This page is for the 2003 remake. For the original 1984 game, see Spy Hunter.
Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key Points
- Controller highly recommended.
- Doesn't work very well on newer operating systems. See Issues fixed.
- Missing graphical effects seen on the console versions.
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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Standard CD check. |
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Retail |
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- This game is not available digitally.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Instructions[1]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\movies
- Delete or rename
ASPYR.SHM , INTRO.SHM and MLOGO.SHM .
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
In-Game settings; Quality appears to alter texture quality and draw distance.
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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FX, Music and Voice. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Issues fixed
Game cannot be installed
- When attempting to install from disk, a message will pop up saying Fatal Application Error - This Application has Unexpectedly Quit.
Instructions
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- Go to My Computer or This PC, depending on the version of Windows you're using, and open the disk drive, where Spy Hunter is located.
- Right click
Autorun.exe , select Properties, set compatibility mode to Windows XP (Service Pack 2), check Run this program as an administrator, then click Apply.
- Run the installer as usual.
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Game crashes
- Game will crash shortly after reaching the title screen.
Method 1: Install dgVoodoo
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- Download dgVoodoo.
- Extract
dgVoodooCpl.exe and dgVoodoo.conf to <path-to-game>, where SpyHunter.exe resides.
- Open the
MS folder in the dgVoodoo zip and extract DDraw.dll , D3DImm.dll , D3D8.dll , and D3D9.dll from the x86 folder to <path-to-game>, again where SpyHunter.exe resides.
- Open
dgVoodooCpl.exe .
- Make sure the Config folder / Running instance is set to <path-to-game>, it may already be there by default.
- In the General tab, set Adapter(s) to use / enable to your current graphics card, Appearance to Full Screen, and Scaling mode to Stretched, 4:3 Aspect Ratio.
- In the DirectX tab, make sure Disable and passthru to real DirectX is unchecked, and set Resolution to Max. You can uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark if you wish.
- Optional: under Texturing, set Filtering to Force anisotropic 16x and set Antialiasing (MSAA) to 8x to enable anisotropic filtering and antialiasing respectively. Under Miscellaneous, check Force vSync to enable vSync.
- Click Apply and exit the program.
- Upscales to your desired resolution and can apply anti-aliasing/anisotropic filtering.
- Framerate is quite low while using dgVoodoo.
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Method 2: Install WineD3D
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- Download WineD3D.
- Extract
d3d8.dll and wined3d.dll to <path-to-game>, where SpyHunter.exe resides.
- Greatly improves framerate, which greatly improves loading times.
- Limited only to screen resolutions the game offers.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8.1 |
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Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
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macOS (OS X) | | | |
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This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Mac OS (Classic) | | | |
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System requirements
Windows | Mac OS (Classic) | macOS (OS X) |
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98, 2000, ME, XP | |
Processor (CPU) |
800 MHz Intel Pentium 3/AMD Athlon
| 1.5 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
700 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
8 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible
| 64 MB of VRAM |
Mac OS |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
9.0 | |
Processor (CPU) |
400 MHz G3 processor
| 600 MHz G3 processor |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB |
256 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
700 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
16 MB of VRAM
| 32 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10.1.3 or later | |
Processor (CPU) |
400 MHz G3 processor
| 867 dual G4 or better processor |
System memory (RAM) |
128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
700 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon or Nvidia GeForce 16 MB of VRAM
| 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References