Licence To Kill was made. 👍
RoboCop 2 Brought me here!!
The boss fight at 9:40 reminds me of a line from the Frantics' "Last Will and Temperament": "And to my cat, Mittens, I bequeath my vast, entire BOOT TO THE HEAD!"
I absolutely love that BOOT TO THE HEAD skit!
I wish I made this connection when I was playing...thanks for the laugh, going to search for a youtube video of it now (while I cover my head). 😆
@@Pete_Hahn Oh, I will do you one better: Here's a remastered mashup between the original skit and the old game PHOENIX WRIGHT:ACE ATTORNEY: ruclips.net/video/2wC2jOSj8xU/видео.html
Players control the secret agent name Sly Spy through eight different stages. Some stages have their own gameplay. In the first part of the first stage, players shoot enemies horizontally while sky-diving. The second half of the first, third, fifth, sixth and eighth stages are played in a run and gun format similar to Namco's Rolling Thunder and its sequels, but it lacks the ability to jump between the top and bottom floors while grabbing rails. Also, when out of ammo or attacked by a boss with one hit, Sly Spy drops his firearm while the game becomes a beat' em up in 2D platform manner, much like similar to the 1985 Konami side-scrolling arcade game Rush'n Attack, the 1984 Irem side-scrolling beat-'em-up Kung Fu Master, the 1987 Sega side-scrolling arcade game Shinobi, and the 1988 Data East's own arcade games Bad Dudes Vs. Dragon Ninja and RoboCop. Players can make Sly Spy do three different kicks: high kicks, low kicks and jump kicks. The second stage shows Sly Spy riding on his motorcycle with a built-in machine gun, which makes this stage a combination of run-and-gun and vehicular combat game formats, much like Irem's Moon Patrol. The fourth and seventh stages are in marine-based, side-scrolling shooter format. Minor enemies will drop several different items when defeated, such as extra ammo, cans of Coca-Cola-esque soda and machine guns. Sometimes, enemies will drop a jetpack on land or a DPV while underwater to make transportation easier.
Enemies also drop parts of the ultimate weapon in the game called the Golden Gun, which is based on the weapon of the same name from the novel/film titled The Man with the Golden Gun; however, instead of shooting Golden Bullets like in the James Bond series, Sly Spy's version functions nearly the same way as the Cobra Gun in Data East's 1988 RoboCop arcade game and the Heavy Barrel energy cannon from the arcade game of the same name. It is also shaped like a rifle instead of a pistol; however, when the Golden Gun is equipped along with either the motorcycle or a DPV, their built-in firearms will shoot the same energy bolts shot from the Golden Gun itself.
Gah, slicing up the shark for 10k per shot 6:30 - if I had known that last Saturday....ARRGH.
omg after searching for like 20yrs finally found similar game.. 😱😱😱
it was probably on nes/snes game. same type of spy run and gun game. in between stage you can drive a bumble bee car in desert..
Ha its got a poster of 'Karnov'. Quite a notorious character.
At least when you rescue Ronnie the president he takes you out for burgers. This president tells you to go back and play the game again.
yeah, he's not very thankful of your efforts! 🙂
I guess Sly just wasn't a bad enough dude.
Credit for the music goes to Azusa Hara.
9:26 Bro why do you have to waste all of your freaking bullets
I feel bad for those dogs and tigers, they had to be killed.
La grafica la ricordo leggermente diversa
My Favourite game. I was played this game my Childhood. And I Always cleared all round Easly. 🌹❤️💞
it's fun, and not very hard to clear - that's one of the reasons I like it.
Thanks for commenting!
Missed some secrets, but nice playthrough!
Are there actually secrets, or is that just a slick lie Data East used to try and get more credits out of gullible players?
Which ones? thanks for commenting!
@@Pete_Hahn There are at least 2 stages with alternate paths that can be accessed via the Jetpack. Makes it a bit easier to construct the golden gun. There are probably more I haven't found!
Just picked this up on switch as a bundle that also includes Shootout, Wizard Fire & Super Real Darwin on sale for $3.99. Sly spy looks like it takes some inspiration from Rolling Thunder which is one of my favorites.
nice, great price for all those games! 👍
Sly Spy shares some similarities with Rolling Thunder but thankfully Sly Spy is more forgiving overall.
Thanks for commenting! 💪
This was originally going to be a Bond game, but they lost the license and had to change things. 777 was obviously supposed to be 007, the US flag parachute was meant to be the famous Union Flag parachute, the villains are obviously Bond-alikes, the power-up is called Golden Gun for god's sake!
makes sense to me!
Played this lot at 711 🥰
Same gun sound sample at Blood Bros. among the familiar sounding jams.
james bond 007
I didn't know about this game. I saw another game with the same style,but It was Miami Vice alike,but I don't remember the name:/
Anyway,the pixel art is amazing and got old verywell.Looks like Data East took Dragon Ninja and make some modifications.When the 007 vilains appeared,was a funny suprise:)
That's strange a game like this didn't received any console version.It's a lost pearl.
there's a console port...but it's on the Wii of all systems, as part of the Data East Arcade Classics compilation. It's really rare and expensive, though.
