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Spy Fox
Spy Fox
	Spy Fox
Genre(s)	Adventure, Edutainment
Developer(s)	Humongous Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Humongous Entertainment; Atari; GT Interactive; Infogrames
Creator(s)	Bret Barrett; Brad Carlton
Platform(s)	Windows, Macintosh, iOS, Linux, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
First release	Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"; October 17, 1997
Latest release	Spy Fox 3: "Operation Ozone"; May 1, 2001

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Spy Fox is a software gaming series from Humongous Entertainment starring a fictional anthropomorphic fox of the same name, intended for children 8 and up.^[1] The series follows the eponymous character, an anthropomorphic fox and secret agent tasked with stopping global crises. Many of the game's names and plot elements are spoofs of the James Bond and Get Smart series.^{[citation needed]}

Summary

Spy Fox (voiced by Bob Zenk in Dry Cereal and Cheese Chase and Mike Madeoy in the other three games) works for a spy agency called SPY Corps. His cohorts include Monkey Penny (his secretarial assistant), Professor Quack (creator of the SPY Corps gadgets), the SPY Corps Chief, and the four-armed, four-sleeved 'tracking bug', Walter Wireless.

There are three adventure games in the series:

Spy Fox in: Dry Cereal (October 17, 1997)
Spy Fox in: Some Assembly Required (September 28, 1999)^[2]
Spy Fox in: Operation Ozone (May 1, 2001)^[3]

Two arcade games also exist starring Spy Fox:

Spy Fox in: Cheese Chase (March 31, 1998)
Spy Fox in: Hold the Mustard (October 19, 1999)^[4]

The Spy Fox games each contain several different game paths randomly determined when the player starts a new game. Each path has its own challenges, which some players find more challenging than others. The main protagonist of the games, Spy Fox, uses a variety of gadgets to complete his missions. The game allows for second chances on puzzles and tasks, and it is impossible to fail the overall mission.^[1] Each game has a bonus ending wherein the player can catch the villain. The bonus ending is accessible only if the player clicks an option at the right moment.

When running with ScummVM, these games can be played on different operating systems, including Windows, Mac and Linux. Nearly a decade after its initial release, the first installment of the Spy Fox trilogy was ported to the Nintendo Wii in 2008, but its availability was significantly limited by legal problems concerning the port's development.^[5]

In 2014, the Spy Fox series was released on Steam, along with the entirety of the Humongous Entertainment game library.^[6]

Back in the early 2000s, Humongous published a number of promo materials for the games. These materials include stories featuring new villains that have never appeared in the game series, including Dr. Morrie Arty, Dr. Fu Manch Hugh, and Baron Von Bluefield.^[7]

Availability

For Steam the games were released individually,^[8] bundled together in the "Spy Fox Complete Pack"^[9] and packaged with all Humongous Entertainment games in the "Humongous Entertainment Complete Pack".^[10]
Spy Fox in: Cheese Chase was released for Windows and Macintosh on a compilation CD titled "Super Duper Arcade 1", along with Pajama Sam's Sock Works, Freddi Fish and Luther's Water Worries and Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-O-Rama.^[11]
Spy Fox in: Hold the Mustard was released for Windows and Macintosh on a compilation CD titled "Super Duper Arcade 2", along with Pajama Sam's Lost & Found, Freddi Fish and Luther's Maze Madness and Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick.^[12]
Humongous Entertainment released a CD titled "Humongous Entertainment Triple Treat 3", which included Spy Fox in: Cheese Chase, Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse and Backyard Baseball.^[13]
Encore Software released a compilation CD titled "Fun & Skills Pack 1st & 2nd Grade", which included Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal", Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective and Crayola Magic 3D Coloring.^[14]
Encore Software released a compilation CD titled "Fun & Skills Pack 1st & 2nd Grade 3.0", which included Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal", Schoolhouse Rock!, Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective and Crayola Make a Masterpiece.^[15]

