Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast — frequently asked questions
- Is Beauty and the Beast on Steam?
- No. Beauty and the Beast 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 Beauty and the Beast on?
- Beauty and the Beast is available on Intellivision.
- When did Beauty and the Beast release?
- Beauty and the Beast was first released on October 1, 1982.
About Beauty and the Beast
Horrible Hank has grabbed Tiny Mabel and climbed the old Mutton Building. Only Bashful Buford can save her. Help him scale the building - but watch out for those rolling boulders! birds and bats swoop down on Buford, and he leaps over scurrying rats. If Buford catches a heart Tiny Mabel throws him, he becomes invincible! Keep track of how high Buford has climbed. You can see how many chances he has left to save Mabel - and how many buildings Buford has completed. Can you beat your own highest score? Keep climbing, dodging, leaping and lunging! Only you can help Bashful Buford save his little darlin'.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Intellivision
- Developer
- Imagic
- Publisher
- Imagic
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action
Details via IGDB.
Collector value & authenticity
Intellivision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-20
Label variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Pro" collector's edition (modern release) | — | $63 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about once a month
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-20.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $0.75 in Apr 2009, $5.87 five years ago, and $5.76 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $0.90 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $0.99 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $1.04 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $3.99 | $3.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $2.49 | $7.94 |
| Jan 2016 | $5.50 | $8.99 |
| Jan 2017 | $5.75 | $8.99 |
| Jan 2018 | $4.29 | $8.99 |
| Jan 2019 | $2.50 | $4.79 |
| Jan 2020 | $3.19 | $6.55 |
| Jan 2021 | $4.99 | $8.08 |
| Jan 2022 | $7.72 | $11.00 |
| Jan 2023 | $6.52 | $12.76 |
| Jan 2024 | $7.38 | $11.96 |
| Jan 2025 | $5.81 | $9.99 |
| Jan 2026 | $3.99 | $10.00 |
| Oct 2026 | $5.76 | $10.99 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1982
- Controller
- Hand controller
- Players
- 1
- Authenticity
- Low
Imagic's Donkey Kong-style climber, a decent but unspectacular early Imagic game.
Wendell Brown wrote Beauty & the Beast for Imagic, which released it in October 1982. Electronic Games described it as a Donkey Kong-like contest, and Imagic advertised it with Microsurgeon, Atlantis and Demon Attack in its push for the Intellivision. It is single-player only.
Imagic's other Intellivision games got the loudest praise; this one is the solid third in the lineup.
How it was made
Written by Wendell Brown for Imagic, released in October 1982.
What the press said at the time
| Computer Entertainer Vol. 1 No. 7 | October 1982 | Graphics ★★★★ · Play-Action ★★★★ |
“We found [this a] thoroughly charming game that will definitely appeal to children and [adults alike].”
“the trouble is they they're too tame and predictable. Even when boulders are flying fast and furious, gameplay is still sort of slow.”
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
- From the Intellivision manual. Pause the game by pressing keypad numbers 1 and 9, or 3 and 7, at the same time; any keypad or side button resumes it.
- From the Intellivision manual. Buford starts with 3 chances to reach Horrible Hank and Tiny Mabel, and loses one whenever an obstacle hits him or he falls.
Before you buy
Imagic shipped two keypad overlays, so a complete copy should have both. A modern collector's edition (the Pro edition) is listed separately on this page; the original is the 1982 cartridge. The box and manual carry some of a complete copy's value, but loose carts are inexpensive.
Beauty and the Beast screenshots
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