I wish it would be sent to Arcade Archives to release on Switch / PS4-5 / Steam soon.
Gret Jahb
This game must have been inspired by 007.
Ya think?
6:36 - James Bond🔫 vs. Jaws 🦈
2 things I enjoy! 😎
Data east had hits
oh yeah, they did! 💪They also had some great licenses like RoboCop.
@@Pete_Hahn I still play robocop. “Drop it.”
Conheci agora ;_;
Essa maravilha
Pewwww! GUUUuuH!
Amazing so many people can fit in a Ferrari F40
Hey - when there's a will, there's a way! :)
Thanks for commenting!
gran juego, nuevo subscriptor
you play so good!!!
0:09 sly...spy.....
15:43 Damn they killed Robocop
yeah, they did him in...and/or, Data East wanted a reason to re-use sprites from another game. 😁
So hard to play this game without taking a bunch of hits. Almost need an invincibility code to even play this game, unless if you like to pay about $10 dollars worth of quarters to put into this arcade machine?
This game is basically a James Bond game. I am surprised that the owners of the James Bond series did not say something about this game? Jaws, Odd Job, and The Golden Gun are in this game. All of which are a part of the James Bond series. Even Sly Spy himself looks just like Sean Connery. . Even the underwater scuba-gear levels of this game are from Thunderball movie. Even at the end of the game with the last boss is a reference to Goldfinger when Bond is strapped down to the table with the laser getting ready to slice him in half.
데이터 이스트 코퍼레이션 0 드라이버 입니다.
And people claim there werent any good Bond games before Goldeneye 64?
I know, right? 😁
I wish this could have the license but this was good enough without it!
어쩐지 소리 에뮬레이션은 100% 완벽할 수 없습니다.
올래는 쉬움판이 였지만 너무 어려움판이 였습니다.
Sim
era conery
Sounds like it's running on a mega drive.
8:32 deberia haber un codigo o usar el boton 1P Start para desprenderse voluntariamente de la pistola...
Gracia, no sabia de eso
Perdon pero no te confundas. Dije "deberia" porque se ve que es muy molesto vaciar el arma, pero no creo que lo haya@@Pete_Hahn
this game enemy almost don't take the gun ?
I'm sorry, I'm not sure what you mean? Some enemies can knock the gun from your hand like the boss at 5:00 in the video. Also, some enemies might be easier to beat without the gun, such as the tiger boss.
I wonder if anyone ever figured out what the ending was trying to say. Whatever things you supposedly missed, it takes more than a 1CC no-death run to get them. Of course it's entirely possible that the ending text is just BS nonsense but who knows.
I think the president was referring to the women as the "few things" that were missed, which are shown in the picture immediately following him saying it...but I'm not certain. Oh well! :)
There are several secret areas to discover. Not sure if I've found them all yet, but doing so may change the ending.
GUH
How long have you been a spy Harry?
I need a vacation
Great looking game and awesome unkillable run! Was this ever ported on any console?
Thank you, sir! It was on the Data East Arcade Arcade Classics compilation on the Wii and it was ported to Amiga and Commodore 64, I think.
The original arcade game will be coming to Nintendo Switch next week (5/3/8).
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A TIGER??!!!!
sure, why not? Everything is fair game with Data East! :)
Very true
007
💯, he's the best!
Even I thought there should be a sequel Sly Spy Lady playing a female secret agent.
yeah, that would be great. Rolling Thunder added the woman agent for it's sequel, why not this series also?
@@Pete_Hahn This is why Data East went out of business on June 25, 2003. Tactron Corporation might do this sequel Sly Spy Lady (USA) Secret Agent Woman (Japan) even if Tetsuo Fukuda negotiates this idea I came up with.
this game is similar to Robocop arcade.
I agree! From a gameplay perspective it feels like a slight upgrade because your Agent is more mobile and can jump higher, but levels are laid out in a similar fashion.
No kidding
Flash gal is a bit like this
Never played Flash Gal, I'll check it out!
@@Pete_Hahn doits a great retro game
………初めて此の動画を見ましたが………､なんか、日焼けした､石原良純さんにしか、私には見えないのですが、気のせいでしょうか？
American james bond jajajaajaja
Kozak .
⭐⭐⭐007⭐⭐⭐
james bond is not an american. He is british! And he doesn t drive a ferrari f40 but an aston martin!!
yup, Data East definitely took some liberties with some of the design choices...maybe to not have to get a license or pay royalties?
@@Pete_Hahn yeah you are right! you missjudged my question. my question was rhetoric. i knew the answer before i asked it!!!
😂🤣 this is a funny game
definitely funny, and quirky. But that's part of the charm, for me at least.
@@Pete_Hahn 😊 yea
Wants I heard the dog death sounds I was out.I can't handle that,even in games
Dead Robocop heh
They make you fight tigers? Does P.I.T.A. know about this? 😁
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THE UK HAVE BOND.... JAMES BOND.... THE US HAS POTTS.... JACK POTTS