References

^ ^a ^b Keeley, Joe (October 9, 2009). "Review for Spy Fox in 'Dry Cereal'". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ . 2000-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20000519222456/http://www.humongous.com/. Archived from the original on 2000-05-19. Retrieved 2023-06-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Infogrames Press Release". 2001-08-03. Archived from the original on 2001-08-03. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
^ . 2000-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20000519222456/http://www.humongous.com/. Archived from the original on 2000-05-19. Retrieved 2023-06-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Cobbett, Richard (December 22, 2017). "How ScummVM is keeping adventure games alive, one old game at a time". PC Gamer. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
^ "Steam Search". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
^ "Spy Fox: Super Top Secret Agents Only Area". humongous.com. Archived from the original on 2002-02-04. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
^ "Spy Fox on Steam". Steam. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
^ "Spy Fox Complete Pack on Steam". store.steampower ed.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
^ "Humongous Entertainment Complete Pack on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
^ "Super Duper Arcade 1". Retrieved December 19, 2016.
^ "Super Duper Arcade 2". Retrieved December 19, 2016.
^ "RF Generation:Humongous Entertainment Triple Treat 3". Retrieved December 19, 2016.
^ "Humongous Entertainment Triple Treat". CDAccess.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
^ Leo W. (2019-05-22). "Fun & Skills Pack 1st & 2nd Grade 3.0". Amazon. Retrieved 2022-08-07.

External links

SuperKids Software Review: Spy Fox Operation Ozone

Android release: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tommo.nggpesf1&hl=de

[Dry_Cereal-1] Keeley, Joe (October 9, 2009). "Review for Spy Fox in 'Dry Cereal'". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[2] . 2000-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20000519222456/http://www.humongous.com/. Archived from the original on 2000-05-19. Retrieved 2023-06-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[3] "Infogrames Press Release". 2001-08-03. Archived from the original on 2001-08-03. Retrieved 2024-02-18.

[4] . 2000-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20000519222456/http://www.humongous.com/. Archived from the original on 2000-05-19. Retrieved 2023-06-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[pcgamer_history_2017-5] Cobbett, Richard (December 22, 2017). "How ScummVM is keeping adventure games alive, one old game at a time". PC Gamer. Retrieved December 28, 2017.

[6] "Steam Search". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.

[7] "Spy Fox: Super Top Secret Agents Only Area". humongous.com. Archived from the original on 2002-02-04. Retrieved 2021-01-07.

[SpyFoxSingleSteam-8] "Spy Fox on Steam". Steam. Retrieved December 19, 2016.

[9] "Spy Fox Complete Pack on Steam". store.steampower ed.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.

[10] "Humongous Entertainment Complete Pack on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved December 19, 2016.

[11] "Super Duper Arcade 1". Retrieved December 19, 2016.

[12] "Super Duper Arcade 2". Retrieved December 19, 2016.

[13] "RF Generation:Humongous Entertainment Triple Treat 3". Retrieved December 19, 2016.

[14] "Humongous Entertainment Triple Treat". CDAccess.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

[15] Leo W. (2019-05-22). "Fun & Skills Pack 1st & 2nd Grade 3.0". Amazon. Retrieved 2022-08-07.

