Aquattack
Aquattack — frequently asked questions
- Is Aquattack on Steam?
- No. Aquattack is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
- What platforms is Aquattack on?
- Aquattack is available on ColecoVision, MSX.
- When did Aquattack release?
- Aquattack was first released on December 31, 1984.
About Aquattack
Aquattack is an action game with four levels which partly have varying gameplay mechanics. In level one and two, the player mans a motor boat which needs to travel a certain distance from left to right. Of course there is a lot of enemy opposition which needs to be avoided. Some enemies can be shot while others are out of reach. Fuel is limited and needs to replenished by collecting refreshments dropped by allied planes. Level three is similar; the player uses a hang glider now. There are different enemies to fight and no fuel to collect. In level four, there is a guarded energy field to cross in order to bring four bombs to the other side. However, only one bomb can be transported at once and there is a time limit. After beating all four levels, they loop with more difficult enemies and faster playing speed. The player can take nine hits and the overall goal is to earn as many points as possible before the unavoidable final death occurs.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- ColecoVision, MSX
- Developer
- Interphase
- Publisher
- Toshiba-EMI
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ColecoVision | 1984 | $43 | $300 | — | Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★ |
Also released on: MSX. We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.
Collector value & authenticity
ColecoVision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-19
How often it sells
- Loose: about 6 times a year
- Complete: about once a year
- Sealed: about once a year
Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-19.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $50 in Jul 2009, $60 five years ago, and $43 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | $50 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $50 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $24 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $34 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $12.00 | $250 |
| Jan 2015 | $16.51 | $250 |
| Jan 2016 | $28 | $250 |
| Jan 2017 | $19.00 | $64 |
| Jan 2018 | $33 | $164 |
| Jan 2019 | $36 | $100 |
| Jan 2020 | $40 | $169 |
| Jan 2021 | $45 | $162 |
| Jan 2022 | $60 | $164 |
| Jan 2023 | $93 | $381 |
| Jan 2024 | $64 | $381 |
| Jan 2025 | $59 | $400 |
| Jan 2026 | $34 | $300 |
| Oct 2026 | $43 | $300 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | MSRP |
|---|---|
| North America Interphase | $39.95 |
- North America: Price new: Computer Entertainer's review (May 1984).
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1984
- Controller
- Joystick, Keypad
- Authenticity
- Low
An obscure Interphase adventure for the ColecoVision that few players seem to have noticed, and a cheap way to own a rare corner of the library.
Aquattack came from Interphase, a company that had started on the Intellivision and moved to the ColecoVision in 1984 with this and Squish 'Em Featuring Sewer Sam. Computer Entertainer previewed it as a four-scene adventure game and wondered aloud whether it was the first adventure game for ColecoVision owners.
Almost nothing else was written about the cartridge at the time. The trade press listed it for a spring 1984 release, and it came out in May 1984. No period review of how it plays has been found beyond that four-scene structure.
How it was made
Published by Interphase; no separate developer is credited.
What the press said at the time
| Computer Entertainer Vol. 3 No. 2 | May 1984 | Graphics ★★★ · Play-Action ★★ |
“We never could get all that coordinated … This one is more trouble than it's worth.”
Computer Entertainer rated graphics first and play action second, from four symbols (excellent) to one (poor) — diamonds through early 1987, stars after — comparing each game only with other games for the same system.
Worth knowing
- Voice or not?. Electronic Games (May 1984) grouped Aquattack with Squish 'Em as a game achieving voice synthesis without extra hardware, while Computer Entertainer's earlier preview called it a non-voice game. The magazines disagreed, and the cartridge itself would settle it.
- From the ColecoVision manual. The mission is aborted and the game ends if the defenders inflict more than nine damage points on Captain Blitztek.
- From the ColecoVision manual. In the third phase the hydroship is swapped for a hang-glider, and the keypad is no longer needed; side-buttons control glider speed and forward fire.
- From the ColecoVision manual. The final phase has a 99 count time limit for carrying four hydrogen bombs from the bottom of the energy field to the top.
Before you buy
Plays with the standard ColecoVision controller; nothing in the record suggests a keypad overlay or special controller, and none should be expected. It is a US release from a small third-party publisher, so condition of the label and shell matters more than hunting. The price row shows loose copies only, so a seller offering it boxed is asking you to take the packaging on trust: ask for photos of the box and manual.
Aquattack screenshots
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