Spy's Demise

Spy's Demise is an action game written by Alan Zeldin for the Apple II, published by Penguin Software in 1982. It was ported to the Atari, Commodore 64, Texas Instruments TI-99/4A, and Vector-06c. The game contained a puzzle which could be solved for a Spy's Demise T-Shirt. According to Antic magazine in June 1984, only four people had solved it. The original draft by Alan Zeldin was called Poof!, with identical game play. For marketing, it was decided to change the graphics to fit a spy theme and Mary Locke at Penguin Software created the animated spy character. The Spy's Demise title was inspired by a drink name at a spy-themed bar in Milwaukee named The Safe House. Spy's Demise was followed by a sequel, The Spy Strikes Back, written by Penguin Software founder Mark Pelczarski and Robert Hardy. Both games, along with Penguin's Thunderbombs, were later released together as Arcade Album #1 for the Apple II, Atari 8-bit, and Commodore 64.