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 |publisher = Humongous Entertainment<br>[[Atari]]<br>[[GT Interactive]]<br>[[Infogrames]]
 |genre = [[Adventure game|Adventure]], [[Edutainment]]
-|platforms = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Macintosh]], [[iOS]], [[Linux]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
+|platforms = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Macintosh]], [[iOS]], [[Linux]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]]
 |creator = Bret Barrett<br>Brad Carlton
 |first release version = ''[[Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"]]''
 |first release date= October 17, 1997
 |latest release version = ''[[Spy Fox 3: "Operation Ozone"]]''
-|latest release date = March 30, 2001
+|latest release date = May 1, 2001
 }}
-'''''Spy Fox''''' is a [[software]] gaming series from [[Humongous Entertainment]] starring a fictional [[anthropomorphic]] fox of the same name, intended for children 8 and up.<ref name="Dry Cereal">{{cite news |last1=Keeley |first1=Joe |title=Review for Spy Fox in 'Dry Cereal' |url=https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/18344 |access-date=18 January 2022 |work=Adventure Gamers |date=October 9, 2009}}</ref> There are also running gags in the games such as Professor Quack eating a certain blueprint which shows how a gadget works (see below) and Monkey Penny's karate belt, which appears on the packaging boxes but is not shown in actual gameplay (although the belt appears in the bonus ending from ''Operation Ozone'' and is sometimes shown in animations that play during credits). Many of the game's names and plot elements are spoofs of the [[James Bond]] and ''[[Get Smart]]'' series. {{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}
+'''''Spy Fox''''' is a [[software]] gaming series from [[Humongous Entertainment]] starring a fictional [[anthropomorphic]] fox of the same name, intended for children 8 and up.<ref name="Dry Cereal">{{cite news |last1=Keeley |first1=Joe |title=Review for Spy Fox in 'Dry Cereal' |url=https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/18344 |access-date=18 January 2022 |work=Adventure Gamers |date=October 9, 2009}}</ref> The series follows the eponymous character, an anthropomorphic fox and secret agent tasked with stopping global crises. Many of the game's names and plot elements are spoofs of the [[James Bond]] and ''[[Get Smart]]'' series.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}
 ==Summary==
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 There are three [[adventure games]] in the series:
 * ''[[Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"|Spy Fox in: Dry Cereal]]'' (October 17, 1997)
-* ''[[Spy Fox 2: "Some Assembly Required"|Spy Fox in: Some Assembly Required]]'' (September 21, 1999)
+* ''[[Spy Fox 2: "Some Assembly Required"|Spy Fox in: Some Assembly Required]]'' (September 28, 1999)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-05-19 |title= |url=http://www.humongous.com/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000519222456/http://www.humongous.com/ |archive-date=2000-05-19 }}</ref>
+* ''[[Spy Fox 3: "Operation Ozone"|Spy Fox in: Operation Ozone]]'' (May 1, 2001)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-08-03 |title=Infogrames Press Release |url=http://www.infogrames.net/corporate/press/050101_spyfox.asp |access-date=2024-02-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010803043529/http://www.infogrames.net/corporate/press/050101_spyfox.asp |archive-date=2001-08-03 }}</ref>
-* ''[[Spy Fox 3: "Operation Ozone"|Spy Fox in: Operation Ozone]]'' (March 30, 2001)
 Two [[arcade games]] also exist starring Spy Fox:
 * ''Spy Fox in: Cheese Chase'' (March 31, 1998)
+* ''Spy Fox in: Hold the Mustard'' (October 19, 1999)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-05-19 |title= |url=http://www.humongous.com/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000519222456/http://www.humongous.com/ |archive-date=2000-05-19 }}</ref>
-* ''Spy Fox in: Hold the Mustard'' (September 21, 1999)
 The ''Spy Fox'' games each contain several different game paths randomly determined when the player starts a new game. Each path has its own challenges, which some players find more challenging than others. The main [[protagonist]] of the games, Spy Fox, uses a variety of gadgets to complete his missions. The game allows for second chances on puzzles and tasks, and it is impossible to fail the overall mission.<ref name="Dry Cereal"></ref> Each game has a [[Types of fiction with multiple endings|bonus ending]] wherein the player can catch the villain. The bonus ending is accessible only if the player [[Quick-time event|clicks an option at the right moment]].
