Buzz Bombers
Buzz Bombers — frequently asked questions
- Is Buzz Bombers on Steam?
- No. Buzz Bombers 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 Buzz Bombers on?
- Buzz Bombers is available on Intellivision.
- When did Buzz Bombers release?
- Buzz Bombers was first released on December 31, 1982.
About Buzz Bombers
Buzz Bombers is an arcade action game similar to Centipede. You control a can of bug spray at the bottom of the screen, and you need to defend yourself from the swarms of incoming bees. The bees start at the top of the screen, and fly their way back and forth, slowly heading towards the bottom of the screen. If they reach the ground, they will pollinate the flowers there which causes them to grow and will restrict movement of your spray can. When you shoot a bee, it will turn into a honeycomb. The honeycombs will cause the bees to head towards the ground even faster, since they will turn around when one is in their way. Your spray can is able to shoot the honeycombs, but if you leave them in place a hummingbird will fly around and eat the honey from them. The more honey the hummingbird eats, the more points you get. The game ends when all of your spray cans are destroyed by growing flowers.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Intellivision
- Developer
- Mattel Electronics
- Publisher
- Mattel Electronics
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action
Details via IGDB.
Collector value & authenticity
Intellivision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-20
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about 6 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-20.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $12.00 in Apr 2009, $16.49 five years ago, and $8.90 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | $12.00 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $10.90 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $8.97 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $21 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $1.50 | $5.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $13.99 | $11.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $13.49 | $14.99 |
| Jan 2017 | $11.00 | $11.99 |
| Jan 2018 | $7.69 | $12.52 |
| Jan 2019 | $9.00 | $11.55 |
| Jan 2020 | $9.82 | $10.00 |
| Jan 2021 | $12.53 | $15.05 |
| Jan 2022 | $13.99 | $20 |
| Jan 2023 | $9.23 | $18.04 |
| Jan 2024 | $8.00 | $16.68 |
| Jan 2025 | $10.01 | $19.00 |
| Jan 2026 | $8.36 | $23 |
| Oct 2026 | $8.90 | $14.99 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Product # |
|---|---|
| North America Mattel Electronics | 4436 |
- North America: Product number confirmed by Mattel's own catalogue.
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1983
- Authenticity
- Low
A mid-1983 Mattel fixed shooter about bees, with a classical soundtrack joke; an inexpensive pickup.
Buzz Bombers is a fixed shooter that Mattel Electronics released in the middle of 1983. Computer Entertainer noted before release that it plays The Flight of the Bumble Bee, which suits the subject. Electronic Games listed it that fall among the games Mattel planned to build on SuperGraphics, a new development system that allowed animated title pages and a scrolling playfield.
It is a Mattel in-house title rather than an outside port, and little else about how it plays is documented in period sources.
What the press said at the time
| Computer Entertainer Vol. 2 No. 3 | June 1983 | Graphics ★★★½ · Play-Action ★★★★ |
“We found BUZZ BOMBERS to be a totally delightful game. The graphics are very well drawn.”
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.
Before you buy
Mattel's copies came with two keypad overlays. Loose carts are inexpensive; boxed copies cost more, and sealed ones command a real premium.
Buzz Bombers screenshots
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