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1981 video game
the Sega arcade game other uses 005 (disambiguation)
September 2026
005 005 DOS video game cover.jpg Sega R&D Japan JP Sega NA Sega/Gremlin JP December 1981 NA 2December 28, 1981005 (Registration Number PA0000172677) https://cocatalog.loc.gov United States Copyright Office 11 May 2021 Stealth, maze Single-player, multiplayer Arcade G80
005 (pronounced "double-o five") is a 1981 arcade video game by Sega. They advertised it as the first of their RasterScan Convert-a-Game series, designed so that it could be changed into another game in minutes "at a substantial savings."Kurtz Bill 2004 The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games Schiffer Publishing 114 978-0-7643-1925-9 005 was advertised as the first of Sega's Convert-A-Game series. This 1981 video game was designed so that it could be easily changed into another game in minutes. [Ad copy:] And 005 is a RasterScan Convert-a-Game, which can later be converted to a brand new top earning game at a substantial savings.
It is one of the first examples of a stealth game, and the first to use a "vision cone" mechanic, which allows players to see the precise field of view of their enemies.005 from Sega Popularplay http://www.popularplay.com/a/61/005-from-Sega-.php 20 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080714052210/http://www.popularplay.com/a/61/005-from-Sega-.php 14 July 2008005 at Arcade History https://web.archive.org/web/20080410070425/http://www.arcade-history.com/index.php?page=news 10 April 2008http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-console-game-to-use-stealth Guinness World Records: First console game to use stealth 11 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20171008234136/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-console-game-to-use-stealth 8 October 2017 liveMcKeand Kirk The History of the Stealth Game White Owl 2022 9781399096911 Barnsley, South Yorkshire 16 005 is also credited for being the first game to introduce the concept of a "hub world" in games.Everman Tess How Hub Worlds Shape Video Game Design https://www.wired.com/story/how-hub-worlds-shape-video-game-design/ Wired 10 May 2022
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Gameplay
Largely inspired by James BondRetro Gamer #118 (the title itself is a tribute or parody to the secret agent's codename 007),Plasket Michael 005 - Arcade (1981) http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/005-2/ 11 May 2022 Hardcore Gaming 101 the player's mission is to take a briefcase of secret documents to a waiting helicopter. The player controls a spy who must avoid the enemies as he makes his way through buildings and warehouses, where he will have to dodge the enemies' flashlights and use boxes as hiding spots.005 https://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2785 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140101010101/https://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2785 2014-01-01 AllGame
Reception
Upon release, 005 received a positive review from Cash Box magazine. They called it an "exciting new multi-scene computer video spy chase game" with challenging gameplay requiring skill and praised the game's multiple alternate escape routes with challenging obstacles such as enemy patrols and slippery ice. They said it "combines the challenge and thrills of four games in one" along with appealing cartoon-style graphics as well as suspenseful music and sound.New Equipment: Secret Agent Cash Box 16 January 1982 36 https://archive.org/details/cashbox43unse_32/page/36 Cash Box Pub. Co.
High score
Dwayne Richard holds the Guinness World Records high score for this game with a maximum possible 1,500,000 points. The record was set in May 2002.Highest score on 005 (SEGA, 1981) http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-score-on-005-%28sega-1981%29 Guinness World Records 17 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170203032442/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-score-on-005-(sega-1981) 3 February 2017 live
References
Category:1981 video games
Category:Arcade video games
Category:Arcade-only video games
Category:Gremlin Industries games
Category:Maze games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Sega arcade games
Category:Stealth video games
Category:Video games about espionage
Category:Video games developed in Japan