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 * For [[Steam (service)|Steam]] the games were released individually,<ref name="SpyFoxSingleSteam">{{cite web |url=http://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Humongous%20Entertainment |title=Spy Fox on Steam |author= |date= |publisher=[[Steam (service)|Steam]] |accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref> bundled together in the "Spy Fox Complete Pack"<ref>{{cite web|title=Spy Fox Complete Pack on Steam|url=http://store.steampowered.com/sub/42722/|website=store.steampower ed.com|accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref> and packaged with all Humongous Entertainment games in the "Humongous Entertainment Complete Pack".<ref>{{cite web|title=Humongous Entertainment Complete Pack on Steam|url=http://store.steampowered.com/sub/42723/|website=store.steampowered.com|accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref>
 * ''Spy Fox in: Cheese Chase'' was released for Windows and Macintosh on a compilation CD titled "Super Duper Arcade 1", along with ''Pajama Sam's Sock Works'', ''Freddi Fish and Luther's Water Worries'' and ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Balloon-O-Rama''.<ref>{{cite web | title=Super Duper Arcade 1 | url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/super-duper-arcade-1 | publisher= | date= | accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref>
-* ''Spy Fox in: Hold the Mustard'' was released for Windows and Macintosh on a compilation CD titled "Super Duper Arcade 2", along with ''Pajama Sam's Lost & Found'', ''Freddi Fish and Luther's Maze Madness'' and ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick''<ref>{{cite web | title=Super Duper Arcade 2 | url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/super-duper-arcade-2 | publisher= | date= | accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref>
+* ''Spy Fox in: Hold the Mustard'' was released for Windows and Macintosh on a compilation CD titled "Super Duper Arcade 2", along with ''Pajama Sam's Lost & Found'', ''Freddi Fish and Luther's Maze Madness'' and ''Putt-Putt and Pep's Dog on a Stick''.<ref>{{cite web | title=Super Duper Arcade 2 | url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/super-duper-arcade-2 | publisher= | date= | accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref>
 * [[Humongous Entertainment]] released a CD titled "Humongous Entertainment Triple Treat 3", which included ''Spy Fox in: Cheese Chase'', ''[[Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse]]'' and ''[[Backyard Baseball]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title=RF Generation:Humongous Entertainment Triple Treat 3 | url=http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/getinfo.pl?ID=U-016-S-18130-A | publisher= | date= | accessdate=December 19, 2016}}</ref>
 * [[Encore Software]] released a compilation CD titled "Fun & Skills Pack 1st & 2nd Grade", which included ''[[Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"]]'', ''[[Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective]]'' and ''Crayola Magic 3D Coloring''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cdaccess.com/html/quick/tripletrdr.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305000815/http://www.cdaccess.com/html/quick/tripletrdr.htm|website=CDAccess.com|access-date=6 September 2020|archive-date=5 March 2016|title=		Humongous Entertainment Triple Treat}}</ref>
-* [[Encore Software]] released a compilation CD titled "Fun & Skills Pack 1st & 2nd Grade 3.0", which included ''[[Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"]]'', ''[[Schoolhouse Rock!]]'', ''[[Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective]]'' and ''Crayola Make a Masterpiece''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Leo W. |url=https://www.amazon.com/Fun-Skills-Pack-1st-Grade/dp/B00005NQBE |title=Fun & Skills Pack 1st & 2nd Grade 3.0 |publisher=Amazon.com |date=2019-05-22 |accessdate=2022-08-07}}</ref>
+* [[Encore Software]] released a compilation CD titled "Fun & Skills Pack 1st & 2nd Grade 3.0", which included ''[[Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"]]'', ''[[Schoolhouse Rock!]]'', ''[[Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective]]'' and ''Crayola Make a Masterpiece''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Leo W. |url=https://www.amazon.com/Fun-Skills-Pack-1st-Grade/dp/B00005NQBE |title=Fun & Skills Pack 1st & 2nd Grade 3.0 |website=Amazon |date=2019-05-22 |accessdate=2022-08-07}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*SuperKids Software Review: [http://www.superkids.com/aweb/pages/reviews/problem/9/ozone/merge.shtml ''Spy Fox Operation Ozone'']
+* SuperKids Software Review: [http://www.superkids.com/aweb/pages/reviews/problem/9/ozone/merge.shtml ''Spy Fox Operation Ozone'']
 Android release: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tommo.nggpesf1&hl=de
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 [[Category:Video game franchises introduced in 1997]]

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