Great Ice Hockey
Great Ice Hockey — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Great Ice Hockey on?
- Great Ice Hockey was released on Sega Master System/Mark III.
- When did Great Ice Hockey release?
- Great Ice Hockey was first released on December 31, 1986.
About Great Ice Hockey
Welcome to the Big Leagues. Here's a rough and tumble hockey game that takes a steady hand and quick reflexes. Because your mean opponents mean business. Teams line up in full defense. Tackle one another. Scramble for the puck. Drive relentlessly for a goal. Victory for your team depends on you. So you need sharp techniques. Quickness. Power. And smooth stick-shifting ability. Show you have the right touch, hit the puck straight into the goal. But just relax your guard, and see why they call the game of hockey "wrestling on ice."
Summary via IGDB.
Great Ice Hockey on Wikipedia
Great Ice Hockey is an ice hockey video game released by Sega in 1986 for the Master System. The game requires Sega's Sports Pad. It is a part of the Great line of sports video games from Sega for the Master System in 1986 in North America and in 1987 in Japan.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Developer
- Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
- Publisher
- Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Themes
- Non-fiction
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Master System | 1986 | $12 | $30 | — | Medium (look-alike) |
Also released on: Sega Master System/Mark III. We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Master System · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-28
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese release | $463 | $1,018 | — |
What it needs to play
- RequiredSports Pad — needs the Sports Pad trackball; the control pads must be removed (game booklet).
How often it sells
- Loose: about 6 times a year
- Complete: about 2 times a month
- Sealed: about once a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-28.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $5.60 in Jul 2009, $19.80 five years ago, and $12.39 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | $5.98 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $2.89 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $7.99 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $5.97 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $6.90 | $12.00 |
| Jan 2015 | $11.00 | $4.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $11.75 | $28 |
| Jan 2017 | $30 | $30 |
| Jan 2018 | $8.99 | $16.00 |
| Jan 2019 | $10.75 | $17.00 |
| Jan 2020 | $16.97 | $33 |
| Jan 2021 | $14.49 | $19.99 |
| Jan 2022 | $14.55 | $35 |
| Jan 2023 | $13.99 | $27 |
| Jan 2024 | $15.00 | $30 |
| Jan 2025 | $13.99 | $25 |
| Jan 2026 | $11.99 | $24 |
| Oct 2026 | $12.39 | $30 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date |
|---|---|
| North America | December 1986 |
| Japan | 1987 |
- Region
- JP+NA
- Released
- 1986
- Authenticity
- Med
A trackball-driven hockey game that is only worth buying if you also have the Sports Pad it was built around.
Great Ice Hockey is an ice hockey game from Sega, released in North America in December 1986 as part of its Great line of sports games. It requires the Sega Sports Pad trackball, and you take the control pads out of the console to use it.
Computer Entertainer's early look at the Sports Pad titles noted that only Great Ice Hockey and Great Football needed the trackball, while the other Great sports games ran on the normal controller. Two-player games therefore need two Sports Pads, which Computer Entertainer called an expensive proposition at the time.
Before you buy
Check that you have, or are buying, the Sports Pad: the game requires it and the control pads must be removed. The US cart is on the cheap side among US carts, but the Japanese cart is listed for far more than the US one in both conditions, and the Japanese release in 1987 was only a prize in Beep! magazine. Japanese cartridges are also a different, smaller shape and do not fit a Western console without an adapter. For an expensive Japanese copy, ask for a photo of the board.
Great Ice Hockey screenshots
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